Restricting gay men from donating blood is discriminatory
Jun 15, 2016 06:37 am UTC| Insights & Views Life Law Health
The Orlando massacre has again raised the question of whether it is ethical or sensible to restrict gay and bisexual men from donating blood. Some of the most moving images coming out of Orlando this week are those of...
22 ways to cut your energy bills (before spending on solar panels)
Jun 15, 2016 04:25 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature Law
Winter is here! Despite many Australians opting not to heat their homes to the point of complete comfort, many of us nevertheless will soon receive a nasty surprise when the energy bills arrive. With Australias...
Reducing bankruptcy to 12 months ignores realities of insolvency
Jun 15, 2016 04:21 am UTC| Insights & Views Law Business
The proposed federal government changes to insolvency that reduce the bankruptcy period from three years to 12 months need to be questioned. It has been argued the shortened default period will have the desired impact...
Gun researchers see a public health emergency in Orlando mass shooting. Here's why.
Jun 14, 2016 10:38 am UTC| Insights & Views Health Law
Editors note: We turned to two public health researchers on gun violence to help us understand the mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Florida. Sandro Galea is the dean of Boston Universitys School of Public Health. Ziming...
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...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight