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Labor to hold its own 'hearings' for bank victims

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

Labor will flush out more victims of the banks and other financial institutions by holding a series of roundtables in cities and towns that have not been visited by the royal commission.

Opposition leader Bill Shorten has announced that shadow minister for financial services Clare O'Neil will lead these meetings. He said they would give victims the...

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Why a national apology and redress for discharged LGBT service members matters

  • Written by: Noah Riseman, Associate Professor in History, Australian Catholic University
Why a national apology and redress for discharged LGBT service members mattersA redress scheme for LGBT service members could be modelled after the process set up for those who had experienced abuse in the ADF.Shutterstock

The Australian Defence Force (ADF) banned lesbian, gay and bisexual personnel from serving openly until November 1992, and there were restrictions on transgender service until September 2010. Even so, we...

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Our fast-growing cities and their people are proving to be remarkably adaptable

  • Written by: Marion Terrill, Transport Program Director, Grattan Institute
Our fast-growing cities and their people are proving to be remarkably adaptableBrisbane has half the population of Sydney and Melbourne, but all three cities have very similar commute distances and times.superjoseph/Shutterstock

Outer-suburban dwellers in our large capital cities are the modern version of Menzies’ “forgotten people”, if the government is to be believed. The image of a low-income commuter...

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  2. A new national set of priorities for VET would make great social and economic sense
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  4. Why the media needs to be more responsible for how it links Islam and Islamist terrorism
  5. Three simple steps to fix our banks
  6. Retraction of a journal article doesn't make its findings false
  7. Hayne holds fire, but the banks' day of reckoning is coming
  8. The NDIS is delivering 'reasonable and necessary' supports for some, but others are missing out
  9. Women’s surfing riding wave towards gender equity
  10. what is Pentecostalism, and how might it influence Scott Morrison's politics?
  11. Trust has to be as important as profit if banks and their boards are to regain their corporate legitimacy
  12. The planned national waste policy won't deliver a truly circular economy
  13. Darren Aronofsky's Requiem for a Dream
  14. why did mammals go the fur route, rather than developing feathers?
  15. The problem isn't dockless share bikes. It's the lack of bike parking
  16. Trust Me, I'm An Expert: Australia's extreme weather
  17. The problem with Australia's banks is one of too much law and too little enforcement
  18. Royal Commission shows banks have behaved appallingly, but we've helped them do it
  19. the importance of pilot checklists
  20. Speaking out about sexual violence on social media may not challenge gendered power relations
  21. 'Things are so bad that new laws might not help'
  22. 'The worst kind of pain you can imagine' – what it's like to be stung by a stinging tree
  23. Michelle Grattan on ABC turmoil, the federal budget and the controversy over Australia Day
  24. How the laws of ancient Rome could help victims of sexual harassment in Australia
  25. SharkSpotter combines AI and drone technology to spot sharks and aid swimmers on Australian beaches
  26. let's take a ride across Australia
  27. a linguistic 'shirtfronting' for lovers and haters of sports alike
  28. How teachers can help support children during their parents’ divorce
  29. how the moral panic over 'sexual sadists' silenced their victims
  30. Four lessons for Australia from England's system of rating its aged care homes
  31. Ten lessons from cities that have risen to the affordable housing challenge
  32. Will 2018 be the year of climate action? Victorian London's 'Great Stink' sewer crisis might tell us
  33. for all its worth, the banking royal commission could hurt a generation of battlers
  34. Health care is getting cheaper (unless you need a specialist, or a dentist)
  35. ABC's challenge is to 'keep calm and carry on'
  36. With Justin Milne gone, how does the ABC go about restoring its crucial independence?
  37. Bring on the royal commission, but we have a plan to act on aged care right now
  38. We need to talk about the mental health of content moderators
  39. Man With The Iron Neck is gripping, confronting physical theatre
  40. Just because you're thin, doesn't mean you're healthy
  41. Justin Milne quits as ABC chairman after furore over attack on political editor
  42. Why an education in visual arts is the key to arming students for the future
  43. seven reasons you should respect the ref in the NRL Grand Final
  44. How ABC chairman Justin Milne compromised the independence of the national broadcaster
  45. ABC Board Chair over-reaches in a bid to appease hostile government
  46. Why a separate holiday for Indigenous Australians misses the point
  47. Why AFL commentary works the same way as Iron Age epic poetry
  48. Full response from Pauline Hanson for a FactCheck on English language proficiency in Australia
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