
The Politics
March 23, 2015Island of terror
The Moss review ignores the real cause of the abuse on Nauru, because the government won’t go there
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The Politics
March 23, 2015Island of terror
The Moss review ignores the real cause of the abuse on Nauru, because the government won’t go there
The Politics
March 20, 2015Malcolm Fraser, 1930-2015
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 …
The Politics
March 19, 2015Fantasy land
Budget 2015 is shaping up to be Tony Abbott’s latest book of nonsense
The Politics
March 18, 2015Press freedom or secret warrants?
Will Shorten Labor be able to secure protections for journalists, or will it vote for the government’s metadata bill anyway?
The Politics
March 17, 2015Backflip, split, crash, burn
Tracking the progress of Christopher Pyne’s higher education reforms
The Politics
March 16, 2015Whipping critics into line
The government’s new Whip brooks no dissent – inside or outside the party room
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March 14, 2015Taking victims seriously
An extract from ‘Crime and Punishment: Offenders and victims in a broken justice system’
The Politics
March 13, 2015Not so united
Glenn Lazarus ends Clive Palmer’s influence and the Abbott government’s chances of passing anything contentious
The Politics
March 12, 2015Super zombie
Joe Hockey’s revival of an idea that died 22 years ago shows the government’s thinking about the budget hasn’t changed
The Politics
March 11, 2015Lifestyle choice
Tony Abbott obliterates international law – and 227 years of Australian history – with one phrase
The Politics
March 10, 2015In breach
Tony Abbott wants the UN to stop lecturing Australia about human rights
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February 25, 2015Debt, deficits and averting disaster
Are we really stealing from our kids to fund a debt crisis?
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January 25, 2015Nothing but a dream
Why does the right want to Americanise Australia?
Deeper water
Charlie Hebdo, free speech, multiculturalism and 18C
Health system
January 15, 2015A bitter pill
The government alienates doctors and patients over $20 GP fee