In the shadow of the death of a Coalition giant, who quit the party over its treatement of asylum seeker policies, the Government has finally released the Moss review.
How will Malcolm Fraser be remembered? For his life in politics, or his activism post-political life? Ben Eltham charts the rise and passing of a giant.
It’s unusual to hear Australian politicians speak up for refugees, but Fraser did it often, especially in his post-politics years, writes Max Chalmers.
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Declaring mining agreements a success in Aboriginal communities after reviewing less than two percent of agreements seems a stretch, writes Dave Sweeney.
As popularity contests go, Westconnex - a proposed new tollway linking the west with the city of Sydney - is about as well liked as a carcinogen. Thom Mitchell explains.
While the government shoots the messenger over the Forgotten Children report, the abuse continues on Nauru, write Pamela Curr and Sister Brigid Arthur.
Professor Spurr’s views are more than a disturbing case of antiquated thinking in the ivory tower - it's time to tackle the tough questions on elite racism and public policy.
With dozens killed in Vanuatu, many more missing and tens of thousands left homeless, the Climate Council has released a report today on climate change.
The latest science on climate changes suggests Africa is facing a serious threat. But it's also threatening a lot closer to home, writes Thom Mitchell.
Climate change may be the greatest threat facing our nation, but nothing, it seems, will dissuade the Baird government from appoving big coal. Thom Mitchell weighs in.
The United States soldier filmed in the infamous ‘Collateral Murder’ video defying orders and helping to save the life of two Iraqi children needs your help.
Already heightened tensions in the US between police and the black community are about to be inflamed even further, with shocking footage of a new police shooting emerging today.
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.
Someone has to say it. And it's Mathew Kenneally, who finds the courage to go where no man - with the exception of every male Coalition MP - has ever gone before.
If they can't keep us safe from a immigration-dodging brown bear, how will they ever stop the terrorists. So wonders Whitey Smith, a young Liberal Immigration spokesman*.