Police pursuits: when does the end justify the means?

Jan 25, 2017 02:41 am UTC| Insights & Views Law

The carnage in Melbournes CBD on Friday, in which five pedestrians died after being hit by a vehicle driven by a wanted offender, has again highlighted the issue of police pursuits. Any policy governing police pursuits...

Is the UK finally getting serious about industrial strategy?

Jan 25, 2017 00:24 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics Economy

The new UK government under Prime Minister Theresa May has brought with it a welcome change of tone on industrial strategy. We have now heard more about what the government actually intends to do. A proposal has set out...

Into a bizarre future: why the liberal promise of true liberty is a lie

Jan 25, 2017 00:19 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics

Wrong life cannot be lived rightly. So wrote the 20th-century German philosopher, Theodor Adorno. He was referring to the kind of life which defenders of Western liberal capitalism have long claimed to be the ultimate...

Briferendum Aftermath Series

Government loses Brexit court case – so what happens now?

Jan 24, 2017 17:23 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law

The British Supreme Court has ruled that the government does not have the right to trigger Article 50, formally beginning the Brexit process, without an act of parliament. The court voted eight to three against the...

What rights do workers have to getting paid in the gig economy?

Jan 24, 2017 17:14 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy Law

The gig economy is offering Australians jobs, but it comes at a cost. These are often temporary positions, where workers are independent and have to take on more risks. In our series Working Well in the Gig Economy we...

Greeks are overworked and exhausted from the debt crisis

Jan 24, 2017 15:56 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy

The OECD think tank recently announced its Average Annual Hours Actually Worked per Worker survey. Contrary to popular belief, Greek workers are once again at the top of the list. With 2,046 hours a year, the average Greek...

Briferendum Aftermath Series

What the government's plans for a hard Brexit mean for the UK's universities

Jan 24, 2017 15:55 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy Business

Theresa Mays confirmation that Brexit means leaving the single market has been met with anxiety in many UK universities. The sector currently contributes 73 billion annually to the economy (2.8% of GDP), 757,000 jobs (2.7%...