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Barnaby Joyce at his provocative best

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

Barnaby Joyce has confirmed he could cross the floor on the federal legislation associated with the National Energy Guarantee. “Of course I could,” he says in an interview with The Conversation.

Joyce is out on the author’s circuit for his just-released book Weatherboard and Iron, which reprises the personal saga that took him...

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Embedding regulators in banks can help change cultures of wrongdoing, despite the risks

  • Written by: Vicky Comino, Lecturer in Corporations Law and Regulation of Corporate Misconduct, The University of Queensland

The federal government’s adoption of ASIC chair James Shipton’s proposal to embed ASIC supervisors in the banks is an important initiative. The Global Financial Crisis and the procession of corporate and financial scandals since then have led to what Shipton calls a “trust deficit”. The move to embed regulators in banks...

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Using My Health Record data for research could save lives, but we must ensure it's ethical

  • Written by: David Hunter, Associate Professor of Medical Ethics, Flinders University
Using My Health Record data for research could save lives, but we must ensure it's ethicalBig data research could improve medical outcomes and reduce the waste of resources.Shutterstock

There has been considerable debate about the merits and risks of the My Health Record (MHR) scheme – ranging from the deep inefficiencies in the current system, to privacy issues and control of data.

There has been less discussion of some...

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Education, not restriction, is key to reducing harm from offshore gambling

  • Written by: Sally Gainsbury, Deputy Director, Gambling Treatment and Research Clinic, Senior Lecturer, School of Psychology, University of Sydney
Education, not restriction, is key to reducing harm from offshore gamblingLarge proportions of regular internet gamblers use offshore sites.Shutterstock

Australian internet gambling policies have been refined and prohibitions on illegal gambling sites clarified in recent years.

Despite this, offshore gambling sites are as popular as ever with Australians. Estimates of offshore wagering in Australia range from A$63.9 to...

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