Explainer: how the EU proposes to change its asylum laws
Apr 10, 2016 00:35 am UTC| Insights & Views
The European Unions response to the migration crisis that began in 2015 has had two distinct phases. While there was initial support for humanitarian solutions to the increasing number of people claiming asylum, hope for a...
The most American pop culture phenomenon of them all
Apr 10, 2016 00:32 am UTC| Insights & Views Entertainment
American Idol was born exactly nine months after 9/11. The timing was significant, because since its premiere on June 11, 2002, the show has become an integral part of the countrys coping strategy a kind of guidebook for...
Flawed GST system skews state transport projects
Apr 10, 2016 00:26 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Commitments by the Commonwealth Government to fund transport infrastructure in the states are invariably announced with fanfare, as state transport ministers celebrate the triumph of securing federal money for their...
How blockchain could be used to make trusts more transparent
Apr 08, 2016 16:45 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology Digital Currency Law
Amid the outcry over David Camerons tax affairs is the UK prime ministers intervention in 2013 to block EU transparency rules regarding offshore trusts. It was decided that trusts should not be held to the same standards...
When it comes to tax, how do we decide what's fair?
Apr 08, 2016 16:38 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
The tax dealings of a number of politicians have come under scrutiny this week, following news of their offshore holdings in the Panama Papers. The leaks have led to the resignation of the Icelandic prime minister and the...
The Dutch referendum on EU-Ukraine treaty doesn't signal a step towards Nexit
Apr 08, 2016 16:32 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The European Unions treaty with Ukraine was rebuffed by Dutch voters on April 6 with over 60% rejecting it in a low turnout referendum. The government must now reconsider the treaty. Initiators of the referendum hope that...
Here's a way to make carbon markets work better
Apr 08, 2016 16:26 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Carbon markets could play a crucial role in delivering promises made at the Paris climate conference. The idea behind carbon markets is simple. A government issues a limited number of permits, which companies can then...
‘We have thousands of Modis’: the secret behind the BJP’s enduring success in India