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Albanese defends social activism by businesses

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Opposition leader Anthony Albanese will take the side of big business in the argument over corporate activism, when he addresses a Business Council of Australia forum today.

The issue has blown up after a provocative speech last week by Ben Morton, the assistant minister to the prime minister.

Morton said: “Too often big businesses have been...

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Why our response to climate change needs to be a just and careful revolution that limits pushback

  • Written by: David Hall, Senior Researcher in Politics, Auckland University of Technology
Why our response to climate change needs to be a just and careful revolution that limits pushbackThe climate crisis is itself an appalling lapse in duty of care by decision-makers, but we shouldn’t overlook this duty in our response.from www.shutterstock.com, CC BY-ND

This story is part of Covering Climate Now, a global collaboration of more than 250 news outlets to strengthen coverage of the climate story.

As a new sense of urgency to...

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If you want to cut bullying in schools, look at the 'invisible violence' in our society

  • Written by: Ben Arnold Lohmeyer, Adjunct Researcher, Flinders University
If you want to cut bullying in schools, look at the 'invisible violence' in our societyYoung people can learn bullying behaviour from the violence they see beyond the schoolyard.Shutterstock/Morgar

A new strategy to tackle bullying of children both inside and outside the school gates was recently released by the South Australian Department of Education.

It has adopted the national definition of bullying that directly links it to a...

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Superblocks are transforming Barcelona. They might work in Australian cities too

  • Written by: Patrick Love, Hon Senior Fellow, Transport Health and Urban Design (THUD) Melbourne School of Design, University of Melbourne

The Spanish city of Barcelona has pioneered an innovative approach to managing traffic, freeing up public space and promoting walking and cycling. The “superblocks” model produces considerable health and economic benefits, according to newly published research, and could be applied in Australian cities too.

So how does this model work?...

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  5. Apple Arcade and Google Stadia aim to offer frictionless game streaming, if your NBN plan can handle it
  6. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian avoids a spill but remains in troubled waters
  7. climate change affects our mental health, too
  8. As pressure on Iran mounts, there is little room for quiet diplomacy to free detained Australians
  9. 'An insult' – politicians sing the praises of the cashless welfare card, but those forced to use it disagree
  10. Why it's time for New Zealanders to learn more about their own country's history
  11. Keeping the city cool isn't just about tree cover – it calls for a commons-based climate response
  12. The Way We Live Now – powerful, troubling photographs of a crowded planet and uncertain future
  13. 'predatory' climate deniers are a threat to our children
  14. Suddenly, the world's biggest trade agreement won't allow corporations to sue governments
  15. why are some twins identical and some not?
  16. Greens' challenge aptly described by Paddy Manning, but with no solutions in sight
  17. what happens when magnetic north and true north align?
  18. Jim Chalmers on the need to change economic course
  19. Reality slippages and narcissistic stereotyping
  20. You can help track 4 billion bogong moths with your smartphone – and save pygmy possums from extinction
  21. Is vigorous exercise safe during the third trimester of pregnancy?
  22. Climate change is the defining issue of our time – we're giving it the attention it deserves
  23. when communities must move because of climate change
  24. Australia to attend climate summit empty-handed despite UN pleas to ‘come with a plan'
  25. how supermarket pharmacies could change the way we shop
  26. Apple's iPhone 11 Pro wants to take your laptop's job (and price tag)
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  29. Morrison's right hand man dispenses with niceties in lecturing big business
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  32. Michelle Grattan on Gladys Liu and the government's plan to drug-test welfare recipients
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  38. Nuclear power should be allowed in Australia – but only with a carbon price
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  42. If Auckland's plan to include Māori histories in city centre upgrade is genuine, it must act on inequalities
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