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Australian copyright reform stuck in an infinite loop

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
imageAttorney General George Brandis did not have a clean slate for copyright reformMick Tsikas/AAP

Copyright matters. It is a body of law that affects what we know, how we experience and understand the world, and what we are allowed to do with the knowledge we gain. But for most of us copyright is more of a snarl. We only know of it as a restriction...

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Is the Chiropractic Board of Australia doing enough to protect consumers from pseudoscience?

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor

In this column two and a half years ago, I took the Chiropractic Board of Australia (CBA) to task for abdicating its responsibility to keep the public safe by waving through questionable activities that some chiropractors have taken part in. It drew this response from the Board, which I thought was a bit lukewarm at the time.

I resolved to wait and...

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How the Japanese tsunami sent marine invaders across the ocean – and why you should be worried

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
imageA Japanese fish found in Washington after hitching a ride in a boat sent across the Pacific Ocean by the 2011 tsunami. Allen Pleus, Author provided

When the tsunami waters withdrew from the devastated coast of Japan in March 2011 they took with them a vast amount of debris consisting of potentially millions of objects, and sent it rafting across...

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  11. Al Jazeera to close in America: the future will not be broadcast
  12. Australia’s rarest insect goes global: Lord Howe Island stick insect breeding colonies now in US, UK and Canada
  13. Defying the 'one-hour rule' for city travel, traffic modelling drives policy madness
  14. Not so science fiction after all, the internet could out-evolve humanity
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  16. Do we need more police, or are there better ways to cut crime?
  17. How not to write about science
  18. Friday essay: Can you keep a secret? Family memoirs break taboos – and trust
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  20. Schools need advice on how to help students with reading difficulties
  21. Young, educated and underemployed: are we building a nation of PhD baristas?
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  23. Ants, bees and wasps: the venomous Australians with a sting in their tails
  24. How shaky are the twin pillars of the case for e-cigarettes?
  25. When it comes to Internet security and privacy, the public remains confused
  26. Q A: why did terror hit Jakarta's streets – and what happens next?
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  29. Expectations and harsh reality: why bushfire warnings fail
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  34. Hopes of a new urban age survive minister's fall
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  36. A case of mistaken identity for Australia's extinct big bird
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  40. State of the Union: looking far beyond 2016, Obama claims post-presidency bully pulpit
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  42. Why politicians hate the idea of taxing the homes of 'the rich'
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