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Politics And Society

Remy Davison Jean Monnet Chair in Politics and Economics, Monash University

Federal Budget 2019: All sorts of sweeteners as Prime Minister Scott Morrison pushes to the polls

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and PM Scott Morrison pack the 2019 Federal Budget full of goodies as they push towards an election.

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and PM Scott Morrison pack the 2019 Federal Budget full of goodies as they push towards an election.

Politics And Society

Marie Segrave Associate Professor of Criminology

Dowry abuse: it's a growing problem in Australia, but new laws aren't the answer

To address it, dowry abuse first needs to be recognised as a key form of economic abuse within the broader framework of domestic and family violence.

To address it, dowry abuse first needs to be recognised as a key form of economic abuse within the broader framework of domestic and family violence.

Joseph Ibrahim Head, Health Law and Ageing Research Unit, Department of Forensic Medicine

Physical restraint doesn't protect patients – there are better alternatives

Regulating physical restraint of the elderly in nursing homes is a step in the right direction, but more still needs to be done to educate the sector on alternatives.

Regulating physical restraint of the elderly in nursing homes is a step in the right direction, but more still needs to be done to educate the sector on alternatives.

Business And Economy

Liz Campbell Francine McNiff Chair in Criminal Jurisprudence, Faculty of Law

Banking royal commission: action on criminality must be swift

There needs to be a swift determination of the criminality of banks and senior individuals in the wake of the royal commission.

There needs to be a swift determination of the criminality of banks and senior individuals in the wake of the royal commission.

Joseph Ibrahim Head, Health Law and Ageing Research Unit, Department of Forensic Medicine

Aged care royal commission benefits Generation X: it's too late for the silent generation

By the time the aged care royal commission's recommendations lead to improvements in our nursing homes, four cohorts of residents will have died. Here's why.

By the time the aged care royal commission's recommendations lead to improvements in our nursing homes, four cohorts of residents will have died. Here's why.

Stephen Gray Senior Lecturer, Law Resources

Indigenous incarceration, intervention and a failure to close the gap

A genuine partnership needs to be established between the government and Aboriginal people to get Closing the Gap targets back on track.

A genuine partnership needs to be established between the government and Aboriginal people to get Closing the Gap targets back on track.

Becky Batagol Associate Professor at Monash Sustainable Development Institute and the Faculty of Law

Gender equality: it's everyone's business

We need to think about the problems that men and women face not as competing priorities but as part of the same toxic social problem.

We need to think about the problems that men and women face not as competing priorities but as part of the same toxic social problem.

Marie Segrave Associate Professor of Criminology

Australia's Modern Slavery Act: what does it mean

The new law means large organisations will need to report annually on their efforts to address the risk of exploitation in their supply chains.

The new law means large organisations will need to report annually on their efforts to address the risk of exploitation in their supply chains.

One year on from Royal Commission findings on Northern Territory child detention: what's changed?

One year after the royal commission into Northern Territory child detention recommended big changes, little of substance has been done to tackle the problem by the NT Labor government.

One year after the royal commission into Northern Territory child detention recommended big changes, little of substance has been done to tackle the problem by the NT Labor government.

Men’s violence against women: the leading threat to women's safety and wellbeing

Men’s violence continues to threaten, restrict and harm the lives of Victorian women at alarming levels.

Men’s violence continues to threaten, restrict and harm the lives of Victorian women at alarming levels.

Financial services royal commissioner Kenneth Hayne is arguing for less and clearer law, and tougher corporate cops.

The problem with Australia's banks is one of too much law and too little enforcement

Financial services royal commissioner Kenneth Hayne is arguing for less and clearer law, and tougher corporate cops.

Monash University

Jude McCulloch Professor of Criminology

Policing family violence: duty failures and accountability

Despite having a code of practice in place for investigating incidents, police duty failures are all too common.

Despite having a code of practice in place for investigating incidents, police duty failures are all too common.

A Different Lens

The death of corporate greed? - Episode 9: A Different Lens

Find out why business success is now so dependent on ethical behaviour in this episode of A Different Lens.

Michelle Welsh Professor & Head, Department Business Law and Taxation

Find out why business success is now so dependent on ethical behaviour in this episode of A Different Lens.

Peter Bragge Associate Professor, Healthcare Quality Improvement (QI) at BehaviourWorks Australia, Monash Sustainable Development Institute

Opting out of My Health Record? Here's what you get with the status quo

If you're opting out of My Health Records, you're opting in to "business as usual". Here's what the current system looks like.

If you're opting out of My Health Records, you're opting in to "business as usual". Here's what the current system looks like.

Janemaree Maher

What is parricide and how common is it in Australia?

The killing of a parent by his or her child is a relatively uncommon form of family violence. We need to know much more about it to prevent it.

The killing of a parent by his or her child is a relatively uncommon form of family violence. We need to know much more about it to prevent it.

John Vaz Senior lecturer, banking and finance

Financial illiteracy and the perils of the credit debt trap

The credit debt trap is a honey pot for financial institutions, and that becomes a problem mostly for the poor, says John Vaz.

The credit debt trap is a honey pot for financial institutions, and that becomes a problem mostly for the poor, says John Vaz.

2018 federal budget: Turnbull Government all talk, no action on family violence

The Turnbull government's budget has failed to match its expressed desire to take violence against women seriously.

The Turnbull government's budget has failed to match its expressed desire to take violence against women seriously.

Kevin Davis Professor of Finance, Monash Business School

Banking royal commission: dodgy financial dealings expose greed and moral vacuum

The banking royal commission has humiliated the banks, exposed dodgy financial dealings and shown the sector lacks a 'clear sense of moral purpose'.

The banking royal commission has humiliated the banks, exposed dodgy financial dealings and shown the sector lacks a 'clear sense of moral purpose'.

Jude McCulloch Professor of Criminology

We won't stop lone-actor attacks until we understand violence against women

The Victorian centre's effectiveness will be muted unless it includes experts on violence against women.

The Victorian centre's effectiveness will be muted unless it includes experts on violence against women.

Human rights: media's key role in the wake of child detention abuses

Until the federal government consistently upholds its obligations over youth justice abuses, the media must hold systems to account.

Until the federal government consistently upholds its obligations over youth justice abuses, the media must hold systems to account.

Kevin Davis Professor of Finance, Monash Business School

Will the banking royal commission achieve anything?

Concerns raised that the areas to be investigated may prove too vague to be of practical use.

Concerns raised that the areas to be investigated may prove too vague to be of practical use.

Australia should be cautious about introducing laws on coercive control to stem domestic violence

New law is often seen as an answer in tackling intimate partner and family violence, but our research shows it is not always the best response.

New law is often seen as an answer in tackling intimate partner and family violence, but our research shows it is not always the best response.

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