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Why Australia's anti-vilification laws matter

  • Written by: Katharine Gelber, Professor of Politics and Public Policy, The University of Queensland
Why Australia's anti-vilification laws matterHigh-profile conservatives such as former PM Tony Abbott and commentator Alan Jones often complain that freedom of speech is being stifled, but the research does not support that view.AAP/David Moir

This piece is part of a series on race and racism in Australia. The series examines this complex and incendiary topic, and the role it plays in...

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Stone tools date early humans in North Africa to 2.4 million years ago

  • Written by: Mathieu Duval, ARC Future Fellow, Griffith University
Stone tools date early humans in North Africa to 2.4 million years agoArchaeological excavation at Ain Boucherit, Algeria.Mathieu Duval, Author provided

When did early humans first arrive in the Mediterranean area? New archaeological evidence published today online by the journal Science (as a First Release) indicates their presence in North Africa at least 2.4 million years ago.

This is about 600,000 years earlier...

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What makes the G20 a force for global good – when its members agree they want it to be

  • Written by: Christian Downie, Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow, Australian National University

Compared to other international organisations, the G20 would seem to be one of the weakest.

It has no formal mandate like the United Nations. It has no permanent staff or buildings like the World Bank. It certainly has no funds like the International Monetary Fund. It has no power to make formal rules that members must follow, nor to take action...

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Four in ten Australians think women lie about being victims of sexual assault

  • Written by: Kristin Diemer, Senior Research Fellow, University of Melbourne
Four in ten Australians think women lie about being victims of sexual assaultTwo in five Australian women have experienced physical or sexual violence.Jorge Flores

Four in ten Australians (42%) think sexual assault accusations are a way of getting back at men, according to the fourth National Community Attitudes Survey (NCAS) on violence against women, released today.

Almost the same proportion (43%) believe women...

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