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What Australia can learn from Fiji in reducing the working poor

  • Written by: Partha Gangopadhyay, Associate Professor of Economics, Western Sydney University

Labor’s calls to raise the minimum wage or other pushes to implement a universal basic income ignore Australia’s system of supporting low-paid workers in other, more important, ways. These are called a “social wage” and includes things like pensions, education, healthcare and housing.

Australia could learn from Fiji in this,...

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How a three-decade remaking of the city revived the buzz of 'Marvellous Melbourne'

  • Written by: Kim Dovey, Professor of Architecture and Urban Design, University of Melbourne
How a three-decade remaking of the city revived the buzz of 'Marvellous Melbourne'Marvellous Melbourne, a city full of life, has been revived over several decades. This is Swanston Street in 2017.Andrew Curtis/City of Melbourne, Author providedHow a three-decade remaking of the city revived the buzz of 'Marvellous Melbourne'Collin St, 5pm, painted by John Brack, depicts the evening exodus from the city.National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne

In the gallery of Australian art at Federation Square hangs John...

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Why blockchain challenges conventional thinking about intellectual property

  • Written by: Alexandra Sims, Associate Professor in Commericial Law , University of Auckland
Why blockchain challenges conventional thinking about intellectual propertyBlockchain technology has turned conventional thinking about intellectual property and copyright on its head.from www.shutterstock.com, CC BY-ND

Cryptocurrencies are getting a lot of attention, but finance is only one of many applications of the blockchain technology behind it.

Blockchain technology is poised to revolutionise almost everything from...

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McCormack has tough task to match Barnaby Joyce's 2016 electoral gold standard

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

One man’s disaster is another man’s serendipity. If Barnaby Joyce hadn’t fallen spectacularly, Michael McCormack, 53, the new deputy prime minister, would likely never have become the Nationals’ leader.

In the normal course of events, by the time Joyce had moved on the party probably would have been ready for generational...

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  1. Peter Dutton on balancing interests in home affairs
  2. phenibut – the Russian anti-anxiety drug linked to Gold Coast teens' overdoses
  3. An education research institute won't take politics out of the classroom
  4. Strong sense of cultural identity drives boom in Māori business
  5. Australia's Winter Olympics results suggest we might need a new measure of success
  6. Liberals likely to win Tasmanian election, while federal Labor's poll lead widens
  7. Under McCormack, the Nationals need to accept they are a minority and preserve their independence
  8. McCormack wins Nationals leadership after token challenge by Christensen
  9. Curious Kids: Is x-ray vision possible?
  10. As Tasmania looks likely to have minority government, the Greens must decide how to play their hand
  11. Australia's Emissions Reduction Fund is almost empty. It shouldn't be refilled
  12. Fewer alcohol-related visits to inner Sydney emergency room since 'lockout laws' introduced
  13. Apartment residents need better protection from secondhand smoke
  14. Stars for sale, but no, you can't really buy an official star name to remember someone
  15. Smart money: a better way for Australia to select big transport infrastructure projects
  16. Shattered Nationals meet to chart their post-Barnaby course
  17. Barnaby Joyce: the story of an unlikely rise and a self-inflicted fall
  18. Arming teachers will only make US school shootings worse
  19. Children with facial difference have a lot to teach us about body image
  20. Barnaby Joyce succumbs to pressure and will go to backbench
  21. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Barnaby Joyce's 'week off'
  22. New evidence suggests we may need to rethink policies aimed at poverty
  23. Blaming immigrants for unemployment, lower wages and high house prices is too simplistic
  24. As the Pyeongchang Olympics comes to a close, what legacy will it leave?
  25. Giant handaxes suggest that different groups of early humans coexisted in ancient Europe
  26. How media framing limits public debate about oil exploration
  27. Friday essay: the erotic art of Ancient Greece and Rome
  28. Combatting online bullying is different for girls and boys: here's why
  29. No, you're probably not 'addicted' to your smartphone – but you might use it too much
  30. Turnbull's 'sex ban' speech reveals that politics is still not an equal place for women – but it is changing
  31. Fearmongering is scary, not genetic technologies themselves
  32. Our acid oceans will dissolve coral reef sands within decades
  33. Australian cities are crying out for better planning, but the research funding is missing
  34. Grattan on Friday: The Nationals have been paralysed by the extraordinary and unpredictable Joyce situation
  35. Joyce hits back over sexual harassment claim as Nationals prepare to discuss leadership
  36. Essays On Air: On the Sydney Mardi Gras march of 1978
  37. There isn't solid research or theory to support cutting corporate taxes to boost wages
  38. Barrie Kosky's nose for the inventive and surreal makes for an outstanding production of The Nose
  39. Crimes of solidarity: liberté, égalité and France’s crisis of fraternité
  40. The Winter Olympics reminds us of the value of learning a second language
  41. Your drive to the shops makes life pretty noisy for whales
  42. How we decide who and what we care about – and whether robots stand a chance
  43. Parents, stop nagging kids not to forget – set visual cues instead
  44. Death metal is often violent and misogynist yet it brings joy and empowerment to fans
  45. China, North Korea and trade the key talking points when Turnbull meets Trump
  46. Poll says most people support a ban on whips in Australian horse racing
  47. Should Australia recognise the human right to a healthy environment?
  48. How employers can design workplaces to promote wellness
  49. Greenwashing the property market: why 'green star' ratings don't guarantee more sustainable buildings
  50. I've always wondered: why many people in Asian countries wear masks, and whether they work

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