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Native forest protections are deeply flawed, yet may be in place for another 20 years

  • Written by: David Lindenmayer, Professor, The Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
Native forest protections are deeply flawed, yet may be in place for another 20 yearsCurrent protections for native forests are hopelessly out of date.Graeme/Flickr, CC BY-NC

State governments are poised to renew some of the 20-year-old Regional Forest Agreements (RFAs) without reviewing any evidence gathered in the last two decades.

The agreements were first signed between the federal government and the states in the late 1990s in...

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The way banks are organised makes it hard to hold directors and executives criminally responsible

  • Written by: Andrew Linden, Sessional/ PhD (Management) Candidate, School of Management, RMIT University

The Financial Services Royal Commission has seen evidence that bank directors and executives deliberately put in place policies to ignore the law.

But research suggests the very organisational structure of banks makes it difficult to hold directors and senior executives criminally responsible for systemic misconduct.

The way corporations are arranged...

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How lowering the voting age to 16 could save democracy

  • Written by: Bronwyn E Wood, Senior Lecturer in Education, Victoria University of Wellington
How lowering the voting age to 16 could save democracyThousands of high school students across the US walked out of their schools to protest gun violence and to call for changes to gun laws.EPA/Tannen Maury, CC BY-ND

Former US president Barack Obama visited New Zealand this week and met with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Both leaders share an interest in youth development and their discussions...

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  2. New Queensland planning law puts transparency and accountability at risk
  3. Are the major parties on the nose and minors on the march? It's not that simple
  4. Email culture to blame for workplace failure on #MeToo
  5. My dyslexic perspective on academia – and how I found science communication
  6. why early childhood educators are walking out
  7. what happens to our skin as we age?
  8. can art really make a difference?
  9. New players in "Bradbury" Senate a gift to government's company tax cut prospects
  10. We need to talk about the data we give freely of ourselves online and why it's useful
  11. Australia should strengthen its privacy laws and remove exemptions for politicians
  12. Even if you were the last rhino on Earth – why populations can't be saved by a single breeding pair
  13. Catholic schools aren't all the same, and Gonski 2.0 reflects this
  14. Why the public isn't allowed to know specifics about the George Pell case
  15. An exploding creative economy shows innovation policy shouldn't focus only on STEM
  16. Akram Khan and telling historical truths through dance
  17. the health implications of returning to a bushfire zone
  18. Embracing multicultural voices can lead to a more democratic future
  19. Why don't we read the fine print? Because banks know the pressure points to push
  20. #MeToo must also tackle online abuse
  21. Four of the most life-threatening skin conditions and what you should know about them
  22. A beginner's guide to the foggy wilderness of ambient music
  23. Many people feel lonely in the city, but perhaps 'third places' can help with that
  24. As the Libs claim South Australia, states are falling into line behind the National Energy Guarantee
  25. Urgent action is needed to enforce zero tolerance of sexual exploitation by aid workers
  26. Unions have a history of merging – that's why the new 'super union' makes sense
  27. 60 years in orbit for 'grapefruit satellite' – the oldest human object in space
  28. Charges in Justine Damond case a reminder of the dangers of a 'warrior cop' mentality
  29. Come hither... how imitating mating males could cut cane toad numbers
  30. Animal study hints at link between vitamin D and autism, but don't start supplementing yet
  31. Book review – Clive Hamilton's Silent Invasion: China's Influence in Australia
  32. A conversation that reaches beyond Melbourne and Sydney
  33. Can chimpanzees turn into people?
  34. NDIS needs the market to help make up at least 60% shortfall in specialist disability housing
  35. There's still a long way to go for the Don Dale royal commission to achieve justice
  36. Your ATAR isn't the only thing universities are looking at
  37. How #MeToo can guide sex education in schools
  38. As humans change the world, predators seize the chance to succeed
  39. Common skin rashes and what to do about them
  40. The Execution of Savonarola and Two Companions at Piazza della Signoria
  41. Consumers need critical thinking to fend off banks' bad behaviour
  42. Sarah Hanson-Young on the Greens Batman setback
  43. Legal lessons for Australia from Uber’s self-driving car fatality
  44. Who’s to blame when driverless cars have an accident?
  45. New Zealand, US and UK outrank Australia in scores on budget transparency
  46. it's not because of an ozone hole)
  47. We won't stop lone-actor attacks until we understand violence against women
  48. We need to rethink our moral obligations to create a better world
  49. Why union members earn higher wages than their non-union colleagues
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