A backlog of more than 150,000 parent visa applications presents some tough choices for the Minister for the Department of Home Affairs.
The adoption of the Victorian government’s bill to extinguish civil actions arising out of the Lawyer X saga would have wider implications for society.
One in seven Australians say they’ve engaged in tech-based workplace harassment – and it’s often designed to offend, humiliate and distress the victim.
Jacinta Walsh’s great grandmother navigated oppressive policies her entire life, and didn’t have a public voice. Now, however, through the family’s storytelling, she does.
The scandal and its aftermath point to a systemic failure of police accountability. Such failure is fertile soil for police corruption, and makes a repeat of the scandal entirely possible.
The morality of vigilantism needs to be determined case by case. What’s certain is that we should not uncritically celebrate our “hero” vigilantes, fictional or real.
There are three main differences between IBAC and ICAC, the Victorian and NSW bodies set up to combat government corruption.
The Morrison government is ramping up its war and security rhetoric, be it COVID or stoking China fears, in an effort to arrest its flagging popularity ahead of the next federal election.
The Yoo-rrook Justice Commission will investigate the impact of European settlement, allowing Aboriginal communities to tell their side of the story.
The system for investigating police misconduct, corruption and criminality in Victoria is hopelessly flawed. A culture of integrity within its police force will take time to build.
Award-winning Monash graduate and News Corp journalist Annika Smethurst, became an unexpected champion for press freedom after the Australian Federal Police (AFP) raided her Canberra flat in June 2019.
Giving police and PSOs the power to detain individuals for preventative reasons raises concerns for the rule of law and human rights principles.
Until we tackle the perception that some minority groups are a threat to society, they'll continue to be subjected to intensive over-policing, leading to a fear of those serving to protect.
Agencies working to protect vulnerable women and children, often in fragile and conflict-affected countries, are coming under increasing pressure in delivering their services during the COVID-19 global crisis.
Our post-coronavirus pandemic future will be very different to the one we anticipated, as it reshapes relationships, governments, business, and broader society.
How might the controlling of human mobility translate into a "new normal" beyond the coronavirus pandemic?
Enforcing the 14-day self-isolation mandate for those entering Australia is a matter for states and territories. This could include door-to-door police checks, and possible detentions and fines.
A new toolkit aims to give women living with disability an avenue to tackle abuse, and to support them to escape community and at-home violence.
The recent police raids on the ABC and News Corp go beyond free speech and media freedom – they're further proof of Australia's democratic decline.
More than mere stories, Spanish crime fiction has offered insights into the country's shadowy recent history.
An independent police complaints system is long overdue in Victoria but is it enough to make police accountable and to address the fear and cynicism towards the force in some parts of the community?
A landmark sex workers' court case in Melbourne led to the establishment of a modern legal definition of slavery in international law.
AFL footballer Dane Swan is the latest victim of illegal photo-sharing. It's believed one in five Australians have had images of them distributed without their permission – and that's most likely an underestimate.
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