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ItemNo Preview AvailableNational plan to allow battery cages until 2036 favours cheap eggs over animal welfareParker, 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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ItemNo Preview Available3 billion animals were in the bushfires’ path. Here’s what the royal commission said (and should’ve said) about themBest, A ; Parker, C ; Godden, L ( 2020-11-09)
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ItemNo Preview AvailableGaining Clarity of the Ethicial Issues of a Possible COVID-19 VaccineMunsie, 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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ItemNo Preview AvailableCrown, Collingwood and the Corporate ConscienceBant, 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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ItemNo Preview AvailablePathways to Prosecution for Australian Soldiers' Crimes in AfghanistanCormier, 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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ItemNo Preview AvailableThe 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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ItemNo Preview AvailableDetention Increases COVID-19 Health RiskFoster, 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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ItemNo Preview AvailableRegulating 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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ItemNo Preview AvailableWant to Record your Doctor's Appointment? Great Idea, but First, Check it's LegalHyatt, 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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ItemNo Preview AvailableComing Clean on Hand SanitisersJane, 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.