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Government set to win its new powers against unions

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Government set to win its new powers against unionsThe bill, which is set to pass the Senate, deals with officials and unions that consistently break existing laws.AAP/Joe Castro

The government appears set to secure Senate support this week for tough legislation to crack down on bad behaviour in the union movement, after the near finalisation of an agreement with Centre Alliance for several...

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When the coroner looked at how to cut drug deaths at music festivals, the evidence won. But what happens next?

  • Written by: Nicole Lee, Professor at the National Drug Research Institute (Melbourne), Curtin University
When the coroner looked at how to cut drug deaths at music festivals, the evidence won. But what happens next?If NSW takes on the coroner's recommendations, it will be among the most innovative and evidence-based states in Australia on drug policy.from www.shutterstock.com

The much-awaited NSW coroner’s report into music festival deaths was released today.

In the report, Deputy State Coroner Harriet Grahame recommends pill testing, a ban on sniffer...

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Are flexible learning options giving schools a convenient way out of taking responsibility for 'difficult' students?

  • Written by: Nigel Howard, Doctoral Candidate, University of South Australia

This week, the royal commission into disability heard horrifying stories of children’s experiences in the education system. It is no wonder children with disabilities are over-represented among the tens of thousands of Australians who leave school before finishing year 12.

Many early school leavers are bored or disengaged; some are escaping...

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Oh, oh, oh! The clitoris certainly gives pleasure. But does it also help women conceive?

  • Written by: Michelle Moscova, Senior Lecturer in Anatomy, UNSW
Oh, oh, oh! The clitoris certainly gives pleasure. But does it also help women conceive?The debate about why women have a clitoris has long been shaped by cultural, religious and moral influences.from www.shutterstock.com

New research reported in the media says the clitoris plays an important role in fertility and reproduction, making it more than an organ that exists purely for sexual pleasure.

But some media headlines weremisleading,...

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  4. How NZ's colonial government misused laws to crush non-violent dissent at Parihaka
  5. Michelle Grattan on the government's drought relief package and Labor's election post-mortem
  6. Labor's election review provides useful insights and inevitable harking back to Hawke
  7. the debunked theory that women lie about violence is still used in court
  8. Engineered stone benchtops are killing our tradies. Here's why a ban's the only answer
  9. Remote Indigenous Australia's ecological economies give us something to build on
  10. a short, sharp history of the bayonet
  11. Labor's post-mortem leaves the hard work still to be done
  12. Private health insurers should start paying for hospital-type care at home
  13. Queensland Health's history of software mishaps is proof of how hard e-health can be
  14. Australia's drought relief package hits the political spot but misses the bigger point
  15. Woke to the past, Shaun Prescott’s The Town moves beyond colonialism and then its protagonist
  16. Labor's election post-mortem warns against 'becoming a grievance-based organisation'
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  18. Abusing a robot won't hurt it, but it could make you a crueller person
  19. Thirty years after the Berlin Wall came down, Germany is still working to meet east with west
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  21. Scientists looked at sea levels 125,000 years in the past. The results are terrifying
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  23. How to deal with smartphone stress
  24. Government sets up concessional loan scheme for drought-hit small businesses
  25. Trump could win again despite losing popular vote, as Biden retakes lead in Democratic polls
  26. Tweaking prescribing rules won't fix chemical restraint in aged care
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  35. Australia wants to host the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. Equal pay for the Matildas will help our chances
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  37. India's not joining the latest free-trade deal which limits Australia's market access
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  41. Recycling plastic bottles is good, but reusing them is better
  42. Olivia Colman shines as an older, frumpier Elizabeth
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  47. India’s social media content removal order is a nail in the coffin of the internet as we know it
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