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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.

As thousands of refugees around the country find themselves in processing limbo, a small group of Sri Lankans are taking solace in a familiar Australian ritual.

Miners get rewarded for destroying our environment, while protestors cop massive fines. And it's about to get worse. Welcome to Mike Baird's new New South Wales.

An endangered parrot which flies further than any other for love, has found a less than loving attitude from governments threatens its very existence.

A small NSW village's fight for survival has been undermined by a government determined to expand its hunt for coal. Thom Mitchell reports.

In the Gulf of Carpentaria art is being used to push back against a Swiss mining company and a whitewashed view of history.

A group of Iranian men detained in Darwin have been separated from their partners in the community. Is it more than a coincidence?

The Victorian Police Commissioner has resigned, to near universal acclaim. Anthony Kelly from the Flemington Kensington Community Legal Centre weighs in.

A Victorian family have made an awkward truce with police, as their young son's health improves. Could their story be a spur for political reform?

Meet the woman behind the steadily building anti-Halal push back.

The natural habitat of a remote island in the Solomons is staring down the ever-present danger posed by logging. The stakes are high, and the legal ramifications enormous. Kayt Davies explains.

The Festival of Dangerous Ideas gets underway in Sydney this weekend. Wendy Bacon and Ben Eltham take a closer look at one of the organisations behind the event.

21 November, 2007: Mark Davis examines the Howard Government's false claims that it has promoted free speech and open debate in its 11 years of power

As activists gear up for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference in September, the NSW Police Force - with the complete support of the Government - has launched full-scale investigations of anyone they suspect to be involved. Amy Corderoy finds out what all the fear's about

Climate change denial is synonymous with The Australian, writes Clive Hamilton. As the scientific evidence to the contrary mounts, the newspaper's editors try to cover their backs, by doing what they do best — personal attack