Policy
Could Australia be sued under TPP deal?
After years of negotiation the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement has been ratified by the 12 participating countries. The deal, worth......
Human rights problems on the horizon for cashless welfare card
The so-called “cashless welfare card” will be trialled in the small South Australian town of Ceduna in February next year.......
Universities at war over research funding
Australia’s most research intensive universities say the way that funding is allocated is broken, and say that funding should only......
Turnbull commits $15m for new domestic violence hubs
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is determined to crack down on domestic violence in Australia. Last week he announced a $100......
NSW considers alternatives to shark culling
So far this year there have been 19 unprovoked shark attacks Australia-wide. The majority occurred in NSW which saw thirteen......
Anti-radicalisation kit draws link to environmentalism and terrorism
A new anti-radicalisation kit has come under fire for linking alternative music, environmental activism and terrorism. Almost immediately a torrent......
Turnbull’s domestic violence strategy: Is it enough?
Malcolm Turnbull today announced a new one-hundred-million-dollar domestic violence package in a move that has been welcomed by front-line family......
Could the government be wavering on university deregulation?
Newly appointed Minister for Education, Senator Simon Birmingham, has suggested the Government may be willing to compromise on parts of......
Council to remove negative street signs
Off the back of a successful similar project in New South Wales, a South Australian Council is hoping to fight......
Finding the balance in China’s gender ratios
China’s gender imbalance has improved in recent years, but reports from a major Chinese newspaper suggest the nation may not......