Business & Law

India’s minister of commerce Piyush Goyal and WTO director-general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Meeting for the first time since 2017, the WTO’s highest decision-making body managed to agree on some things – including its first treaty with environmental protection as the objective.

A mobile phone with circles coming off it signifying data about finances, health and driving records

There’s little transparency surrounding how insurance firms collect, analyse and use our personal data when they establish insurance costs.

Electricity power station surrounded by trees

What is the electricity grid and how does it work? How are energy supply and prices determined? An expert breaks down a few of the terms and ideas underpinning Australia’s energy crisis.

Corrugated iron house in Melbourne

With interest rates rising and house prices dropping in some cities, are potential first-home buyers getting closer to making that purchase?

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Younger people aged 18 to 28 were more likely to be negatively impacted by manipulative designs on websites and apps.

Factory smoke at sunset

As Australia slides into an energy crisis, UNSW Business School’s Katja Ignatieva explains what customers – and markets – can expect to come next. 

A blurred image of someone walking past the frosted glass windows outside the injecting room at Kings Cross

Violence is no stranger in the world of illicit drugs. But Sydney’s injection room gives its users a much-needed respite from it.

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Australian Human Rights Institute’s Allison Carter and UNSW Law & Justice’s Luke McNamara explain what the reforms mean for preventative responses to sexual violence and their impact from a criminal justice perspective.

Protest sign being held up

With education, aged care and health workers joining the ranks of those protesting for better work conditions, are we seeing a renewed interest in industrial action?

Mike Cannon-Brookes

Mike Cannon-Brookes has blocked AGL’s demerger – for now. But can he force it to accelerate the closure of its coal and gas-fired power stations?

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