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Everything he does, he does it for us. Why Bryan Adams is on to something important about copyright

  • Written by: Rebecca Giblin, ARC Future Fellow; Associate Professor, Monash University

Last Tuesday Bryan Adams entered the copyright debate.

That’s Bryan Adams the singer and songwriter, the composer of “(Everything I Do) I Do It for You”, and “Summer of ’69”.

Authors, artists and composers often have little bargaining power, and are often pressured to sign away their rights to their publisher for...

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Aged care failures show how little we value older people – and those who care for them

  • Written by: Bridget Laging, PhD Candidate, ACEBAC La Trobe University, La Trobe University
Aged care failures show how little we value older people – and those who care for themOur society should ensure older people remain employed and engaged in their communities, rather than pushed to the margins.Lukas Coch/AAP

As the royal commission begins investigating the failures of the residential aged care sector, it is important such a review also considers the broader socio-political factors that have contributed to this...

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An open letter on rental housing reform

  • Written by: John Watson, Section Editor: Cities + Policy
An open letter on rental housing reformThe right of landlords to terminate a lease with no grounds is the most serious deficiency in residential tenancy laws in New South Wales.Shutterstock

Following a review of the New South Wales Residential Tenancies Act 2010 in 2016 and extended consultations, the NSW government has introduced a number of reforms to parliament. Debate is expected to...

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Despite her good intentions, Michelle Guthrie was never the right fit for the ABC

  • Written by: Peter Manning, Adjunct Professor of Journalism, University of Technology Sydney
Despite her good intentions, Michelle Guthrie was never the right fit for the ABCRolling cuts, plummeting morale and a hostile government - Michelle Guthrie had much to contend with as managing director.Wes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND

Michelle Guthrie has been badly treated – not by being sacked, but by being hired in the first place. As a former Head of ABC TV News and Current Affairs, I met Guthrie several times...

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  1. The NT is putting a minimum floor price on alcohol, because evidence shows this works to reduce harm
  2. When falling home ownership and ageing baby boomers collide
  3. Art and science come together to examine the power and perversions of perfection
  4. Automated vehicles may encourage a new breed of distracted drivers
  5. Privatising WestConnex is the biggest waste of public funds for corporate gain in Australian history
  6. ABC boss Michelle Guthrie sacked, but the board won’t say why
  7. Why the increased penalties for strawberry sabotage will do little to prevent the crime
  8. It's better light, not worse behaviour, that explains crimes on a full moon
  9. How to (gently) get your child to brush their teeth
  10. she failed to back the journalists
  11. Australia has the wealth to ensure a sustainable future, but too many people are being left behind
  12. 1980s Berlin comes to life in Welcome the Bright World's quest for 'truth'
  13. Public schools losing out in political power plays
  14. ABC board sacks managing director Michelle Guthrie
  15. one year of phenomenal success for Fortnite
  16. What the stoush between the federal government and the CFMMEU is really about (spoiler: there's an election coming)
  17. Australia's residential aged care facilities are getting bigger and less home-like
  18. Cuts and restructures send alarm through South Australia's arts sector
  19. are SUVs and 4WDs safer than other cars?
  20. Labor leads 54-46% in Newspoll that shows slight improvement for government
  21. Influence in Australian politics needs an urgent overhaul – here's how to do it
  22. Grass trees aren't a grass (and they're not trees)
  23. Peter Grimes is a thrilling and moving staging of the great English opera
  24. Michelle Grattan on strawberries, Sudmalis, schools, and the au pair affair
  25. Super. If Labor really wanted to help women in retirement, it would do something else
  26. Is it time for Australia to be more open about research involving animals?
  27. If privacy is increasing for My Health Record data, it should apply to all medical records
  28. New laws help juries understand why victims of sexual violence struggle to recall their assaults
  29. why Catholic primary school parents can afford to pay more
  30. Quotas are not pretty but they work – Liberal women should insist on them
  31. Why does English have so many different spelling rules?
  32. the GFC and me. Ten years on, what have we learned?
  33. what do we want to be when we grow up?
  34. What makes you a man or a woman? Geneticist Jenny Graves explains
  35. The backflip over Sydney's marine park is a defiance of science
  36. Can e-scooters solve the 'last mile' problem? They'll need to avoid the fate of dockless bikes
  37. Planned trade deal with Europe could keep medicine prices too high
  38. Morrison aims to make agility his prime ministerial trademark
  39. Aboriginal people lived in Australia's desert interior 50,000 years ago, earlier than first thought
  40. Desal plants might do less damage to marine environments than we thought
  41. En Masse is an arresting fusion of circus, dance and classical music
  42. 160 years of Māori monarchy
  43. Government unfurls $4.6 billion private schools package, calming Catholic critics
  44. We won't fix female super until we fix female pay, but Labor's ideas are a start
  45. We've had 20 aged care reviews in 20 years – will the royal commission be any different?
  46. How the law failed three children and their families in the Bowraville murder case
  47. two neat ways to get young minds thinking this school holiday season
  48. why the full story of Murdoch, Stokes and the Liberal leadership spill needs to be told
  49. The off-topic Conversation #168
  50. The shocking truth about insurance. We pick bad policies even with good information

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