Rather than feeling chastened by her missteps, the HRC president seems to be relishing her lot as a cause celebre for political progressives. – The Australian
The government is trying to ridicule the president of the Human Rights Commission out of office. But she won’t go.
Cuts of the magnitude forecast in the budget will severely impact upon access to these services. This is at odds with the Commonwealth’s own commitments to tackle domestic violence and Indigenous disadvantage.
Brandis's funding cuts and uncertainty in the legal aid sector are leaving the most disadvantaged and vulnerable in the community with nowhere to turn for protection.
Inside the government’s attempts to control the conflicting ‘narratives’ on housing prices – and the plans to address the bubble.
Just look at how Abbott disarmed the country and renamed the Clean Energy Act the 'carbon tax'. It was a very precise exercise in the control of public discourse.
In the wake of deep cuts to the Australia Council’s federal funding, the Victorian government has strengthened its peer-review system to ensure innovation and diversity in a broad range of artistic endeavours.
Immigration Minister Peter Dutton shrouds everything he does in ‘operational’ secrecy. North Korea couldn’t do it better.
Food waste due to aesthetic standards is being combated by dumpster divers, a restaurant that uses scrapped ingredients and supermarkets now selling less-than-perfect stock.
India’s energy company scandals; Greenpeace targeted in India; Tension in PNG over Bougainville; Balibo 5 appointment