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Australian media regulators face the challenge of dealing with global platforms Google and Facebook

  • Written by: Terry Flew, Professor of Communication and Creative Industries, Queensland University of Technology
Australian media regulators face the challenge of dealing with global platforms Google and Facebook'Google and Facebook are global companies, headquartered in the US, for whom Australia is a significant but relatively small market.'Shutterstock/Roman Pyshchyk

With concerns growing worldwide about the economic power of digital technology giants such as Google and Facebook, there was plenty of interest internationally in Australia’s Digital...

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We can cut private health insurance costs by fixing how we pay for hip replacements and other implants

  • Written by: Stephen Duckett, Director, Health Program, Grattan Institute
We can cut private health insurance costs by fixing how we pay for hip replacements and other implantsPatients often have little say about the prostheses they're implanted with.Shutterstock

As we age, we’re more likely to need a prosthesis to help us function like we used to. It may be a hip or knee prosthesis to replace a worn-out joint, a new lens after a cataract has been removed, or a pacemaker or cardiac stent after a heart attack.

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Focus on managing social housing waiting lists is failing low-income households

  • Written by: Abigail Powell, Associate Professor at the Centre for Social Impact, UNSW

A need to manage waiting lists, rather than ensuring positive outcomes for tenant households, strongly influences social housing policy, newly published research finds. This situation is not only a result of operational policies, but also a shortage of social housing stock that is suitable for tenants and a lack of viable alternatives –...

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Why a code of conduct may not be enough to change the boys' club culture in the Liberal Party

  • Written by: Marija Taflaga, Lecturer, School of Political Science and International Relations, Australian National University
Why a code of conduct may not be enough to change the boys' club culture in the Liberal PartyThere has been sustained criticism of the Liberal Party for its under-representation of women in parliament.Mick Tsikas/AAP

Last week, two former Liberal Party staffers, Dhanya Mani and Chelsea Potter, made claims of sexual harassment and sexual assault against two Liberal party staff members.

It highlighted again how hostile political life can be...

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  2. Australia should explore nuclear waste before we try domestic nuclear power
  3. footage reveals that fierce leopard seals work together when king penguin is on the menu
  4. Think your metadata is only visible to national security agencies? Think again
  5. Why drug cheats are still being caught seven years after the 2012 London Olympics
  6. Mums in prison or whose babies are in care need breastfeeding support too
  7. Why investigative reporting in the digital age is waving, not drowning
  8. Indigenous art centres that sustain remote communities are at risk. The VET sector can help
  9. Apartment life for families means living at close quarters, but often feeling isolated too
  10. The National Breastfeeding Strategy is a start, but if we really valued breast milk we'd put it in the GDP
  11. remembering and reflecting on Australia's biggest prison escape 75 years on
  12. Koala-detecting dogs sniff out flaws in Australia's threatened species protection
  13. Australia likely to tick off on US request to help protect shipping in Middle East
  14. Nuclear becomes latest round in energy wars
  15. Albanese says Voice must be in the Constitution
  16. Australia depends less on Chinese trade than some might think
  17. Beefing up security isn't the only way to make hospitals safer
  18. Want to avoid a botched beauty procedure? This is what you need to be wary of
  19. An astronomy expert explains how The Bachelor's research will help us discover new planets
  20. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Labor's hard reality
  21. The Hong Kong protesters have turned militant and more strategic – and this unnerves Beijing
  22. Who is Raheem Kassam? Calls to ban the far-right speaker blur line between free speech and hate speech
  23. How Hong Kong protesters have been winning the battle for public space
  24. International students rank Melbourne and Sydney in world's top cities – but we can make them feel safer
  25. Renters hold the key to low voter turn-out at federal elections
  26. 2℃ of global warming would put pressure on Melbourne's water supply
  27. There's no evidence 5G is going to harm our health, so let's stop worrying about it
  28. the battle for the soul of the US Democrats that's taking place before our eyes
  29. The Australian Dream is must-see for lovers of football and this country
  30. Labor battles to keep warm in a cold climate
  31. High Court challenge in Kooyong and Chisholm unlikely to win, but may still land a blow
  32. Australia can pick up its game and land a Moon mission
  33. What is herd immunity and how many people need to be vaccinated to protect a community?
  34. As question time becomes political theatre, does it still play a vital role in government?
  35. why two chief justices support the Voice to parliament, and why that matters
  36. How not to police financial services. Balanced scorecards don't work for bankers
  37. What sort of 'development' has no place for a billion slum dwellers?
  38. Breeding Thoroughbreds is far from natural in the race for a winner
  39. Yes, Peter Dutton has a lot of power, but a strong Home Affairs is actually a good thing for Australia
  40. Are there certain foods you can eat to reduce your risk of Alzheimer's disease?
  41. New Zealand poised to introduce clean car standards and incentives to cut emissions
  42. Don't just blame government and business for the recycling crisis – it begins with us
  43. Fleabag’s feminist rethinking of tired screenwriting tools
  44. More teens are dropping maths. Here are three reasons to stick with it
  45. High Court challenge to Treasurer Josh Frydenberg under section 44
  46. No, it's not OK for the government to use your prescription details to recruit you for a study
  47. After 119 years, NSW is set to decriminalise abortion. Why has reform taken so long?
  48. can Earth be affected by a black hole in the future?
  49. A clever operatic adaptation of Oscar and Lucinda is let down by music that fails to captivate
  50. Private renters are doing it tough in outer suburbs of Sydney and Melbourne

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