Cancelling Crown’s licence would have sent a very clear message that no entity is too big to fail. The achievement of effective regulation, including effective protection for vulnerable people, remains some way off.
Religious discrimination laws have been highly controversial in Australia in recent years. Here’s where they started, and where we are now.
A new study finds major holes in our ability to ensure the protection for conservation areas is maintained or improved.
Recently, more than 150 first-year Monash University students travelled to Fiji for two weeks of deep cultural immersion and learning.
The naming, for the first time, of specific companies, not just industries, and what they pay their male and female workers, is set to pressure employers to take action.
2023 was a watershed year for women’s reproductive rights in Australia, but the cost of contraception and abortion services remains too high.
In the aftermath of a disappointing Voice referendum, Indigenous politicians are looking to the United Nations Declaration for the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as a potential way forward.
South Africa has alleged Israel is responsible for committing acts of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, but a decision will almost certainly take years.
It can be easy to speed, even without meaning to. Here’s why, and what you can do about it.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s controversial judicial reforms have been dealt a massive blow, with the Supreme Court effectively expanding its authority to oversee legislation, including basic laws.
Children born through international surrogacy aren’t protected by Australian laws, because they’re born overseas. New research shows this can increase the physical and psychological risks to the child.
It was the comic strip and movies that unleashed the legendary Australian comedian, and many of his characters, on the world.
The growing gulf between policy spaces and research communities in Indonesia has been apparent in recent years, as evidenced in the use of a “one-size-fits-all” approach to the enactment of new laws and regulation.
The “invisible” nature of interpreters’ roles means many of the challenges they face aren’t widely acknowledged.
There’s still more we can do within the Australian Sustainable Finance Strategy to help meet critical company sustainability goals.
Life insurance companies can legally use the results of genetic tests to decline coverage or increase premiums. MPs have called for legislation that bans this practice.
If the ACT is serious about protecting children’s rights, it should accept that all children born through surrogacy have a right to have their functional parents recognised as their legal parents.
A new teaching program is aiming to develop the responsible decision-makers of tomorrow, ready to tackle some of the most pressing global challenges.
A new United Nations report, informed by Monash academic Bebe Loff’s research, offers a practical and evidence-based roadmap for preventing and helping eradicate femicides worldwide.
Instilling values of respect and tolerance can contribute to fostering a more joyful, inclusive, and equitable school environment.
The rise of influencer culture has been meteoric, but what’s going on behind the selfie stick? And what does it have to do with gender dynamics?
Despite ongoing efforts to shift cultural thinking, coercive sexual behaviours and misunderstanding regarding consent remains a concerning social problem.
There’s little that can be done to make Qantas more responsive to its customers while it dominates the domestic aviation market.
Trace the increasingly blurred line between man and machine in the world of transhumanism on our “What Happens Next?” podcast.
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