Ethics
Media Naming and Shaming Criticised
Conversations on media ethics have started up after multiple media outlets showed pictures and broadcast the names of two of......
I Woof, Therefore I Am: ACT Proposes Bill To Recognise Animal Sentience
Just like us, dogs can have a “ruff” day. In an Australian first, animals in the ACT are being recognised......
Is it too late to make ethical artificial intelligence?
Artificial intelligence (AI) systems have demonstrated their capacity for bias that shows AI might not be the kind of objective arbiter......
40 years of IVF
Today the technology of in-vitro fertilisation turns 40. IVF has become an industry and increasing technological advance has brought......
Save the animals, kill the circus?
This week saw the final show for the famous Ringling Brothers circus in the United States, after lengthy battles with......
Should animal rights trump human interests?
Imagine a world where people who eat meat are seen as extremists, and animals have the same rights and freedoms as......
Gorman’s unfashionable ethics
Extremely successful Australia fashion brand Gorman is behind some of the quirkiest clothes on the market. But, in the past......
The power of the press
“Kick this mob out” was the front page of Monday’s Daily Telegraph, and today they compared the Prime Minister to......
Mandela’s illness: should the media back off?
Since the 94 year old Nelson Mandela went into hospital a few weeks ago, the media have gone into overdrive.......
Can fashion be truly ethical?
Are ethics simply fashionable or can fashion be truly ethical? A group of industry experts, fashion companies and union representatives......