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Comic contracts and other ways to make the law understandable

  • Written by: Camilla Baasch Andersen, Professor in International Commercial Law, University of Western Australia
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Suncorp and Alliance are refunding more than A$60 million to over 110,000 consumers after selling insurance that the corporate regulator ASIC said was “of little to no value”.

This is just the latest example of how the language and design of contracts make it impossible to understand the terms of our everyday...

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Trump's first year in office: bizarre and sometimes alarming

  • Written by: Kumuda Simpson, Lecturer in International Relations, La Trobe University
Trump's first year in office: bizarre and sometimes alarmingAfter a year in office, Donald Trump has done many things, but has not made America great again.Reuters/Kevin Lamarque

After one year in office, President Donald Trump has not made America great again. Instead, he has presided over a country that is more deeply divided along partisan lines, proposed staggeringly racist reforms to the immigration...

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The terrible toll tennis can take on top players who play too much

  • Written by: Stephanie Kovalchik, Research Fellow, Institute of Sport, Exercise and Active Living, Victoria University

Much of the tennis world was looking to the 2018 Australian Open to be the story of comebacks.

Although some players have returned to start their season at the Australian Open, others have not. Five-time Australian Open finalist Andy Murray was the biggest name among the early withdrawals.

Rather than a time of comebacks, 2018 is shaping up to be...

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Turnbull’s Tokyo visit draws Australia and Japan's defence forces closer

  • Written by: Craig Mark, Professor, Faculty of International Studies, Kyoritsu Women's University
Turnbull’s Tokyo visit draws Australia and Japan's defence forces closerThe Turnbull government appears determined to intensify Australian involvement in the Asia-Pacific's strategic rivalries.EPA/Frank Robichon

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s first overseas visit for 2018, to Japan, was highlighted by a summit with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his national security council in which North Korea was...

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  2. Essays On Air: The cultural meanings of wild horses
  3. A new blood test can detect eight different cancers in their early stages
  4. This is how Sydney's transport system has gone off the rails
  5. Vital Signs: jobs may be increasing but the real test is whether we get a pay rise this year
  6. The term 'LGBTI' confuses desire, behaviour and identity – it's time for a rethink
  7. Sustainable shopping: want to eat healthy? Try an eco-friendly diet
  8. Looking up a century ago, a vision of the future of space exploration
  9. Guide to the Classics: Anna Karenina
  10. Hunger in the lucky country – charities step in where government fails
  11. Indigenous recognition in our Constitution matters – and will need greater political will to achieve
  12. Three claims used to justify pulling codeine from sale without a prescription, and why they're wrong
  13. Australia's 'deadliest natural hazard': what's your heatwave plan?
  14. All the racquet: what science tells us about the pros and cons of grunting in tennis
  15. Explainer: the evidence for the Tasmanian genocide
  16. Ethical design is the answer to some of social media’s problems
  17. Four ways having a pet increases your lifespan
  18. In the economic power struggle for Asia, Trump and Xi Jinping are switching policies
  19. Surveys are not the best way to measure the performance of Australian universities
  20. We are only starting to figure out the value of sponsoring sports
  21. Our dogs and cats are spreading fleas around the world (and to us)
  22. When we needed a new word, Twitter gave us 'milkshake duck'
  23. Which medicines don’t go well with flying?
  24. Democracy has a future, if we rethink and remake it
  25. We need to 'climate proof' our sports stadiums
  26. The problem isn't unskilled graduates, it's a lack of full-time job opportunities
  27. Mythbusting Ancient Rome: cruel and unusual punishment
  28. Minecraft teaches kids about tech, but there’s a gender imbalance at play
  29. Removing pokies from Tasmania's clubs and pubs would help gamblers without hurting the economy
  30. Curious Kids: Why do we always fall asleep in cars?
  31. To end share-bike dumping, focus on how to change people's behaviour
  32. Why Apple buying Disney is pure fantasy
  33. Weight gain during pregnancy: how much is too much?
  34. Balancing work and tertiary study is harder now than in 2012: study
  35. Trust in ethnically diverse areas is improving, but there is more work to be done
  36. How can we halt the feminisation of sea turtles in the northern Great Barrier Reef?
  37. Four Thousand Fish and Broken Glass connect Sydney's Aboriginal past to its present
  38. The off-topic Conversation #147
  39. Where will the global political hotspots be in 2018? (Spoiler alert: it's not all about Donald Trump)
  40. We can't afford to ignore indoor air quality – our lives depend on it
  41. Climate politics in 2018: another guide for the perplexed
  42. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time trades deadpan for high-octane
  43. Whistleblower laws leave tax professionals in an awkward position: dob or keep quiet?
  44. I've always wondered: why do our veins look blue when our blood is red?
  45. Australia's coastal living is at risk from sea level rise, but it's happened before
  46. Why some people in non-violent relationships kill their partners
  47. Why you should avoid hospitals in January
  48. The appeal of the 'flat' organisation -- why some firms are getting rid of middle managers
  49. New study finds 'baby brain' is real, but we're still not sure what causes it
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