Policy
Re-thinking Australia’s recycling future
A decision by Ipswich Council to scrap it’s recycling program amid rising costs has prompted the Queensland government to consider......
Should frontline police officers have military-grade rifles?
Victoria Police recently flagged the possibility of arming its frontline officers with military-grade weapons. But experts question the need for......
The Numbers Game Influencing Australia’s Retirement Policy
Australia seems as good a place as any to spend your retirement. However, the indices that policymakers refer to on......
Artists call out gendered harassment
For International Women’s Day 2018, the National Association for the Visual Arts released a public letter addressed to the perpetrators......
Compliance and oversight essential to Murray Darling Basin Plan success
The Murray Darling Basin Plan is on shaky ground as upper system states Victoria and New South Wales threaten to......
Population of white sharks not a mystery anymore
A research released this week by the CSIRO and the Marine Biodiversity Hub show the number of white sharks are......
Budget cuts threaten wildlife
The Coalition Government has cut environmental spending by 40% over the last four years, according to leading organisations WWF Australia......
I-CAN: The long road to winning a Nobel Peace Prize
When the United Nations ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in July it had the support of 122......
Poverty: don’t blame the victims, fix the system
October 15th to 21st marks Anti-Poverty Week this year and Adelaide is hosting Australia’s largest annual anti-poverty event on Friday and......
A Town’s Bid to go Methamphetamine Free
Exmouth, a small rural community north-west of Western Australia plans to be the first ever methamphetamine free town. The shire, known as......