By Christina Allen, Senior lecturer, Curtin University
Richard Krever, Professor of Tax Law, The University of Western Australia
Bitcoin is ubiquitous. It is impossible to open a social media stream or news source without encountering yet another mention of the topic. Many Australians have invested, hoping for a good return.
But they may not have considered the tax consequences of their investments. So some might be in for an unexpected surprise.
The tax implications of Bitcoin ownership and other cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum largely turns on how seriously an investor pursues and manages…
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By Cameron Dodd, PhD Student in Evolutionary Biology and Taxonomy, The University of Western Australia
Andrew M. Baker, Associate Professor in Ecology and Environmental Science, Queensland University of Technology
Kenny Travouillon, Curator of Mammals, Western Australian Museum
Linette Umbrello, Research associate, Western Australian Museum
Renee Catullo, Senior Lecturer, School of Biological Sciences , The University of Western Australia
Australia is home to more than 60 species of carnivorous marsupials in the family Dasyuridae. Almost a quarter of those have only been scientifically recognised in the past 25 years.
Other than the iconic Tasmanian devil, chances are most of these small, fascinating species have slipped under your radar. One of the rarest and most elusive is the kultarr (Antechinomys…
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By Anna Hurlimann, Associate Professor in Urban Planning, The University of Melbourne
Sareh Moosavi, Lecturer in Environmental Planning and Design, The University of Melbourne
A new study involving more than 150 industry experts identifies how to turn ‘good intentions’ on emissions into better ways to design, build and maintain our cities.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image A flag raising ceremony on National Security Education Day at a secondary school in Hong Kong, China, April 15, 2021. © 2021 Vernon Yuen/NurPhoto via AP Photo China’s government has erased Hong Kong’s freedoms since imposing the draconian National Security Law on June 30, 2020.The Chinese government has largely dismantled freedoms of expression, association and assembly, free and fair elections, fair trial rights and judicial independence, and ended the city’s semi-democracy.Other governments should press the Chinese government to end its repressive policies in Hong…
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By Judy Ingham, Newsletter Producer
Ditching payroll tax, government failures on poverty, and is ‘Jewish lobby’ really a fair term to use? An edited selection of your feedback on our stories.
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By Timothy Welch, Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Converting open-air car parks and creating green cooling corridors on transport routes is an easy and affordable way to beat the city heat as the climate changes.
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By Nicole Brownlie, Lecturer in Education, University of Southern Queensland
For many of us, calling our teachers by their first names would have been unthinkable. But some teachers are changing the centuries-old practice of formal names.
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By Lucia McCallum, Senior Scientist in Geodesy, University of Tasmania
The satellites the world relies on for navigation, communication and more get their bearings from distant black holes – but radio noise is blurring the picture.
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By Roberta Esbitt, Associate, RMIT University
Australia doesn’t have a regulator suitable to tackle the kind of media, advertising and home-lending giant News Corp’s REA Group is becoming.
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By Benjamin Zala, Senior Lecturer, Politics & International Relations, Monash University
As the ceasefire between Israel and Iran seems to be holding for now, it is important to reflect on whether this whole episode was worth the risks.
Wider escalation was (and remains) possible, and we do not know whether Iran will seek a nuclear weapon with renewed vigour in the future.
So, could we live with a nuclear-armed Iran, if it does indeed continue to pursue a bomb?
Is an Iranian bomb an existential threat?
The conventional wisdom, at least in the Western world, is that an Iranian nuclear weapon would pose an existential threat to Israel,…
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