Budget company tax cut a hard sell politically
Apr 14, 2016 02:31 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
After a GST increase to finance big income tax cuts disappeared as a viable option for the May budget, attention centred on reducing the 30% company tax rate. But, assuming the government goes ahead with a cut for...
China's e-commerce laws not a 'crackdown' but closing a loophole
Apr 14, 2016 01:51 am UTC| Insights & Views Law Business
Australian businesses need to be more China-savvy in interpreting changes in government regulations, such as the recently introduced e-commerce laws. These laws are not so much a crackdown, as closing a loop-hole in...
U.S. companies may need to beef up data privacy – but only for Europeans
Apr 12, 2016 12:56 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
Though the recent Apple versus FBI case garnered greater media attention, a privacy discussion with more economic significance to the tune of US$260 billion is moving toward fruition with less public attention: the...
Simply punishing students for bullying will not address the problem
Apr 12, 2016 12:49 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
The spring legislative season is well underway, and, as has been the case for the last several years, a number of states are again considering and passing amendments to their anti-bullying laws. This year, Florida and...
Panama Papers show how easy it is to finance terror using U.S. shell companies
Apr 12, 2016 12:46 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
The Panama Papers have exposed the largest financial crime scandal of our lifetimes. But what has been uncovered by the Panama Papers is much more dangerous than simply greed and corruption. For those of you who have...
Does the First Amendment protect religious freedom laws?
Apr 12, 2016 12:34 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
The Boss is boycotting North Carolina. Bruce Springsteen canceled a planned April 10 show in Greensboro to show solidarity with those protesting the passage of HB2, which bars local governments from protecting LGBT...
Panama Papers: why we're looking at global corruption the wrong way
Apr 12, 2016 11:59 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics Law
Although the size and scale of the Panama Papers leak was shocking, the offshore dealing they revealed was hardly a surprise. After all, many organisations, including Transparency International, Global Witness, Action Aid,...
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