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Read moreDec 19, 2020NewsCovid-19 saved Morrison, but climate is the real testMike SeccombeHaving outperformed the world in containing coronavirus, Australia’s lack of action on climate change will precipitate a much greater crisis.
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Read moreDec 19, 2020Newsfire moves fasterMaxine Beneba ClarkeFrom the trauma of a burning nation, to the desperation of Covid-19, to the united voices of the Black Lives Matter protests, this year called for resilience like few before it.
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Read moreDec 19, 2020NewsFracking on Country in the NTRick MortonAs a senate inquiry launches a scathing critique of the legislative failures that led to the destruction of the Juukan Gorge caves, traditional owners in the Northern Territory are fighting a fracking project that threatens water sources and sacred sites.
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Read moreDec 19, 2020NewsMorrison, Albanese get ready for 2021Karen MiddletonAs Australia enters what may be an election year, Scott Morrison’s approval is high rather than solid, while Anthony Albanese has strategy rather than tactics.
read now Read moreDec 19, 2020NewsTrade war: Can the China relationship be salvaged?Michael WesleyAs Australia takes the serious step of referring its top trading partner to the World Trade Organization, China watchers wonder whether a truce is now impossible.
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Read moreDec 12, 2020NewsThe impact of Australian war crimes on AfghansAndrew QuiltyAs Afghan civilians make sense of the Brereton inquiry, one family details how an Australian raid killed three of their relatives – including a 14-year-old boy.
read now Read moreDec 12, 2020NewsAustralians stranded in EthiopiaSantilla ChingaipeAustralians are desperate to be repatriated from Ethiopia as armed conflict between the government and separatists escalates in the country’s Tigray province, cutting off access to basic supplies, transport and the internet.
read now Read moreDec 12, 2020NewsFunding by delegated legislationKaren MiddletonAmid growing perceptions of corruption in Australia, a senate committee has raised concerns about the billions of dollars in funding allocated by the government without parliamentary scrutiny.
read now Read moreDec 12, 2020NewsAFP’s new power to spy on AustraliansKaren MiddletonIn direct contradiction to a recommendation of a national intelligence review, the government is giving the AFP sweeping new spying powers to combat cybercrime.
read now Read moreDec 12, 2020NewsPart one: How the China relationship collapsedMichael WesleyAs antagonism between Canberra and Beijing flares, tracing the history of the relationship reveals that ties began to fray long ago and tensions may get even worse.
read now Read moreDec 12, 2020NewsHow the NDIA is devaluing disabilityRick MortonWith the NDIA appearing intent on downgrading funding for supported independent living, the lives of those relying on the scheme are being put at risk.
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Read moreDec 12, 2020NewsThe Liberal minister forcing action on climate changeMike SeccombeIn his first major interview since passing a landmark energy package, NSW Environment Minister Matt Kean outlines his philosophy for a new kind of politics.
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