Paul Osborne
Ombudsman seeks action over welfare management
Two federal government agencies have been warned to speed up their work to fix tens of thousands of unlawfully miscalculated welfare debts....
Report urges open justice in national security cases
The rights of defendants must not be overridden by national security concerns, a new report says. Australia’s Independent National Security Legislation Monitor...
New detention laws challenged in High Court
The federal opposition says there was “no alternative” but to rush immigration detention laws through parliament, as the first High Court challenge...
Disendorsed veteran Liberal MP heads to crossbench
Federal Liberal MP Russell Broadbent has quit the party to sit on the crossbench after he was dumped from preselection. The MP...
Optus reveals human error caused 12-hour outage
Optus is blaming a software upgrade for an outage that left millions without phone connections and internet services. A 12-hour outage on...
Staffing and purchasing key themes in corruption claims
Employment issues and procurement decisions are among the most frequent concerns raised with the new federal integrity watchdog. National Anti-Corruption Commission CEO...
Peter Dutton remains tight-lipped on shadow ministry reshuffle
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton is keeping tight-lipped on a reshuffle of his frontbench. Colleagues of New South Wales Liberal MP Julian Leeser,...
‘No’ vote swamping ‘Yes’ in early counting everywhere except the ACT
The ‘No’ case is ahead in NSW, Tasmania, South Australia and Victoria as the first votes in the Indigenous Voice referendum are...
Corruption watchdog launches first two investigations
The new federal integrity watchdog has opened two investigations including a joint probe with a state agency. The National Anti-Corruption Commission has...
Airline customers could get better complaints system
An air travellers’ ombudsman could be set up to ensure complaints about poor service are handled better. The suggestion is included in...