'Bashed' asylum seekers on Manus Island 'deserved what they got'
Manus Island MP Ronny Knight has declared that two asylum seekers who say they were bashed by police and PNG immigration officials on New Year's Eve "deserved what they got".
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Michael Gordon
Michael Gordon is the political editor of The Age.
'I need you to look after my family': Sudanese refugee's final message
Faysal Ishak Ahmed carried a deep secret and a burning fear during his years in detention on Manus Island, long before he became the fourth asylum seeker to die after seeking protection in Australia and being sent to Papua New Guinea.
Why an unhappy Australia is all our own doing
Truth is, the alarming levels of distrust, cynicism, betrayal and disappointment are products of home-grown forces.
Turnbull's chance for a fresh start
Malcolm Turnbull will play the lead role in his own re-make of Mission Impossible in 2017, complete with a cast of villains and traitors and no end of unpredictable subplots.
Dutton wrong on refugees' citizenship, court finds
The Federal Court has found Peter Dutton unreasonably delayed making decisions on applications for citizenship by refugees in a landmark ruling that has implications for thousands of would-be citizens.
Voller's dramatic evidence vindicates PM's strong, snap decision
To those who say this is about things done in the past, the message is that it is about what was happening right now.
Recognition a step toward a treaty, says Shorten
Constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians will not be a roadblock to a treaty, but a step toward a final settlement and the closing the disadvantage gap, Bill Shorten has said.
Yes, PM, it's business as usual: disunity, ill-discipline and undermining
"This is business as usual," Malcolm Turnbull declared this morning, as he defended the decision to release a set of broad terms of reference for a climate change policy review that has been Coalition policy for years.
These numbers reveal an underwhelmed and disengaged electorate
Forget post-truth. This is the era of post-hope, where the instinct of voters is to give the finger to an established order.
Norway pension fund told to get out of offshore detention
'The reputation of the Norwegian sovereign wealth fund investing ethically would be tarnished by ongoing investment in these camps'.
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