The road to highrise…
Opening up the conversation on domestic violence and femicide
'When a woman is murdered in this country, the silence, the sense of xejn m’hu xejn about it is maddening.' ROSIANNE CUTAJAR insists that legislation on...
Efimova tweets: Your mother/wife/daughter should be blown up first
Saviour Balzan

I cannot be objective, Efimova says, not until someone in my immediate family...

I cannot be objective, Efimova says, not until someone in...

Trust in the Police needs  to be rebuilt
Josanne Cassar

Many ordinary people have resigned themselves to the fact that there is no one out there who can help them: whether it is rambunctious teenagers making a...

Many ordinary people have resigned themselves to the fact...

Road safety must be top priority

When it comes to road safety, the need for a zero-tolerance approach has to start now. As we were rightly shocked to see on Tuesday, these are matters of life...

When it comes to road safety, the need for a zero-tolerance...

Donald Trump backs out of Iran nuclear deal: now what?
The Conversation

This isn’t about whether or not Iran has leeway to build a nuclear...

This isn’t about whether or not Iran has leeway to...

Court explains elements of Article 495A allowing co-owners to bring action for the sale of a property in cases of disagreement
Malcolm Mifsud

The particular elements of this section in the Civil Code were explained by Honourable Judge Mark Chetcuti in the case of Abela Carmelo Et Vs Abela Fiorella,...

The particular elements of this section in the Civil Code...

Enough is enough
Josanne Cassar

There is a pervasive air of disrespect for any form of authority throughout the country and a blatant disregard of law and order which is making the ordinary...

There is a pervasive air of disrespect for any form of...

Let’s celebrate diversity | Reb Xiberras

17 May marks the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia...

17 May marks the International Day Against Homophobia,...

When ‘freedom of expression’ really was under siege
Raphael Vassallo

By upholding a local, unsound law over the international charter of human...

By upholding a local, unsound law over the international...

Malta’s political identity crisis

The role of an Opposition party is to do more than merely dissect the country’s current problems; just as the identity of an Opposition party must be...

The role of an Opposition party is to do more than merely...

The rental hike is a result of our own success. We need a solution
Evarist Bartolo

We need a more sustainable model where the supply is increased yet it is within...

We need a more sustainable model where the supply is...

Delia’s PN is an anticipated reaction to Labour’s neoliberalism
Raisa Galea

Foreign nationals are portrayed in a troubling manner by Muscat himself, who...

Foreign nationals are portrayed in a troubling manner by...

On IVF, leave ‘gods and nature’ out of the discussion
Raphael Vassallo

Remember, we are legislators. We are not gods. We cannot do things that are...

Remember, we are legislators. We are not gods. We cannot do...

Taking the bull by the horns
Michael Falzon

This country needs a strong Opposition. Those in the PN working underhand to weaken the position of the Opposition leader are doing a disservice to the Maltese

This country needs a strong Opposition. Those in the PN...

My kind of rule of law
Saviour Balzan

When it comes to making money, cash certainly has no political colour; there are hundreds of professionals in the financial and gaming sector, not to mention...

When it comes to making money, cash certainly has no...

A tunnel too far
Josanne Cassar

Does Gozo really need more tourism or more people buying and building property there? Or do we have our hearts set on ruining that island too, now that Malta...

Does Gozo really need more tourism or more people buying...

A SLAPP action too far

If the Maltese courts uphold decisions delivered in a UK court on defamation actions, the consequences for the free press and Maltese democracy would be...

If the Maltese courts uphold decisions delivered in a UK...

When parties create a contract it should be presumed that only that which was written was intended to form part of the agreement
Malcolm Mifsud

The Court heard the facts presented by the parties, which explained that the two band clubs, both found in Hal Qormi, had created a contract in 1999 in order...

The Court heard the facts presented by the parties, which...

The long and winding journey of IVF | Simone Attard

With the current law which now has been practised for six years we have seen...

With the current law which now has been practised for six...