Politics + Society
Articles
A long history of political corruption in NSW — and the...
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...
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Can a High Court challenge of Melbourne’s lockdown succeed? Here’s what...
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...
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Self-harm in immigration detention has risen sharply. Here are 6 ways...
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...
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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...
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Federal government did not prepare aged care sector adequately for COVID:...
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.
In...
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God, plagues and pestilence – what history can teach us about...
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...
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