Mental illness of offshore detainees 'among the highest recorded'
Report also mounts a powerful argument that officials statistics on self-harm and threatened self-harm dramatically understate the scale of the problem.
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Michael Gordon
Michael Gordon is the political editor of The Age.
Glimmer of hope for damaged Manus Island detainees
What was extraordinary about this text message was that it is not extraordinary at all.
PM and Shorten to link arms against family violence
Every federal MP is expected to link arms with Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten next week in a national declaration of "no more" to the scourge family and community violence.
The beginning of the end of a shameful chapter in this country's history
Not a moment too soon, Malcolm Turnbull has delivered a pathway to end the suffering of around 2000 refugees who have spent more than three years in tormented limbo on Manus Island and Nauru.
Seething Kevin Rudd accuses Malcolm Turnbull of lying over 'begging' claims
Feud between Malcolm Turnbull and Kevin Rudd escalates, with the former PM accusing Mr Turnbull of lying about their private discussions.
Time to rise above the politics of fear says Liberal MP
Politicians don't usually admit to mistakes when they address the national parliament, but veteran Liberal Russell Broadbent confessed to a big one on Monday evening: failing to repudiate colleagues who promote fear and division.
Gillian Triggs hits back at 'deeply misleading' Malcolm Turnbull
Gillian Triggs also hits out at News Corp and politicians "who have deliberately misunderstood the law".
Every MP asked to link arms in Parliament in historic gesture
"This is a message coming to the community, to the families, to the clans."
Get me off Manus: Assaulted Somali refugee and aid worker's plea
A refugee who has been helping disabled people on Manus Island has pleaded to be flown off the island for medical treatment after being the victim of a vicious, unprovoked attack over the weekend.
Ditch plebiscite or hate will spread to referendum, PM warned
Aboriginal leaders are urging Malcolm Turnbull to abandon the plebiscite on same-sex marriage, convinced an ugly campaign by opponents of equality will damage their prospects for constitutional recognition.
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