Shortly after moving from Sydney to Melbourne, Diana Beaton received the worst possible news – a diagnosis of stage four lung cancer. Her hopes for a merciful death of her choosing were then shattered by the Victorian government.
The ACCC is suing Coles and Woolworths for misleading consumers, in an action that is only the beginning of the challenges that lie ahead for the duopoly.
Evidence from the robodebt royal commission has opened the door for victims to pursue new compensation claims and the possibility of a ‘misfeasance in public office’ finding.
As she awaits a Supreme Court decision on an appeal against a ruling to allow men into a women-only space at Mona, Ladies Lounge creator Kirsha Kaechele says she feels ‘inspired’ and ‘optimistic’.
Only five people have been given access to the royal commission’s sealed section. One is the attorney-general, who is ‘giving consideration to questions relating to the release of the confidential chapter’.
The government is increasingly using non-disclosure agreements as a condition of consultation on reforms, threatening advocates and social welfare groups with imprisonment if orders are breached.
National cabinet’s promise of $4.7 billion to tackle gender-based violence has been met with scepticism by frustrated peak bodies across the sector, who claim the funding has, in reality, gone backwards.
A report by the Australian Public Service Commission has found a dozen public servants, including two departmental secretaries, breached the Public Service Code of Conduct in their handling of robodebt.
The National Anti-Corruption Commission has ignored referrals from a royal commission to investigate six public servants over the disastrous robodebt scheme.
