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With a billion reasons not to trust super trustees, we need regulators to act in the public interest

  • Written by: Samantha Hepburn, Director of the Centre for Energy and Natural Resources Law, Deakin Law School, Deakin University
With a billion reasons not to trust super trustees, we need regulators to act in the public interestThe entrenched practice of retail superfunds using superannuation trust funds as profit-making enterprises undermines the integrity of the whole superannuation sector.Shutterstock

“Did you think to yourself that taking money to which there was no entitlement raised a question of the criminal law?” Commissioner Kenneth Hayne asked Nicole...

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One year on for Ardern's coalition government in New Zealand

  • Written by: Richard Shaw, Professor of Politics, Massey University
One year on for Ardern's coalition government in New ZealandNew Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern at the General Assembly of the United Nations last month. EPA/PETER FOLEY, CC BY-ND

Shortly before last years’s general election in Aotearoa New Zealand, a Morrinsville farmer protesting the then opposition Labour Party’s planned water tax held up a placard describing its newly minted leader,...

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When Thailand and Australia were closer neighbours, tectonically speaking

  • Written by: Alan Collins, Professor of Geology, University of Adelaide
When Thailand and Australia were closer neighbours, tectonically speakingThe beaches of Koh Phangan are set within rocky crags made of granites, the type of rocks studied to piece Thailand to Australia.Romana Dew, Author provided

Thousands of Australians travel to Thailand each year to lie on a beach at Phuket, meditate at a Buddhist temple in Ayutthaya, spot wild elephants at Khao Yai National Park, or go on some other...

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climate snake oil or the 1.5-degree panacea?

  • Written by: Paul Behrens, Assistant Professor of Energy and Environmental Change, Leiden University
climate snake oil or the 1.5-degree panacea?Bioenergy Carbon Capture and Sequestration, known as BECCS, is one of the technologies we may need to limit warming to 1.5 degrees. from www.shutterstock.com, CC BY-ND

With the release of the latest special report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, it’s time we talk frankly about Bioenergy Carbon Capture and Sequestration,...

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  2. Pacific nations aren't cash-hungry, minister, they just want action on climate change
  3. the bacteria that live in and on us
  4. With the right help, bears can recover from the torture of bile farming
  5. family as 'brand' – the rise of the digital mumpreneur
  6. The Morrison government's biggest economic problem? Climate change denial
  7. Please don't dismiss the PC inquiry into mental health as 'just another inquiry'
  8. A Goblin could guide us to a mystery planet thought to exist in the Solar system
  9. this is what needs to be done to make a Central City CBD work
  10. the housing market might deflate, but it might pop. Here's how
  11. Scott Morrison braces for judgement by Malcolm Turnbull's old voters
  12. How rare minerals form when meteorites slam into Earth
  13. 15% of students admit to buying essays. What can universities do about it?
  14. Criticism of Western Civilisation isn't new, it was part of the Enlightenment
  15. don't bet the house on it
  16. More than a habit? When to worry about nail biting, skin picking and other body-focused repetitive behaviours
  17. don't think of it as a problem to be managed
  18. The resonances between Indigenous art and images captured by microscopes
  19. a snapshot of Australia's favourite porn
  20. Planning for death must happen long before the last few days of life
  21. Australia's naval upgrade may not be enough to keep pace in a fast-changing region
  22. How huge floods and complex infrastructure could have triggered ancient Angkor's demise
  23. Bringing in backpackers is not the right way to get more workers onto farms
  24. how far off is a Parramatta CBD?
  25. Why a wetland might not be wet
  26. Barnaby Joyce stalks Deputy Prime Minister McCormack
  27. Peter Jennings on Morrison's Jerusalem move
  28. Lee Berger wins PM's Life Scientist 2018 award
  29. Prime Minister’s Prize for Science 2018 goes to 'Earth-watcher' Kurt Lambeck
  30. Senate inquiry calls for tougher rules on pet food in Australia
  31. Moving the Australian embassy to Jerusalem makes sense: here's why
  32. Why legislation should ban schools from discriminating against LGBTIQ+ students and teachers
  33. Why do we need food?
  34. Shifting the Australian embassy in Israel to Jerusalem would be a big, cynical mistake
  35. The Modern Slavery Bill is a start, but it won't guarantee us sweeter chocolate
  36. The war in Syria may be ending, but is likely to bring a fresh wave of suffering
  37. Why R2D2 could be your child's teacher sooner than you think
  38. Stressed about managing your child's behaviour? Here are four things every parent should know
  39. New blood test could spare cancer patients from needless chemotherapy after surgery
  40. Our relationship with dick pics: it's complicated
  41. China's economic interest in the Pacific comes with strings attached
  42. Government raises glimmer of hope for New Zealand deal on refugees
  43. How the government's plan to oppose Hanson's motion became a vote to support it
  44. Remembering Sidney Jeffryes and the darker side of our tales of Antarctic heroism
  45. artwork by an algorithm is up for auction, so does that mean AI is now creative?
  46. Green light for Tasmanian wilderness tourism development defied expert advice
  47. How catching malaria gave me a new perspective on saving gorillas
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