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health July 28, 2018
The positives and perils of My Health Record
As the government rolls out its My Health Record database, a major hack of a similar system in Singapore has highlighted the vulnerabilities of high-tech record sharing.
law & crime June 30, 2018
Exclusive: How our crisis hotline failed Sadif Karimi
In the weeks before her death, Sadif Karimi made repeated calls to a domestic violence hotline. She was told she was no longer a client.
law & crime June 2, 2018
Pill testing as harm minimisation
As an ardent campaigner for pill testing and decriminalisation, Matt Noffs has called for the government to consider new policy to minimise the harm caused by recreational drugs.
law & crime June 9, 2018
The case for legalised cannabis
With California green-lighting the world’s largest legal marijuana market, will Australia follow suit?
indigenous affairs April 21, 2018
The rise of homelessness and hunger
While the government remains focused on neoliberal solutions to inequality, homelessness and hunger worsen. Some in the sector wonder whether it is deliberate.
rural March 31, 2018
Gap not closing on Indigenous disadvantage
The government’s assessment of Indigenous disadvantage ignores how far behind remote communities are compared with cities, and how top-down policy-making reinforces economic disparities.
health March 17, 2018
Bupa’s play for radical health cover changes
Plans by Bupa to significantly change the way it provides private health benefits have many doctors and analysts fearing Australian health care is heading towards an American model.
law & crime October 28, 2017
Inside the debate over Victoria’s assisted dying bill
With Victoria’s upper house preparing to debate Daniel Andrews’ euthanasia bill, supporters argue opponents such as Paul Keating have misread the public mood.
resources October 7, 2017
Andrew Forrest’s good intentions
While Andrew Forrest campaigns to save Australians from smoking-related cancers or the world from slavery, his company’s practices tell a less benevolent story.
law & crime September 23, 2017
Curbing the illicit tobacco trade
A senate inquiry into illicit tobacco is hearing evidence of huge losses in tax revenue, hidden smoking rate increases and higher criminal profits than in the drugs trade.
religion August 5, 2017
The assisted dying campaign in Victoria
As the Victorian government makes the case for assisted dying legislation, a strategic campaign from social conservatives and religious groups hopes to torpedo the proposed amendments.
