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Are capital gains tax rate preferences a necessary feature?

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14 Apr 2019: The appropriate taxation treatment of capital gains is one of the most controversial issues in tax policy. Notwithstanding that the debate about capital gains tax (CGT) rate preferences is a politically charged issue, there is an important
It's about people, not problems

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18 Dec 2019: For a very long time, institutions in Western society have categorised certain families with words that are heavy with stigma, labelling them as 'problem families' or 'paupers', describing them as experiencing 'intergenerational disadvantage' and
Expedition is a dream come true for alumnus

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25 Sep 2019: Young Hobart scientist Chloe Power been awarded the chance to visit the Antarctic and Chile in December this year as part of the Antarctic Cities Youth Expedition. Ms Power, who in 2018 graduated from IMAS with a Master of Marine and Antarctic Science
How two students made the world their classroom

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18 Nov 2019: Most students don’t think about changing the world while studying an undergraduate course - that’s just what Edwina Knevett and Zoe Sellers set out to investigate when they joined Engineers Without Borders (EWB), a charity that helps link
Coral Sea voyage uncovers volcanic secrets of the seafloor.

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3 Sep 2019: Scientists arriving in Brisbane after a 28-day voyage to the Coral Sea are amazed by their discoveries in the deep sea, including 5km deep seafloor canyons, unnamed volcanic seamounts, and likely new species of deep-water coral. The discoveries came
Australian islands home to 414 million pieces of plastic pollution

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18 May 2019: Banner image: Dr Jennifer Lavers and Silke Stuckenbrock with plastic debris on Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Image credit: Silke Stuckenbrock. A survey of plastic pollution on Australia’s Cocos (Keeling) Islands has revealed the territory’s beaches
A landmark report confirms Australia is girt by hotter, higher seas

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26 Sep 2019: Banner image: Beachgoers cool off in the water at Bondi Beach in Sydney, February 2019. Australia’s coast dwellers must adapt to the inevitable effects of climate change. Joel Carrett/AAP. A landmark scientific report has confirmed that climate
Gene hunting to unlock the biology of multiple sclerosis

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14 Jun 2019: Your mother’s eyes, your father’s nose…we all know that genetics play a big part in what we look like and who we are. But it’s also genes that can influence the diseases and conditions we might experience in our lives, including multiple
Howe to turn waves into energy

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24 Sep 2019: Wave energy may be generated in the future from breakwaters, harbours and other maritime infrastructure if research by Australian Maritime College PhD student Damon Howe checks out. The research is looking at whether integration of wave energy
AMC alumni navigates sea of choices to dream job

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26 Nov 2019: AMC graduate kicks on in his fieldKeegan Graham-Parker grew up in a seafaring and fishing family from a small town south of Cairns so believed he was always likely to end up in a maritime-related industry. After school he went to sea for the better