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Editor's note
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The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), which was fully rolled out in July 2016, aims to give around 475,000 people with a disability more choice and control over their daily lives. In the first piece of our four-part series on the the NDIS two years on, Carmel Laragy asks whether the scheme is delivering on its legal requirement to give people the “reasonable and necessary” supports they need to live more independent lives. While the scheme is performing well in many cases, some recipients are still missing out.
Other pieces in our series will look at how Indigenous and other disadvantaged groups are faring in the scheme, as well as the health and well-being of those caring for people with disabilities.
And in the light of the interim report of the banking royal commission, Andrew Linden addresses how to change the culture of banks so that greed is no longer good. Rosemary
Sainty says when speaking frankly, bank board members acknowledge that something has to change.
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Sasha Petrova
Deputy Editor, Health + Medicine
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Top story
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The majority of NDIS participants are happy with the support they’ve received under the scheme.
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Carmel Laragy, RMIT University
The NDIS is required by law to provide 'reasonable and necessary' supports. But what this means is often subjective, and depends on the assessor.
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Business + Economy
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Andrew Linden, RMIT University; Warren Staples, RMIT University
In his three volume 1,000 page interim report Commissioner Hayne has built an irrefutable case for root and branch reform.
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Rosemary Sainty, University of Technology Sydney
How can our major institutions, particularly from the banking and finance sector retain their corporate legitimacy? What role should their boards be playing?
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Deborah Ralston, Monash University
Royal Commissioner Kenneth Hayne is arguing for less and clearer law, and tougher corporate cops.
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Andrew Grant, University of Sydney
The banks get most of the blame in Commissioner Hayne's explosive report, but there's some for us as well.
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Peter Martin, The Conversation
Rather than introducing still more laws to regulate banks there is a case for stripping down the ones we have got to make their aims crystal clear, Commissioner Hayne says in his interim report.
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Politics + Society
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Mark Jennings
The new prime minister has said he believes 'the Bible is not a policy handbook'. However, his faith has certainly had an influence on his worldview.
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Holly Thorpe, University of Waikato; Belinda Wheaton, University of Waikato
The World Surfing League has announced that it will offer equal pay to male and female athletes. In a sport dominated by hyper-masculinity, this is a significant step.
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Carol Harrington, Victoria University of Wellington
The #MeToo movement has attracted mainstream media attraction, but women are using many digital platforms to share their experiences of sexual violence.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
It was a week that saw the ABC's managing director and the chair of its board go, with many questions still to be answered; meanwhile Scott Morrison gave the ongoing controversy over Australia Day a new lease of life.
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Bede Harris, Charles Sturt University
Sexual harassment laws in Australia are limited in their reach. But changing our tort law by adopting a rule from the Roman legal system could give victims another path to justice.
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Environment + Energy
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Jenni Downes, University of Technology Sydney
This year's recycling crisis has prompted the federal government to pledge a move towards an economy in which materials are kept in use for as long as possible. But it still has a long way to go.
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Madeleine De Gabriele, The Conversation; Wes Mountain, The Conversation
Are our extremes moving past historical precendent into uncharted territory, or is this life as usual on a changeable continent?
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Marina Hurley, UNSW
Depending on the species, touching a stinging tree can be like 30 wasp stings at once or being burnt with hot acid and electrocuted at the same time.
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Cities
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Glen Fuller, University of Canberra; Ian Buchanan, University of Wollongong; Nicolas Ozolins, University of Wollongong
If cities had backed their active transport goals with investment in adequate cycling infrastructure we might not be having the arguments about dockless bikes 'littering' public space.
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Science + Technology
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Julie Old, Western Sydney University; Hayley Stannard, University of Sydney
Finding a mate is of course essential to produce the next generation. And feathers and fur play key roles in making sure that happens.
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Geoffrey Dell, CQUniversity Australia
One of the biggest problems with single-pilot operations is that it's very difficult to self-diagnose errors. That's why checklists can help.
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Nabin Sharma, University of Technology Sydney; Michael Blumenstein, University of Technology Sydney
Drones are now being used to warn beachgoers about sharks – with groundbreaking accuracy.
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Arts + Culture
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Bruce Isaacs, University of Sydney
Bruce Isaacs dissects a scene from Darren Aronofsky’s Requiem for a Dream. In this video, Isaacs looks at the director's unique use of camera technique to create a deeply subjective and intimate sequence.
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