Melbourne is almost out of lockdown. It’s time to trust Melburnians to make their...
By Catherine Bennett, Deakin University
After days of speculation, yesterday's announcement by Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews was pretty much as we expected: a significant lifting...
A long history of political corruption in NSW — and the downfall of MPs,...
By David Clune, University of Sydney
New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian has become ensnared this week in the sensational ICAC hearings into alleged corruption...
Can a High Court challenge of Melbourne’s lockdown succeed? Here’s what the Constitution says
By Luke Beck, Monash University
Just days after Victorian Premier Dan Andrews signalled the state won’t be ready for a major loosening of COVID-19 restrictions...
Self-harm in immigration detention has risen sharply. Here are 6 ways to address this...
By Kyli Hedrick, University of Melbourne and Rohan Borschmann, University of Melbourne
Newly published data have revealed the number of self-harm incidents in Australia’s immigration...
One-way trans-Tasman travel bubble to start mid-October
By Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
The first stage of a trans-Tasman travel bubble will start from October 16. But it will only be one-way...
Federal government did not prepare aged care sector adequately for COVID: royal commission
By Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
The royal commission into aged care has said government did not prepare the sector well enough for the pandemic.
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God, plagues and pestilence – what history can teach us about living through a...
By Robyn J. Whitaker, University of Divinity
Most of us are living through a year that is unprecedented in our lifetimes. Too young to remember...
Andrews under fire: why an activist premier’s greatest challenges may yet lie ahead
By Paul Strangio, Monash University
We have long been accustomed in Australia to the Commonwealth’s pre-eminence over the states and prime ministers dwarfing premiers. The...
‘If you call 000 … I will send you back to your country’: how...
By Naomi Pfitzner, Monash University and Marie Segrave, Monash University
At the first sign of lockdown due to COVID-19 in Australia and across the globe,...
Morrison government’s message to Daniel Andrews: ‘open faster’
By Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Victoria is on the right track towards opening up as it registered 13 COVID cases today, 10 cases yesterday...