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Biosecurity is top of mind in agriculture every day. As defined by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), biosecurity reduces the risk of people,

The first quarter of 2022 continued the trend of increasing regulation of the workplace by state and local governments. Although it is not possible to discuss all state and local laws,...

New Wage and Hour Rules in Colorado The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) has adopted the Colorado Overtime and Minimum Pay Standards (COMPS) Order #38 and new Wage...

Canadian ethicist Dr. Julie Ponesse said during the television show "The Counterpoint" that informed consent is largely nonexistent when it comes to the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) [...]

It is one thing to allow temporary rule by decree to deal with an extraordinary emergency, it is something else altogether to entrench rule by decree as a long-term norm.

Peak legal body, the Victorian Bar, has criticised Premier Daniel Andrews and his government for “grossly misrepresenting” its ...

The Colorado Department of Labor Division of Labor Standards and Statistics has proposed modifications to its Wage Protection Rules and has published proposed Colorado Overtime and...

A casual relief teacher has asked the Victorian Supreme Court to urgently intervene to block the COVID-19 vaccination mandate.

Premium Content Subscriber only A Yeppoon criminal who was charged for possessing a loaded handgun and trafficking illicit drugs has had his appeal to overturn the charges denied. Jak Quinn Swayn accused police of conducting an “unlawful search” of his vehicle, from which evidence was used in a trial. Swayn was charged with one count of trafficking methylamphetamine, one count of supplying a handgun, one count of possession of methylamphetamine in a quantity exceeding two grams and one cou...

The only state where public drunkenness still a crime Key recommendation of a royal commission from 30 years ago around the issue of public drunkenness changed in all states except one. Crime by James Hall Premium Content Subscriber only Queensland is the only state in Australia where public drunkenness remains a crime despite a royal commission recommending it be abolished 30 years ago. A landmark report borne out of the 1991 Royal Commission into Ab...