By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Farley described One Nation’s immigration target as more complex than its official 130,000 figure, estimating about 40,000 more ‘rotating’ migrants were also needed.
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By Mark Richard Gaffley, Visiting Research Fellow, University of the Witwatersrand
South Africa introduced a digital social assistance programme in 2020 to identify who was eligible for its Social Relief of Distress grant. The country’s High Court later found that the automated vetting system it relied on was unconstitutional and invalid.
The case was brought by the Institute for Economic Justice, a South African think tank, and #PayTheGrants,…
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By Julie Old, Associate Professor in Biology, Zoology and Animal Science, Western Sydney University
Little penguins are flightless and return at night to the same burrow, making it easier to capture and vaccinate them.
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By Joshua Pate, Associate Professor of Physiotherapy, University of Technology Sydney
Did the cracking noise create that satisfying feeling, or did it just occur alongside a movement that felt good? Here’s what the research says.
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By Kate Griffiths, Democracy Deputy Program Director, Grattan Institute
The federal government has landed a deal to pass new legislation to restrict gambling advertising. The new legislation contains several important measures, but falls far short of what is needed to prevent gambling harm.
The government’s gambling reform bill was a long overdue response to the 2023 Murphy inquiry,…
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By Kirsty Forsdike, Principal Research Fellow and Associate Professor, La Trobe Rural Health School, La Trobe University
Catherine Ordway, Visiting Scholar, School of Business, CBR, UNSW
The Australian Football League (AFL) and the Sydney Swans are confronting a question Australian sport has repeatedly failed to answer clearly: what should happen when players are accused of sexual violence, but the criminal process is incomplete – or inconclusive?
Yesterday, it…
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By Laura
In the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), an armed group known as the M23 imposes its authority on local communities. But what is the history behind this movement?
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By Michael Flood, Professor of Sociology, School of Justice, Queensland University of Technology
Rather than focusing only on what men should stop doing, we should also pay greater attention to the kinds of men we hope they become.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Federal parliament is finally rushing through a package of gambling reforms, after a deal between the government and opposition that includes a review of the operation of the measures after three years.
The government agreed to somewhat toughen its original plan with changes that include banning inducements for 90 days after Bet-stop deregistration, an extension of the live sport blackout to 15 minutes before a game, and a ban on commissions for any staff or agent or affiliate of gambling companies.
Other changes agreed to include:
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By Nicholas Duddy, Forrest Postdoctoral Fellow in English and Literary Studies, The University of Western Australia
There have been more than 30 professional Australian productions of Death of a Salesman in 70 years. Now, Anthony LaPaglia steps into Willy Loman’s shoes.
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