Essays & reportage
19 March 2021
There’s only one good way to resolve decades-old allegations like the ones made against the attorney-general
National affairs
17 March 2021
A half-century’s perspective on this week’s protests
From the archive
5 March 2021
More than forty years later, lawyers are using evidence of an ASIO cover-up to clear the names of the Croatian Six
National affairs
1 February 2021
Crime has plummeted in Australia, and new research suggests some surprising causes
Essays & reportage
28 November 2020
The revelations about the Special Forces challenge one of Australia’s great foundational myths
National affairs
5 November 2020
Business figures are taking advantage of ASIC’s internal troubles to undermine reforms recommended by the banking royal commission
Essays & reportage
6 October 2020
The seventies were a decade of extraordinary social upheaval, writes the presenter of this year’s Ernest Scott Lecture
Books & arts
21 September 2020
Books | Lawyer Andrew Boe’s heartfelt memoir of a life in the law
International
30 June 2020
Clashes over a statue in Milan reveal complicated truths about the country’s postwar history
Essays & reportage
26 June 2020
The alleged actions of former justice Dyson Heydon sit oddly with his judgement in a contentious High Court appeal
National affairs
12 June 2020
Two major inquiries have recommended a simple measure to reduce Aboriginal deaths in custody. So why have most states taken so long to act?
From the archive
13 April 2020
If the High Court is right about the evidence on timing, what went wrong during the prosecution and hearings?
Essays & reportage
7 March 2020
Will the High Court decide next week’s appeal on a broad legal issue or the case’s complex facts?
Books & arts
29 November 2019
Stereotypes play a key role in the dysfunctionality of the American justice system
Essays & reportage
19 November 2019
This is not the first time the High Court has confronted a high-profile Victorian prosecution
National affairs
18 October 2019
Questions need to be asked about the federal government’s embrace of facial recognition technology
Books & arts
1 October 2019
Television | The makers of Unbelievable tell Marie Adler’s story with tact and care
National affairs
11 September 2019
After a burst of youth justice initiatives, Michael Gunner’s Labor government has lost momentum
Essays & reportage
29 August 2019
Did all three judges overstep the mark in deciding George Pell’s appeal?
International
13 August 2019
Timing means that the latest shootings could have a greater political impact
Books & arts
25 July 2019
Books | Meticulously fairminded, Jess Hill uncovers a surprisingly consistent pattern to domestic abuse
National affairs
14 June 2019
Nearly thirty years after the Aboriginal deaths in custody royal commission, the Northern Territory finally has a custody notification service. But is there devil in its detail?
Correspondents
11 June 2019
Murky waters flow where the frontiers of Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina come together
Books & arts
6 May 2019
Television | Manhunt captures the strengths of a dogged but gripping police investigation
National affairs
23 April 2019
A century after the one-time attorney-general’s legislation was shot down by the Privy Council, Australia’s new criminal cartel law is up and running
National affairs
19 March 2019
The Pell sentencing raises challenging questions about cases involving authority figures
Recovered Lives
8 March 2019
Catherine Henrys (c. 1806–55)
Recovered Lives
8 March 2019
Mary Ann Bugg (1834–1905), Indigenous bushranger
National affairs
27 February 2019
In this case, above all, justice needed to be seen to be done
National affairs
26 February 2019
With the child sexual abuse royal commission handing down its report, what have we learned so far about the dynamics of abusive institutions?