In defence of Canada's dairy farmers
Oct 31, 2018 13:14 pm UTC| Insights & Views Business
At 8 a.m. one recent morning, when the milking of 110 cows was complete, I helped Jeannie van Dyk feed her calves and give them clean bedding. Van Dyk has not lost any calves due to excellent biosecurity and their housing...

Hello magic and witchcraft, goodbye Enlightenment
Oct 31, 2018 13:13 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
Recently a Canadian woman was charged with pretending to practise witchcraft under a law on the verge of disappearing from the Canadian Criminal Code. She had attempted to extort considerable sums of money from vulnerable...

More than carbon taxes, we need wholescale energy transitions
Oct 31, 2018 13:13 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Weve heard it ad nauseum from our political leaders and the media: We cant do anything about climate change because it would cost us jobs and jeopardize our future. We are trade exposed. We cant afford a carbon...

How Mirka and Georges Mora fled the Holocaust and created bohemia across the world
Oct 31, 2018 13:07 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
Book Review: Mirka Georges, A Culinary Affair (MUP). Launched in the year of Mirka Moras 90th birthday - and sadly, her death - Mirka Georges, A Culinary Affair is a lovely book about two very influential figures in...
We need better jury directions to ensure justice is done
Oct 31, 2018 13:07 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
In a trial involving a jury, the judge gives the jury instructions on various issues including the relevant laws, trial process and evidence. In Victoria, these instructions are know as jury directions. Jury directions...
To make housing more affordable this is what state governments need to do
Oct 31, 2018 13:04 pm UTC| Insights & Views Real Estate
This week were exploring the state of nine different policy areas across Australias states, as detailed in Grattan Institutes State Orange Book 2018. Read the other articles in the series here. House prices might now be...

Trails on trial: which human uses are OK for protected areas?
Oct 31, 2018 13:04 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Theres no question about it: parks and protected areas are the absolute cornerstone of our efforts to protect nature. In the long term, we cant save wildlife and ecosystems without them. But people want to use parks...