May 26, 2023 14:50 pm UTC| Law Health
A court judgement handed down last Friday has delivered what years of promises from Australias life insurance industry have not insurance that pays out on what it says it will. I first raised the issue of outdated...
Lehrmann inquiry: what's a director of public prosecutions or DPP? A legal expert explains
May 26, 2023 14:49 pm UTC| Law
Australian public prosecutors are far less visible than defence lawyers, judges and police, yet they are the most powerful actors in the criminal justice system. Every Australian state and territory, and the...
In B.C., Alberta and around the world, forcing drug users into treatment is a violent policy
May 26, 2023 14:48 pm UTC| Law
Intervention without human rights goes by many names involuntary institutionalization, compulsory drug treatment, coerced care, forced abstinence or a combination of all of those terms. Involuntary treatment in the...
'We can no longer justify unpaid labour': why uni students need to be paid for work placements
May 23, 2023 15:10 pm UTC| Law Business
This article is part of our series on big ideas for the Universities Accord. The federal government is calling for ideas to reshape and reimagine higher education, and set it up for the next decade and beyond. A review...
Dubious partnerships: new plans to curb wrongdoing by UK-registered firms are riddled with loopholes
May 23, 2023 15:08 pm UTC| Law
What links the UK with the theft of over a billion US dollars from Moldovan banks and the global money laundering schemes operated through the infamous Russian and Azerbaijani laundromats that allowed more billions of US...
Kidnapping in Nigeria: criminalising ransom payment isn't working - families need support
May 11, 2023 16:01 pm UTC| Law
Kidnapping for ransom has become a national security threat in Nigeria. How its done varies from targeted individuals, to indiscriminate kidnappings and mass kidnapping in schools and communities. And there has been a...
What Ed Sheeran's copyright court case win means for songwriters in future
May 11, 2023 14:38 pm UTC| Law
Ed Sheeran came out swinging in his statement after a New York court found in his favour last week over a claim that his 2014 song Thinking Out Loud infringed copyright in Marvin Gayes hit Lets Get It On. He called suits...
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