The prospective approval for London-based LCH Clearnet to break the ASX’s monopoly on clearing house activities is great news for investors and brokers alike, writes Peter Swan.
The print media doesn't have a higher claim to freedom of speech than radio and television, which suggests that News Limited's challenge to new print media regulation has little chance of success, writes George Williams.
Refugee law experts led by UNSW have written to the government's Expert Panel, urging an expansion of Australia’s resettlement intake and a strengthening of refugee protections.
A recent guided tour through Colombia’s business community demonstrates that the place has much more to offer Australia than drug violence, but getting the word out is a challenge, writes Tim Harcourt.
The fact that Barclays' misconduct was reported to the bank’s compliance department but ignored suggests an amoral culture within the bank, writes Justin O'Brien.
Viewers may not have noticed that Downton Abbey is actually about property law. Like Jane Austen’s 'Pride and Prejudice', the central dilemma of the series is the existence of a fee tail, writes Cathy Sherry.
