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As soon as next year, TV ads in the UK that perpetuate gender stereotypes or mock those who don’t conform to them will be banned. Should Australia follow suit?
Each individual act of posting, linking, commenting and liking may look insignificant up close, but they add up. There is enormous power here for mass persuasion, one viral share at a time.
Australia will be left behind without adequate planning and preparation on fertility issues.
Gambling has impacts on many aspects of life – including employment, income and wealth. The release of HILDA’s latest survey provides more evidence to help inform decisions on gambling policy.
The government seems hell-bent on pre-crime arrest, prosecution, and punishment for terror offenders – while falling short in providing the necessary long-term support.
If we ban all donations from individuals and corporations, funding for political campaigns must come from elsewhere.
Christianity’s long tradition of compassionate care for both the dying and the dead means it brings some wisdom and experience to the voluntary assisted dying issue.
Les Murray helped football transform itself from a predominantly migrant activity in Australia into what he loved to call ‘the world game’.
Populist leaders not only attack the institutions of global capital, they also disregard the checks and balances of institutional democracy.
The University of Canberra’s Michelle Grattan and Frances Shannon discuss the week in politics.
William Isdale speaks with The University of Queensland's Cameron Murray about the nature of 'grey gifts', soft corruption, and who stands to win (and lose) when these deals are made.
There has been much attention paid to the widespread resurgence of populism. Restorationism in Western democracies is a subset of this.
Even if Matt Canavan survives, his immediate absence from cabinet is a blow to Barnaby Joyce.
Politics podcast: Michael Cooney on an Australian republic
Michael Cooney says becoming a republic would give Australians important new symbols of national unity.
Matt Canavan was seemingly able to obtain Italian citizenship without being born or spending any time in Italy.
Who do you trust? Increasingly the answer seems to be nobody, especially when it comes to inequality.
At the heart of the current controversy is that the senators were either ignorant of their second nationality or believed themselves to have lost it.
It’s time for Australia’s personal injury insurance schemes to start preparing for change.
The undermining of environmental science, and the creation of lies and bribes to distort public policymaking, is as old as industries that know their products do harm, but lie to keep them in use.
The rise in student-on-student sexual assaults at school has been linked to the sexualisation of kids, and their easy access to online pornography.
Comprehensive, independent Australian data regarding domestic violence within churches is long overdue.
To maximise the long-term effectiveness of Australia’s foreign policies, there would be great value in strengthening our conflict prevention and resolution capabilities.
Professional sports is bucking major trends in industrial relations, such as a marked decline in both union membership and industrial disputes over recent decades.
The University of Canberra’s Michelle Grattan and Frances Shannon discuss the week in politics.