Law

Thinner profit margins and higher risks are making housing less attractive for builders, compared to commercial and infrastructure projects, write Dr Lyndall Bryant and Dr Amanda Bull from the QUT Centre for Justice.

Read more of Australia has a housing shortage. So why are Bathla and other home builders collapsing?

Filed under: Business, Law

When disaster strikes, the damage is rarely shared equally. But, as Dr Monica Taylor writes, by putting communities, social connection and equity at the heart of recovery, we can build a fairer and more resilient future.

Read more of Building back better – and fairer

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Researchers from the Australian Centre for Health Law Research examine how new legislation passed in a conscience vote will apply in the NT.

Read more of The Northern Territory has just voted to legalise voluntary assisted dying. Here’s how it will work

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Telehealth is often an integral part of modern health care but health practitioners risk prosecution for using it in voluntary assisted dying. Distinguished Professor Ben White, Dr Eliana Close, and Dr Katrine Del Villar argue the ban should be repealed.

Read more of The ban on telehealth in voluntary assisted dying doesn’t stack up. Here’s why it should be scrapped

Filed under: Law, Health

New wave or rehash? Dr Henry Fraser explores how these priorities are mostly old policy initiatives that have until now been de-prioritised for months or even years.

Read more of Australia just outlined more ‘AI safety’ priorities, but is the plan actually coherent?

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To mark the opening of the new QUT Moot Court, Associate Professor James Duffy looks at the reasons why students choose to argue hypothetical cases and the benefits of real-world legal debate

Read more of Why do students choose to moot, and why does it matter?

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The risks of depending on US-based AI models are becoming clear write Dr Bernadette Hyland-Wood, Associate Professor Dimitri Perrin and Associate Professor Michael Guihot.

Read more of The US government can shut off access to AI at will. What does this mean for Australia?

Filed under: Science, Law

Legal scholar Dr Amanda Bull examined small business insolvency for her PhD. She says that small businesses don’t fail alone – our laws fail them too.

Read more of The big problem facing small business

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It may seem tempting to try to match the UK’s zero-tariff deal. But Professor Felicity Deane explains why it’s not worth compromising on what Australians pay for essential medicines.

Read more of Why Australia is right to put affordable medicine ahead of beating US pharmaceutical tariffs

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Home builders with fixed price contracts can only absorb so much cost pressure. Research shows which builders were already at most risk, even before the war started.

Read more of Housing construction costs are already rising, increasing risks of builders going bust

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Research Fellow and PhD candidate in QUT’s Australian Centre for Health Law Research Casey Haining addresses calls to allow access to voluntary assisted dying for Australians with dementia.

Read more of Voluntary assisted dying and dementia: should it be allowed in Australia?

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From a global clothing brand to our biggest bank, companies that don’t follow the rules on sending marketing spam to Australians have faced hefty fines, writes Dr Tegan Cohen.

Read more of Sick of spam marketing texts and emails? This is how to stop them

Filed under: Law