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It’s not that young people don’t like politics – they just want to do politics differently.
The fires are putting pressure on the government by elevating the climate issue and opening new division among Liberals.
The outcome of this week’s general election is far from certain, but whatever happens, the nation’s deep divides are unlikely to be healed.
From mass climate change movements to cultural genocide of Uighurs in China, here are some of the headline human rights moments that captured Australia’s attention.
Visiting an active volcano involves risk. Hazard monitoring systems can issue warnings but in the case of the privately-owned White Island, the decision to take a tour falls to tourism operators.
Australia still uses a law from 1979 to govern metadata, with more than 100 amendments. This leaves loopholes that various agencies can exploit and dodge safeguards.
Around the world, frustrations about growing inequality and inadequate responses to climate change are fuelling protests – and these are likely to grow bigger and more violent in the next year.
Top US runner Mary Cain has revealed her health was ruined by being told to lose weight for performance.
Hundreds of jobs are at risk and the quality of news is under threat as New Zealand’s broadcasting media face closures, sales and restructuring in the biggest overhaul in a decade.
The ability to remove an Indigenous person from their traditional country shows how Australia is still asserting colonial power over the identity of its First Peoples.
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Andrew Hastie on foreign influence, security and veteran mental health
In this podcast, Andrew Hastie speaks with Michelle Grattan about growing concerns over Chinese influence in Australian politics, security clearances for politicians and the mental health of veterans.
Evangelical Christian churches say a man’s authority is in God’s plan.
The reasons the homicide rate is declining are complex, but a reduction in alcohol consumption and access to weapons are contributors.
The situation with Naomi Wolf is another case of Angus Taylor being sloppy with facts and refusing to clean up his mess quickly.
Morrison said the shrinking of the number of departments was “to ensure the services that Australians rely on are delivered more efficiently and effectively”.
When visa services are run in the interests of profit rather than border governance, corrupt tactics can be used to benefit the providers’ bottom line.
Yes, Jacinda Ardern is an intelligent, compassionate prime minister, but governing is difficult – and problems have inevitably arisen, or never gone away.
Now that medevac has been repealed, people will once again rely on ministerial discretion for a medical transfer.
After securing a condition which she cannot disclose “due to national security concerns”, Jacqui Lambie has voted with the government on the repeal of the medevac laws.
It’s time veterans were given the support they need to transition back to civilian life.
592 online and offline Islamophobia incidents were recorded in the last four years. But this represents only the tip of the iceberg.
Prison rehabilitation programs are difficult, but to give up and do nothing would be not merely cynical, but self-defeating.
According to a new survey of 6,000 Australians, more than a quarter of respondents report experiencing some form of discrimination at least weekly.
Media freedom is good, but absolute media freedom could lead to a nastier, more brutish public discourse.