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The price of greasing squeaky wheels ahead of the election

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

The Turnbull government is finally tackling the issue of how the GST is divvied up between the states. It’s a fraught task because reslicing the pie means some get a smaller portion. That is, unless you throw in extra flour, to make the bake bigger.

And that’s just what the federal government is proposing.

Why the change and why this...

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does drinking coffee help you live longer?

  • Written by: Ian Musgrave, Senior lecturer in Pharmacology, University of Adelaide
does drinking coffee help you live longer?The study contains some good news for people who drink a lot of coffee.StudioByTheSea/Shutterstock

There’s only one thing better than a hot cup of coffee in the morning: a new research paper telling you your daily habit is good for your health. Headlines this week presented the good news from the journal JAMA Internal Medicine:

Like many previo...

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Royal commission scandals are the result of poor financial regulation, not literacy

  • Written by: Levon Ellen Blue, Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology

Thousands of Aboriginal people were sold unsuitable financial products and vulnerable consumers are targeted by instant cash loan machines because the financial landscape supports predatory practices.

And insurance agents were able to exploit and target Aboriginal people because the industry isn’t fully regulated.

The cultural, economic and...

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Most Australians support decriminalising cannabis, but our laws lag behind

  • Written by: Jarryd Bartle, Sessional Lecturer in Criminal Law, RMIT University
Most Australians support decriminalising cannabis, but our laws lag behindAustralian cannabis laws struggle to keep up with the public's progressive stance. Flickr

Australians have a more progressive stance to cannabis reform than current laws reflect.

A poll conducted by the Greens this week found that the majority of Tasmanians support the decriminalisation of recreational use of cannabis in the state.

This is in line...

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