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Donald Trump’s White House Accord on Super Intelligence looks set to join a long line of ineffectual calls for self-regulation from the tech industry.
A major issue in the ongoing negotiations is fatigue safety. Over the past decade, working conditions have become increasingly dangerous on Canadian railways.
Residents of drone delivery trial sites say the initial novelty has worn off and concerns about long-term impacts are growing
Industries have blocked or delayed new regulations and pushed to remove or dilute existing regulations by framing regulations as detrimental to creating jobs and wealth.
The implosion of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, has gone from tragedy to farce.
On the 10th anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, two experts explain why human choices are more important to nuclear safety than technology, and why the job is far from finished.
The collective public health of Canada, the United States and Mexico will take a hit if the new NAFTA becomes law.
Some are calling the FAA’s relationship with Boeing an open-and-shut case of ‘regulatory capture.’ The reality is more complicated.
Putting regulators inside corporations isn’t new, and the US experience highlights risks of regulatory capture, but the move could make a difference if ASIC is shifting to more robust enforcement.
ASIC and APRA don’t lack power to sack bank directors. They the lack the willpower to do so.
The Trump administration is committed to deregulating industry, as it’s done with the EPA Clean Power Plan. But a historian shows how regulations have actually benefited both industry and consumers.
NAFTA renegotiations may see provisions from the Trans-Pacific Partnership revive like zombies. We must remember their failures - on income inequality, labour and environmental protection.
The system is rigged for a small minority to profit, but are we brave enough to deploy the solutions that would work?
The Volkswagen emissions scandal highlights the benefits of the German corporate governance system, as well as the worst of lobbying around the world.












