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When unborn children are killed, how does the law deal with culpability?

  • Written by: Lorraine Finlay, Lecturer in Law, Murdoch University
When unborn children are killed, how does the law deal with culpability?Katherine Hoang and her unborn twins were killed in the Orchard Hills crash. Her husband, Bronco Hoang, remains in hospital.Facebook

If a pregnant woman is the victim of a criminal offence that leads to the death of her unborn child, should the person responsible be charged with the murder or manslaughter of that child?

This is the question being...

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The fall of the Berlin Wall

  • Written by: Andrew Bonnell, Associate Professor of History, The University of Queensland
The fall of the Berlin WallBerlin Wall, 1988. The fall of the Berlin Wall signifies the end of the Cold War and the victory of liberal democratic values. Shutterstock

This article is part of our series of explainers on key moments in the past 100 years of world political history. In it, our authors examine how and why an event unfolded, its impact at the time, and its...

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Essays On Air: the politics of curry

  • Written by: Mridula Nath Chakraborty, Deputy Director, Monash Asia Institute, Monash University
Essays On Air: the politics of curryI had never encountered the word 'curry muncher' until I arrived in Australia 10 years ago.Shutterstock

Opening Night, Melbourne Comedy Festival 2018. Dilruk Jayasinha’s introductory salvo:

This is so exciting. I honestly… Sorry, it’s unbelievable — that I get to do stand-up comedy here at the Palais in Melbourne. Because...

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Why Indonesia's tsunamis are so deadly

  • Written by: Anja Scheffers, Professor, Southern Cross University
Why Indonesia's tsunamis are so deadlyMAST IRHAM/EPA

The magnitude 7.5 earthquake, and subsequent tsunami, that struck Indonesia days ago has resulted in at least 1,200 deaths.

Authorities are still gauging the extent of the damage, but it’s clear the earthquake and tsunami had a devastating effect on the Sulawesi region, particularly the city of Palu.

It’s not the first...

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  2. Australia's obsession with opinion polls is eroding political leadership
  3. City + Empire contains wonderful objects but elides the bloody cost of imperialism
  4. The vocational education sector needs a plan and action, not more talk
  5. Affordable home-ownership scheme offers a pathway out of social housing
  6. Facebook hack reveals the perils of using a single account to log in to other services
  7. Would a better tsunami warning system have saved lives in Sulawesi?
  8. Explainer: what is Helicobacter pylori?
  9. Spirals and circles, snakes and ladders. Why women's super is complex
  10. How two 1990s discoveries have led to (some) cured cancers, and a Nobel Prize
  11. Ten photos that changed how we see human rights
  12. Relax. The divide between the taxed and the 'taxed-nots' isn't new and doesn't buy elections
  13. Labor to hold its own 'hearings' for bank victims
  14. Why a national apology and redress for discharged LGBT service members matters
  15. Our fast-growing cities and their people are proving to be remarkably adaptable
  16. rivers were the highways of Australia's colonial history
  17. The NDIS hasn't made much difference to carers' opportunities for paid work
  18. A new national set of priorities for VET would make great social and economic sense
  19. Satellite measurements of slow ground movements may provide a better tool for earthquake forecasting
  20. Why the media needs to be more responsible for how it links Islam and Islamist terrorism
  21. Three simple steps to fix our banks
  22. Retraction of a journal article doesn't make its findings false
  23. Hayne holds fire, but the banks' day of reckoning is coming
  24. The NDIS is delivering 'reasonable and necessary' supports for some, but others are missing out
  25. Women’s surfing riding wave towards gender equity
  26. what is Pentecostalism, and how might it influence Scott Morrison's politics?
  27. Trust has to be as important as profit if banks and their boards are to regain their corporate legitimacy
  28. The planned national waste policy won't deliver a truly circular economy
  29. Darren Aronofsky's Requiem for a Dream
  30. why did mammals go the fur route, rather than developing feathers?
  31. The problem isn't dockless share bikes. It's the lack of bike parking
  32. Trust Me, I'm An Expert: Australia's extreme weather
  33. The problem with Australia's banks is one of too much law and too little enforcement
  34. Royal Commission shows banks have behaved appallingly, but we've helped them do it
  35. the importance of pilot checklists
  36. Speaking out about sexual violence on social media may not challenge gendered power relations
  37. 'Things are so bad that new laws might not help'
  38. 'The worst kind of pain you can imagine' – what it's like to be stung by a stinging tree
  39. Michelle Grattan on ABC turmoil, the federal budget and the controversy over Australia Day
  40. How the laws of ancient Rome could help victims of sexual harassment in Australia
  41. SharkSpotter combines AI and drone technology to spot sharks and aid swimmers on Australian beaches
  42. let's take a ride across Australia
  43. a linguistic 'shirtfronting' for lovers and haters of sports alike
  44. How teachers can help support children during their parents’ divorce
  45. how the moral panic over 'sexual sadists' silenced their victims
  46. Four lessons for Australia from England's system of rating its aged care homes
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  48. Will 2018 be the year of climate action? Victorian London's 'Great Stink' sewer crisis might tell us
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