Doctors as border police: what happened to 'first, do no harm'?
Jul 21, 2019 11:58 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
Building trust and acting in the patients best interests are guiding principles of medical practice. This is especially true when caring for vulnerable and marginalised people, such as undocumented migrants. They often...
Domestic abuse or genuine relationship? Our welfare system can't tell
Jul 21, 2019 11:51 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
In Australias social security laws, the couple rule is used to determine if a person is in a relationship, tying access to Centrelink payments to the income and assets of their partner. For victims of domestic violence,...
Cartel kingpin El Chapo is jailed for life, but the US-Mexico drug trade is booming
Jul 21, 2019 11:48 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
The infamous Mexican drug lord Joaquín Archivaldo Guzmán Loera aka El Chapo has been sentenced to life plus an additional 30 years for drug trafficking, conspiracy, money laundering and weapons charges,...
The army is being used to fight Cape Town's gangs. Why it's a bad idea
Jul 18, 2019 23:37 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
Following the latest spate of murders on the notorious Cape Flats in the Cape Town, the South African government has decided to send in the army. The move has been welcomed by many who want to see an end to the rampant...
Standoffs at sea highlight the shameful criminalization of rescuing migrants
Jul 18, 2019 23:29 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
After being denied a safe harbour, the German humanitarian rescue vessel Sea-Watch 3 recently entered into Italian territorial waters following a lengthy standoff with Italian authorities. The captain of the ship,...
Trump wasn't the first president to confront the Supreme Court – and back down
Jul 18, 2019 07:23 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
A key presidential election is approaching. The U.S. Supreme Court hears a case with powerful political implications. The court rules, but the populist president doesnt care. Our national commitments to the Constitution,...
Dependent and vulnerable: the experiences of academics on casual and insecure contracts
Jul 18, 2019 07:18 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
A majority of academic staff at some of Australias top universities work in casual or fixed-term positions. This reflects a trend towards casualisation in academia, and other industries, in Australia and New...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects