Megan Neil
Financial sharks signing up Aboriginal children for funeral plans, banking commission to hear
Some indigenous Australians are paying for four or five funeral insurance policies for their families. Even children have been signed up for...
Hillary Clinton tells Australia: Stand up to China
Australia must not allow an expansionist China to subvert Australia’s national interests, former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton warns. Mrs Clinton...
Cardinal George Pell arrives at court for historical sexual offences case
Cardinal George Pell has arrived at court for the first day of a planned four-week hearing that will decide if he stands...
Prosecutors withdraw one charge against Cardinal George Pell
One of the multiple historical sexual offence charges against Cardinal George Pell has been withdrawn because the accuser has died. Cardinal Pell...
‘David and Goliath’ marriage survey begins
Both sides of the same-sex marriage campaign are claiming underdog status in a “David and Goliath” battle to win over 16 million...
No urgent need for same-sex marriage postal vote, court told
The government should not have bypassed Parliament by giving the Finance Minister the power to fund the postal survey on same-sex marriage,...
Manus Island detainees’ class action begins
Fifty current and former Manus Island detainees will give evidence in a class action their lawyers say will shine a light on...
Long before Cassie Sainsbury there was Schapelle, the original caged woman
The Schapelle Corby story had the makings of a telemovie right from the beginning. A pretty white girl. A family soap opera...
Sweet 16 in a row for super mare Winx
A $20,000 bargain buy has turned the $3.5 million Golden Slipper into a Cinderella story. She Will Reign made dreams come true...
Catholic Church sets up ‘name and shame’ body
An independent company will “name and shame” Catholic Church entities that fail to adhere to new national standards to protect children and...