Student loan caps must be part of total redesign of vocational funding system
May 09, 2016 13:01 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
In his budget address, Opposition Leader Bill Shorten said Labor would introduce a cap of $8,000 on student loans for vocational education and training (VET) courses. A course loan cap is a sensible option, but it must...
The Philippines: former sick man of Asia suffers relapse
May 09, 2016 12:20 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Just when you might have thought the Philippines was on the mend, morbid symptoms of untreated problems re-emerge. It really shouldnt be this way. It may seem hard to believe in retrospect, but in the aftermath of the...
Briferendum Series: Post Obama widening fades, gap narrows in polls
May 09, 2016 11:35 am UTC| Commentary Politics
U.S. president Barrack Obamas clout over UKs public opinion with regard to referendum seems to be fading. As Obama, urged the people of U.S.s best friend UK, to vote to stay in European Union, since it amplifies UKs role...
End of Naimi’s 20-year reign indicates further power consolidation
May 09, 2016 10:49 am UTC| Commentary Politics
Last weekend saw biggest power consolidation in Saudi Arabia and revealed who exactly are the new power figures in the kingdom. Saudi king Salman appointed new chiefs in several key departments, including countrys most...
Should the U.S. provide reparations for slavery and Jim Crow?
May 09, 2016 02:13 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Editors note: This article is part of our collaboration with Point Taken, a new program from WGBH that will next air on Tuesday, May 10 on PBS and online at pbs.org. The show features fact-based debate on major issues of...
Sadiq Khan: British dream now a reality for London's first Muslim mayor
May 09, 2016 01:08 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
In Pakistan, the chances that the son of a bus or rickshaw driver could secure a high-ranking political position in the countrys capital city are minuscule. But now, the people of London have elected Sadiq Khan the son of...
Politicians should not be able to sidestep money-laundering scrutiny
May 06, 2016 16:45 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Efforts to scrutinise potential money-laundering in Britain are hitting some last-minute lumps in the road. The Bank of England and Financial Services Bill has been making its way through parliament since October last year...
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
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects