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indigenous affairs August 12, 2017
Australia’s human rights disgraces
After leaving her post as president of the Australian Human Rights Commission, Gillian Triggs is as forthright as ever in describing the country’s slide backwards in its social policies and treatment of the vulnerable.
law & crime August 12, 2017
The same-sex marriage postal vote
The methodology being used to test the public mood on same-sex marriage is dividing both the Liberal Party and constitutional experts – and further diminishing the prime minister’s standing among his own.
law & crime August 5, 2017
Parliamentary push for same-sex marriage
After weeks of cross-party communication, a plan has formed to bring legislation for same-sex marriage into its final phase.
law & crime August 12, 2017
While profits continue to soar for Commonwealth Bank, a laundering scandal makes the case for a banking royal commission grow stronger.
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.
religion July 29, 2017
In court with Cardinal George Pell
As Cardinal George Pell faces the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on historic sexual abuse charges, he confronts a system unmoved by his status.
law & crime July 22, 2017
Harsh sentencing and prison violence
Robin Irvine was left requiring 24-hour care after being bashed unconscious in a maximum security prison. The harsh sentencing that jailed him has made NSW prisons overcrowded and increasingly dangerous.
immigration July 22, 2017
Dutton’s rise to Home Affairs super ministry
Acting beyond official recommendations, Malcolm Turnbull has created a super ministry for Peter Dutton – possibly to shore up his own leadership.
law & crime July 8, 2017
The fight after marriage equality
As a resolution to the debate on marriage equality draws closer, activists worry about how to maintain momentum after a win.
religion July 8, 2017
The people defending Cardinal George Pell
The criminal charges brought against George Pell have seen his defenders come to the fore.
north america July 1, 2017
Growing homelessness in Washington, DC
As low-cost housing in America’s inner cities is routed by gentrification, and unemployment and feeble wage growth dogs workers, homelessness is booming – including in the nation’s capital.
