Law & Crime

Independent MP Kate Chaney’s new bill proposes banning political donations from consultants, and may help strengthen crossbench efforts to break the cosy relationship between the big firms and the major parties.

More than 100,000 people have been affected by a second robo-debt-like scheme, which has run for two decades and could cost $1 billion to correct.

The head of the inquiry into the Lehrmann prosecution is likely to face the ACT Integrity Commission and may also be charged for giving his report to The Australian before the government.

The imprisonment of a Polish national in a remote jail in West Papua has been met with virtual silence from his country, the media and the Australian government.

The controversial filling of a seven-figure-salary role at UNSW Sydney has been referred to the state’s anti-corruption body.

As details emerge of Australian involvement in bribery on Nauru, a senior immigration official describes how ‘corruption was aided and abetted’ by our government.

The unease of a minority of vice-chancellors has stopped a campaign aimed at tackling sexual violence on university campuses.

New evidence shows the consulting giant had a major government contract cancelled after also giving advice to one of the bidders.

Ben Roberts-Smith is appealing last month’s landmark defamation judgement that found the decorated soldier had committed war crimes.

Legal ramifications are sinking in for bureaucrats and former ministers after damning findings from the robo-debt royal commission.