Cleveland Dodd's fate is Australia's national shame

11 Dec 2023 | The funeral of a teenager who passed away while inside WA's juvenile detention system was marred ...  

Released refugees and secondary punishment pose political challenge

8 Dec 2023 | A new verdict on immigration detention has set a challenge for Labor, doing its best to avoid the ...  

Queensland's answer of more prisons for troubled children is wrong

4 Dec 2023 | Instead of trying to rehabilitate and guide troubled youths, Queensland has decided to build more ...  

Rot in the civil service: Farewelling Mike Pezzullo

29 Nov 2023 | With the sacking of Mike Pezzullo, questions now need to be raised as to how far down the rot ...  

Banksia Hill children’s prison: The facts and the answers

28 Nov 2023 | As Western Australia's Banksia Hill continues its legacy of cruelty, alternatives must be discu ...  

Australia's treatment of David McBride a national disgrace

28 Nov 2023 | The persecution of whistleblower David McBride is another nail in the coffin of free speech, but ...  

Tourism development approved as Bayldon-Lumsden ghosts local community

27 Nov 2023 | As the future of Councillor Ryan Bayldon-Lumsden hangs in the air, a controversial tourism deve ...  

Closing the door on child abuse

22 Nov 2023 | Physical and emotional abuse can have life-long consequences that are difficult to leave behind ...  

Prison tragedy highlights child incarceration cruelty

14 Nov 2023 | The recent death of a child in custody has raised concerns about Australia's youth detention ...