May's Hard Brexit means taking back control – from Britain's elected parliament
Oct 04, 2016 13:08 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Prime Minister Theresa Mays opening speech to the Conservative party conference brought a dramatic start to proceedings and marked the start of the real Brexit narrative. By ruling out any kind of soft Brexit, May...
The great repeal bill: why you should keep an eye on the legal side of Brexit
Oct 04, 2016 09:28 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
As she began outlining her vision for Brexit at the Conservative Party conference, Prime Minister Theresa May stated her intention to propose a great repeal bill to replace the European Communities Act the main law...
What escalating Kashmir attacks tell us about Modi’s changing foreign policy
Oct 04, 2016 09:27 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Simmering tensions between India and Pakistan in the disputed state of Kashmir appear to have flared up again with an attack by militants on an Indian camp coming three days after India announced it had undertaken surgical...
Simpler account switching would help keep our banks honest
Oct 04, 2016 09:22 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
When the chiefs of Australias largest banks appear before the Standing Committee on Economics this week its likely theyll be asked about the current level of competition in retail banking. One of the objectives of...
Big four bank chiefs face parliamentary committee: experts react
Oct 04, 2016 08:39 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The chief executives of Australias big four banks are this week being called before a House of Representatives economics committee. We asked a panel of experts what questions the committee should be asking. Deborah...
Religion and the US election: does faith matter anymore?
Oct 04, 2016 07:28 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
It is often remarked that Americans will elect almost anyone except an atheist. Only one of the 535 members of the current Congress professes to be religiously unaffiliated. Polls consistently show Americans want their...
Trump, the media & the populist politics of the pogrom
Oct 04, 2016 07:14 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The coming of the Internet, and the global spread of social media, has triggered a period of intensifying cultural chaos. The global consequences are profound. Short term, the digital communications revolution has...