Media-led investigations aren't the way to beat doping in sport
Jul 19, 2016 08:09 am UTC| Sports Law
New allegations of doping in Kenya have surfaced just ahead of the Rio Olympics. They include athletes and coaches from other countries, making Kenya seem like a dopers paradise with little testing or concern about drug...
Can religious vilification laws protect religious freedoms?
Jul 19, 2016 08:06 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
On June 28, the Thornlie Mosque and Australian Islamic College in Perth was targeted by vandals. A vehicle was destroyed by fire, and offensive graffiti was sprayed on a nearby wall. True, the law courts can respond...
After Fisher: affirmative action and Asian-American students
Jul 15, 2016 00:31 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
After eight years, the Abigail Fisher case finally has been put to rest. In a landmark judgment on June 23, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of race-conscious affirmative action in university...
Understanding the NDIS: the challenges disability service providers face in a market-based system
Jul 10, 2016 21:10 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health Law
On July 1 2016, the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) moved from a trial phase to a full national roll-out. In this series on Understanding the NDIS, we explore how the scheme works, why Australia needs it, and...
Has New Zealand lost its way in tobacco control?
Jul 10, 2016 20:24 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law Health
The New Zealand government has decided to reorient its priorities in tobacco control. It has announced it will be pulling 73% of its previous funding support for tobacco control advocacy. The only money allocated for...
Freaks, geeks, norms and mores: why people use the status quo as a moral compass
Jul 08, 2016 23:56 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law Life
The Binewskis are no ordinary family. Arty has flippers instead of limbs; Iphy and Elly are Siamese twins; Chick has telekinetic powers. These traveling circus performers see their differences as talents, but others...
The drugs made me do it: can prescription side-effects be an excuse for crime?
Jul 08, 2016 23:52 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health Law
This week, a man who murdered his wife while she slept and blamed his actions in part on the effects of a sleeping pill he was taking, was given an extra two years jail time taking his sentence to 21 years. The killer,...
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