Is Australia’s level of media ownership concentration one of the highest in the world?
Dec 12, 2016 09:45 am UTC| Insights & Views Business
Australias level of media ownership concentration is already one of the highest in the world. Shadow minister for communications, Michelle Rowland, press release, November 8, 2016. The governments Broadcasting...
The South African economy will be bolstered if Zuma falls
Dec 12, 2016 09:24 am UTC| Insights & Views
South Africas President Jacob Zuma narrowly escaped a call from some senior members of the governing partys national executive committee for him to step down. The first stern action from inside the African National...
Why OPEC's gambit to raise oil prices might not work
Dec 12, 2016 04:48 am UTC| Insights & Views
After months of speculation by oil market watchers, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) recently announced a six-month production cut of 1.2 million barrels per day (b/d) with the aim of driving up...
The state has helped poor pupils into private schools before – did it work?
Dec 10, 2016 09:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
The Independent Schools Council, a body representing 1,200 private schools, is offering to provide 10,000 annual free places to low-income pupils. As we prepare for an extended debate over the benefits of getting deprived...
Does a free place at an independent school really trump going to a state school?
Dec 10, 2016 08:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
In her first statement as prime minister in July 2016, Theresa May said that if youre at a state school, youre less likely to reach the top professions than if youre educated privately. Such claims have often prompted...
How the Italian avant-garde survived the trenches of World War I
Dec 10, 2016 06:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
Milan, July 1915: 600 volunteer soldiers on bicycles make their way through the city streets, showered with sweets and cigarettes, as three planes overhead unfurl Italian tricolours. Among these soldiers was Filippo...
How the TPP's demise threatens US national security and Pax Americana
Dec 10, 2016 04:55 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
One of the casualties of this years election will be the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), an important part of President Barack Obamas pivot to Asia that he had hoped would be a signature part of his legacy. While both...
Canadians are feeling increasingly powerless amid economic struggles and rising inequality