A landmark case is under way to prosecute Australia for failing in its duty to fight climate change and protect the First Nations people of the Torres Strait, with significance for all Pacific island communities threatened by rising seas.
A new report from the Human Rights Commission has damned Australia’s use of hotel detention as a breach of basic standards – but it is a practice the government has no plans to abandon.
Staff have revealed internal divisions stemming from tensions between the CSIRO’s board and its departing chief executive, who put industry priorities ahead of science.
Kathleen Folbigg was labelled a monster after she was wrongly convicted of murdering her children. The fight to prove her innocence raises as many questions as it provided answers.
As Australia plans its inquiry into the pandemic response, there is still no evidence key recommendations to deploy the National COVID-19 Health Management Plan are in place, six months after its release.
Kimberley Kitching set up an inquiry intended to expose an incident in Linda Reynolds’ office – although she didn’t know what was alleged to have happened.
