Ghana aims for safer skies with new aviation laws
Jul 14, 2019 13:17 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
Ghana recently spent $275 million expanding and modernising Kotoka International Airport located in the capital city, Accra. This is part of its plan to attract eight million tourists annually by 2027. A significant...
From hospital to homeless: Victoria’s mental health system fails the most vulnerable
Jul 14, 2019 13:16 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
People experiencing homelessness and poor mental health are among Australias most vulnerable citizens. Without secure housing and an accessible mental healthcare system, recovery from mental illness is seriously...
Jul 13, 2019 06:04 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
This year marks the 40th anniversary of a little-known U.S. organization that has provided crucial intelligence and analysis to presidents for all those decades: the National Intelligence Council. Right after World War...
Modern Slavery Act is having unintended consequences for women's freedom in Sri Lanka
Jul 12, 2019 10:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
The Modern Slavery Act was seen as a big achievement for combating the issue of forced labour. But since it was passed by the UK government in 2015, many have pointed out its shortcomings. In particular, how the...
Is the National Rugby League legally liable for the long-term impacts of concussions?
Jul 10, 2019 06:52 am UTC| Law Sports
In the not too distant past, players who suffered head injuries in professional contact sports quickly returned to the field of play, sometimes in the same game, seemingly able to shake off any concussion...
Begging ‘professionally’ doesn’t make their poverty and vulnerability any less legitimate
Jul 10, 2019 00:16 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
Last week, Victoria Police arrested seven people who were alleged members of a professional begging syndicate. They were flown in from China on tourist visas. In reporting this story, Australian media generated a...
Governments are making fake news a crime – but it could stifle free speech
Jul 08, 2019 23:44 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
The rapid spread of fake news can influence millions of people, impacting elections and financial markets. A study on the impact of fake news on the 2016 US presidential election, for instance, has found that fake news...
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