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Oppositions have two key jobs: to hold the government to account and prepare to take office themselves. At the moment, Liberal oppositions are failing on both counts.
Non-racialism is one of the unexamined dogmas of the governing ANC, which has never fully understood how white racism functions.
The hardest thing for an ageing government is to remake itself. On balance, last week’s developments in Spring Street represent the first step towards Victorian Labor performing that elusive feat.
Branch stacking has been a problem for a long time in Australia, and changing it will take a genuine will to make party processes more open and accountable.
Daniel Andrews’ resounding win has probably secured his party another two terms- and it will send chills down the spines of Liberals in Canberra.
The main arguments used by those who voted against assisted dying – including that the bill has insufficient safeguards – in Victoria’s upper house, deserve further scrutiny.
An overriding focus on increasing sentences may not necessarily be the best means of redressing the harm caused by sex offences.
Australia’s political donations system remains fragmented, but proposed reforms in Victoria are a good step forward.
There is now a reputable body of research evidence from places that have introduced assisted dying, and MPs must examine that evidence before deciding how they will vote.
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.
Melbourne’s proposed road project relies on assumptions that inflate estimates of the traffic the new link will carry – but other choices about the future of transport are open to us.
A rail link is a big step towards transforming transport access and land use in ways that will enable a much bigger city to remain liveable. And Melbourne can learn from Sydney about this.
As difficult as it is to concede, lone-actor, grievance-fuelled violence cannot be solved simply by tightening justice processes.
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews’ firefighter reforms have much to recommend them, but there are still many hurdles to jump before they are peacefully implemented.
A year since its royal commission reported, Victoria continues to lead the nation in how to respond to, and prevent, family violence.
Australia needs to be very careful not to allow the bail system to become a political scapegoat at the hands of commentators exercising 20/20 hindsight.
Changes that would widen the gulf between Australian practice and international standards should be avoided at all costs.
The federal government’s bill to protect volunteer firefighters following a long-running dispute in Victoria will not solve the problems to which it was allegedly directed.
Malcolm Turnbull is using Victoria’s long-running enterprise bargaining dispute between the CFA and firefighters’ union to highlight the Liberals’ credentials to challenge union militancy.
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Director, Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre; Professor of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, Monash University
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Associate professor, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Politics, Monash University
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Researcher, Swinburne Institute for Social Research, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor of Criminology, Australian National University
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Emeritus Professor of Public Policy and Director, VCOSS-RMIT Future Social Service Institute, RMIT University
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Professor of Employment Relations, School of Business and Law, CQUniversity Australia
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Professor, Family & Sexual Violence, RMIT University
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Professor of Law, Australian Centre for Health Law Research, Queensland University of Technology, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of End-of-Life Law and Regulation, Australian Centre for Health Law Research, Queensland University of Technology
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Emeritus Professor of Law and Criminal Justice, University of South Australia
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Swinburne University of Technology
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Vice-Chancellor's professorial fellow, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer, Justice and Legal Studies, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University
