Politics
Exclusive
Immigration
Laws for immigration detainees only drafted after landmark High Court ruling
A freedom-of-information request has revealed Home Affairs officials did not draft legislation until after the November High Court ruling on immigration detention.
- by Angus Thompson
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Domestic violence
Study every death, tackle alcohol: DV commissioner’s urgent advice
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
Opinion & Perspectives
Book ban uncovers uncomfortable truths for Labor in Sydney’s west
The decision of a Labor councillor to vote in favour of a motion to ban books about same-sex parenting has created a headache for the ALP in western Sydney.
Alexandra Smith
State Political Editor
Albanese’s is an ‘experimental’ government – and it looks like the experiment is failing
It’s the first federal government I’ve seen that has sought to build most of its political and policy mandate after winning office rather than before it.
Shaun Carney
Columnist
PM’s rinse-and-repeat response to China jet incident will do little to deter aggression
How stable are relations with China if the People’s Liberation Army is regularly putting the lives of Australian military personnel at risk?
Matthew Knott
National correspondent
Federal
Exclusive
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
University chiefs seek federal advice on ‘intifada’ calls
The universities have written to Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus to gain formal advice on whether the pro-Palestinian demand is a breach of federal law.
- by David Crowe
Exclusive
Immigration
Laws for immigration detainees only drafted after landmark High Court ruling
A freedom-of-information request has revealed Home Affairs officials did not draft legislation until after the November High Court ruling on immigration detention.
- by Angus Thompson
Exclusive
Domestic violence
Study every death, tackle alcohol: DV commissioner’s urgent advice
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
NSW
Opinion
Sydney councils
Book ban uncovers uncomfortable truths for Labor in Sydney’s west
- by Alexandra Smith
Exclusive
State Parliament
Buying a home? The building commissioner has a message for you
- by Max Maddison
‘Broken system close to collapse’: Critical worker shortages in child protection, domestic violence
- by Alexandra Smith, Max Maddison and Michael McGowan
Analysis
Domestic violence
NSW has long trailed Victoria on tackling domestic violence. Can we finally catch up?
- by Alexandra Smith
Victoria
‘Bleakest budget’ for mental health didn’t fund promised new agency
- by Rachel Eddie and Broede Carmody
Editorial
Editorial
Victoria is driving towards a debt cliff. Here’s one way to hit the brakes
- The Age's View
Queensland
Perspective
Government
The fork in Queensland’s path to treaty gets wider all the way to election day
- by Matt Dennien
Analysis
Government
Labor’s latest retreat on youth justice is a sign of a broader problem
- by Matt Dennien
Western Australia
Analysis
WA budget
$3.4 billion drip feed means no surprises expected in Saffioti’s first budget
- by Hamish Hastie