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.
Psychologists can inflict further trauma on vulnerable clients with harmful advice and, according to the author’s own experience, the industry is not well equipped to provide satisfactory resolutions.
The impacts of the Howard government’s flawed Intervention are still being felt in Alice Springs almost two decades on, as crime and violence rise and locals feel increasingly uneasy.
Afghan families interviewed for the first time in Darwan say their relatives were executed by Australian soldiers – but investigators refuse to take their testimony.
As Labor insiders chafe against the regular and outspoken criticism from Labor’s elder statesmen, some say it provides the contestability that this government lacks.
Shortly after moving from Sydney to Melbourne, Diana Beaton received the worst possible news – a diagnosis of stage four lung cancer. Her hopes for a merciful death of her choosing were then shattered by the Victorian government.
As the government faces the prospect of its housing agenda unravelling, with two key bills stalled in the Senate, Labor and the Greens are locked in a bitter fight over an issue that could decide the next election.
As the gas industry wages a campaign of misinformation over her government’s stance on cooktops, the Victorian premier is navigating a course that could set a national standard for household electrification.
