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No, you can't tap your hand to get on the train – where biohacktivists stand under the law

  • Written by: Bruce Baer Arnold, Assistant Professor, School of Law, University of Canberra
No, you can't tap your hand to get on the train – where biohacktivists stand under the law

A brave step forward for cyborg rights? A media stunt? Or just indifference to contract law? Those are the questions raised by news that biohacker Meow-Ludo Disco Gamma Meow-Meow plans to take Transport for NSW (TfNSW) to court after it cancelled his digital travel card.

Last April, Mr Meow-Meow removed the chip from his card and had it surgically...

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Australia may be engaging in 'free trade' but it's becoming more protectionist too

  • Written by: Giovanni Di Lieto, Lecturer of international trade law, Monash Business School, Monash University

The federal government may be aggressively negotiating free trade agreements, but in other ways it is restricting trade. The government has been giving itself extensive new anti-dumping powers, targeting steel and aluminium markets in particular.

There was a nearly two-fold increase in anti-dumping investigations in Australia in 2017. According to...

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Now you see us: how casting an eerie glow on fish can help count and conserve them

  • Written by: Maarten De Brauwer, PhD-candidate in Marine Ecology, Curtin University
Now you see us: how casting an eerie glow on fish can help count and conserve themBiofluorescence makes researching cryptic species such as this Lizardfish easier and less harmful.Maarten De Brauwer, Author provided

News stories about fish often focus either on large fish like sharks, or on tasty seafood. So it might come as a surprise that more than half of the fish on coral reefs are tiny and well camouflaged.

This naturally...

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A public broadcaster that bows to political pressure isn't doing its job

  • Written by: Johan Lidberg, Associate Professor, School of Media, Film and Journalism, Monash University
A public broadcaster that bows to political pressure isn't doing its jobThe ABC's independence is a global concern.AAP/Joel Carrett

The ABC’s chief economics correspondent, Emma Alberici, did her job the other day. She wrote a well-researched analysis piece investigating whether the Turnbull government’s proposed company tax cuts would grow the economy and break Australia’s wages deadlock.

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  4. Why police in schools won't reduce youth crime in Victoria
  5. Deposit schemes reduce drink containers in the ocean by 40%
  6. What happens when employees are fired for complaining at work
  7. Farewell to Paper presents an engaging double act on lost things
  8. We won't close the gap if the Commonwealth cuts off Indigenous housing support
  9. Spinal fusion surgery for lower back pain: it's costly and there's little evidence it'll work
  10. How we can put a stop to the revolving door between homelessness and imprisonment
  11. Sizes matters for black hole formation, but there's something missing in the middle ground
  12. Fischer calls for quick resolution of Nationals crisis, while Joyce is determined to fight to the death
  13. Tesla's 'virtual power plant' might be second-best to real people power
  14. Here's what you need to know about the new flu vaccines for over-65s
  15. Why sport hasn't made much progress on LGBTI+ rights since the Sochi Olympics
  16. Explainer: what are credit ratings and why do they matter?
  17. The first charges over Russian involvement in the US election have been laid – are there more to come?
  18. Curious Kids: Where do my recycled items go?
  19. Seeing the unseeable: how viewing crime scene photos can be beneficial
  20. Comic-explainer: How does Islamic finance work?
  21. FactCheck: do bank profits 'belong to everyday Australians'?
  22. So many public toilets are a last resort – why not a restful refuge?
  23. Can diet improve the symptoms of endometriosis? Sadly, there's no clear answer
  24. The surprising benefits of oysters (and no, it's not what you're thinking)
  25. Russia not so much a (re)rising superpower as a skilled strategic spoiler
  26. We should learn to work with robots and not worry about them taking our jobs
  27. Voters tell Barnaby Joyce to quit as leader - Newspoll
  28. Customer service staff need to be problem solving not apologising
  29. There are four types of drinker – which one are you?
  30. Welcome to the new (old) moralism: how the media's coverage of the Joyce affair harks back to the 1950s
  31. It's 20 years since privatisation lit the spark under South Australia's livewire energy politics
  32. Joyce fires broadside at Turnbull, as Coalition crisis deepens
  33. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on sex, scandals and strained relationships in the government
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  35. What makes a winning snowboard cross athlete like Jarryd Hughes?
  36. Common products, like perfume, paint and printer ink, are polluting the atmosphere
  37. Hospital staff – don't hide when something goes wrong, listen to patients and ask what they need
  38. Utopia or nightmare? The answer lies in how we embrace self-driving, electric and shared vehicles
  39. Airbnb is blamed for Tasmania's housing affordability problems, but it's actually helping small businesses
  40. Friday essay: species sightings
  41. Essays On Air: When did Australia’s human history begin?
  42. Abuse in care versus not in care: we need to tackle potential bias in a national redress scheme
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  45. Grattan on Friday: Turnbull's excoriation of Joyce has changed the game, but how?
  46. Turnbull announces sex ban – and signals Joyce should consider his position
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