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Politics podcast: Kelly O'Dwyer on tax reform

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor

As the government considers a tax reform agenda without changing the GST, Assistant Treasurer Kelly O'Dwyer discusses tax and superannuation with Michelle Grattan – and strongly defends the Business Council of Australia’s Jennifer Westacott against an attack by Victorian Liberal president Michael Kroger.

O’Dwyer also suggests the...

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Churches would break the law if they gave sanctuary to asylum seekers – but does it matter?

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
imageAnglican Dean of Brisbane Peter Catt is one of several Australian church leaders to promise sanctuary to asylum seekers.AAP/Dan Peled

Churches around Australia invoked the centuries-old principle of church sanctuary following a High Court decision last week that cleared the way for 267 asylum seekers to be returned to Nauru or Manus Island. The...

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If the world's soils keep drying out that's bad news for microbes (and people)

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor

Deep beneath our feet, out of sight and out of mind, millions of tiny communities of microbes are working together to perform key functions for the ecosystem.

They provide services that are essential for human development and wellbeing, such as food and fibre production, nutrient cycling and climate regulation.

The scale of these communities is...

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  45. Message from the Editor in Chief
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