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...
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...
What the new overtime rules mean for you and your boss
Jun 01, 2016 02:36 am UTC| Insights & Views Law Business
Earlier this month, the Department of Labor outlined changes to the existing overtime exemptions. As you are probably aware, some employees are exempt from being paid overtime, meaning their employers dont have to pay...
Debunked: links between term-time holidays and lower grades
May 31, 2016 13:22 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
A recent victory for parent Jon Platt at the High Court means that the 2013 ban on parents taking their children on holidays during term-time is now out of step with English law. Platts case has become something of a...
Jose Mourinho, Wayne Rooney, Rihanna ... and the lucrative world of image rights
May 31, 2016 13:13 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law Business
During the recent negotiations over Jose Mourinhos appointment as Manchester United manager, it became apparent that, even though he left the club in December 2015, Chelsea Football Club Limited still owned Mourinhos most...
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