Opinions
OPINION
Andrew’s arrest: will anything like this now happen in the US? Why hasn’t it so far?
The stunning arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor by UK police on suspicion of misconduct in public office must have chilled many powerful American men to the bone. They may now wonder: could something like this now happen in the US?
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Stolen man on stolen land: being African-American in Australia
An excerpt from Stolen Man on Stolen Land: Being African-American in Australia by Tyree Barnette (Simon & Schuster), out now via all good bookstores and online.
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Paid an arm and a leg to see a specialist? Fee transparency could help
The 78% fee increase since 2010 shows that specialists are simply charging what the market will bear.
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Don’t panic, RBA: low unemployment is a good thing
In some excellent news, the Bureau of Statistics estimates that Australia’s unemployment rate remained at 4.1% in January. Before we go any further let’s just enjoy the current state of Australia’s labour market.
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'Rage, paranoia, kleptomania: the future of art, culture and technology
The future of art, culture and technology and the future of humanity are intertwined – but that’s not how most people working in the field understand their influence. This was the key insight from last week’s Future of Art, Culture And Technology symposium – or more aptly, FACT.
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‘Strong bank profits’ are a warning sign, not good news
When banks make big profits media organisations love to cheer them on as though there are no losers form some of the biggest corporations in Australia making ever more money. But profits don’t come from thin air, they come from customers, they come from you.
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Why do the media treat rising wages as dangerous — but $200m sponsorships aren’t?
Perhaps the most screwed aspect of how the media covers economics and business is how profits and business expenses are written about as though they are glorious things with no losers, while wages growth is always a danger that actually will hurt customers.
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Adelaide gets its bit of AUKUS
On Sunday 15 February, Prime Minister Albanese and Defence Industry Minister Conroy, with South Australian Premier Malinauskas in tow, launched the new AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine construction site at Osborne, to the west of Adelaide. Defence Minister Marles was conspicuously inconspicuous.
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Scraping the Bottom of the Gas Barrel in Queensland
The gas export boom has been selling Australians short for the last decade, in more ways than one. It has pushed domestic prices through the roof, scarred Queensland landscapes, polluted waterways and destroyed fertile farmland.
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Communities win again in the Otway Basin, but why do they have to keep fighting?
The recent rejection of the CGG Regia 3D marine seismic blasting survey off Victoria’s south-west coast was a hard-fought victory for coastal communities, marine life and common sense.
