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The problem with Australia's banks is one of too much law and too little enforcement

  • Written by: Deborah Ralston, Professor of Finance, Monash University
The problem with Australia's banks is one of too much law and too little enforcementbank cards

Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg moved very quickly to deliver the interim report of the Royal Commission into Financial Services to the public. It was submitted to the Governor General, tabled in parliament (out of session), and made public on the same afternoon – Friday September 28.

The three-volume...

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Royal Commission shows banks have behaved appallingly, but we've helped them do it

  • Written by: Andrew Grant, Senior Lecturer, University of Sydney

The term deposit has matured. Initial scepticism over the timing, scope, and overall need for a royal commission into financial services has transformed into deep concern about the culture and practices in one of our most important industries.

Malcolm Turnbull, the (perhaps not coincidentally) ex-prime minister, admitted it had been a “politi...

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the importance of pilot checklists

  • Written by: Geoffrey Dell, Associate Professor/Discipline Leader Accident Investigation and Forensics, CQUniversity Australia
the importance of pilot checklistsThe importance of check lists.Shutterstock/lillolillo

One of the issues raised in the investigation of a Melbourne air crash that killed five people was the importance of pilots sticking to any pre-flight checklists.

Pilot Max Quartermain and four American tourists died when a Beechcraft B200 Super King Air VH-ZCR crashed into the DFO shopping...

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Speaking out about sexual violence on social media may not challenge gendered power relations

  • Written by: Carol Harrington, Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Social Policy, Victoria University of Wellington
Speaking out about sexual violence on social media may not challenge gendered power relationsMore women are sharing their stories of sexual violence on digital platforms.from www.shutterstock.com, CC BY-ND

Feminists are celebrating a new generation of women who fearlessly share their stories of sexual violence on social media and other digital platforms, confronting established limits on talking about rape.

But as past analyses conclude,...

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  3. Michelle Grattan on ABC turmoil, the federal budget and the controversy over Australia Day
  4. How the laws of ancient Rome could help victims of sexual harassment in Australia
  5. SharkSpotter combines AI and drone technology to spot sharks and aid swimmers on Australian beaches
  6. let's take a ride across Australia
  7. a linguistic 'shirtfronting' for lovers and haters of sports alike
  8. How teachers can help support children during their parents’ divorce
  9. how the moral panic over 'sexual sadists' silenced their victims
  10. Four lessons for Australia from England's system of rating its aged care homes
  11. Ten lessons from cities that have risen to the affordable housing challenge
  12. Will 2018 be the year of climate action? Victorian London's 'Great Stink' sewer crisis might tell us
  13. for all its worth, the banking royal commission could hurt a generation of battlers
  14. Health care is getting cheaper (unless you need a specialist, or a dentist)
  15. ABC's challenge is to 'keep calm and carry on'
  16. With Justin Milne gone, how does the ABC go about restoring its crucial independence?
  17. Bring on the royal commission, but we have a plan to act on aged care right now
  18. We need to talk about the mental health of content moderators
  19. Man With The Iron Neck is gripping, confronting physical theatre
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  21. Justin Milne quits as ABC chairman after furore over attack on political editor
  22. Why an education in visual arts is the key to arming students for the future
  23. seven reasons you should respect the ref in the NRL Grand Final
  24. How ABC chairman Justin Milne compromised the independence of the national broadcaster
  25. ABC Board Chair over-reaches in a bid to appease hostile government
  26. Why a separate holiday for Indigenous Australians misses the point
  27. Why AFL commentary works the same way as Iron Age epic poetry
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  32. Growers are in a jam now, but strawberry sabotage may well end up helping the industry
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  34. Government sets up inquiry into embattled ABC chairman's email
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