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Proposed legislation to combat misinformation and disinformation needs to tackle some thorny issues, while preserving freedom of speech.
As thousands of union members held rallies in cities across the country, its former Queensland secretary said he would launch a challenge against putting the union into administration.
New allegations of corruption and misconduct in parts of the CFMEU have raised the question of whether unions are being properly regulated.
In an attempt to reduce antisemitism in Australia, the government has announced a special envoy, but the appointment is not without controversy.
A long-awaited report has recommended Australia introduce a human rights act. Such a move would be a step forward in the protection of Australians’ rights.
The government is embarking on a fraught journey – trying to turn the PM’s promise of action against hate speech into law.
In a sensible bit o forward planning Albanese told caucus it should be focused on crafting an offer for the second term, evidence of how politics is now in what’s dubbed the “permanent campaign”.
Australia’s anti-smoking public health campaign has been hugely successful, and it offers lessons on how to tackle the rise in vaping.
There are simple (and some not-so-simple) measures that would make donations more transparent and fairer.
The road to fuel-efficiency reform in Australia is a bumpy one – and the Albanese government has hazards to negotiate before its proposal becomes law.
Australians want government to act on climate change, but not necessarily now, or in their neighbourhood. How can governments resolve this dilemma?
Our super funds say they want to invest more in the net zero transition but that regulation blocks them. It’s time to put them to the test, and turn their piles of money toward a greener future.
To fight global warming we will soon have to try to remove carbon dioxide from the skies or find ways to reflect the Sun’s heat. Such radical paths must be examined, but risky experiments avoided.
Australia leads the world in rooftop solar per head. Can this small-scale power source be the secret weapon to fire up our struggling transition to net zero?
Australia supported a phase-out of fossil fuels at the recent UN climate summit but is still expanding coal and gas production. It’s a contradiction that threatens the planet. There is a better way.
The government has made housing a federal policy priority after a decade of neglect. But the scale of the housing crisis means its actions to date are just a start – much more must be done.
Legally binding deals struck with landholders can help protect and restore the environment over the long term.
The Albanese government has passed a new preventative detention regime in response to a recent High Court ruling – but there are several ways it may be open to challenge.
The huge increase in immigration in recent years is part of a natural evening out of migration patterns in the post-pandemic world.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Distinguished Professor of Workplace Law, RMIT University
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Industry Professor and Chief Economist, University of Technology Sydney
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Honorary Associate Professor, ANU College of Law, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra
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Research associate, Grattan Institute
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Professor of Environmental Law, University of Tasmania
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Honorary Fellow, School of Social and Political Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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CEO, Climateworks Centre
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Adjunct Fellow in Economics, Macquarie University
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Professor of Public Policy & Law, Centre for Governance & Public Policy, Griffith University
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Professor of Economics, University of Canberra
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Research fellow at the Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
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Senior Associate, Transport and Cities Program, Grattan Institute
