Teaching Law

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Sunday, 15 September 2013

A sense of entitlement? The (gender) subtext of 'lifters not leaners'

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The Coalition’s pledge to revive work for the dole and income management has reignited the inevitable claim that thos...
Wednesday, 14 August 2013

Sex appeal and the 'disorder of women'

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Did we get the vote so our sex appeal could be rated?* The Leader of the Opposition, Tony Abbott, described Fiona Scott, one of his pa...
Saturday, 27 July 2013

'Family' values and the privatisation of welfare

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If women have a baby outside a stable relationship, they may break the social security system. A couple of news items in the weekend pap...
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Monday, 15 July 2013

'Invisible substances': Can we trade them? Of course we can...

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Today I heard the leader of the federal opposition, Tony Abbott, describe the government's proposed change to an emissions trading schem...
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Sunday, 2 June 2013

The Ecology of Land Regulation in Queensland

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In the last couple of weeks, the Queensland government has passed changes to tree clearing legislation and introduc...
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Thursday, 16 May 2013

Human Embryo Research: Who Donates the Eggs?

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Who donates the eggs?* In headline news today, scientists have announced a breakthrough in human cloning. Human skin cells and a wo...
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Sunday, 7 April 2013

Compensating Organ Donors: Commodification or Freedom?

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The Commonwealth government has today announced a ‘grant’ scheme for live organ donors. The scheme will pay live orga...
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