Does a sugar tax cause alcohol sales to spike? The research doesn't give a decisive answer
Feb 08, 2018 13:19 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
Consuming sugar-sweetened drinks is associated with a range of health issues including weight gain and obesity. These are risk factors for diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, strokes and certain...
Why the e-cigarette industry needs global regulations
Jan 30, 2018 13:49 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
The e-cigarette industry has been increasingly viewed as one of the most disruptive changes in the tobacco market, with vapes now commonly perceived as an alternative to traditional tobacco products. In my own survey of...
How neoliberalism is damaging your mental health
Jan 30, 2018 12:59 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics Law Health
There is a widespread perception that mental ill health is on the rise in the West, in tandem with a prolonged decline in collective well-being. The idea that there are social and economic causes behind this perceived...
Nassar's abuse reflects more than 50 years of men's power over female athletes
Jan 30, 2018 12:10 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law Life
Youve got a lucky boyfriend. These were the words the physicians assistant conducting my gynecological exam in 1998 uttered as he suggestively smiled down at me over my paper gown. I lay on the exam table, 20 years old,...
What the Coincheck hack tells us about how Australian regulators will handle a cryptocurrency hack
Jan 30, 2018 12:06 pm UTC| Digital Currency Law
New risk rules for cryptocurrency exchanges will be put to the test with the latest hack on Japanese exchange Coincheck. Hackers stole US$660 million worth of NEM (its native cryptocurrency). In the past eight years,...
Politicians are inflating the evidence used to justify tax increases
Jan 11, 2018 01:28 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics Law
Chris Doucouliagos, Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Deakin Business School and Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University Many government policies are flawed because...
Like it or loathe it, here's why Apple doesn't need a planning permit for its Fed Square store
Dec 28, 2017 13:30 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law Real Estate
Despite the prominent public role played by Melbournes Federation Square, Apples new flagship store to be built within it wont even require a planning permit. This is thanks to an obscure planning process that planning...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight