Exactly what role does the mafia play in organised crime? And should Australian law enforcement agencies reassess their priorities?
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Harm doesn’t just come in the form of side-effects or further testing. The “cons” of any treatment also include the costs, which can be financial, emotional, and the costs of the individual’s time.
Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia have introduced restrictive “consorting” laws. But are the laws justified? Are they an efficient and effective way to combat organised crime?
Are domestic violence figures actually on the decline? FactCheck investigates.
To tackle the ice problem, the government must learn from experience and avoid adopting a blinkered law enforcement approach.
L'Organisation mondiale de la santé vient de publier une liste noire de 12 familles de superbactéries résistantes aux antibiotiques. Voici ce que chacun peut y faire.
Bacteria become problematic when an infection occurs and antibiotics that would have treated the infection are no longer effective.
The evidence suggests too much medicine is doing us harm, particularly when treating knee pain, back pain, chest pain and screening for prostate cancer.
Australia needs to treat and respond to domestic violence as a serious crime threat with risk mitigation and crime management strategies.
While a single, smaller portion leads people to eat less, having multiple smaller portions on offer appears to lead some people - notably the diet-conscious - to eat more.
The NSW Taxi Council says ridesharing platforms like uberX are no safer than hitchhiking. Is that supported by the evidence?
By forgetting that medicine postpones death rather than saving lives, we persuade ourselves it might somehow keep extending our life and come to view death as a failure of medicine.
Apps have been with us for less than 10 years, but have changed the way we use our phones.
How can we judge success in Australia’s crackdown on bikie gang? And what lessons can we take away from this type of law enforcement campaign?
Video games aren’t only for kids. A new report shows that older Australians are embracing games, for a variety of reasons.
What actually is the mafia? How does it operate? And what kind of criminal threat does it pose, in Australia and around the world?
Is revenge porn just one example of technology intersecting with sexual and domestic violence? What legal efforts have been made to combat it?
Facebook Moments adds a new level of complexity to the issue of user consent.
Australia’s obsession with home ownership goes beyond the rational.
Today’s organised crime occurs through loose and undefined networks made up of criminal entrepreneurs and freelancers with little concern for group branding or loyalty.
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Assistant Professor, Bond University
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Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, Bond University
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Associate Professor in Psychology, Bond University
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Senior Teaching Fellow, Medical Program, Bond University
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Assistant Professor Psychology Department, Bond University
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Associate Professor of Science & Medicine, Bond University
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Professor specialising in Internet law, Bond University
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Psychology researcher, Bond University
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Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University
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Assistant Professor, Bond University
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General Practitioner, PhD Candidate, Bond University
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Assistant Professor in Philosophy and History, Bond University
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Marketing and Finance Academic, Bond University
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PhD Candidate, Bond University
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Associate Professor in Criminal Justice and Criminology, Bond University
