Prisons, Jail

Australia’s Northern Territory Sparks Outrage Over Law to Jail 10-Year-Olds

The newly elected Country Liberal Party government in Australia’s Northern Territory (NT) has lowered the age of criminal responsibility back to 10 years old. This decision reverses a short-lived reform that had raised the minimum age to 12 in line...
Anthony Albanese

Anthony Albanese’s Challenge: Navigating New Politics in a Divisive Landscape

Anthony Albanese, the current Prime Minister of Australia, rose to leadership with high hopes for transforming the political landscape. Political journalist Katharine Murphy, in her book Lone Wolf: Albanese and the New Politics, painted a portrait of a leader who...
Disability, Australia

Australia: Tool for Non-Verbal Users Faces Accusations of Manipulation and Deception, What Went Wrong?

In a quiet home in Melbourne, Australia, 29-year-old Tim Chan is typing on a bespoke keyboard with the gentle touch of his mother, Sarah, on his shoulder. Diagnosed with autism as a toddler, Tim is non-verbal and relies on facilitated...
Australia Military

Australia’s Military Is Facing Fallout From Widespread Sexual Abuse Allegations

In their groundbreaking book Warrior, Soldier, Brigand, Ben Wadham and James Connor explore the dark underbelly of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) in the first independent study of institutional abuse within the military. Through interviews with nearly 70 survivors and...
Australian guilty of assault for cable-tying kids

Australian Sentenced in Assault Case Involving Cable-Restraint of Children

46-year-old Australian man Matej Radelic has been found guilty of two counts of aggravated common assault after using cable ties to restrain three children who had trespassed on his property and were found swimming in his backyard pool. The incident,...
Airline Industry

Australia’s Airline Industry: Urgent Need for Insolvency Protection

Australia has a turbulent history when it comes to domestic airlines. For decades, Australian travellers have faced the consequences of airlines collapsing, often with little to no financial recompense. The collapse of these airlines has left thousands of passengers stranded...
Australia Renewable Energy

Australia’s Electricity Workforce: Achieving 2030 Renewable Energy Targets

As Australia advances towards its ambitious 2030 renewable energy goals, the nation’s electricity workforce will need to double in size over the next five years. A new report, commissioned by the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) and the RACE for...
Australia Housing

Negative Gearing and Capital Gains Tax Back in Focus Amid Australia’s Housing Crisis: Debate and Its Implications

As Australia faces a worsening housing crisis, two hot-button issues — negative gearing and capital gains tax (CGT) — have returned to the national agenda. With an election on the horizon, politicians are weighing these controversial tax concessions as potential...
Healthcare Sector

Australia: Battle Between Private Hospitals and Health Insurers: What’s at Stake?

In recent years, a growing standoff between private hospitals and health insurers has come to the forefront of Australia’s healthcare sector. At its heart is a disagreement over how much health insurers should pay hospitals for their services, a conflict...
Dental Care

A Toothless Health System: Why It’s Time to Bring Dental Care Into Medicare

When the forerunner of Medicare was established in the 1970s, dental care was conspicuously left out. Now, half a century later, Australians are still suffering the consequences. In an era where medical care is largely covered by the universal healthcare...
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