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Will the child sexual abuse redress scheme cause more trauma than it compensates?
Alister McKeich February 7, 2018 1
The Commonwealth redress scheme for institutional child sexual abuse has attracted criticism on several fronts. Crikey looks at how the scheme compensates survivors, and where it falls flat.
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Australia’s most notorious political turncoats -- Part II
Charlie Lewis February 7, 2018 1
Crikey continues the investigation into Australia's legendary ship-jumpers.
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Bigger than Adani: the NT 'carbon bomb' waiting to explode
Tim Forcey February 7, 2018 4
By itself, Queensland’s proposed Adani coal mine would result in 5 billion tonnes of carbon-dioxide greenhouse gas emissions. Clearly, Adani is a "carbon-bomb".
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The Morrison, Molan and general Coalition guide to excusing lies and hate speech
Bernard Keane February 7, 2018 9
The new logic from the government is that your former job gives you unchallengeable authority to say anything you like, no matter how wrong.
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How regulators lost their way on banking competition
Glenn Dyer and Bernard Keane February 7, 2018 3
New work from the Productivity Commission confirms our regulatory model for banking leads to inefficiency and big bank dominance.
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What if we dramatically cut our sugar consumption? Um, we already did.
Bernard Keane February 6, 2018 15
Australians have already reduced their soft drink consumption by far more than a sugar tax would ever achieve -- but we still got fatter.
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The notable disagreement between Bernardi and Shelton
Charlie Lewis February 6, 2018 3
Senator Cory Bernardi and his new employee, Lyle Shelton, were as one when it came to marriage equality, but there are noteworthy differences of opinion in other areas.
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Crikey’s pocket guide to lesser known alternative energy sources — Part II
Chris Woods February 6, 2018 6
How do ocean power and solar thermal energy work? Read on as Chris Woods explains.
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Crikey Worm: big four hit by sharemarket slump
Max Chalmers February 7, 2018
Good morning, early birds. A sharemarket slump has renewed calls for the government to drop the Keating-era "Four Pillars" policy. Plus, a British court has scuppered Julian Assange's bid for freedom. It's the news you need to know, with Max Chalmers.
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