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NZ's plan for deposit insurance falls well short of protecting people's savings

  • Written by: Helen Mary Dervan, Senior lecturer in law BCL(Oxon), TEP, Auckland University of Technology
NZ's plan for deposit insurance falls well short of protecting people's savingsOnce you deposit your money with a bank, it no longer legally belongs to you.from www.shutterstock.com, CC BY-ND

The New Zealand government’s plan to introduce deposit insurance is a welcome step. Last week, finance minister Grant Robertson announced a new deposit protection regime to make the banking system safer for customers and to...

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There’s no clear need for Peter Dutton’s new bill excluding citizens from Australia

  • Written by: Sangeetha Pillai, Senior Research Associate, Andrew & Renata Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW Law School, UNSW

Yesterday, the government introduced a bill into Parliament that, if passed, would allow the home affairs minister Peter Dutton to temporarily exclude some Australian citizens – including children – from returning to Australia.

The bill is aimed at mitigating threats posed by foreign fighters coming back to Australia from conflicts in...

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99 versions of the same tale in The Drover's Wives

  • Written by: Dave Drayton, Lecturer in Creative Writing, University of Technology Sydney
99 versions of the same tale in The Drover's WivesWalter Withers, 'The Drover', 1912, oil on canvas. A recent book reinterprets Henry Lawson's The Drover's Wife in 99 ways, offering new perspectives on the classic short story.Wikimedia Commons

Why do we tell stories, and how are they crafted? In this series, we unpick the work of the writer on both page and screen.

Ryan O'Neill’s recent book T...

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Thinking of laser hair removal? Here's what you need to know

  • Written by: Rodney Sinclair, Professor of Dermatology, University of Melbourne
Thinking of laser hair removal? Here's what you need to knowLaser treatment may need to be repeated for permanent hair loss and isn't for everyone.from www.shutterstock.com

Unwanted facial and body hair can affect the way we feel, our social interactions, what we wear and what we do.

Options to camouflage or remove unwanted hair include plucking, shaving, bleaching, using creams and epilation (using a device...

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  3. Why Christopher Pyne and Julie Bishop fail the 'pub test' with their new jobs
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  5. can drinking coffee help you lose weight?
  6. Walking and cycling to work makes commuters happier and more productive
  7. Trump's nominations for the US Federal Reserve are an odd lot, and an even bet
  8. What other countries can teach us about ditching disposable nappies
  9. romancing the moon – space dreaming after Apollo
  10. Grattan on Friday: A kinder, gentler Senate
  11. How rehab helps heavy drug and alcohol users think differently
  12. the Herald Sun model can't be the future of journalism
  13. don’t mess with these tiny fairy wasps
  14. Why the 'molecular scissors' metaphor for understanding CRISPR is misleading
  15. In Australia, criticising a judge can land you in jail. This is a danger for democracy
  16. Washington Post weather editor Jason Samenow on how weather coverage is evolving – and building audience growth
  17. Morrison's $158 billion tax plan set to sail through Senate after deals with crossbenchers
  18. Early days, but we've found a way to lift the IQ and resilience of Australia's most vulnerable children
  19. Using virtual reality could make you a better person in real life
  20. Getting out of liquor and pokies will cost Woolworths, but deliver lasting benefits
  21. letting the fox guard the henhouse
  22. from Hanging Rock to Nick Cave and Kylie, this genre explores our dark side
  23. No-take marine areas help fishers (and fish) far more than we thought
  24. Smoking at record low in Australia, but the grim harvest of preventable heart disease continues
  25. We subscribe to movies and music, why not transport?
  26. how human-built structures leave coastal ecosystems in the shadows
  27. Jacqui Lambie plays the Harradine game
  28. Father Frank Brennan on Israel Folau and religious freedom
  29. Victoria's commitment to a non-fatal strangulation offence will make a difference to vulnerable women
  30. From Shark Bay seagrass to Stone Age Scotland, we can now assess climate risks to World Heritage
  31. Trump and Kim are talking (again). But the leaders have yet to find real common ground
  32. To be a rising star in the space economy, Australia should also look to the East
  33. how poverty makes it hard to escape mental illness
  34. Ultra-low unemployment is in our grasp. How Philip Lowe became the governor who lifted our ambition
  35. it's Jeremy Hunt (who?) vs Boris Johnson (yes, really), with the future of the UK at stake
  36. 6 charts on the inner cities of Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne
  37. Time will tell if this is a record summer for Greenland ice melt, but the pattern over the past 20 years is clear
  38. A new exhibition captures the magic and power of tattoos across cultures
  39. a history from the forbidden fruit to Facebook
  40. Morrison and Albanese to discuss inquiry into press freedom
  41. Back-to-back Reserve Bank cuts take interest rates to new low of 1%
  42. K-pop fans are creative, dedicated and social
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  44. We need human oversight of machine decisions to stop robo-debt drama
  45. With China's swift rise as naval power, Australia needs to rethink how it defends itself
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