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March 2013
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“Bilby versus bunny: a choice that transcends Easter marketing”
28 March 2013
While the Easter Bunny has long been a part of our Easter tradition, its suitability to Australians is questionable and perhaps dedicating Easter to the bilby could help the threatened species make a comeback.
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“The failed media law reforms: Winners – Big Media, Losers – the Public”
28 March 2013
Well, that’s it, after two major inquiries into Australian media and thousands of pages of submissions and reports the Gillard government tried to ram through a set of complex legislation in nine days.
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“Why Malala matters: the Taliban’s war on women continues”
27 March 2013
One Pakistani teenage girl is back where she belongs: in school. But Malala Yousafzai, who was shot last year for campaigning for female education by the Taliban, is not your average school girl.
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“Restore the family wage by simplifying the tax system”
26 March 2013
Two changes are needed to the taxation and family benefits system to improve efficiency and achieve equity between families.
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“Seeing red: why cyclists ride through traffic lights”
26 March 2013
You’ve probably seen it happen. You’re driving your car and you come to a stop at the traffic lights. You’re mindful of traffic infringement fines and public safety, then someone on a bike rides past you, unconcerned, straight through the red lights.
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“Childcare wage reforms stop short of real change”
25 March 2013
The federal government’s announcement last week on pay equity for the early childhood workforce is an important step for the childcare sector.
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“The remains of the day: where to for Gillard?”
22 March 2013
After one of the more bizarre days in Australian politics, Julia Gillard remains as the prime minister of Australia.
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“Explainer: how does a leadership spill work?”
21 March 2013
After a harrowing day in parliament, the Labor party saw a leadership spill and Prime Minister Gillard was returned as leader.
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“What lessons can we draw from the leaked tapes crisis?”
21 March 2013
The resignation of Ted Baillieu as premier of Victoria has once again brought ministerial advisers into the spotlight.
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“A paywall is not enough —Fairfax must become bespoke or fail”
21 March 2013
Fairfax Media is introducing a “soft” paywall for The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald (SMH). Initially, the paywall will only affect readers outside Australia, but a domestic version will follow.
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“Cyprus avoids a bad haircut, but pays a price for shady finance”
20 March 2013
In a surprise move that shocked investors and commentators alike, the Republic of Cyprus announced plans last weekend to impose a levy on bank deposits.
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“Intruders provoke a lethal-force dilemma”
20 March 2013
An underlying scourge in South Africa – at times referred to as the “bloody” rainbow nation – is the atmosphere conducive to violence inherited from the colonial and apartheid political eras.
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“Why the TGA should make it harder for people to get Xanax”
19 March 2013
The body responsible for regulating drugs in Australia, the Therapeutic Goods Administration, is poised to decide whether to restrict access to drugs such as Xanax. There are good reasons why it should.
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“Anthrax outbreak in New South Wales”
19 March 2013
Following reports of an outbreak of anthrax near Moree in northern NSW, the Department of Primary Industries has launched an investigation into the deaths of 37 cattle and quarantined the properties involved.
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“Why tax reform can help reduce problem gambling”
19 March 2013
Gambling provides Australian state governments with an average of 7.3 per cent of their own taxes, about $5147 million, according to ABS data for 2010-11.
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“It takes a village, a profession, a community”
18 March 2013
Geoff Maslen raised some important issues in The Age paper on March 4, and he highlighted some of the challenges currently facing faculties of Education.
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“In order to win the war, Labor must be prepared to lose the battle”
15 March 2013
There’s something a little thrilling about a bit of leadership biffo. However, when such talk shows little sign of abatement, as it has in respect to Gillard’s leadership of the ALP, then the thrill factor can plummet very quickly.
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“India's new surrogacy laws are only part of the equation”
14 March 2013
On an ever burgeoning basis, foreigners have been seeking commercial surrogacy arrangements through Assisted Reproductive Technology Clinics in India.
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“The price of justice”
11 March 2013
Late last month marked the 12-month anniversary of the acquittal of Gabe Watson for the murder of his wife of 11 days, Tina Thomas.
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“It's getting tougher at the top in a judgmental electorate”
9 March 2013
Before the unfortunate Ted Baillieu, the last Victorian premier to fall on his political sword was John Cain jnr in August 1990.
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“A party long divided over leadership”
8 March 2013
The campaign to undermine Ted Baillieu began before he even became premier.
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“Baillieu’s bombshell resignation: where to now for Victoria?”
7 March 2013
The resignation of Ted Baillieu as Leader of the Liberal Party brought an end to his premiership just two years after guiding the Coalition to a narrow victory in 2010.
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“Young offenders need a verbal toolkit to unlock literacy”
6 March 2013
Half of Australia’s young male offenders have a clinically significant, previously unidentified language deficit. It’s a shocking figure.
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“WA’s water woes: a thirsty election issue”
4 March 2013
Ten years have passed since the 2005 Western Australian election, when the state’s battle lines were drawn over Perth’s water future.
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“Seeds without sex – some racy findings on the cloning of plants”
4 March 2013
A breakthrough in understanding how plants reproduce could lead to advances in agriculture such as higher-yielding crops.
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“Side effects of the Hollywood treatment: pharma ethics dumped for thriller plot”
2 March 2013
When a drug returns more than a billion dollars in sales, it hits blockbuster status. But these little pills have truly arrived now, starring in their very own Hollywood thriller.
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“The thorny issue of home care in Michael Haneke’s Amour”
1 March 2013
During our lifetime, we face a series of developmental tasks that are universal to the human condition. The last of these stages comes in our final years, when we face our mortality.
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