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New Zealand, US and UK outrank Australia in scores on budget transparency

  • Written by: Miranda Stewart, Professor and Director, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University

Australia ranks 12th in the Open Budget Index, and scores 74, much higher than the global average of 42 and the OECD average of 68. But Australia’s budget could still be more transparent if it included more on the budget’s impact on welfare and tax and by gender.

The Open Budget Index is published every two years and ranks countries...

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it's not because of an ozone hole)

  • Written by: Terry Slevin, Adjunct Professor, School of Psychology, Curtin University; Education and Research Director, Cancer Council WA; Chair, Occupational and Environmental Cancer Committee, Cancer Council Australia
it's not because of an ozone hole)White people are not made for Australia's weather conditions.from www.shutterstock.com

This article is part of our series about skin: why we have it, what it does, and what can go wrong. Read other articles in the series here.

Skin cancer is one of Australia’s most common cancers, with data showing almost a million cases of skin cancer in...

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We won't stop lone-actor attacks until we understand violence against women

  • Written by: Jude McCulloch, Professor of Criminology, Monash University
We won't stop lone-actor attacks until we understand violence against womenMany lone-actor attacks, including the 2014 Sydney siege, are carried out by perpetrators with a history of violence against women.Dean Lewis/AAP

The Victorian government recently announced a new A$31.6 million centre to prevent and combat terrorist and lone-actor attacks. The centre will include specialist police, forensic and mental health...

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We need to rethink our moral obligations to create a better world

  • Written by: Anne Schwenkenbecher, Lecturer in Philosophy, Murdoch University
We need to rethink our moral obligations to create a better worldLarge-scale adoption of a plant-based diet could have a great impact on climate change mitigation and anti-microbial efficacy.Shutterstock

This is the sixth article in a series in which philosophers discuss the greatest moral challenge of our time, and how we should address it. Read part one here, part two here, part three here, part four here, and...

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  1. Why union members earn higher wages than their non-union colleagues
  2. Cycling and walking are short-changed when it comes to transport funding in Australia
  3. New coral bleaching outbreak in NT a worrying sign of our warming oceans
  4. Therapy dogs can help reduce student stress, anxiety and improve school attendance
  5. What does a 'Leb' look like?
  6. #MeToo exposes legal failures, but ‘trial by Twitter' isn’t one of them
  7. Before you write that scathing online review, beware of defamation
  8. half of adults and one-third of kids don't brush twice a day
  9. China's new central bank governor will have to deal with massive debt and an ambitious economic agenda
  10. What happens in the body when we sweat?
  11. How tree bonds can help preserve the urban forest
  12. Peter Dutton’s ‘fast track’ for white South African farmers is a throwback to a long, racist history
  13. MRKH syndrome, when a woman's uterus never develops
  14. towards a digital, proactive emergency response
  15. We must develop 'techno-wisdom' to prevent technology from consuming us
  16. Floods don't occur randomly, so why do we still plan as if they do?
  17. Educational researchers, show us your evidence but don’t expect us to fund it
  18. Why the RBA needs to talk about future interest-rate policy
  19. Sidelining citizens when deciding on transport projects is asking for trouble
  20. The politics of black hair: an Australian perspective
  21. The skin is a very important (and our largest) organ: what does it do?
  22. it has yet to shift the power imbalances that would bring about gender equality
  23. what is differential privacy and how can it protect your data?
  24. Batman is a strong victory for Shorten, but he still has a selling job on tax move
  25. After 16 years, electoral dynamics finally caught up with Labor in South Australia
  26. Liberals win South Australian election as Xenophon crushed, while Labor stuns the Greens in Batman
  27. Labor fends off Greens challenge in Batman
  28. Full response from a spokesperson for Jay Weatherill for a FactCheck on young people in South Australia
  29. is South Australia's youth population rising or falling?
  30. why Wesfarmers is ditching Coles
  31. Gig platforms' claims over worker chat groups: fraught territory indeed
  32. Both Australia and the region would benefit from a single market in Asia
  33. The technology that gave Stephen Hawking a voice should be accessible to all who need it
  34. Sydney Biennale modestly comes of age with moments of curatorial brilliance
  35. PSA testing for prostate cancer is only worth it for some
  36. Michelle Grattan on a 'super Saturday' of elections
  37. Queensland's new land clearing bill will help turn the tide, despite its flaws
  38. Yes it's okay to feed wild birds in your garden, as long as it's the right food
  39. Ged Kearney’s candidacy shows the relationship between Labor and the unions remains mutually beneficial
  40. Homeless numbers will keep rising until governments change course on housing
  41. in defence of beauty in art
  42. As South Australia heads to the polls, the state is at a crossroads
  43. Slow cycling isn't just for fun – it's essential for many city workers
  44. The genius at Guinness and his statistical legacy
  45. Young blood: magic or medicine?
  46. Construction yet to slow down with a cooling housing market
  47. Australia's draft 'Strategy for nature' doesn't cut it. Here are nine ways to fix it
  48. Partnerships between universities and arms manufacturers raise thorny ethical questions
  49. either way, it's a step up for Batman
  50. Shorten scores own goals on tax and Adani with Batman 'soft' voters

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