Business & Law

Vital Signs: Yes, house prices will rise with lower interest rates, but that's not the only effect

04 Oct 2019

Record low interest rates will almost certainly drive up property prices. But they will also drive down unemployment and boost investment generally.

What's at stake in Trump's war on Huawei: control of the global computer-chip industry

02 Oct 2019

US actions do more than just keep Huawei away from critical infrastructure. They choke off the supply of semiconductors to China.

Australia has enacted 82 anti-terror laws since 2001. But tough laws alone won’t make us safer

30 Sep 2019

Australia now has one of the most comprehensive ranges of anti-terrorism laws of any Western democracy. It's time to think creatively about solutions, rather than continually reworking old strategies.

Economic windfall thanks to AFL

27 Sep 2019

UNSW Sydney's Tim Harcourt says AFL Grand Final will provide major economic boost to Victoria's economy.

Vital Signs: Why can't Australia be friends with both US and China?

27 Sep 2019

It will take skilled diplomacy for Australia to keep both China and the US happy, but it is important to do so.

UNSW Law Future of Change Indian Fellow will analyse witch-hunting trials

26 Sep 2019

Dr Mayur Suresh will formulate a research project based on court trials in India, where villagers have been accused of orchestrating a social boycott and killing women they believe to be witches.

Do you know where your data is? Why we choose convenience over privacy

25 Sep 2019

Worth more than oil and gold, our data is taken freely and willingly, but can we go offline when the world is switched on?

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After Rana Plaza: are workers in clothing factories better off?

25 Sep 2019

After the Rana Plaza disaster in Bangladesh, have conditions in garment factories improved?

New book reveals modern slavery is all around us

23 Sep 2019

Addressing Modern Slavery examines how consumers, business and government can help eradicate one of the big challenges of our time.

Vital Signs: NBN's new price plans are too little, too late

20 Sep 2019

The mess made of National Broadband Network was entirely predictable. Politicians forgot three basic lessons from economics.

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