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media August 12, 2017
With young jobseekers being encouraged to sign up to the PaTH internship program, companies are benefiting from free labour and a government subsidy. The question is, what are the interns gaining?
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.
media July 29, 2017
The impact of public sentiment on the economy
More than ever, markets read between the lines, making volatile every pronouncement by the government or Reserve Bank.
media August 5, 2017
In the week of a friendly ABC profile and the launch of his confessional memoir, Sam Dastyari’s speedy rehabilitation after his Chinese donations scandal has irked many, even within his party. Is his brash style a positive or a flaw?
media June 3, 2017
Quadrant and its slide into deluded extremism
Once seen as a journal of intellectual weight, today’s Quadrant has gone off-leash to become a ranting voice of the reactionary right.
media May 13, 2017
What the future holds for Fairfax
Fairfax’s latest staff cuts signal a crisis in Australian journalism, but international models offer a ray of hope.
law & crime March 4, 2017
Reporting Robert Xie’s murder of Brenda Lin’s family
In 2009, her world was torn apart by the murder of her parents, brothers and aunt. Now, following her uncle’s long-awaited conviction, Brenda Lin faces the glare of the media again.
media March 4, 2017
Senior Liberals caution Malcolm Turnbull on style
As Turnbull’s supporters become anxious about an absence of narrative and clear advice, his problems are greater than a vengeful Tony Abbott.
immigration February 25, 2017
Race, stereotyping and Melbourne’s Apex gang
The media’s reporting of gang crime across Melbourne has racial overtones, singling out Sudanese Australians and engendering fear and stereotyping in the community.
media February 18, 2017
The death of broadcast television
As the number of traditional viewers fall, what does the future of broadcast television look like?
media December 17, 2016
Facebook’s distortion of news access
Facebook’s opaque algorithm for filtering its News Feed likely distorts access to information and public debate.
