Parents killing their children is uncommon, but there are some risk factors around the crime such as mental illness, previous abuse and domestic violence.
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Neither the spurious ‘facts’ about killings of police nor the supposedly ‘colour-blind’ logic of the backlash against Black Lives Matter hold up under scrutiny. Instead, they confirm its point.
The government’s proposed redress scheme for victims of institutional child sexual abuse controversially excludes some victims.
Blackbirding is one of many shared Australian histories. Australian South Sea Islanders want to encourage broader community goodwill as we work towards social justice for a forgotten people.
Laws passed by MPs while under a citizenship cloud are unlikely to be contested; decisions made by ministers after doubts about their dual citizenship was announced are more complicated matters.
Politics Podcast: Kevin Rudd on avoiding Donald Trump
Kevin Rudd now spends much of his time in the US, where he keeps a close eye on the unfolding Trump presidency.
The rejection of the Referendum Council’s Report has derailed Indigenous constitutional recognition. Treaties at the state and territory level offer a clear path forward for meaningful reform.
Whichever major party ‘wins’ the Queensland election will likely be forced into tricky negotiations with minor parties to form government.
The question will now be whether Section 44 of the Constitution needs reform to enable dual citizens who may have a lot to offer to become MPs.
Nicholas Klomp and Michelle Grattan discuss the week in politics.
Australia’s minimal legal and political regulation of ministerial advisers has led to an accountability deficit.
Interviews undertaken in refugee camps on the Bangladesh/Myanmar border paint a grim picture that explains why so many Rohingya fled Myanmar so quickly.
The government’s obvious attempt to use the recently established Registered Organisations Commission for political purposes is an abuse of power.
White Americans have been in denial about the fact that police go after Black men and other men of colour. But the research and statistics kept by state and federal agencies show this happens.
The AWU case is not the first time the AFP has been embroiled in politics, nor will it be the last.
Australia came in for some harsh criticism from the UN Human Right Committee in regard to its treatment of Indigenous issues – a problem that must now seriously be addressed.
There are telltale signs when regard for the facts of the matter is sacrificed to ‘truthiness’ to win a political debate.
A new campaign targeting sexual assault on public transport is a positive development in some respects, but is unlikely to generate substantive, longer-term change.
There are several ‘gendered risks’ in assisted suicide that challenge the idea that women will always be acting autonomously.
Speaking with: Professor Bates Gill on Australia’s changing relationship with China
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William Isdale speaks with Bates Gill on the importance of Australia's relationship with China and how best to navigate the sometimes complex alliance.
It is time for the states and territories to develop a uniform legal framework that enables donor-conceived people to connect with their genetic kin.
Giving Australia’s lobbying laws teeth, and a sizeable regulatory jaw to occasionally brandish them, is a major step in the right direction.
Physical philanthropy is growing in popularity because it has benefits for the charity and the fundraiser.
Michelle Grattan speaks to Deep Saini about the week in politics.
The enthusiasm around swift, certain and fair approaches to sentencing offenders may not be backed by evidence.