Law

Strike signs line the sidewalk as members of the Writers Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild walk the picket line

Politics & Society

International court to decide if we have a ‘right to strike’

Employers are challenging the legal principle on which the ‘right to strike’ is based in the International Court of Justice. The outcome could change labour laws around the world

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Politics & Society

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Opinion

Understanding my father

After three years, the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide delivered its recommendations, but for those of us affected, it’s seeing real change that matters

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Politics & Society

Without stronger action, Robodebt could happen again

Despite the deeply disturbing revelations of the Robodebt Royal Commission, many government agencies are still using poor debt collection practices

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Politics & Society

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In Pursuit of Knowledge

Episode 1: The threat to our global public institutions

In this Episode of In Pursuit of Knowledge we ask what role do global public institutions such as the United Nations and the International Court of Justice play in a crisis-riddled world?

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Politics & Society

The game is up for corporate fraudsters

A landmark decision of the High Court explains how corporations can now be held directly responsible for their predatory business models

Woman looking at a product taken from a shelf at a chemist

Health & Medicine

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Analysis

Corporations are putting profits above the safety of women. And it's evil

The pelvic mesh scandal is an example of the evil of selling unsafe products. The law can and should do something about it

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Environment

Ten things you should know about legally recognising the rights of Nature

As Nature around the world gains increasing rights as a ‘person’ or ‘living entity’, we need to understand what this means on the ground (or in the water)

A sideview of a brick pawnbrokers with a sign saying 'cash for gold'

Politics & Society

Australia’s pawnbrokers are too lightly regulated and that’s a problem

In Australia, pawnbrokers are largely exempt from national consumer credit laws and it’s leaving often-desperate people exposed to acute risks

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Politics & Society

Women on temporary visas remain vulnerable to domestic and family violence

While the government is committed to urgently responding to the scale of men’s violence against women, there remains inaction on reforming our systems

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Politics & Society

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Opinion

What the Bondi Junction tragedy tells us about compulsory treatment

How should we balance public safety with the rights of people with a mental illness to make decisions about their own wellbeing?

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