Natasha Hausdorff is a barrister in London and a Director of UK Lawyers for Israel. She holds law degrees from Oxford and Tel Aviv Universities and was a Fellow in the National Security Law Programme at Columbia Law School. Natasha Hausdorff previously worked for Skadden Arps, in London and Brussels and clerked for the President [...]
With the launch of Frank Knopfelmacher – Selected Writings, the life and work of one of Australia’s leading anti-communists was celebrated in Melbourne and Sydney. In 1965, Frank Knopfelmacher, Czech born sociologist and psychologist, was the centre of a heated academic controversy when a unanimous recommendation by an academic selection committee to appoint him to [...]
With the launch of Frank Knopfelmacher – Selected Writings, the life and work of one of Australia’s leading anti-communists was celebrated in Melbourne and Sydney. In 1965, Frank Knopfelmacher, Czech born sociologist and psychologist, was the centre of a heated academic controversy when a unanimous recommendation by an academic selection committee to appoint him to [...]
There has been much said about Australia’s housing crisis in 2024. But there are many ideas floating as to how best to solve the problem - build better; build faster; build more to rent; build cheaper to buy. The Liberal/National Coalition has ideas too. Senator Andrew Bragg as shadow minister for housing sees an imbalance [...]
In his latest book The Shortest History of Economics, The Hon Dr Andrew Leigh MP, Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities & Treasury & Assistant Minister for Employment tackles a big subject in a compact form – examining the financial forces that shaped our existence as humans. From ancient times to the modern world, Leigh explores [...]
Since coming to government, Australia’s Trade Minister Senator The Hon Don Farrell has worked hard to re-establish Australia’s good trading relations with China. Acknowledging that, in the case of China, “we started with $20 billion worth of trade impediments by 2019 figures,” adding that this number has now been reduced to less than a billion [...]
The Hon Richard Marles is Australia’s Minister for Defence. On his watch, since the federal election of 2021 and the election of the Albanese Labor government, the historic trilateral security agreement known as AUKUS – between the US, Australia and the UK – whereby Australia will acquire US nuclear submarines, has been developed and secured [...]
The Hon Rose Jackson has a lot on her ministerial plate - responsibility for some of NSW's biggest concerns. In addition to housing, water and homelessness, Ms Jackson also is the Minister for Mental Health, Youth and the North Coast. One of Premier Chris Minns' younger ministers, Rose Jackson comes to her portfolios with stacks [...]
The Albanese Government's 2024 industrial relations reform legislation generated tension with employers who saw it as a hand shake with the union movement. Others saw it as a long overdue update on handling the gig economy and increasing use of casual labour. Two voices at the centre of the debate - Jessica Tinsley, Director Workplace [...]
The Albanese Government's 2024 industrial relations reform legislation generated tension with employers who saw it as a hand shake with the union movement. Others saw it as a long overdue update on handling the gig economy and increasing use of casual labour. Two voices at the centre of the debate - Jessica Tinsley, Director Workplace [...]
