July 28, 2016
Don Dale is the tip of the iceberg
blog
Mistreatment of vulnerable people in detention is commonplace throughout Australia
Russell Marks
By this author
July 1, 2016
Through the windows
Culture
‘Play School’ celebrates 50 years of preschool education and entertainment
July 5, 2016
An impoverished estate
blog
The Australian media prioritised personality over policy during this election campaign
May 27, 2016
Unredeemed goods
blog
Pawno does little more than sell nostalgia for a mythic Australian monoculture
March 27, 2015
Why was this government policy?
Today
George Brandis sensibly reversed his planned cuts to legal services yesterday, but he didn’t explain why it was Coalition policy for 18 months
March 26, 2015
Up in the air
Today
The Abbott government and the renewable energy industry are 1,500 gigawatt hours away from an agreement on the RET...but Ian Macfarlane won't budge.
March 25, 2015
Trying it on
Today
Tony Abbott’s dubious record on travel entitlements, and political parties’ poor record on declaring donations, suggests the need for greater transparency and accountability
March 24, 2015
The end of privacy?
Today
This week, and possibly tonight, the Senate will pass legislation that authorises constant surveillance by the state of citizens’ electronic communications
March 23, 2015
Island of terror
Today
The Moss review ignores the real cause of the abuse on Nauru, because the government won’t go there
March 20, 2015
Malcolm Fraser, 1930-2015
Today
Malcolm Fraser passed away this morning after a brief illness. He was 84. The two periods of his political life – the first leading up to and including his prime ministership, the second covering the three decades since he was finally defeated by Bob …
March 19, 2015
Fantasy land
Today
Budget 2015 is shaping up to be Tony Abbott’s latest book of nonsense
March 18, 2015
Press freedom or secret warrants?
Today
Will Shorten Labor be able to secure protections for journalists, or will it vote for the government’s metadata bill anyway?
March 17, 2015
Backflip, split, crash, burn
Today
Tracking the progress of Christopher Pyne’s higher education reforms