More than 40 per cent of children in single-parent households live in poverty in Australia. Enforcing child support payments would go a long way towards fixing the problem.
Almost 40 politicians lost their seats or retired at the last election. Some have since become lobbyists, been elected to state parliaments, returned to the bar or become publicans.
To my mind, the National Party would benefit from the clarity that a split from the Liberal Party would deliver. A spell with fewer resources and influence might force its renegades to recognise the virtues of cooperation.
The multibillion-dollar critical minerals deal between the US and Australia aims to circumvent China’s supply chain monopoly, but who will gain from this mining boom?
Community health centres are a cherished innovation from the Whitlam era – yet they are at risk of collapse unless today’s Labor governments throw a lifeline.
Environment Minister Murray Watt tells The Saturday Paper he is convinced his reforms will pass before the end of the year, although the Greens and the Coalition are both wary of supporting them in their current form.
Fifteen months after the appointment of an administrator to clean up the CFMEU, threats of violence and retribution still bedevil anyone not toeing the union’s old-school line.
The 10-year plan for ending violence against women and children risks missing key targets after advocates rejected a proposed framework overhaul by Nous.
