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A new bill keeping 10 year olds out of jail is a good start, but it needs to go further

  • Written by: Thomas Crofts, Professor, School of Law and Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences, City University of Hong Kong
A new bill keeping 10 year olds out of jail is a good start, but it needs to go furtherChildren as young as ten may well lack the capacity to understand the wrongfulness of their behaviour.Shutterstock

A nine-year-old boy was recently charged with arson and five counts of murder in Illinois, US. In court, the boy didn’t even understand what “arson” meant.

In Australia, a nine year old cannot be prosecuted and found...

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Is the Morrison government 'authoritarian populist' with a punitive bent?

  • Written by: Carol Johnson, Adjunct Professor, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Adelaide
Is the Morrison government 'authoritarian populist' with a punitive bent?Scott Morrison's government may be more authoritarian populist than strictly conservative.AAP/Lukas Coch

In a recent interview Malcolm Turnbull raised the possibility that these days many so-called “conservatives” in the Liberal Party might be better described as “authoritarian populists”.

It would be easy to dismiss his...

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We asked 13 economists how to fix things. All back the RBA governor over the treasurer

  • Written by: Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University

Thirteen leading economists have declared their hands in the stand off between the government and the Governor of the Reserve Bank over the best way to boost the economy.

All 13 back Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe.

They say that, by itself, the Reserve Bank cannot be expected to do everything extra that will be needed to boost the economy.

All...

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automatic cameras will spot mobile-using motorists, but at what cost?

  • Written by: Ian J. Faulks, Adjunct Fellow, Macquarie University & NRMA-ACT Road Safety Trust Research Scholar, Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety (CARRS-Q),, Queensland University of Technology
automatic cameras will spot mobile-using motorists, but at what cost?Trials found that 5% of offending drivers used a mobile phone with both hands while the vehicle was moving. NSW Transport, Author provided

Over the years, advances in technology and transport policy have greatly impacted drivers. In the 1980s this came in the form of random breath testing, and more recently, mobile drug testing.

A new policing tool...

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  3. the secrets of the Kerguelen Plateau
  4. 'I cheated on a school exam and I feel terrible. How can I get past this?'
  5. How we feel about our cars means the road to a driverless future may not be smooth
  6. Twitter is banning political ads – but the real battle for democracy is with Facebook and Google
  7. Nearly all your devices run on lithium batteries. Here's a Nobel Prizewinner on his part in their invention – and their future
  8. Government to announce more home care packages for aged before Christmas
  9. Involving kids in making schools sustainable spreads the message beyond the classroom
  10. The aged care royal commission's 3 areas of immediate action are worthy, but won't fix a broken system
  11. Australia's hidden opportunity to cut carbon emissions, and make money in the process
  12. Michelle Grattan on the aged care royal commission report
  13. Are the Wallabies' struggles a sign of rugby union's decline in Australia?
  14. There's mounting evidence against cashless debit cards, but the government is ploughing on regardless
  15. Friday essay: thinking like a planet
  16. What time of day should I take my medicine?
  17. As the prime minister heads to ASEAN, trade, Vietnam and China will be high on the agenda
  18. Mosque clean-up shows Hong Kong is a city that stands up for everyone's rights
  19. Dingoes found in New South Wales, but we're killing them as 'wild dogs'
  20. Would you notice if your calculator was lying to you? The research says probably not
  21. Ken Wyatt juggles identity and politics
  22. Boris Johnson sends UK voters to the polls, hoping for the 'right' kind of Brexit. But it just might backfire
  23. 3 in 4 people with a mental illness develop symptoms before age 25. We need a stronger focus on prevention
  24. Robots can outwit us on the virtual battlefield, so let's not put them in charge of the real thing
  25. The science of drought is complex but the message on climate change is clear
  26. In Japan, supernatural beliefs connect the spiritual realm with the earthly objects around us
  27. are military dogs war heroes or just tools? It's time the law protected our furry troops
  28. how new tourism opportunities can empower the traditional owners of Uluru
  29. Don't just blame YouTube’s algorithms for ‘radicalisation’. Humans also play a part
  30. how the ghosts we believe in reflect our changing fears
  31. Hell, no! Halloween is not 'satanic' – it's an important way to think about death
  32. Behind those headlines. Why not to rely on claims robots threaten half our jobs
  33. Planning a baby? A fertility app won't necessarily tell you the best time to try
  34. Choosing a school for your kid? Here's how other Australian parents do it
  35. We made a database to help boost fire safety in our buildings
  36. Ken Wyatt's proposed 'voice to government' marks another failure to hear Indigenous voices
  37. Why water quality should have been an issue when NZ government joined with farm sector to curb emissions
  38. Michelle Grattan and Amanda Dunn in Melbourne: get your tickets today
  39. The lowdown on Lina Wertmüller
  40. Labor's reset on climate and jobs is a political mirage
  41. Sydney lockout laws review highlights vital role of transparent data analysis
  42. static growth, but more original productions
  43. Having a baby at a birth centre is as safe as hospital but results in less intervention
  44. Some animals pause their own pregnancies, but how they do it is still a mystery
  45. Proposed indigenous 'voice' will be to government rather than to parliament
  46. here are 7 ways our nature laws must be fixed
  47. As the 9-to-5 work day disappears, our lives are growing more out of sync
  48. 5 charts on what a Newstart recipient really looks like
  49. letting kids explore real-world scenarios will keep them in maths class
  50. Ross Gittins on the government's 'surplus obsession'

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