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Navigating the post-truth debate: some key co-ordinates

Humans have the capacity to wield unprecedented forms of power, not just over other people, as in acts of law and war, but over other forms of life, and ultimately over ... Weakening the link between evidence and decisions not only threatens the quality
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/05/16/navigating-the-post-truth-debate--some-key-co-ordinates.html
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Does banking attract cheats or make them?

Does banking attract cheats or make them? 11 May 2018. The Banking Royal Commission has exposed a culture of dishonesty that demands reform, writes Professor David Kinley from Sydney Law School. ... Professor David Kinley is an expert in Human Rights Law
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2018/05/11/does-banking-attract-cheats-or-make-them-.html
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Coronavirus contact-tracing apps: most of us won’t cooperate unless everyone does

This article was written by Associate Professor Stefan Volk from the University of Sydney Business School.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2020/04/24/coronavirus-contact-tracing-apps--most-of-us-won-t-cooperate-unl.html
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Is it time for Australians to stop cooking with gas?

Dr Madeline Taylor is a lecturer is Sydney Law School and a member of the Sydney Environment Institute. ... Lecturer, Sydney Law School. Visit Dr Taylor's academic profile.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2020/11/18/is-it-time-for-australians-to-stop-cooking-with-gas.html
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More technology doesn’t mean less inequality

More technology doesn't mean less inequality. 22 October 2015. Policymakers who dream of digital technologies as the quick fix to their development problem need to think twice, writes Dr Aim Sinpeng. The clear lesson from Thailand, India and Peru is
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2015/10/22/more-technology-doesnt-mean-less-inequality.html
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The Story of Wall Street's First Black Millionaire

a swath through the thoroughly white New York business world in the middle decades of the 19th century. ... Not that the ethics or business practices of many of his antebellum contemporaries could bear too much scrutiny, but Wall Street was never going
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2015/11/10/the-story-of-wall-street-s-first-black-millionaire.html
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Are we facing a catastrophic bushfire season?

While fire is a normal part of Australia’s yearly cycle and no two years are alike, what we are seeing now is absolutely not business as usual. ... Address. Level 7 - G02 - Jane Foss Russell Building & Level 6 - Room 603, F10 - New Law Building Jane
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2019/09/11/are-we-facing-a-catastrophic-bushfire-season.html
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Why suspending housing evictions will defend against COVID-19

On Sunday, the federal government moved to replace some of the income households have lost, temporarily doubling some social security payments and making cash grants to businesses. ... Without anything more, those liabilities would continue. The federal
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2020/03/26/covid19-why-suspending-housing-evictions-will-defend-us.html
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Tianjin disaster takes social news sharing to new levels in China

The tension between innovative social media distribution businesses and a government with no intention of giving up control is forging the new mass-scale connective news culture in China.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2015/08/26/tianjin-disaster-takes-social-news-sharing-to-new-levels-in-chin.html
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Drilled Alaska: experts comment on Trump's oil and gas plan

Dr Madeline Taylor is an expert in Energy and Natural Resources Regulation and Policy in the University of Sydney Law School and Sydney Environment Institute.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2020/08/20/drilled-alaska--experts-comment-on-trump-s-oil-and-gas-plan.html