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health October 12, 2019
Exclusive: 500 children forfeited to state in NDIS standoff
New figures reveal the human toll of a five-year NDIS funding fight, with hundreds of families pushed to relinquish their children into state care.
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.
law & crime October 12, 2019
Crackdown on large cash transactions
While the government’s proposal to restrict large cash payments is intended to limit criminal activity, opponents of the bill – including some of the Coalition’s own MPs – warn the legislation could ensnare ordinary citizens.
health October 5, 2019
Exclusive: Aged-care sector at risk of collapse
Funding cuts made when Scott Morrison was treasurer have left parts of the aged-care sector on the brink of insolvency, propped up by a government bailout.
politics October 5, 2019
Trump call pulls Morrison into US scandal
As Donald Trump faces the threat of impeachment, Scott Morrison is carefully balancing his responses to the US president’s request for assistance.
environment September 28, 2019
The week Australia failed on climate change
While Scott Morrison toured Trump’s America, the world’s top climate scientists fought it out over their latest warning of the coming disaster.
immigration September 28, 2019
Peter Dutton’s latest citizenship move
Legal experts warn that the government’s latest attempt to strip citizenship from dual nationals may cause more problems than it resolves.
rural September 28, 2019
NSW farmers’ class action on water
As water supplies remain perilously low across Australia’s drought-stricken east, a group of farmers is launching a $750 million class action against the Murray–Darling Basin Authority.
asia pacific September 28, 2019
Indonesia cracks down on student protesters in Papua
Escalating violence in Papua has led to the deaths of more than 30 student protesters, echoing the military’s brutality in Timor-Leste and Aceh in previous decades.
politics September 21, 2019
The Lambie interview: inside her power play
With her crucial vote, Senator Jacqui Lambie wields untold influence over Scott Morrison’s government. How does she plan to use this power?
politics September 21, 2019
The murky ethics of political donations
As Gladys Liu faces questions about raising $1 million for the Liberal Party, a repentant Sam Dastyari is calling for an end to the ‘arms race’ of political donations.
