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Maths v Law: To Fork or Not To Fork, That Is The Question

A few years ago, in a debate over encryption, the Prime Minister (Malcolm Turnbull) defined that, in his country, that mathematics comes in second place to law. When asked how this could be achieved, he said:

“Well the laws of Australia prevail in Australia, I can assure you of that. The laws of mathematics are very commendable, but the only law that applies in…