A lack of planning for the worst led to Australia’s uncoordinated response to Covid-19, with a report recommending nine key pillars for an effective pandemic response.
The government’s attempts to prevent visa-hopping to favour skilled migrants have instead forced many highly qualified international students to retrain.
Despite inflation finally falling within the target range of 2 to 3 per cent last week, the Reserve Bank shows no sign of dropping interest rates at next week’s meeting.
As Anthony Albanese reassures colleagues over his handling of the Qantas upgrades scandal, some Labor figures express concern he has become too used to the perks of office.
The National Anti-Corruption Commission’s first major decision has ended in a finding of official misconduct against the commission itself and a possible reopening of investigations into robodebt.
A legal victory has led oil and gas company Santos to seek retribution against environment groups, in actions that could crush future efforts to hold fossil fuel companies to account.
As Jewish academics and students say anti-Semitism has been allowed to fester at the University of Sydney, vice-chancellor Mark Scott has apologised for his handling of student protests.
Despite abortion being legal in every state, that right is increasingly contested, and there is still no standard path to secure a termination in Australia’s public health system.
The deal mining billionaire Chris Ellison struck over his unpaid taxes epitomises what some describe as the tax office’s overly generous approach to wealthy evaders.
