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The Race Discrimination Commissioner on the rise of the far right
The race discrimination commissioner, Giri Sivaraman, speaks to Nour Haydar about the recent spate of anti-immigration rallies, how he is ‘attacked all the time’ for calling out racism, and why some …
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
Optus under fire for triple-zero failure
On Thursday, Optus users across four states attempted to call for help – but they couldn’t get through. The 13-hour outage has been linked to three deaths and met with outrage. RMIT telecommunication…
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Albanese formally recognises Palestine at the UN
On Monday, standing outside the UN headquarters in the US, Anthony Albanese announced Australia’s formal recognition of Palestine as a sovereign and independent state. Guardian Australia’s political …
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Why some netballers are turning their backs on the sport
Netball is the highest-participation sport for women and girls in Australia, but with only a handful of spots available in the Super Netball – the world’s best professional league – it’s a hard-fough…
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Matt Kean on Australia’s future in a climate crisis
The Albanese government has put a number on its climate ambition: a target of a 62-70% emissions cut compared to 2005 levels. It comes after the release of the national climate risk assessment, which…
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Back to Back Barries: Trump, climate targets and a turn to One Nation
Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry examine the politics of climate policy after Anthony Albanese revealed Australia’s 2035 emissions target. They also discuss the prime minister’s failure to secure a defe…
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Newsroom edition: Albanese gears up for a tricky Trump test
This week Anthony Albanese left the comforts of his high approval rating at home to land in the Pacific, hoping to sign historic defence agreements with Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu. But he has retur…
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Reunited after a decade: the 60 Minutes child retrieval saga
In 2016, Australian mother Sally Faulkner made global headlines after a botched attempt at retrieving her children from her ex-husband in Lebanon. Now, after a decade of separation, documents release…
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
How the killing of Charlie Kirk became a tool for division
The Trump administration has vowed to take vengeance after the killing of far-right commentator Charlie Kirk. Twenty-two-year-old Tyler Robinson is accused of carrying out the shooting and remains in…
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Sea level rise and soaring heat deaths: will climate action match the risks?
The national climate risk assessment has painted a challenging and confronting view of the future for Australia under global heating. Anthony Albanese says the landmark report is a ‘wake-up call’ tha…
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago