Insider trading is greedy, not glamorous, and it hurts us all

Jun 13, 2016 08:29 am UTC| Insights & Views Business Law

Much of the focus on the insider trading case of Oliver Curtis has been on the titillating details of the mans social life, his wife and past relationship with his partner in crime John Hartman. However all this misses the...

Social Media Revolution Series

Removing social media hate speech within 24 hours sounds like a good idea, but...

Jun 10, 2016 09:17 am UTC| Insights & Views Law Technology

In a bid to fight escalating anti-migrant propaganda, the European Commission this month released a blueprint for regulating online hate, which requires social media companies to take down racist material within 24...

Lockout laws repeat centuries-old mistake of denying value of cities as messy places

Jun 07, 2016 09:29 am UTC| Insights & Views Law

Sydneys lockout laws, as well as current and proposed restrictions in other Australian cities including Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Newcastle, are perhaps more about regulating peoples behaviours in cities than about...

Is crime getting worse in Australia?

Jun 07, 2016 09:15 am UTC| Insights & Views Law

Ive spoken to a lot of Australians who dont believe they are safe on the streets anymore… Weve had bombs and stabbings, it is happening. You see murders every night on our TV. The situation is growing worse and I...

Lethal injections and the tragedy of America's execution addiction

Jun 03, 2016 08:19 am UTC| Insights & Views Life Law

It began in Utah back in 1977. On January 17 of that year, Gary Gilmore became the first man to be executed in the US for more than a decade, ending a national moratorium on the death penalty. Gilmore, guilty of murdering...

Briferendum Series

Leaving EU would be bad for women – but staying in doesn't look too great either

Jun 01, 2016 13:07 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law

The discriminatory silencing of women in the EU referendum debate has long-term implications whether Britain votes to leave or remain in the European Union. Male politicians and male business leaders have dominated the...

No simple solution when families meet the law

Jun 01, 2016 08:24 am UTC| Insights & Views Law

It has often been said that when Australias white Anglo-Saxon founding fathers drafted the Constitution in 1901, they could not have foreseen how family constellations would change over the next century and how family law...