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New Treasury secretary rolls the dice on his future

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

Phil Gaetjens, the incoming Treasury secretary, must be very brave, highly confident in his ability to handle tricky situations, or a fatalist.

Shadow treasurer Chris Bowen has attacked the appointment of Gaetjens, who until recently was Treasurer Scott Morrison’s chief of staff, as further “politicisation” of Treasury. If Labor...

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the case for opting in

  • Written by: Jim Gillespie, Deputy Director, Menzies Centre for Health Policy & Associate Professor in Health Policy, University of Sydney
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The My Health Record opt-out period begins today, and you have until October 15 to decide whether or not to be part of the scheme. You can read the case for opting out of My Health Record here.


The My Health Record (MHR) system promises to make Australia a leader in providing citizens with access to their own health records.

The scheme...

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the case for opting out

  • Written by: Katharine Kemp, Lecturer, Faculty of Law, UNSW, and Co-Leader, 'Data as a Source of Market Power' Research Stream of The Allens Hub for Technology, Law and Innovation, UNSW
the case for opting outThe opt-out period for My Health Record runs from July 16 until October 15.Shutterstock

The My Health Record (MHR) opt-out period begins today and you have until October 15 to decide whether or not to be part of the scheme. You can read the case for opting in to My Health Record here.


Unless you take action to remove yourself from the My Health...

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How ideas of 'adulthood', its rights and responsibilities, are changing around the world

  • Written by: James McCue, Lecturer in Psychology and Criminology, Edith Cowan University
How ideas of 'adulthood', its rights and responsibilities, are changing around the worldIdeas of when 'adulthood' starts for young people are changing around the world.Shutterstock

Around the world, the idea of adulthood - when it happens and how it is defined - is being challenged.

In Australia, the Greens’ Jordon Steele-John introduced a bill to give 16- and 17-year-olds the right to vote; Malaysian minister Syed Saddiq Abdul...

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  4. Why Australia's homelessness problem is getting worse, despite a rise in housing stock
  5. How quantum computers could steal your bitcoin
  6. Why plastic bag bans triggered such a huge reaction
  7. As Trump meets Putin, expectations may be high but the prospects are poor
  8. Curious Kids: Why do birds sing?
  9. The science and art of reef restoration
  10. William Faulkner diagnosed modern ills in As I Lay Dying
  11. Getting an initial specialists' appointment is the hidden waitlist
  12. Government senator Dean Smith urges national debate about population
  13. is Australia's population the 'highest growing in the world'?
  14. New Zealand's zero carbon bill: much ado about methane
  15. why the ACCC says household solar subsidies should be abolished
  16. Breastmilk alone is best for the first six months – here's what to do next
  17. Michelle Grattan on Latham's liaison with One Nation in Longman, live sheep exports and the ACCC's criticism on energy
  18. Officers 'sanctioned' for 'human error' in filing cabinet affair
  19. How we can protect the women who make most high-quality footballs
  20. It's a busy night sky this July, so make sure you look up
  21. Why the ABC, and the public that trusts it, must stand firm against threats to its editorial independence
  22. from convicts to contemporary convictions – 200 years of Australian crime fiction
  23. A silent career killer – here's what workplaces can do about menopause
  24. How to break up with plastics (using behavioural science)
  25. Carbon monoxide exposure in homes is a risk – here's how to protect yourself
  26. Whether teams win or lose, sporting events lead to spikes in violence against women and children
  27. Peer review has some problems – but the science community is working on it
  28. When to trust (and not to trust) peer reviewed science
  29. an evidence-based guide for students, supervisors and universities
  30. Little upside for Malcolm Turnbull in debate over religious freedom
  31. Eradicating cattle disease M. bovis in New Zealand may be costly, even impossible, but we must try
  32. Changing of the guard at the Treasury department
  33. Rethinking _Homo sapiens_? The story of our origins gets dizzyingly complicated
  34. Audit found Vikki Campion was owed travel money
  35. a strikingly prescient morality tale about banking
  36. 'Ideological masculinity' that drives violence against women is a form of violent extremism
  37. Think carefully before buying Bitcoin – and don't buy the 'safe haven' claims
  38. Why New Zealanders are feeling the hard edge of Australia's deportation policy
  39. Médiation scientifique : le rêve américain ?
  40. Five women to watch (and listen to) in Australian hip hop
  41. Humankind's odyssey from Africa began more than two million years ago
  42. Why Australia does not need a Religious Discrimination Act
  43. Restructuring alone won't clean up the banks' act
  44. Why do you blink when there is a sudden loud noise close by?
  45. What we can learn from China’s fight against environmental ruin
  46. ‘Where are you from?’ is a complicated question. This is how young Australians answer
  47. More of us are opting for 'digital detox' holidays
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