Lack of information on apartment defects leaves whole market on shaky footings

Nov 24, 2019 22:15 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy

The litany of defects, poor building standards and regulatory failures has serious implications for apartment owners, occupiers and buyers alike. Fears of a loss of confidence in the sector have unfortunately come true....

How Hitler memes made their way around the world and into the Fair Work Commission courtroom

Nov 24, 2019 22:15 pm UTC| Insights & Views Entertainment

In September, the Fair Work commission rejected an unfair dismissal claim by a BP worker who made a Downfall video meme about his boss. Fair Work called it inappropriate and offensive. Last week, the worker appealed...

Global Geopolitics Series

We live in a world of upheaval. So why aren't today's protests leading to revolutions?

Nov 24, 2019 22:15 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics

We live in a world of violent challenges to the status quo, from Chile and Iraq to Hong Kong, Catalonia and the Extinction Rebellion. These protests are usually presented in the media simply as expressions of rage at the...

Workers in the gig economy feel lonely and powerless

Nov 24, 2019 22:14 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy

The gig economy is quickly becoming a central part of Canadian life. The jobs arent just limited to Uber and Skip the Dishes. Grocery stores, laundries and more are banking on a new workforce that will accept jobs on a...

Some smokers credit e-cigarettes with saving their lives – does that matter?

Nov 24, 2019 14:54 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

In a major blow to the vaping industry, the American Medical Association has called for a ban on e-cigarettes and vaping products that the FDA doesnt deem tobacco cessation devices. As a tobacco researcher and former...

Your electronic health data: Understanding the different records, systems and how they connect

Nov 24, 2019 14:53 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Many Canadians are not connected to their electronic health information. But this is not because there is a shortage of these records. You likely have multiple digital health files, some you may not be aware of, and many...

Migrant Crisis Series

Why Australia can no longer avoid responsibility for its citizens held in Syria

Nov 24, 2019 14:50 pm UTC| Insights & Views

The small number of Australians being held in prison camps in northern Syria has been an ongoing, albeit low-level, challenge for the Australian government. There are believed to be eight Australian fighters for the...