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indigenous affairs December 14, 2019
Exclusive: Detainees denied cold water, cooling before NT prison riot
Documents released under freedom of information reveal the brutal conditions as a riot unfolded at Alice Springs Correctional Centre.
law & crime December 7, 2019
As governments and police increasingly rely on algorithms and automation, legal experts warn these systems could undermine key discrimination protections.
markets November 30, 2019
Westpac: Austrac fallout spreads
While court documents filed by the financial regulator outline serious allegations of security mismanagement at the bank, the sector braces for further scrutiny.
law & crime November 23, 2019
A band of strange political bedfellows have united for a common cause – to fight for the return of Julian Assange to Australia.
law & crime November 16, 2019
Proposed reforms to NSW consent law
The draft proposals on consent law in NSW contain some vital reforms, but experts maintain that further action is needed to combat sexual violence.
defence November 9, 2019
ASIO officers broke law on warrant
The agency’s watchdog, tasked with unravelling the breach, has echoed growing concern about flawed and confusing new anti-terror laws.
law & crime November 2, 2019
The rules governing strip searches in NSW
As an inquiry examines the potentially illegal strip searches of minors at NSW music festivals, legal experts say it’s just the tip of the iceberg.
law & crime October 26, 2019
Dutton’s plan for a surveillance state
Privacy experts fear the Home Affairs minister will ignore a warning from parliament’s most powerful committee and push ahead with his plan for national surveillance.
indigenous affairs October 19, 2019
Children in the criminal justice system
As crossbencher Rebekha Sharkie pushes to raise the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 14, experts point to the long-term detrimental effects of early incarceration and a disproportionate racial factor in detention rates.
law & crime October 19, 2019
How Australia treats complex trauma
Survivors of domestic violence are being routinely let down by a system that misdiagnoses their trauma, leaving many women and children unsupported and stigmatised.
law & crime October 12, 2019
The decline of political freedoms in Australia
While the Australian government is quick to criticise other countries for restricting people’s freedoms, its treatment of whistleblowers and climate protesters reveals an alarming hypocrisy.
