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Government 'dares' the Senate on its corporate and income tax packages

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

The government will put both its company tax legislation and its income tax package to the Senate before parliament rises in late June, Finance Minister Mathias Cormann has confirmed.

Cormann also sought to scotch suggestions that the tax cuts for big businesses might be dropped if they were defeated then, saying “we are totally committed to...

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Hold your horses – brumby fertility control isn't that easy

  • Written by: Andrea Harvey, Veterinary Specialist, PhD scholar (wild horse ecology & welfare), University of Technology Sydney
Hold your horses – brumby fertility control isn't that easyA government plan to 'dart' wild horses with fertility control drugs ignores science and expert advice.Author provided

A proposed Kosciuszko Wild Horse Heritage Bill that rules out shooting horses is based on a flawed understanding of fertility control. Unfortunately, by ignoring scientific evidence and expert advice horses will be condemned to slow...

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what is black salve and why do people think it can cure cancer?

  • Written by: Cliff Rosendahl, Associate Professor, The University of Queensland
what is black salve and why do people think it can cure cancer?Black salve doesn't only destroy cancerous cells. from www.shutterstock.com

You might’ve heard the name black salve floating around in the media lately, accompanied by horror tales and even worse photos. But a quick google of the term will find just as many glowing reviews of miracle cancer cures.

Black salve is a product derived from the...

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Rewriting history in the People’s Republic of Amnesia and beyond

  • Written by: Louisa Lim, Senior Lecturer in Audiovisual Journalism, University of Melbourne

This article is part of the Revolutions and Counter Revolutions series, curated by Democracy Futures as a joint global initiative between the Sydney Democracy Network and The Conversation. The project aims to stimulate fresh thinking about the many challenges facing democracies in the 21st century.


Buried at the end of the most important Chinese...

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