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immigration May 8, 2021
Exclusive: Howard minister slams ban on India returnees
Following the prime minister’s ban on Australian citizens returning from India, Fran Bailey has called the decision abhorrent and an indictment on the government.
law & crime May 8, 2021
Our Watch and respectful relationships
Leaked documents show the Morrison government is actively undermining respectful relationships education and preventing expert materials from being taught.
media May 8, 2021
While the government works to reform the disability insurance agency and restart robo-debt, management consultancy McKinsey has amassed significant influence.
media May 1, 2021
Film productions move to Australia
As the pandemic rages overseas, scores of major film and TV projects are moving production to Australia. But will this gold rush bring any lasting benefits to the local industry?
resources May 1, 2021
US carbon tariff offers opportunity for Australia
Analysis: News Joe Biden is eyeing a carbon border adjustment scheme doesn’t bode well for Australian exports – unless key industries including beef and aluminium move to embrace green technology breakthroughs.
health May 1, 2021
Health key to Tasmanian election
As Tasmanians go to the polls this weekend, the outcome remains surprisingly uncertain, balanced precariously on a crumbling health system and preferential voting that favours personalities over parties.
immigration May 1, 2021
Asylum seekers attacked in Port Moresby
Refugees formerly held on Manus Island have been robbed at gunpoint in Port Moresby. With Covid-19 cases rising in Papua New Guinea, advocates fear for these men and the others still awaiting resettlement after years in detention.
resources April 24, 2021
Morrison off target on climate
Hosting a global climate summit this week, Joe Biden plans to reduce US emissions by more than 50 per cent by 2030. Scott Morrison’s focus on unproven technology, experts warn, will not achieve our climate goals.
immigration April 24, 2021
Getting overseas students back
The struggling university sector will get no help from the Victorian government to set up quarantine facilities for international students, while similar plans in other states have also stalled.
immigration April 24, 2021
Refugees handcuffed, moved again
Asylum seekers held in a Brisbane hotel have been transferred to Melbourne without warning, while others are being arbitrarily released into the community. Advocates argue immigration detention is out of control.
environment April 17, 2021
US climate summit to be a reckoning for Morrison
While Joe Biden looks set to double America’s emissions reduction target at a meeting of world leaders next week, Australia’s ‘gas-fired recovery’ sees it increasingly isolated.
