Australia's gun laws save lives – but are we now going backwards?
Apr 27, 2016 01:45 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
Gun violence has halved in Australia since laws were changed under the National Firearms Agreement adopted in the wake of the 1996 Port Arthur massacre. Before the killing of 35 people by 28-year-old Martin Bryant at...
Why it's tough to find Prince's songs online – and other musicians are thankful
Apr 25, 2016 01:11 am UTC| Entertainment Law
Legendary music icon Prince Rogers Nelson died unexpectedly on April 21, 2016, sending shock waves through the lives of many music lovers. With a career spanning nearly 40 years and even more albums, Prince was one of the...
Government backflip on ASIC could be too little too late
Apr 21, 2016 06:31 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
In announcing new money for the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, the Treasurer and the Minister responsible Kelly ODwyer executed a synchronised back flip with tuck, declaring that The broad reform...
Stronger role for ombudsman is the key to protecting bank customers
Apr 21, 2016 06:14 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
The federal government responded to calls for a banking royal commission with a raft of changes to the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) but for consumers, who bore the brunt of the recent financial...
Should tax collection be privatised?
Apr 20, 2016 06:08 am UTC| Insights & Views Business Law
The release of the Panama papers is yet to reach its endgame, but there are some clear truths we can take from it. People or businesses who dont pay their taxes whether deliberately or through ignorance undermine state...
Morrison warns banks not to pass on new 'user-pays' impost to finance ASIC reform
Apr 20, 2016 05:55 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
Treasurer Scott Morrison has warned Australian banks not to pass on to customers the $120 million user-pays charge imposed on them to finance a strengthened Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The...
The who and how of pirates threatening the Nollywood film industry
Apr 20, 2016 05:41 am UTC| Insights & Views Entertainment Law
With an average production of 50 movies per week and about $590 million revenue annually, Nigerias film market is booming. Dubbed Nollywood, it has overcome the teething problems of the late 1980s and 1990s to become a...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects