Afghan Files expose corruption of war

16 Jul 2017 | Leaked secret defence force documents give a chilling insight into the corruption wrought on ...  

Will same-sex marriage dethrone Turnbull and the Coalition?

12 Jul 2017 | The basic human right to marry whomever we choose is now a political football that may lose the ...  

Slavery, child prostitution and sex tourism hit epidemic proportions

10 Jul 2017 | It is estimated that around the world, there are up to 45.8 million people who are currently being ...  

After Medicare breach we should be wary about moving health records online

6 Jul 2017 | The Australian Government is digitising the country’s health system, but a serious Medicare ...  

The curious case of Border Force boss Roman Quaedvlieg

5 Jul 2017 | The Border Force boss has been suspended — but is it because of the suffering among asylum ...  

Newstart: A public health issue and a national disgrace

21 Jun 2017 | While all Australian welfare allowances are meagre, it is alarming that "Newstart" is so drastical ...  

The rule of law and holding ministers to account

21 Jun 2017 | It seems unlikely that Ministers Hunt, Tudge and Sukkar will be held to account for their blatant ...  

Mungo MacCallum: Climate, Dutton's hush money — oh, and Abbott is winning

20 Jun 2017 | Dutton is paying "hush money" to refugees and Turnbull is scrambling to appease the "demented ...  

EXCLUSIVE: Heartless Peter Dutton terrorises 72 year-old community leader

18 Jun 2017 | Peter Dutton plans to send to almost certain death a critically ill 72 year-old who's lived in ...  

For Tony Abbott: A guide to generosity for the morally bankrupt

16 Jun 2017 | Sarah Smith considers Tony Abbott's proposition that Manus Island refugees have 'unfairly taken ...  

Australia's unreported poverty line

14 Jun 2017 | We are being lied to — true poverty rates are double the official data, which is derived from ...  

Turnbull's tougher terror laws: Sniffing the glue of populism and fear

13 Jun 2017 | Tougher laws aimed at terror suspects continue a dangerous trend from which only deskbound bure ...  

After Mabo: Removing the stain of racism with his vision for a Great Society

5 Jun 2017 | Author, journalist and activist Jeff McMullen delivered this speech at the 25th Anniversary Mabo ...  

'White Queen' Hanson, 'Black Prince' Howard and the politics of racism

31 May 2017 | 'The White Queen: One Nation and the Politics of Race' leaves important questions unanswered ...  

Julian Assange: Swedish investigation dropped but war just commencing

23 May 2017 | Sweden may have dropped its investigation but Assange's "proper war is just commencing". ...  

Australian free speech warriors swear black and blue they only want to be racist

20 May 2017 | Now that the move to amend 18C has failed, how many opinion articles will be published and state ...  

In case you missed it — abortion is still illegal in NSW and QLD in 2017

16 May 2017 | The debate over abortion is alive and well but there might be a flaw in the pro-life position, one ...  

Pre-empting Faysal Ahmed's death

15 May 2017 | FOI docs indicate the death of a refugee was pre-empted by Immigration before his transfer to ...