Electronic tagging: get on with it!

The use of electronic tagging in cases of bail also helps balance society’s right to feel protected with the accused’s right to be released from custody

Time for a reshuffle? | Mark Said

A timely reshuffle can be a preemptive attempt to limit future problems with Cabinet management. It is time for a new minister or two to get a mission statement from the prime...

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Bill 28: One man’s moral code and another man’s lack of spine

It is a pity that such an important reform, intended to safeguard women’s...

It is a pity that such an important reform, intended to...

Are politicians worried about being ‘replaced by AI’, too?

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So far, so predictable. But what were those ministers’ actual responses,...

So far, so predictable. But what were those...

It's what we've come to expect from this particular government on any issue that inspires even a modicum of queasiness

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No amount of rhetoric or blame-shifting onto the Opposition...

Abela has ‘made history’, all right... by taking us back to the Middle Ages!

Raphael Vassallo

What ‘milestone’? What ‘change’? Because as far as I can see, the only tangible achievement that Abela’s abortion bill can...

What ‘milestone’? What ‘change’?...

Michael Falzon

It should not be about ‘artistic freedom’ but about confirming the constitutional right that all Maltese citizens already enjoy

It should not be about ‘artistic freedom’ but...

Titan tragedy: Why the schadenfreude just because they were billionaires?

Josanne Cassar

It is possible to feel sorrow for the poor and desperate and to feel equal sorrow for the rich and mighty, both of whom have met their fate out at sea

It is possible to feel sorrow for the poor and desperate...

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So Vella's gamble has led Abela to retreat • The Prime Minister has claimed that the new abortion bill is a victory • We all...

So Vella's gamble has led Abela to...

All we are left with now is a dead man, a family unable to find closure, and no justice. The acquittal was the final act in an injustice that has been...

All we are left with now is a dead man, a family unable to...

Our responsibility to act | Chris Fearne, Jonathan Attard, Rebecca Buttigieg

There is one thing that unites us; our will to bring about justice... What we are proposing will always generate different reactions. However, it will surely...

There is one thing that unites us; our will to bring about...

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A judgment is null if it is not clear whether the court has found a person guilty or not of a crime

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Abela has let us down, but if civil society leads, Labour will follow

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Robert Abela has defused an issue which created tensions in his own party but...

Robert Abela has defused an issue which created tensions in...

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Together, let us forge a brighter future, where our public services stand as a testament to the collective spirit of our nation

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We asked for a ‘cannabis legalisation timeframe’, Leonid... not a bloody lecture!

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Well, what more can I say? Way to go, ARUC! All that...

Benefits of microchipping your pet cats: A wise choice, even without legal obligation

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Admittedly, defining a common action plan is not easy. For the time being the proposed migration pact is the best shot at adopting a common front although it...

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