Politicians want to regulate the software that decides if we get a loan or a job, but existing laws can already protect us – if we know how to use them.
A group of youths are suing the federal government for action on climate change using a novel legal approach.
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Legal scholars explain why a lawsuit by 21 young people against the US government, arguing for a constitutional right to a stable climate, is such a powerful idea.
Consumers need more protection when it comes to making complaints about products.
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Legislation designed to bring large business to book should be deployed to bring accountability to the cell block.
Should the government be able to use intellectual property laws to control who can criticise its health policies by using the Medicare logo?
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Using intellectual property laws to try to shut down Mark Rogers’ ‘Save Medicare’ website shows how these laws serve to restrict free speech and advance government privatisation agendas.
Robotics and other farm technologies can provide a wealth of data to farmers and agribusiness.
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The extension of laws on unfair contract terms to cover small businesses, may help farmers take more control of the data their farms generate.
At the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Desmond Tutu promoted restorative justice. But focusing on individuals neglects broader contexts of violence and inequality.
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If violent contexts aren’t taken into account, restorative justice does not serve broader society. Instead it serves as a peacemaking process within a paradigm stacked against the poor and vulnerable.
Research has found franchisees don’t to do their homework before signing up to see whether their business could be terminated “at will”.
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The law assumes franchisees do their financial and legal homework when it comes to signing up to a chain, but research shows franchisees are often overconfident and ignorant of the risks.
Fraternity is often forgotten.
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HIV diagnosis is devastating for patients and their families. But the infection is no longer a death sentence, and should not be prosecuted as such say experts.
Thanks to a recent Federal Court decision, the industry that helps to fund class actions will now be regulated in part by the courts. But is this the best way?
Cases of homicide by falling are rare. But the Gable Tostee case is not the first instance of a fall from a building causing death being linked to criminal conduct.
Naming and shaming exacerbates criminal behaviour due to the stigma attached with such a label.
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Changes that would widen the gulf between Australian practice and international standards should be avoided at all costs.
Crown Resorts operates three casinos in Macau and planned to lure more Chinese high rollers to its Australian operations before the arrest of eighteen employees threw their behaviour in China into question.
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