It's tax time! Do you know the difference between avoiding and evading taxes?
Mar 25, 2019 13:50 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy Law
Tax season is upon us, and many Canadians are flocking to their tax advisers hoping for magical tips that will help them save some of their hard-earned money. Recently I came across an old study that was rather...
Universities must stop relying on software to deal with plagiarism
Mar 21, 2019 13:24 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
Educational software whether its a teaching aid or a program designed to help teachers with administration is big business. The recent multi-billion dollar acquisition of Turnitin, a program that is used around the world...
Domestic abuse: the psychology of coercive control remains a legal battlefield
Mar 21, 2019 13:16 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health Law
Not everyone was celebrating when Sally Challens murder conviction for killing her husband was quashed. The backlash on social media indicates we still have a long way to go before domestic abuse is properly...
Australia's animal testing laws are a good start, but don't go far enough
Mar 21, 2019 13:10 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
Your lipstick and foundation will be less likely to come at the expense of animal welfare, thanks to Commonwealth legislation that passed in recent weeks. The legislation, which will come into play on July 1, 2020,...
All about juries: why do we actually need them and can they get it 'wrong'?
Mar 09, 2019 06:18 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
There has been some debate over the recent conviction of George Pell, whose first trial ended with a hung jury, and the second a unanimous guilty verdict. People are questioning our justice system, the potential bias of...
Don’t ban Michael Jackson's music – talk about the accusations
Mar 09, 2019 06:07 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
Many of New Zealands major commercial radio stations, and its public broadcaster, are no longer playing the music of Michael Jackson. This decision comes after the airing of the new documentary Leaving Neverland, in which...
Overworked and underpaid: the revival of strikes in New Zealand
Mar 09, 2019 05:44 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
Strikes were supposedly something of the alleged bad old days of the 1970s. But during the first year of Aotearoa New Zealands Labour-led government, a strike revival ensued. At least 70,000 people, if not more, walked out...
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’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects