Testing drugs on animals could soon be a thing of the past
May 05, 2016 07:52 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
Before a drug can be tested on humans, it has to be tested on animals. The drugs regulators demand it. Nobody including researchers likes testing on animals, which is why the race is on to find alternatives. For this...
Why is Brazil trying to block WhatsApp?
May 05, 2016 07:11 am UTC| Insights & Views Law Technology
The debate about online privacy versus the battle against crime was given new life this week with an attempt in Brazil to ban the popular messaging application WhatsApp. A well-known and strict judge in a regional area...
Thin capitalisation – the multinational tax avoidance strategy the budget forgot
May 05, 2016 06:40 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
It is now apparent that multinational tax avoidance and aggressive tax planning is a significant fiscal risk to the country. We have already seen major amendments to Australias tax regime to tackle base erosion and...
May 03, 2016 23:25 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
Shamings fall and rise Public shaming is not new. Its been used as a punishment in all societies - often embraced by the formal law and always available for day-to-day policing of moral norms. Over the past couple of...
Australia's prohibition of e-cigarettes is out of step with the evidence
May 02, 2016 05:15 am UTC| Law
A new report by the Royal College of Physicians in the United Kingdom says electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are much safer than smoking and encourages their widespread use by smokers. It concludes that e-cigarettes...
Could knowing how much your coworker earns help close the gender pay gap?
May 02, 2016 01:56 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
Pay transparency is all the rage these days. President Obama has taken action to increase pay transparency among federal contractors. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which enforces laws prohibiting...
Terbutaline: the drug at the heart of British Cycling's week from hell
Apr 29, 2016 15:01 pm UTC| Law Sports
It was a week British Cycling would rather forget. Accusations of discrimination forced the resignation of technical director Shane Sutton and then, it was reported that one of its brightest young stars had submitted a...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects