Another day, another Tony Abbott farce. This time the PM has used a vibrant Cape York school to praise an educational model pushed by Noel Pearson… which has never been used in the school. The real people behind the success are livid. Amy McQuire reports.
Tony Abbott’s nostalgic claims about Aboriginal people in the 'real economy' overlook inconvenient historic truths, writes Amanda Porter and Paddy Gibson.
Widespread ear disease may be the missing piece of the puzzle in why Aboriginal people are over-represented in Australia’s criminal justice system. Jacqueline Krynda reports.
Angela Mitropoulos, Sanmati Verma and Matthew Kiem
Protests by putting your money where your mouth is are more complex – and effective than they may appear, argue Angela Mitropoulos, Sanmati Verma and Matthew Kiem.
With the humanitarian crisis in Syria finally demanding international action, the best and the worst of Australia are rising to the surface, writes Max Chalmers.
The images of a tiny boy's body washed up on a beach in Europe are heartbreaking. Which begs the question, what has Australia been doing for the last decade? Lydia Shelly explains.
The PM lectured Sales last night for talking down the country's economy. Which makes his previous appearances on her show look a little strange in hindsight.
The dust appears to have settled on the Dyson Heydon saga. Michael Brull goes where few commentators actually dared – deep into Heydon's lengthy, written defence.
It looks like Team Australia, smells like Team Australia, sounds like Team Australia. But in fact it was a game used to simulate real world global politics, and the results were startling. Back in the real world, Dr Lissa Johnson looks at the collision of government and fantasy in the lucky country.
Understanding why some politicians seem so out of touch with the broader populace is a little easier when you know a bit about psychology. Dr Lissa Johnson knows more than a bit.
The Abbott government now stands almost alone in its support for what would be Australia's largest ever coal mine, after a second of the nation's 'big four' banks distanced itself from the contentious and environmentally damaging project. Thom Mitchell reports.
A new report has called on government to intervene to equip young people with the skills needed in Australia's changing jobs market or face deepening inequality. Thom Mitchell reports.
The MPs behind the Inquiry left ample room in their report to attack the public health professor for his deconstruction of anti wind farm arguments. Here, he hits back.
Most Australians don't know that their money is being used to fund research which sees monkeys restrained, sedated, experimented on, and then discarded once the research is done. Thom Mitchell reports.
There is a limited window when an addict has the desire and ability to get clean. Long wait times for rehab centres mean people like Jane are falling through the cracks.
The scourge of family violence is finally gaining prominence in Australia. But what about the family violence from those paid to police it, writes Alan Corbett.
Roseanne Beckett spent 10 years in prison for crimes she did not commit. Finally, this week she won her battle for compensation. The big question is - why did it take 26 years? Wendy Bacon reports.
A tinder profile, followed by public shaming, followed by Facebook fights... and then the rape threats started. And now police and parliament are involved. Max Chalmers reports. TRIGGER WARNING: This story contains threats of rape and abusive statements of an extreme nature.
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Blair Palese is the CEO of 350.org Australia, a climate change advocacy group upping the pressure on the nation's big banks to stop funding fossil fuels.
“It’s a lot better but it’s not ok." That’s how one activist has described LGBTI life on campus as a new survey reveals which universities are doing better than others.
The latest chapter in New Matilda’s ongoing investigation into the massive expansion – without environmental approval - of a port in the Top End. Thom Mitchell reports.
Australia is leading the world in willful ignorance on climate change, says one of the world’s most prominent activists. Thom Mitchell sat down with Naomi Klein.
GVK Hancock remains upbeat about the chances of its Alpha coal project, the second largest proposed for the Galilee, as Adani's prospects look increasingly remote.
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Let us count the ways that Greg Hunt and his department could have discovered that construction was underway on a major sea port, with no environmental oversight. Thom Mitchell reports.
During Monday night's candlelight vigil in Sydney, human rights campaigner Sara Saleh argued that Australia is defined by its response to the Syrian crisis matters.
Whether US power, Israeli leaders, or the bombing of Syria, the deputy opposition leader's transformation has been as startling as it has been consistent.
Israel's Netanyahu government isn't just focussed on the oppression of Palestinians. Tim Robertson reports on the ongoing treatment of African refugees.
It was billed as a story that would unearth ‘the truth’ once and for all. So what did we really learn from last night’s Four Corners, asks Max Chalmers.
War, what is it good for? Satire and chest-beating, at the very least. Michaell Brull weighs into Joe Hildebrand’s call for more slaughter in the Middle East.
While lowbrow racism is more likely to be called out in Australia, that which is structural and embodied by elites continues to get free pass, including from the media.
A much anticipated draft of the Productivity Commission’s review of the workplace relations framework has found the system is functioning well, but political battle lines are already being drawn.
Mathew Kenneally reckons the CSIRO has itself to blame for funding cuts. It's time our scientists turned their minds to the truly great mysteries of our universe.
The Abbott Government's attempts to install a new 'tough cop on the building industry beat' have failed because it is widely seen as fundamentally unjust. Thom Mitchell reports.
The Maritime Union of Australia is supporting workers sacked by a midnight text in the Federal Court while The Greens are pushing changes to stop it happening again.
The United Nations report into the 2014 assault on Gaza by Israel falls well short of what the Palestinians - and the international community - deserve. Michael Brull reports.
The glossy brochures and promises of high-paying jobs don't always square with the realities of life during, or after, university. Richard Hil weighs in.
As the world tilts once more towards war - this time in Ukraine - our responsibility is clear: to become informed, and to not collude with the warmongers, writes John Pilger.
As a story, the stand off between Julian Assange and the Swedish justice system has it all: David against Goliath, conflict and conspiracy, sex and tragedy.
The fourth estate has been sold off to private interests. What's needed is a fifth estate, one that watches the watchers and practices real journalism, writes John Pilger.
The pursuit of Assange has nothing to do with the allegations facing him in Sweden. This is what you get when you defy US interests and tell the truth.