CEOs emerge unscathed by environment lawsuits

Mar 02, 2016 01:59 am UTC| Law Business

Images of environmental damage caused by large corporations certainly stir public outrage; but new research shows that the chief executives of companies sued for environmental wrongdoing commonly suffer little reputational...

Is a constitutional challenge to Senate voting reforms likely to succeed?

Mar 02, 2016 01:55 am UTC| Law Politics

The response of those senators whose re-election is threatened by the proposed Senate voting reforms has been to lash out with claims of unconstitutionality and threaten High Court challenges. Are these reforms vulnerable...

Will changing the focus from victim to perpetrator end domestic violence?

Mar 01, 2016 16:35 pm UTC| Law Life

Domestic violence help in the UK is traditionally thought of as being aimed at victims - not those who have committed the acts. But things are starting to change. A new pilot programme aimed at helping some of the most...

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Candidates' plans to change controversial H-1B guestworker program highlight need for an overhaul

Mar 01, 2016 16:27 pm UTC| Politics Law

Since its inception in 1990, the H-1B guestworker program that allows employers to bring in high-skilled foreign workers on six-year visas has been steeped in controversy. The program has been the subject of dozens of...

Fifield wants media ownership changes passed before the election

Mar 01, 2016 15:56 pm UTC| Law Politics

The government wants to push the biggest overhaul of Australias media laws in a generation through parliament before the election, Communications Minister Mitch Fifield says. Fifield on Tuesday unveiled the...

What changes to Australia's media ownership laws are being proposed?

Mar 01, 2016 15:55 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law

Communications Minister Mitch Fifield has announced a shake-up of Australias media ownership laws. So, what rules are being scrapped? And how might their axing affect Australias media sector? The rules On the...

Why it's crucial that young scientists are taught the value of being wrong

Mar 01, 2016 15:51 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law

Albert Einstein is the most famous scientist of all time. From Calgary to Cape Town the image of the wild-haired, contemplative lone genius holed up in a messy office, changing the universe, has evolved into the archetype...