Paying every citizen a basic living wage sounds costly and counter-intuitive to reducing unemployment. But Finland is about to do it and Australia could too.
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Some child sex offenders don’t even realise what they are doing is wrong; they genuinely believe they are showing the children “love”.
Women who publicly state their desire never to be mothers in the traditional sense challenge the idea that woman and mother are synonymous.
South Australia’s Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission has recommended a nuclear waste site for the state.
Sea levels are rising faster in the Solomon Islands – and send a warning for the rest of the world.
This budget focuses on jobs and growth, but has little in it to redress women’s entrenched inequality.
Research shows linking teachers’ pay to performance has little impact on student achievement. Similar tests to the ones the government proposes for young children now face a backlash in the UK and US.
While the government finally ruled out full fee deregulation in its 2016 budget, it is still contemplating uncapping fees for some degree courses. Here’s what else is being discussed.
It’s spoken by up to 20,000 people, but most Australians have never heard of Kriol. The creole of North Australia has evolved into a distinct language – but is it helping or killing Indigenous dialects?
Global average sea level has risen by about 17 cm between 1900 and 2005, but we didn’t know how much of that was due to us, until now.
Could sea levels really rise by several metres this century. Probably not, although this century’s greenhouse emissions could potentially set the stage for large rises in centuries to come.
The royal commission’s recommendations seek a complete transformation of Victorian family violence services, and the state’s prevention of and response to family violence.
A moratorium on wind turbines until we know they’re safe sounds like a good idea, but it’s likely that those calling for a ban will never be satisfied with the evidence.
Carbon dioxide is rising faster than any time in the past 66 million years. Rapid rises in the past have been linked to mass extinctions.
Australia was a pioneer in gender budget analysis, but in recent years we’ve fallen behind. We need it back.
Rising seas are one of the major concerns of Pacific Island nations, and looking at past sea-level change can help understand the future.
The second-wave feminists of the 1970s wanted to create radical shifts in gender power. Instead, women have settled for much less.
Behind the corporations legally avoiding paying tax are the big four accounting firms, helping them avoid transparency.
Despite what we’re told, religion isn’t inherently peaceful. People kill in the name of their religion, just as they love in its name.
What makes Islamic State different to traditional Islam isn’t necessarily the religious texts the group uses.
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Professorial Fellow, Jumbunna IHL, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor in Astronomy, Monash University
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Lecturer, Public Policy and Political Communications, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, School of Education, University of Southern Queensland
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Senior Industry Fellow, RMIT University
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Research Scientist, The University of Queensland
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Visiting Fellow, SPRU, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex
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Chair Professor, Climate Change Research Centre, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Indigenous Health; Executive Director, Carumba Institute, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor, Family & Sexual Violence, RMIT University
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Senior Lecturer in History, CQUniversity Australia
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Doctoral student, University of Adelaide
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ARC Australian Laureate Professor, University of Tasmania
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Deputy Director, Australian National Centre for Public Awareness of Science, Australian National University
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Professor of Psychology, Professor of Music (rtd), University of Sydney
