Samantha Dick and Josh Butler
Australian jobs under threat by potential Great Barrier Reef demise
Abandoning the Great Barrier Reef by failing to act on climate change could punch a massive dent in Australia’s tourism industry and...
Biloela family locked up: The cost of their detention on Christmas Island
Keeping the ‘Biloela family’ locked up on Christmas Island is costing Australian taxpayers millions of dollars every year. Priya and Nades Murugappan,...
‘No jab, no work’ talk as aged-care staff, families fear history repeating
Victorian aged-care workers say they are struggling to cope with staff shortages and inadequate COVID plans as the state’s outbreak spreads to...
Aged-care workers, residents still unvaccinated at COVID-infected facility
The federal government is facing mounting criticism for Australia’s slow vaccine rollout after it was revealed only one in three staff had...
Vaccinating kids may help decide when Australia’s borders can reopen: PM
Vaccination rates among children may be a factor in decisions to reopen Australia’s international borders, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said, potentially...
‘Bizarre’: Government’s ‘milkshake’ sex consent video slammed
Politicians have ridiculed the federal government’s new sex education and consent campaign, claiming the “tortured metaphors” of milkshakes, tacos and sharks are...
AstraZeneca can be made in Australia – but it’s not all good news
In a “critical and very exciting milestone” for Australia, the medical regulator has given the green light for the local production of...
Women’s march organisers turn down offers from Scott Morrison and Marise Payne
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has pledged to sit down with a group of women behind nationwide protests against gender inequality as a...
How the Australia-US alliance will shift with Joe Biden in the White House
The US presidential election – dubbed the “most important election” in our lifetimes – will have huge consequences for Australia and the...
Victoria’s lockdown extension praised by health experts despite criticism
Politicians and business leaders have slammed Victoria’s lockdown extension and claimed it will be a “death sentence” for retail, but leading public...