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The government is hyping digitalised services, but not addressing a history of e-government fails

  • Written by: Bruce Baer Arnold, Assistant Professor, School of Law, University of Canberra
The government is hyping digitalised services, but not addressing a history of e-government failsE-government involves using the internet to streamline interaction between government agencies and the public.SHUTTERSTOCK

In politics, when you have little to show for your achievements, you can release a “roadmap” for what will supposedly be achieved in the future.

You can look on the bright side. Use phrases such as “ontology...

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Limiting cash payments to $10,000 is more dangerous than you might think

  • Written by: Mark McGovern, Visiting Fellow, QUT Business School, Economics and Finance, Queensland University of Technology
Limiting cash payments to $10,000 is more dangerous than you might thinkCash payments of more than $10,000 would become illegal in most circumstances and the government could remove exemptions at will.Shutterstock

We are used to being able to pay for things with legal tender.

Other than in special circumstances, refusing to accept cash can have legal consequences.

The Currency (Restrictions on the Use of Cash) Bill 2019 a...

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Islamophobic attacks mostly happen in public. Here's what you can do if you see it or experience it

  • Written by: Derya Iner, Senior Lecturer, Charles Sturt University
Islamophobic attacks mostly happen in public. Here's what you can do if you see it or experience it Muhammad Ruqiyaddin/Unsplash

The second Islamophobia in Australia Report launched last month, in the same week a graphic video showing a pregnant Muslim woman being punched and stomped on circulated widely on social media.

Earlier in October another video went viral, showing two New South Wales police officers verbally abusing two Muslim women,...

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Students with disabilities need inclusive buildings. We can learn from what's already working

  • Written by: Scott Alterator, Research Fellow (Learning Environments Applied Research Network); Director at Innovation Design Education;, University of Melbourne
Students with disabilities need inclusive buildings. We can learn from what's already workingDesigning schools to accommodate students with disabilities is a complicated task and needs a lot more research than what is out there.from shutterstock.com

Australia has scheduled up to A$11 billion on new schools and facility upgrades between 2016 and 2026. We need as many as 750 new schools to accommodate an additional 650,000 students.

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  10. we should use genetics, geology and more to repatriate Aboriginal remains
  11. For hydrogen to be truly 'clean' it must be made with renewables, not coal
  12. how hospital design has been a matter of life and death
  13. Scientists re-counted Australia's extinct species, and the result is devastating
  14. New research shows prejudice still high in Australia, but many people seeking to promote social inclusion
  15. The PISA world education test results are about to drop. Is Australia getting worse?
  16. Comeback city? Lessons from revitalising a diverse place like Dandenong
  17. a virtuoso of white on white who left the art world too soon
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  19. Banning Huawei could cut off our nose to spite our face. Good 5G matters
  20. Australia’s proposed defamation law overhaul will expand media freedom – but at what cost?
  21. Did Hanson mislead the government on union bill or did it misread her?
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  32. How Indigenous songs recount deep histories of trade between Australia and Southeast Asia
  33. Own goals and defeat of union legislation give Scott Morrison a horror week
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