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    The GrainCorp deal: Choosing between open for business or grower control

    Tim Mazzarol     |      November 18, 2013

    Prime Minister Tony Abbott says that it will be federal Treasurer Joe Hockey’s decision alone if a foreign acquisition of Australia’s largest agribusiness GrainCorp will go ahead. Tim Mazzarol provides background to a contentious issue.

  • Darren Moffatt
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    Strata law wars: Why neighbours can now force you from your home unit

    Darren Moffatt     |      November 15, 2013

    The NSW Government is reforming its strata and community scheme laws. Darren Moffatt from Housenet hopes that the new laws will be fair for all lot owners.

  • Dominic O'Sullivan
    • Politics and Policy

    Integrity and Transparency of the Ballot crucial in WA Senate Elections

    Dominic O'Sullivan     |      November 11, 2013

    The Australian Electoral Commission was forced to apologise after they lost ballot papers in the West Australian Senate recount. Associate professor in political science Dominic O’Sullivan considers the prospects of new elections.

  • Binoy Kampmark
    • Politics and Policy

    The Mess of Marriage Equality: The ACT and the Constitution

    Binoy Kampmark     |      November 11, 2013

    The High Court will hear a challenge to the ACT’s same-sex marriage laws early next month. Binoy Kampmark describes the constitutional mess the marriage equality legislation in the ACT has become.

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    Living for the future

    Open Forum     |      November 5, 2013

    The Minister for Fair Trading Anthony Roberts has released the proposed reforms for Strata in NSW.

  • Rodney Croome
    • Politics and Policy
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    Can a state provide marriage equality?

    Rodney Croome     |      November 4, 2013

    Key law-makers in NSW and Tasmania have rejected same-sex marriage bills, while the ACT’s bid is said to be doomed to fail in the High Court. Rodney Croome urges our leaders to ensure that same-sex couples have the choice to legally marry, regardless of the legislative backstory.

  • Kate Galloway
    • Politics and Policy

    Queensland Anti-Bikie Laws: A Return to the Moonlight State?

    Kate Galloway     |      October 30, 2013

    Queensland has introduced tough new anti-bikie laws. Kate Galloway, Senior Lecturer at the School of Law at James Cook University, sees a number of problems with the new legislation.

  • Ian McAuley
    • Politics and Policy

    Pushing our luck

    Ian McAuley     |      October 16, 2013

    Does Australia need a structural change? Ian McAuley from the Centre of Policy Development argues that economic policies and the ideas behind them that might have been appropriate in the past now constrain our thinking.

  • Michael Schaefer
    • Energy
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    Practical ways to help agriculture thrive

    Michael Schaefer     |      October 11, 2013

    The government needs to take a practical approach to support the farming sector. Michael Schaefer, a grain producer from South Australia, shares his ideas on what needs to be done.

  • Jo Coghlan
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    Australia’s approach to asylum seekers

    Jo Coghlan     |      September 30, 2013

    Australia's approach to asylum seekers has become a strong talking point especially as the Government's stance becomes harsher. Dr Jo Coghlan, lecturer in politics at Southern Cross University, explains the new Coalition Government's  policy and the lead up to it.   

  • The Hon Anthony Roberts
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    Agriculture’s role in the NSW 2021 Plan

    The Hon Anthony Roberts     |      September 30, 2013

    The Hon Anthony Roberts, NSW Minister for Fair Trading delivered the keynote address at the IV Global Access Partners National Economic Review: Australia’s Annual Growth Summit on Friday 20 September 2013. He outlines why agriculture plays a vital role in the NSW 2021 Plan that aims to Make NSW Number One Again.

  • Nicole Hemmer
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    Will Hillary Clinton be the next US president?

    Nicole Hemmer     |      September 10, 2013

    Hillary Clinton hasn’t revealed yet if she will run in the 2016 presidential campaign. Nicole Hemmer talks us through the possibility of her being the next US president.

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