Law & Crime

The executions of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran end a 10-year struggle between quiet advocacy and Indonesian sovereignty.

The arrest of five teenagers in counterterrorism raids this week sparked fresh claims of racism and police brutality. It also highlighted the need for deeper investigation into the motivation of young  jihadists.

Hobart airport’s hacking debacle highlights the ways extremist groups are becoming more cyber-savvy.

The gun violence inquiry has been co-opted by lobbyists led by Senator David Leyonhjelm to stall firearm controls.

Highly skilled and underpaid workers on the front line of family violence have never felt more stretched or undervalued.

Same-sex marriage got as close as it has been to breakthrough in the Coalition party room this week, but was spooked by the budget.

The world of men’s rights activism is an echo chamber of private resentments, violent misogyny and permanent victimhood.

From exposing live-baiting in the greyhound racing industry to demonstrating against the detention of asylum seekers, nonviolent direct action is rising up as a means of protest.

As police confess they are “treading water” on the ice epidemic, parents are forced into desperate measures to try to save their families.

The opposition leader is being wedged on data retention laws, not just by the government and the Greens, but by his own party.