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Reforming political donations is essential if we are to trust our politicians

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
imagePolitical funding is a fundamental public trust matter. It deserves to be debated at COAG.Shutterstock

The electorate is growing increasingly weary of being treated as a plaything by too many of its elected representatives. If MPs do not believe just how disillusioned the Australian community is with their approach to representative democracy, they...

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Don't blame Bitcoin for the madness of men

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
imageThe technology that drives Bitcoin enables almost riskless storage and transfer of value and data.Image sourced from Shutterstock.com

Virtual currency Bitcoin is much-maligned, partly due to its shady history and its treatment as a trading commodity. However, with the dismantling of Silk Road and the collapse of Mt Gox, Bitcoin is no longer a mere...

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  2. State tax competition could lead to a race to the bottom
  3. What it takes to invest in volatile markets
  4. Is anyone there? About consciousness and its disorders
  5. What does the science really say about sea-level rise?
  6. The 'hobbits' were extinct much earlier than first thought
  7. Turnbull will need to be nimble to persuade the states to dance his tax tango
  8. When is a smoker an adult? Why we shouldn't raise the legal smoking age to 21
  9. Price shock: how the gas industry is weathering the oil crash
  10. The ABC should work with commercial media outlets, not compete with them
  11. Royal commission calls for complete overhaul of Victoria's family violence services and responses
  12. Weekly dose: Taxol, the anticancer drug discovered in the bark of a tree
  13. WA port sales the latest privatisations to hit political hurdles
  14. CEDA makes the case for balancing the budget
  15. In Conversation with Barry Marshall: using pathogens to help humans
  16. Electoral commission makes a stand on Liberal breaches of NSW donations laws
  17. 'The clubs are really angry': the AFL illicit drug's policy under a blowtorch
  18. How far can you go to lawfully protect yourself in a home invasion?
  19. Chemical messengers: how pregnancy hormones affect the body
  20. Farming in 2050: storing carbon could help meet Australia's climate goals
  21. Woolies private label strategy will play directly into the hands of Aldi
  22. Small is beautiful: artist-run collectives count, but they're facing death by a thousand cuts
  23. Tablets at the table can influence child development, not always in a good way
  24. The FBI drops its case against Apple that only made everyone's security worse
  25. Turnbull's reform pitch – state access to income tax
  26. What's so hard about teaching? Words of advice for new teachers
  27. Ban new wind turbines? Not if the bar for declaring them safe is impossibly high
  28. Is lowering the student loan repayment threshold fair for students?
  29. Four reasons payday lending will still flourish despite Nimble's $1.5m penalty
  30. How can a city keep its character if its landmark views aren't protected?
  31. Explainer: what is restless leg syndrome?
  32. Insecure jobs and incomes carry risk of radicalisation for young Indonesian workers
  33. The off-topic Conversation #86
  34. Now We Are Five
  35. How unions are changing in a bid for relevance – and survival
  36. New mosquito threats shift risks from our swamps to our suburbs
  37. Will global warming make you fat?
  38. Small businesses are being hit with import duty as Customs undermines trade policy
  39. How eye tracking gives players a new experience in video games
  40. Students struggle with digital skills because their teachers lack confidence
  41. The Secret River, silences and our nation's history
  42. FactCheck Q A: is Australia the world leader in household solar power?
  43. The states have gone that way, but fixed four-year federal terms are unlikely
  44. Health Check: are growing pains real?
  45. New laws for the high seas: four key issues the UN talks need to tackle
  46. Negative interest rates – are there any positives?
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