Backpacker tax compromise means more discrimination for these workers
Sep 29, 2016 03:50 am UTC| Insights & Views Law Economy
The government has reached a compromise with the Nationals over the so called backpacker tax, a tax of 32.5% in every dollar earned by those holding a working holiday visa. This will now be reduced to 19% but in an effort...
Donald Trump's 'new civil rights agenda' talk is just unhelpful noise
Sep 29, 2016 03:44 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump recently: … called for a new civil rights agenda that includes the right to a safe community, the right to a great education and the right to a secure...
We need to change more than pay for executives to do better
Sep 29, 2016 02:50 am UTC| Insights & Views Business
The pay of executives of a company, whether in salary, bonuses or other types of remuneration, is usually justified as an incentive to improve the financial performance of a company. This has led to ever more complex...
Social Media Revolution Series
In Turkey's state of emergency, social media is more important than ever
Sep 28, 2016 17:04 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Turkey has become notorious for curtailing media freedom and jailing journalists. As well as persecuting journalists, the government often shuts down Facebook, Twitter or Youtube when street demonstrations and terrorist...
Can artificial grass and fake trees replace our need for ‘real’ nature?
Sep 28, 2016 16:57 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
The benefits of spending time outdoors are well known. Whether travelling for an hour to reach open countryside or simply walking five minutes to a nearby urban park, being in and around nature makes us happier and...
Climate change and the presidential race: Lessons from the Reagan years
Sep 28, 2016 16:47 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Climate change did not come up in the first presidential debate well, not in any real sense. Hillary Clinton jabbed at Donald Trump for claiming that The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in...
Immigrants told to leave UK face huge hike in fees to appeal decisions
Sep 28, 2016 16:42 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
Immigrants appealing through the courts for a right to remain in the UK will soon face a huge increase in procedural costs after the government announced fee hikes of over 500% for some types of appeal through the...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects