Banning foreign political donations: will Labor's proposals fix the system?
Sep 07, 2016 10:48 am UTC| Insights & Views Law Politics
Labor senator Sam Dastyari has been embroiled in an ongoing saga over a Chinese company having paid for his travel expenses. This has led to questions about his support for China in the South China Sea dispute in defiance...
Microsoft Dodges $8B Bullet, Goes DIY With Skype-Based Technology
Sep 07, 2016 10:16 am UTC| Technology Law
Microsoft is currently trying to gain an edge over other tech companies when it comes to the communication sector, which it already has a significant slice of, thanks to the popular chat and call service, Skype. Looking to...
Apple and Ireland are betting on 'Nation Inc' and a world of shareholder citizens
Sep 06, 2016 09:28 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
When the European Union decided to fine Apple 13.5 billion for tax evasion in Ireland last week, it didnt take long for the Irish government to join with Apple to announce it would appeal the ruling. The alignment...
South Africa does child support grants well, but not other welfare services
Sep 05, 2016 05:55 am UTC| Life Law
When Jabuliles young niece, Thando, came to live with her, she immediately treated her in the same way she treated her own four children, despite the financial pressures of having an extra mouth to feed. Thandos mother,...
Direct Action not as motivating as carbon tax say some of Australia's biggest emitters
Sep 02, 2016 06:57 am UTC| Nature Law
Australias largest listed, carbon intensive companies say management lost focus on carbon matters, abandoned energy projects and didnt have the commercial imperative to produce long-term strategic action on reducing...
Does TPP's slow death mean the world is now unsafe for trade deals?
Sep 02, 2016 06:46 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
It seems that the world has become unsafe for trade agreements. In particular, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a major new trade deal among the United States and 11 other Pacific Rim nations, has become a political...
How civic intelligence can teach what it means to be a citizen
Sep 02, 2016 06:37 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
This political season, citizens will be determining who will represent them in the government. This, of course, includes deciding who will be the next president, but also who will serve in thousands of less prominent...
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
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back
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