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    National plan to allow battery cages until 2036 favours cheap eggs over animal welfare
    Parker, C ; Bromberg, L ( 2021-07-05)
    Eggs laid by battery hens would be phased out within 15 years under a plan to improve poultry welfare in Australia. The proposal signals some relief for the 10 million or so egg-laying hens still kept in battery cages in Australia. But it doesn’t go far enough.
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    Gaining Clarity of the Ethicial Issues of a Possible COVID-19 Vaccine
    Munsie, M ; Gyngell, C ; Taylor-Sands, M ( 2020)
    Given the implications for potential take-up of a COVID-19 vaccine, it's important to unpack religious as well as the general ethical concerns from using human cell lines.
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    Crown, Collingwood and the Corporate Conscience
    Bant, E ( 2021)
    The different failures at Crown and Collingwood shows that the law need to go beyond individuals when holding corporations to account.
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    Pathways to Prosecution for Australian Soldiers' Crimes in Afghanistan
    Cormier, M ; Duxbury, A ( 2020)
    It was confirmed in the Brereton report that there’s ‘credible information’ to substantiate the unlawful killing of 39 people by Australian special forces personnel in Afghanistan. These shocking allegations led Prime Minister Scott Morrison to announce last week that a special investigator’s office will be established to assist the Australian Federal Police to investigate these alleged crimes. The information contained in the Brereton report will now serve as a guide for the special investigator’s office, which will focus on gathering evidence that will be admissible in criminal prosecutions.
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    The World Health Organization as Pandemic Police?
    Duxbury, A ( 2020)
    While the idea that the World Health Organization could investigate disease in countries like weapons inspectors is interesting, there are clear problems.
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    Detention Increases COVID-19 Health Risk
    Foster, M ; Robertson, K ( 2020)
    Australia has a legal and humanitarian obligation to protect people in immigration detention during the COVID-19 crisis, which should trigger a rethink in our policies.
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    Regulating Medical Devices in the 'Internet of Things'
    Johnston, C ; Ahn, B ( 2020)
    New research explores the gap between regulation and practice in healthcare devices, particularly for type 1 diabetes, that are part of the Internet of Things.
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    Want to Record your Doctor's Appointment? Great Idea, but First, Check it's Legal
    Hyatt, A ; Johnston, C ; Prictor, M ( 2020-11-02)
    As you fire up your computer for a telehealth appointment, or prepare to walk in to see your doctor, you may be wondering whether to record your appointment. You might even think about doing it without asking permission first.
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    Coming Clean on Hand Sanitisers
    Jane, A ; Paterson, J ; Bant, E ; Rizzi, M ( 2020)
    Why clarifying the distinction between ’therapeutic’ and ‘cosmetic’ hand sanitisers could be critical in the fight against COVID-19.