Confiscating firearms from alleged abusers might seem like a good idea, but it’s unlikely to make much of a difference.
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For the first time, a person has been cryopreserved in Australia, in the hope of being reanimated in the future. The process opens up a possible legal minefield, however.
Governments’ policy inaction and complacency bear much of the blame for the lack of affordable housing. But a new report detects signs of hope in Queensland.
High Court decisions, government announcements and opposition speeches have all discussed migration. It’s become a heated, sometimes panicked conversation.
A parliamentary committee has recommended a dedicated act to protect human rights. Here’s how it could work.
Two recent research documents provide a substantial basis for assessing how the draft policy shapes up and identifying where it falls down.
Women and gender-diverse people bear the brunt of climate change’s negative affects. If Australia wants to be taken seriously on climate action, this needs addressing.
Where do free speech rights end and professional journalistic obligations begin? For journalists in the public eye, it can be hard to tell.
While there is no simple answer to the question, our experts all agree Australia has a serious problem when it comes to racism.
Media outlets like The Australian and The Daily Telegraph will now share their content with the makers of ChatGPT. It raises many questions about the future of journalism and how people access news.
Slashing the permanent migration intake will do little to help manage population growth and may well make building more homes even harder.
A new parliamentary committee will look into how social media operates in Australia, including how children access it. Regulating the industry won’t be easy.
First Nations women are 32 times more likely to be hospitalised as a result of domestic violence than non-Indigenous women. We need to put Indigenous women at the centre of the discussion.
Sydney emerges as the most segregated of our biggest capital cities, and the trend will continue without broad changes in government policy and investment.
The bill, which aims to force people to cooperate in their own deportation, was subject to an inquiry. The government wants to proceed with the bill unchanged, despite widespread community concerns.
Lowering Indigenous incarceration rates is a key aim of the Closing The Gap targets, but there are more First Nations people behind bars than ever. How did this happen and what can fix it?
Closing The Gap reports have successively highlighted the need for the public service to listen to First Nations people. How do we change the status quo?
The number of deaths on Australian roads has been increasing steadily year after year. It’s unacceptable not to act on the evidence of what works to boost road safety.
The young men we surveyed mostly rejected traditional models of masculinity based on aggression, stoicism and homophobia, but a sizeable minority still support them.
Public focus on, and anger about, the horrifyingly high rates of violence against women is at fever pitch. What have the country’s leaders agreed to, and will it fix the problem?
Principales colaboradores
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Emeritus Professor in Social Policy, University of Bradford
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Professor of Public Policy and Director of the Policy Institute, King's College London
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Adjunct Professor in Law, The University of Western Australia
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Leeds Beckett University
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Professor of Citizen Participation, University of Essex
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Professor of Public Policy, ADFA Canberra, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor in Marketing, ESCP Business School
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Professor of Sociology, Queensland University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer, Psychology, University of Ghana
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Assistant Professor of Psychological and Behavioural Science, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Lecturer, National Centre for Australian Studies, Faculty of Arts, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer, Sociology, La Trobe University
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Senior Lecturer, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer in Social Work, University of Salford
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Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology, University of Connecticut
