Christmas Island: 11 Attempt Suicides in 48 Hours
Update, July 11: Update: Ian Rintoul has moderated his claims in regards to the suicide attempts…More
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Legal Threat Halts Transfer of Tamil Asylum Seekers to Sri Lanka
The Commonwealth late yesterday made an undertaking in the High Court that it will not…More
How Did We Let This Terror Happen?
They say a frog, placed in a saucepan of cold water, can be slowly boiled…More
The Vice-Chancellors And The Budget
Any serious discussion of university funding and this year’s budget must recognise a simple fact:…More
Greens, Labor Will Block Higher Ed Deregulation Reforms
The Abbott Government will have to negotiate with independents and the Palmer United Party to…More
Outgoing Disability Commissioner Delivers Mixed Govt Review
In a passionate and at times emotional address to the National Press Club, outgoing Disability…More
ABC Lateline’s ‘Fake Youth Worker’ Wins Plum Abbott Govt Job
A senior bureaucrat who was forced to apologise for misleading a federal Senate inquiry into…More
Children In Detention: 7yo in nappies, sleeping tablets for 11yo
Children in an Australian detention centre are suffering insomnia, suicidal thoughts and other forms of…More
The Welfare System Ain't Broke, So Why Fix It?
Nothing demonstrates the mean-spirited mentality of this government more than its obdurate desire, despite all…More
Nothing New In Libs Welfare Reforms, Just Ask Black Australia
“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence…More