How to get a better bang for the taxpayers' buck in all sectors, not only Indigenous programs
Aug 23, 2016 06:25 am UTC| Insights & Views Law Business
A report released today by the Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) has drawn attention to the lack of quality evaluations being conducted on Indigenous programs. The report identified 1082 Indigenous-specific programs...
The victims' verdict: what happens when they try to report online fraud
Aug 23, 2016 04:32 am UTC| Law
Reporting a crime should not be as traumatic as the experience of the crime itself. But unfortunately this is the sad reality for many victims of online fraud. Australians reported more than A$229 million lost to fraud...
Aleppo's dying children and shattered health system: is there light at the end of the tunnel?
Aug 23, 2016 04:17 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
Being a doctor can be risky business, some times more than others. During my dozen medical missions to Syria, I had to crawl under a border fence, jump over walls, walk in the mountains at night for hours without any...
Why the guns-on-campus debate matters for American higher education
Aug 17, 2016 02:51 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
As of Aug. 1, 2016, a new law allows concealed handguns in college and university buildings in Texas. Its already had an impact on me as professor of religious studies at the University of Texas at Austin. Thanks to...
Not easy being blue: Fatal shootings, job stress make it hard to be a cop
Aug 16, 2016 15:01 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life Law
Not many people in the United States can identify that their occupation includes an element of personal danger. This, however, is a component of the job description for police officers across the country. It is...
Violence is normal is Brazil, as visitors to Rio 2016 are finding out
Aug 16, 2016 14:46 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life Law
Every few days, there are news reports of some kind of violence encountered by athletes or journalists at the Rio Olympics. To understand why, we need to understand how prevalent violence is in Brazil. Within days of...
How running companies for shareholders drives scandals like BHS
Aug 14, 2016 04:29 am UTC| Law Business
You might think the 423m Philip Green made from British Home Stores, which is now under administration, is a one off. Unfortunately, it is not. It is just one of the outcomes of our shareholder value-driven economy that is...
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