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In an important case argued this week, the High Court is reconsidering whether the use of secret evidence in court proceedings is constitutional.

The opposition has seized upon the firebombing of a Melbourne synagogue to claim that the government is contributing to rising anti-Semitism in Australia.

The Administrative Review Tribunal, which was intended to restore transparency and trust, has released none of the decisions from its first two months of operation, owing to technical problems.

The billionaire Visy chairman has collected some of Australia’s leading political figures as advisers and is now a regular at Mar-a-Lago. What will he do with his latest, most powerful connection?

Expectant and new mothers in prisons across Australia are not being provided with adequate healthcare or services due to poor implementation of state government policies.

Australia will soon seal an agreement with a group of Western nations to end public subsidies for fossil fuel export projects, drying up a key source of finance for new oil, gas and coal fields.

As the government moved to set limits on the number of international students attending Australian universities, the opposition flipped its position, deciding there was more to be gained electorally from a continuing crisis than from a solution.

Since fleeing the Taliban’s return to power in 2021, the uncle of Abdul Karim Hekmat has been living a life consumed by terror and fear, and desperately hoping for a better future for his daughters.

A new disaster management guide finally recognises the need for animals to be factored into emergency planning, for the safety not only of pets and wildlife but humans too.