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An analysis of some of the most serious cases of financial fraud in New Zealand shows white-collar offenders received discounted sentences despite a range of aggravating factors. from www.shutterstock.com, CC BY-NDA Court of Appeal decision in New Zealand set a precedent last month, allowing offenders to argue their drug addiction
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Anthony Albanese puts a “productivity project” at the centre of his economic agenda in the second of his “vision statements”, which seeks to further distance him from the Shorten era. “Productivity is the key to economic growth, international competitiveness and, ultimately, rising living standards underpinned in large part by long-term,
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A portrait of George Eliot at 30 by Alexandre-Louis-François d’Albert-Durade. Her masterpiece Middlemarch is often claimed to be the greatest novel in the English language. Wikimedia CommonsMary Ann Evans took the pseudonym “George Eliot” because she wanted to be taken seriously as a writer. Other female authors – Maria
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While most research participants believe in the power of contact, dialogue and exchange to transform negative attitudes. ShutterstockThe political influence of the far-right, along with a more salient national security agenda, has spurred a growing anti-Muslim sentiment and deep social division in Australia. In fact, a new report
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Vibration devices have been used to treat everything from ‘hysteria’ to hair loss. So Marie Kondo’s tuning forks and crystals are nothing new. from www.shutterstock.comYou might remember how Gwyneth Paltrow’s health and well-being website Goop was selling “medical” products with no proven measurable health benefits. Decluttering expert Marie Kondo may
read nowhttp://theconversation.com/five-ways-parents-can-help-their-kids-take-risks-and-why-its-good-for-them-120576Have real conversations with your kids about what they’re doing, and the potential consequences of their actions....
read now Scott Morrison’s government is heading to the end of 2019 amid a debate about its economic judgement and with a number of substantial policy moves started but not completed. Morrison this week delivered to an audience from big business what was described as his most important speech for the rest
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Australia’s coal production is expected to jump by 34% to 2030, undercutting our climate efforts. Nikki Short/AAPA new United Nations report shows the world’s major fossil fuel producing countries, including Australia, plan to dig up far more coal, oil and gas than can be burned if the world is to
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Hydrogen infrastructure in the right places is key to a cleaner, cheaper energy future. ARENAThe possibilities presented by hydrogen are the subject of excited discussion across the world – and across Australia’s political divide, notoriously at war over energy policy. Read more: Hydrogen fuels rockets, but
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Maree Clarke’s Men in Mourning (2011). Vivien Anderson GalleryAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains images and names of deceased people. Review: Linear, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney The value of Australian First Peoples’ scientific knowledge is now being more widely acknowledged. New exhibition Linear brings artworks
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While tariffs have a direct impact on exporters in the US and China, third-party countries like New Zealand are more affected by non-tariff barriers. EPA/Aleksandar Plavevski, CC BY-NDDespite disruptions to global value chains, the 18-month trade tensions between the US and China appear to have left New Zealand exporters unscathed
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Improving the provision of NDIS plans is a good thing. But in some parts of Australia, having a plan doesn’t always mean being able to access services. From shutterstock.comNational Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Minister Stuart Robert this month announced a number of “practical changes” to the scheme. Acknowledging the
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