'Backpacker tax' will put more strain on labour shortage
Apr 04, 2016 06:56 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
The so called backpacker tax on Working Holiday Maker visa holders, announced in the 2015 Budget, will not only deter tourists from working in Australia but also put strain on industries that have come to rely on this...
Interpol’s Digital Security Challenge Hunts Bitcoin Blackmailers
Apr 04, 2016 06:48 am UTC| Digital Currency Law
Interpol, the International Criminal Police Organisation, conducted a Digital Security Challenge, the first of its kind, from March 21 to 24, to solve a complex cybercrime scenario and gather enough evidence for a...
Why the living wage won’t compensate for tax credit cuts
Apr 02, 2016 03:42 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics Law
Wage poverty is endemic in Britain because wages are thought of as a price for a job, rather than as a means of earning a living. The introduction of the so called national living wage what really should just be viewed...
Free range egg labelling scrambles the message for consumers
Apr 01, 2016 01:06 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
Australian governments have agreed on a new national standard for labelling free range eggs, in a bid to clear up years of consumer confusion. The standard will be legally enforceable under Australian consumer law from...
Should alcohol limits for men and women really be the same?
Mar 30, 2016 14:10 pm UTC| Law Health
The UKs new alcohol guidelines advise that men and women shouldnt drink more than 14 units of alcohol a week. Previous advice for the British drinker presented a higher threshold for men, so this represents a considerable...
Families separated by bars – the home truths about sending mothers to prison
Mar 30, 2016 14:00 pm UTC| Life Law
Being separated from a close family member can be emotionally fraught. It can be especially challenging when that person is incarcerated. And the situation becomes even more devastating when children are deprived of their...
The FBI drops its case against Apple that only made everyone's security worse
Mar 30, 2016 13:54 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
The FBI has succeeded in hacking into an iPhone that belonged to San Bernardino shooter Syed Farook without Apples help. As a consequence, the FBI has dropped its legal case that was trying to force Apple to do what has...
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