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Is it possible to have a fair jury trial anymore?

Is it possible to have a fair jury trial anymore?

For its legitimacy, the criminal trial traditionally relies on open justice, independent prosecutors and the lay jury (the “black box”), all overseen by the impartial umpire, the judge, and backed up by the appeal system.

People don’t like a ‘white saviour’, but does it affect how they donate to charity?

People don’t like a ‘white saviour’, but does it affect how they donate to charity?

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), for instance, released a video apologising for using photos depicting white people in aid settings and which aren’t representative of the majority local staff they employ.

The hidden costs of building a home: what every family should know

The hidden costs of building a home: what every family should know

The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

Why is the Reserve Bank independent from government, and why does it matter?

Why is the Reserve Bank independent from government, and why does it matter?

Yet government taking direct control of setting interest rates would run contrary to both long-standing historical trends and international financial norms, including the independence of the central bank.

Costly defamation action looms large over Australian newsrooms. It’s diminishing press freedom

Costly defamation action looms large over Australian newsrooms. It’s diminishing press freedom

It may sound straightforward, but proving substantial truth requires producing admissible evidence strong enough to satisfy the civil standard of proof: on the balance of probabilities.

Are the far-left and far-right merging together? That’s what the ‘horseshoe theory’ of politics says, but it’s wrong

Are the far-left and far-right merging together? That’s what the ‘horseshoe theory’ of politics says, but it’s wrong

Shannon Brincat does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.