Is Brexit the beginning of the end for international cooperation?
Mar 30, 2017 07:33 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
Its official: Britain is done with Europe. Prime Minister Theresa May has formally triggered the process for withdrawing from the European Union, ensuring that the United Kingdom, one of the largest and most prosperous...
Why threats to get votes for health law are more workplace bullying than political tactics
Mar 28, 2017 11:35 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics Law
In an effort to pass the health care law, Donald Trump placed intense political pressure on members of the House, even telling one key lawmaker Im going to come after you, according to reports. The president has also made...
We’re suing the federal government to be free to do our research
Mar 28, 2017 10:56 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
Many apps and algorithms that feature prominently in our lives are, essentially, black boxes: We have no idea how they accomplish what they do; we just know they work. Or at least we think we do. Most recently this became...
Brexit creates a human rights crisis for Ireland
Mar 28, 2017 10:50 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
The UK government will trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty on Wednesday. This will serve as a formal notification of the UKs intent to withdraw from the European Union. It will set off two years or more of...
Technology-facilitated abuse: the new breed of domestic violence
Mar 27, 2017 16:34 pm UTC| Health Law
Domestic violence is a serious national issue in Australia and globally. It is an inherently gendered crime. Research consistently shows the overwhelming majority of offenders are male and the victims are...
Hanson stirs the sugar pot and backflips on penalty rates
Mar 27, 2017 14:01 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
The next big judgement day for Pauline Hanson will be the election in her home state of Queensland, due in under a year. Her vote there will determine how much fear she puts into the Coalition ahead of the federal...
The government is belatedly backing the penalty rates cut it always wanted
Mar 27, 2017 09:11 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
Its impossible for the government to substantially ease the hardship for workers from the Fair Work Commissions decision to cut some penalty rates as the governments submission into its implementation illustrates. Nor can...
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