Future of Coal Series

Coal miners and urban greenies have one thing in common, and Labor must use it

Oct 12, 2019 09:05 am UTC| Insights & Views

Months after Labors shock election loss, it is still pondering how the Liberals metamorphosed from party of the bosses to party of the workers - one that stole an election win from under them. At the May 18 federal...

Points for tries? The Rugby World Cup shows how bonus schemes can come unstuck

Oct 12, 2019 09:04 am UTC| Insights & Views Sports

If you want to know how bonus schemes can come unstuck, take a look at the Rugby World Cup Its inching its way towards the end of the group stage in Japan, where Australia takes on Georgia tonight. The bonus points on...

Global Geopolitics Series

As Turkish troops move in to Syria, the risks are great - including for Turkey itself

Oct 12, 2019 09:03 am UTC| Insights & Views

Turkey did not waste much time in launching an attack on Syrian soil just days after US President Donald Trump announced he would withdraw US forces from northern Syria. As this development opens a new chapter in Syria,...

Free speech on campus means universities must protect the dignity of all students

Oct 12, 2019 09:03 am UTC| Insights & Views Life

The following is an edited excerpt from a talk to be given at the Magna Charta at McMaster University on Oct. 16, 2019. Free speech, a staple of modern democracy, has become the focal point for political and cultural...

Turkish attack on Syria endangers a remarkable democratic experiment by the Kurds

Oct 12, 2019 08:56 am UTC| Insights & Views

Turkeys attack on Kurdish-run territory in northern Syria will likely snuff out a radical experiment in self-government that is unlike anything I have seen in more than 30 years studying the Middle East. In a surprise...

When doctors and parents disagree on how to treat a sick child the emotional and financial costs can be huge

Oct 12, 2019 08:56 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

When a child is sick and parents and doctors disagree about what to do next, who is best placed to make that decision? This is a tricky but not uncommon question with a number of recent high-profile legal cases...

Games blamed for moral decline and addiction throughout history

Oct 12, 2019 08:55 am UTC| Insights & Views Entertainment Life

Video games are often blamed for unemployment, violence in society and addiction including by partisan politicians raising moral concerns. Blaming video games for social or moral decline might feel like something new....