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    The Meaning of Home for Children and Young People After Parental Separation
    Campo, M ; Fehlberg, B ; Smyth, B ; Natalier, K ( 2018)
    A new study exploring the meaning of home for children and young people after separation aims to inform living arrangements that work for them.
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    Twenty Years after the High Court's Wik Decision, How Does the 'Judicial Activism' Charge Stand Up?
    Josev, T (The Conversation Media Group, 2016)
    2016 marks 20 years since the High Court handed down the Wik Peoples v Queensland decision on the extent to which pastoral leases over land in Queensland extinguished native title. This year also marks the 20-year anniversary of the stoking of the judicial activism debate in Australia.
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    Do Children's Rights Matter?
    Tobin, J (Right Now, 2012-07-20)
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    Can Ethical Labelling Make Food Systems Healthy, Sustainable, and Just?
    Parker, C ( 2019)
    Consumers are often encouraged to “vote with their fork” and “say no” to unhealthy, unsustainable and unfair food. Food packaging is typically littered with claims about the nutrition, ethics and social goods associated with the product inside. Claims like “organic”, “GMO free”, “fair trade”, and “anti-biotic free” are common. But can consumer preference base labelling make a difference to the health, sustainability and ethics challenges facing the food system?
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    Copyright Reversion
    Giblin, R ; Yuvaraj, J ( 2019)
    Granting authors minimum reversion rights would open new economic opportunities and help reclaim lost culture. The world is starting to appreciate the effective reversion rights are crucial to a well-functioning copyright system.
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    Turnbull's Asylum Seeker Ban Violates Australia's Human Rights Obligations
    Foster, M ( 2016)
    The Federal Government has taken its first steps towards banning asylum seekers and refugees who attempt to reach Australia by boat from ever entering the country.
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    No Country, No Rights, No Hope
    Foster, M ; Baker, T ( 2018)
    The legal no-man's land inhabited by stateless people like the Rohingya is a major human rights issue, which urgently requires more attention.
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    History Repeating: Losing Citizenship in India
    Baker, T ; Foster, M ( 2018)
    The Indian National Register of Citizens aims to separate 4 million "illegal" immigrants from "legitimate" residents. So, what does history tell us about the impact of removing citizenship?
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    Children Can Decide Their Medical Treatments Under Victoria's Unique Advance Directive Laws
    Johnston, C (The Conversation Media Group, 2017)
    We’re all afraid of a time when we might lose the capacity to decide what medical treatments to accept or refuse. This is why Australian governments have promoted advance care planning, which involves discussing and expressing preferences about the kind of medical care you would or would not want in a situation where you lack mental capacity to make decisions.
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    What Happens to Small Towns Whose Water Becomes Big Business for Bottled Brands?
    White, E ; Nelson, R ( 2018)
    Groundwater being pumped from a highland aquifer, only to be whisked away in tankers and sold in little plastic bottles by a multinational corporation – it’s a difficult concept for a small farming town to swallow.