National affairs
2 July 2012
The amendments to the Migration Act rejected by the Senate would have reduced the incentive for the federal government to pursue refugee protection through the Bali Process…
National affairs
26 June 2012
Despite first impressions, the High Court's decision in the chaplaincy case was far from a clear victory for federalism. Graeme Orr looks at what it means for how the…
National affairs
14 June 2012
The system needs attitudinal change as much as it needs Nicola Roxon’s proposed legislative reforms, writes Sean Brennan
Books & arts
7 June 2012
DNA evidence has exonerated nearly 300 prisoners in the United States, but an Australian case highlights its potential to mislead
Books & arts
5 June 2012
The Nuremberg trials were not typical of how the Allies dispensed justice after the second world war, writes Klaus Neumann
National affairs
3 April 2012
The NSW attorney-general has taken the politically risky step of trying to reduce the prison population, writes Robert Milliken
National affairs
2 April 2012
The new allegations about News Corp fit a wider pattern of cooperation between media companies, pirates and hackers, write Ramon Lobato and Julian Thomas
Books & arts
6 March 2012
Despite the reaction of the press, the Finkelstein inquiry’s key recommendation deserves support, writes Graeme Orr
National affairs
23 February 2012
The AFL and the NRL’s grievance against Optus is far from the epic battle that's been portrayed in the coverage, writes Scott Ewing
National affairs
3 February 2012
References to race should be dropped from the constitution, writes Brian Costar, but the reason section 25 was included in the first place is more complex than some…
National affairs
2 February 2012
Paul Kildea looks at what’s being proposed for Australian constitutional reform, and how we might get there
National affairs
10 January 2012
Closest to the people it may be, but local government is unlikely to make it into the constitution anytime soon, writes Andrew Lynch
National affairs
7 December 2011
The Labor conference exposed the party’s – and the government’s – weaknesses, writes Frank Bongiorno
National affairs
20 October 2011
An Abbott government may well be able to repeal the carbon tax without paying compensation to the holders of carbon units. Fergus Green explains how
National affairs
20 September 2011
Sixty years ago, H.V. Evatt successfully resisted strong public support for draconian anti-communist legislation, writes Frank Bongiorno. Is there a lesson for Labor in 2011?
Essays & reportage
15 September 2011
With the Leveson inquiry into the British press starting work in London, Rodney Tiffen looks at what the phone-hacking scandal has revealed so far about media, politics…
Books & arts
17 August 2011
The screening of the ABC’s ambitious courtroom drama, Crownies, coincides with a renewed debate about Australian content. Ben Goldsmith has been watching them both
Books & arts
29 July 2011
Australians are likely to get a statutory right of privacy. Though it needs careful crafting, it’s high time
National affairs
19 January 2011
FROM THE ARCHIVE | The federal government has announced a private inquiry into the treatment of Mamdouh Habib. Australia should follow Canada’s lead and launch an open…
National affairs
6 August 2010
GetUp! has scored an unexpected victory in the High Court, giving an extra 100,000 people a chance to vote on 21 August and opening up the debate about the right to vote, writes…
Books & arts
15 July 2010
When it comes to the prices they pay for copyrighted music, Australian consumers are being stung everywhere from the gym to the pub, writes Ben Eltham
National affairs
11 September 2009
Victoria’s human rights charter has yielded a stunning victory for criminal suspects – and a blow for would-be Jack Bauers, reports Jeremy Gans.
Essays & reportage
3 June 2009
Government policy should confer rights rather than privileges, writes Klaus Neumann
National affairs
21 May 2009
The first successful Victorian human rights claim has implications for the debate about a federal rights charter, argues Jeremy Gans
Essays & reportage
29 April 2009
The Zentai extradition case reveals much about the postwar history of two very different countries