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ABC inquiry finds board knew of trouble between Milne and Guthrie, but did nothing

  • Written by: Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Advancing Journalism, University of Melbourne

The ABC board comes out badly from the report of the Senate inquiry into political interference in the ABC, which culminated last September in the sacking of the managing director, Michelle Guthrie, and the resignation of the chair, Justin Milne.

Referring to the long leap to this crisis, the committee says:

This catalogue of events may give rise...

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Government gives Newstart recipients energy payment to smooth passage of legislation

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

The government has extended the energy payment to people on Newstart – after excluding them only days ago.

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said the decision was made at a meeting on Tuesday night of Scott Morrison, Finance Minister Mathias Cormann and himself. He indicated it was about smoothing the passage of the measure through the parliament.

Ther...

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Voluntary assisted dying will soon be legal in Victoria, and this is what you need to know

  • Written by: Courtney Hempton, PhD Candidate, Monash University
Voluntary assisted dying will soon be legal in Victoria, and this is what you need to knowVictoria will be the first state in Australia to legalise voluntary assisted dying.From shutterstock.com

The Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017 (Vic) comes into effect on June 19, making Victoria the first state in Australia to allow “voluntary assisted dying”.

The legislation was passed in November 2017 following the recommendations of a...

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don't blame online for killing discount department stores

  • Written by: Gary Mortimer, Associate Professor in Marketing and Consumer Behaviour, Queensland University of Technology

After weeks of speculation, Woolworths has confirmed it will close 30 of its Big W stores in Australia, as well as two distribution centres. This represents about 16% of its 183-strong network.

The obvious culprit, and the one identified by many analysts, is online shopping.

As one industry analyst explained: “The physical department store...

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  7. Total transport spending is about par for the course, but the pattern is unusual
  8. Banning 'tiny vehicles' would deny us smarter ways to get around our cities
  9. women don't get a fair go in sports administration
  10. Budget 2019 has little new for schools and even less for early childhood: education experts respond
  11. Peter Martin and Tim Colebatch on budget strategy and numbers
  12. Budget 2019 boosts aged care and mental health, and modernises Medicare: health experts respond
  13. Congestion-busting infrastructure plays catch-up on long-neglected needs
  14. Michelle Grattan, Peter Martin and Tim Colebatch on the election-eve budget chock full of sweeteners
  15. Budget 2019 at a glance
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  18. Tax giveaways in Frydenberg’s 'back in the black' budget
  19. It’s the budget cash splash that reaches back in time
  20. Iron ore dollars repurposed to keep the economy afloat in Budget 2019
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  22. Zuckerberg's 'new rules' for the internet must move from words to actions
  23. The importance of sports in recovery from trauma: lessons from and for Christchurch
  24. Livestreaming terror is abhorrent – but is more rushed legislation the answer?
  25. The National is a time capsule of new Australian art in uncertain times
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  33. Labor's plan for transport emissions is long on ambition but short on details
  34. Erdogan tried to make local Turkish elections about national security, but it didn't work
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