How to move energy policy models beyond bias and vested interests
Aug 21, 2018 16:05 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law Politics
The Turnbull governments flagship energy plan, the National Energy Guarantee, was intended to end a decade-long stalemate on energy and climate policy in Australia. Ironically, since its unveiling in October 2017, the...
Why more investment in the NDIS may not boost employment
Aug 21, 2018 16:03 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy Law
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) was created to boost the economic and social participation of Australians living with a disability. To this end, the scheme puts choice and control in the hands of people...
One sky: a unified approach to the national airspace must be developed with drones in mind
Aug 21, 2018 16:02 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
Drones were used in an alleged assassination attempt on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro earlier this month. This event reminds us of the dangers posed by remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS). Its an extreme...
View from The Hill: Malcolm Turnbull struggling to shore up his border
Aug 21, 2018 16:01 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
Malcolm Turnbull is still upright, but he will have to be a miracle worker to survive and lead the government to the election. Peter Duttons 35 votes to Turnbulls 48 is a solid base for a challenger to build on. That...
Suspects confess to crimes they didn't commit – here's why
Aug 16, 2018 20:09 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
Office clerk Stefan Kiszko spent 17 years in prison for the murder of schoolgirl Lesley Molseed in Rochdale in northwest England in 1975. Though he had confessed his guilt to the police at the time, evidence later proved...
When Canada did – and didn’t – stand up for human rights
Aug 16, 2018 20:03 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
Justin Trudeau governments is under fire not only from Saudi government officials, but also from some Canadians who have implictly criticized Global Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland for being too aggressive in advocating...
How a Swiss bank was toppled by a financial scandal in Malaysia – and what can be learned from it
Aug 14, 2018 14:03 pm UTC| Insights & Views Fintech Law
The worlds biggest financial scandal, over missing billions from Malaysian state-run development fund 1MDB, has left the countrys former prime minister, Najib Razak, facing charges of corruption charges which he denies....
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