By failing to investigate Robodebt, the National Anti-Corruption Commission forgot its purpose. Now it’s reconsidering its decision.
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The commission’s inspector found NACC Commissioner Paul Brereton had not adequately excused himself from the decision not to investigate the six Robodebt referrals.
Australia’s patchwork of criminal appeal laws creates an uneven playing field. Here’s what they are and how the system can be made more equitable.
In the early 2000s, we tested a new curriculum on more than 200 students. Here’s what we found when we met the students again, two decades later.
In the age of social media and evolving expert evidence, judge-only trials have become more popular. But there are simple things that can be done to improve and safeguard trials by jury.
We researched what public service leaders said in the immediate aftermath of the Robodebt Royal Commission. What we found doesn’t bode well for learning from failure.
Successful programs overseas have been highly targeted, financially innovative and used planning systems and public land to provide essential workers with housing they can afford.
Digital inclusion is a key metric under the Closing The Gap plan, but the government needs a better strategy to make meaningful progress.
The referendum result left states and territories to pick up the mantle of agreement-making with First Nations people. While there’s been some progress, many efforts have stalled or gone backwards.
No campaigners said the Voice wasn’t the right solution, that they had better alternatives. In the 12 months since the referendum failed, no one’s offered any real solutions.
TikTok was once the realm of teenagers dancing and cute animal clips. But as the platform has grown in popularity, so too has it’s usefulness as a political too, but there are pitfalls to avoid.
Apartment defects continue to be a problem in Australia as builders prioritise cost over safety. Our research shows there are ways they can do both.
White people that sweep into developing countries to “save” people of colour are widely derided, including by donors. Does this translate to less charity donations?
As well as the added costs of upgrades and options that the marketing glosses over, people need to consider five other sources of cost blow-outs when building a home.
The Listen Loudly, Act Strongly report lays out systemic racism at the national broadcaster. In the face of external attack, the ABC needs to stand up for its culturally diverse staff.
Australia can take legal action against people accused of atrocity crimes, even if the person isn’t Australian and the alleged crimes were miles away. But the laws are flawed.
Under current laws in most states and territories, the life of an unborn child is legally indistinguishable from that of the mother.
For many of us, COVID has become just a bad memory, despite its lasting and mixed legacies. While the media have largely lost interest in COVID, and people are now rather blase about it, the disease is still taking a toll.
The Greens have called for the government to intervene and tell the RBA to cut interest rates. Such a step would undermine central bank independence.
There’s a widespread belief that people who breach their bail conditions do so deliberately, but the real causes are often much more benign.
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne
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Professor (Practice), Faculty of Business and Economics, Monash University, Monash University
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Lecturer in Law, The University of Melbourne
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Emeritus Professor in Social Policy, University of Bradford
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Professor of Public Policy and Director of the Policy Institute, King's College London
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Senior Lecturer of Urban Analytics & Resilience, UNSW Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, Psychology, University of Ghana
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Professor of Human Rights Law, Monash University
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Professor of Law, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Sociology, Queensland University of Technology
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Research Fellow, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Leeds Beckett University
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Emeritus Professor of Sociology, University of Technology Sydney
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Adjunct Professor in Law, The University of Western Australia
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Professor of Citizen Participation, University of Essex