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politics August 31, 2024
Labor and merit-based appointments
As the new Administrative Review Tribunal prepares to begin operating on October 14, an analysis of 364 appointments shows Labor has been sincere in reforming the stacked body it replaces.
international relations August 31, 2024
Pezzullo: Labor has ‘picked a side’ in war with China
The offer of military bases to the US clashes with the government’s stated aim of distancing itself from a great power rivalry, says the former secretary of Home Affairs.
politics August 31, 2024
‘Very colourful terms’: Is this the end of the Jacqui Lambie Network?
Infighting has whittled the party to just two members, though Jacqui Lambie still wants to run candidates in the next federal election.
resources August 24, 2024
Plibersek defends ruling against NSW goldmine
In an interview with The Saturday Paper, Tanya Plibersek has defended her decision to halt a goldmine outside Bathurst while at the same time pushing for legislative reform.
law & crime August 24, 2024
Frustration over national domestic violence plan
Two years into the decade-long national plan to end gendered violence, key reviews released this week have highlighted significant shortfalls in the strategy.
health August 24, 2024
‘Last-minute homework vibes’: Inside Shorten’s NDIS reforms
Disability advocates say the government’s reform of the National Disability Insurance Scheme has been rushed and creates more opportunity for mistreatment.
international relations August 17, 2024
The spies operating in Australia’s Indian diaspora community
Following India’s assassination of a Sikh activist in Canada, Australian security agencies have again hinted at spy operations here – although the government is loath to upset a major partner by confronting them.
economy August 17, 2024
In conversation with US economist Joseph Stiglitz
American economist and Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz’s new book, The Road to Freedom, reclaims the language of freedom from right-wing ideologues.
law & crime August 17, 2024
‘Some kind of monster’: Inside the Reynolds defamation trial
Giving evidence in Linda Reynolds’ defamation trial, Scott Morrison says he doesn’t remember the details of the review he commissioned into Brittany Higgins’s rape but says Reynolds suffered as a result of prolonged ‘attacks’.
politics August 17, 2024
Advance’s plan to destroy the Greens
Following a series of focus groups and other polling, Advance has announced its sole focus until the next election will be cutting the Greens’ senate vote by a third.
politics August 17, 2024
Labor’s punt on diluted gambling reforms ‘a betrayal’
As Labor prepares to introduce a partial ban on gambling advertising, it faces internal dissent and an opposition strategy to paint the party as untrustworthy.