Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion has conceded that previous revelations about the shocking conditions inside the Northern Territory corrections system failed to "pique [his] interest" and expressed disappointment he hadn't been briefed on the treatment of incarcerated Indigenous youth.
Nobody can accuse Malcolm Turnbull of sitting on his hands once the vision of shocking systemic abuses, including Abu Graib-style torture, in the youth correctional system of the Northern Territory, were broadcast on the ABC's Four Corners program.
A "shocked and appalled" Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has called a royal commission into the abuse of youths at the Don Dale detention centre the morning after explosive revelations aired on the ABC's Four Corners program.
The Turnbull government faces blanket opposition among vice chancellors to its proposal to create a new tier of courses with deregulated fees, with even the nation's most prestigious universities rejecting the idea.
Northern Territory Chief Minister Adam Giles has sacked the minister in charge of the detention system that has triggered a ...
An honorary member of the International Olympic Committee has condemned the World Anti-Doping Agency, including Australian ...
Victorians do not want "a harmful public vote" on gay marriage, Premier Daniel Andrews has claimed in a strongly worded ...
After fleeing the rubble-strewn streets of Baghdad, Nader Sameer is literally building the foundations of a new life – ...
A senior government minister warns against the loose use of the word 'terrorism'.
From a life spent dodging bullets in his war-torn village in Burma, refugee Htun Htun has found himself in a more welcoming place.
Malcolm Turnbull will introduce new national laws that would allow jailed terrorists who still pose a risk when their prison ...
TV networks could be given a discount on their licence fee if they refuse to screen gambling advertising.
The same-sex marriage question should be "simple and self-explanatory," the Attorney-General says.
A senior cabinet minister says the best way to counter the views of Pauline Hanson and One Nation is to expose them to "sunlight".
Penny Wong has been appointed Labor's foreign affairs spokeswoman as Tanya Plibersek moves to head up the party's 'education ...
Those who commit vandalism during an election campaign should "have the book thrown at them", Labor leader Bill Shorten says, ...
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