Private prison operators still hide from scrutiny, despite reform
Dec 17, 2015 01:00 am UTC| Law
The recent final report of Economic Regulation Authority (ERA) into the efficiency and performance of Western Australian prisons confirms ongoing concerns about transparency in the prison sector, with a legal wall still...
Releasing government's advice would help parliament better scrutinise laws
Dec 17, 2015 00:46 am UTC| Law
During the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Securitys recent inquiry into the governments citizenship-stripping bill lawyers and academics raised concerns that the proposal was invalid. The committee...
Promises, promises: how legally durable are Obama's climate pledges?
Dec 14, 2015 17:22 pm UTC| Law
As part of a global agreement on climate change, the US has pledged, among other things, to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 26%-28% compared to 2005 levels by the year 2025. But opponents of President Obama...
Why some types of leading question should be banned from court
Dec 14, 2015 16:17 pm UTC| Law
If you were asked one of the following two questions by a lawyer on the witness stand, would you feel like you were being led to answer in a certain way? Did he touch you? or He didnt touch you, did he? A leading...
Scholars: Trump's call to 'ban Muslims' is un-American
Dec 11, 2015 15:28 pm UTC| Politics Law
Q: Presidential candidate Donald Trump called Monday for barring all Muslims from entering the US. He previously called for surveillance against mosques and a database for all Muslims living the US. What can you tell us...
FactCheck: might every household have to pay an extra $4,500 in GST a year?
Dec 11, 2015 08:32 am UTC| Law
If youre raising $45 billion then that is effectively saying to every Australian household: youre going to pay $4,500 more tax every year. Shadow Assistant Treasurer Andrew Leigh, speaking with journalist Alison Carabine...
Select Bitcoin Businesses Exempted from Money Transmitters Act In North Carolina
Dec 10, 2015 11:22 am UTC| Digital Currency Law
The North Carolina Office of the Commissioner of Banks (NCCOB) has exempted virtual currency miners and users; non-financial blockchain services; and multi-signature and non-custodial wallet providers from the states Money...
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