Mandatory sentencing leads to unjust, unfair outcomes – it doesn't make us safe
Jan 04, 2016 23:31 pm UTC| Law
At a Law Council of Australia symposium on Indigenous imprisonment in 2015, lawyers and judges called for the abolition of mandatory sentences. They had more than one reason to do so. Generally, Australian criminal laws...
Why Apple is weighing in on a British government surveillance bill
Dec 23, 2015 22:29 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology Law
Apple has spoken out against a proposed investigatory powers bill in the UK. In an official contribution to the consultation process, the US tech company has criticised the bill for undermining security and privacy of...
In 2015, chasing illegal downloaders backfired. Netflix and VPN were the winners
Dec 23, 2015 22:22 pm UTC| Technology Law
For Voltage Pictures, producers of the movie Dallas Buyers Club, extracting substantial fines from a large number of Australians who downloaded their movie illegally should have been relatively straightforward. They had...
Apple Warns UK’s Proposed Surveillance Law Could Spark Serious International Conflicts
Dec 23, 2015 10:06 am UTC| Law
Apple has opposed the UKs proposed new surveillance law saying that the measures risk sensitive information of the law-abiding citizens, Financial Times reported. The creation of back doors and intercept capabilities...
Could a truth commission have saved the Star Wars universe from another conflict?
Dec 21, 2015 00:21 am UTC| Law Entertainment
A brutal regime is at last brought to its knees, its key leaders start fighting among themselves, and the old tyrant is killed without trial. Libya in 2011? No: the world of Star Wars at the close of Return of the...
David Cameron has begun a 'battle for Britain' in the EU – but how can he possibly win?
Dec 18, 2015 22:38 pm UTC| Politics Law
David Cameron has called his four key demands for reforming the EUs relationship with the UK a battle for Britain. And at last he has been able to fight it in person albeit over a dinner of chicken terrine and venison,...
Why do people choose expensive branded drugs over cheap generics?
Dec 18, 2015 22:33 pm UTC| Health Law
The Australian federal court has accused Reckitt Benckiser of misleading consumers. The UK-based company has been marketing products in their Nurofen range for specific types of pain. The truth is, they all contain the...
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