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Our new research found most participants experienced sexual violence at multiple points across their lives. And many reported negative experiences when trying to access support.
In the lead-up to the Voice to parliament referendum, we’re seeing constitutional change is possible. If the Voice is successful, Australia could next consider separating us from the monarchy.
New research shows Australians of Chinese heritage are extremely concerned about the way relations between the two countries are portrayed in the media.
Men outnumber women by two-to-one on bikes in Australia. It’s time more women were involved in planning new bike paths and protected lanes to feel safer on the road.
Ecological damage, risk of nuclear accident and the economic fallout from war all affect countries well beyond the conflict zone. How should the world deal with these borderless threats?
The Labor Party will form government again thanks to a statewide swing of about 7%.
Peter Dutton on Saturday faces his first real-time electoral test in the Victorian seat of Aston, with the conditions on the track heavy going
History shows us there is no guarantee of sweetness and light simply because the same party holds office in a state and in Canberra.
Even with a handful of seats still in doubt, Chris Minns’ Labor Party is on track for majority government.
The final NSW election polls vary on the predicted outcome, but they all point to a Labor win.
Successive governments have shied away from serious discussions about national security.
Imagine the impression sent abroad if voters defeated a proposal for an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander body to advise the federal parliament and government
In this podcast, Michelle Grattan discusses the blueprint for reform with commission chair, Michael Brennan
In a simply worded question, Australians will be asked to approve altering the Constitution “to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice”.
Here’s what the question says, what’s new and what happens next.
The bill that has passed through the Senate provides for a robust referendum, although there is still room for improvement.
Rather than policing or separating families, a new collaborative movement born in the US seeks to find better ways to support children, families and communities.
Chief Political Correspondant Michelle Grattan and Politics + Society editor Amanda Dunn discuss the news
The recent Iran-Saudi Arabia diplomatic truce brokered by Beijing heightens expectations of Xi’s visit. But the Ukraine case is vastly different.
In any given town, community and neighbourhood there will be homeless children, sometimes as young as 10, who are surviving without the effective care and protection of parents or guardians.
There’s plenty of research supporting lowering the voting age to 16. Public debate and the law just need to catch up.
Immigration NZ banned hip hop collective Odd Future on the basis of public safety in 2014. Will it do the same for anti-transgender rights activist Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull?
One key reason is to provide an increased deterrent in an increasingly turbulent region.
The proposed Voice to Parliament is a First Nations advisory body. The way New Zealand have ensured Māori representation in Parliament could be a better way to approach Indigenous self-determination.