Crime After 2 festival deaths, the NSW government rushed through a new drug homicide crime. But it may do more harm than goodtheconversation.com - Elyse Methven As the state election loomed last year, the NSW government rushed through a new crime targeting drug suppliers. A person who supplies a prohibited …
Voter Turnout Voter turnout at New Zealand local elections keeps falling, but paying people to vote could backfiretheconversation.com - Julia Talbot-Jones Last week, voter enrolment for the 2019 local government elections closed in New Zealand and concerns about low voter turnout resurfaced. During a …
Play buttonScott Morrison VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Tim Fischer's legacy - and Scott Morrison's first yeartheconversation.com - Michelle Grattan Michelle Grattan talks about the sad news of the passing of former Deputy Prime Minister Tim Fischer with University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor …
World Politics Australia wants to install military technology in Antarctica – here's why that's allowedtheconversation.com - Tony Press This week, the ABC revealed that the Australian Defence Force wants to roll out military technology in Antarctica. The article raises the issue of …
Birth Certificate Why some feminists oppose allowing people to choose their sex on birth certificatestheconversation.com - Holly Lawford-Smith A bill currently before the Victorian parliament would allow people in the state to choose the sex listed on their birth certificates. The Births, …
Policing Unlawful strip searches are on the rise in NSW and police aren’t being held accountabletheconversation.com - Vicki Sentas and Michael Grewcock Being strip searched by the police can be intrusive, humiliating and harmful. Typically, strip searches involve being required to strip naked in …
Scott Morrison Grattan on Friday: Courting 'quiet Australians' from 'bubble central', it's been a remarkable first year for Scott Morrisontheconversation.com - Michelle Grattan Even Scott Morrison, with his abundant self-belief, couldn’t have imagined that on Saturday’s first anniversary of his seizing the prime …
Protest Trust Me, I’m An Expert: Why the Hong Kong protesters feel they have nothing to losetheconversation.com - Graeme Smith Last weekend, hundreds of thousands of people again took to the streets in Hong Kong to protest against the government – the 11th straight weekend of …
Royal Australian Air Force Australia's latest military commitment should spark assessment of how well we use our defence forcestheconversation.com - John Blaxland Just when we thought Australia was getting serious about shifting priorities away from the Middle East to its own neighbourhood, the prime minister …
Play buttonGender Victorian changes to gender on birth certificate will not increase sexual violence. Here's whytheconversation.com - Bianca Fileborn and Hannah McCann and Matthew Mitchell and Priya Kunjan The Victorian government is considering changes to the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1996. The changes will mean transgender and …
David Leyonhjelm Tim Fischer - a man of courage and loyalty - dies from cancertheconversation.com - Michelle Grattan Former deputy prime minister Tim Fischer, who has died aged 73 of cancer, leaves a political and personal legacy as a man of courage, conviction and …
Abortion How the US right-to-life movement is influencing the abortion debate in Australiatheconversation.com - Prudence Flowers As the abortion decriminalisation bill gradually makes its way through the NSW parliament, opponents have been increasingly drawing on their long …
Melanesia Riots in West Papua: why Indonesia needs to answer for its broken promisestheconversation.com - Camellia Webb-Gannon Last weekend, the Indonesian police took 43 West Papuan students into custody for allegedly disrespecting the Indonesian flag during an independence …
Iran Infographic: what is the conflict between the US and Iran about and how is Australia now involved?theconversation.com - Natalie Klein Prime Minister Scott Morrison has confirmed that Australia will lend military support to protect shipping in the Middle East. The commitment has been …
Australian News Australia to send naval and air assistance to protect Middle East sea lanes: Morrisontheconversation.com - Michelle Grattan Australia will commit a frigate, an aircraft and some headquarters staff to an American-led freedom of navigation operation in the Middle East. Scott …
George Pell George Pell has lost his appeal. What did the court decide and what happens now?theconversation.com - Ben Mathews Victoria’s Court of Appeal today delivered one of the most significant judgments in Australian legal history, dismissing Cardinal George Pell’s …
Psychosocial NZ workplace study shows more than quarter of employees feel depressed much of the timetheconversation.com - Professor Tim Bentley According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), the workplace can be a positive force for improving mental health. But many workers are exposed to …
John Howard It will be money, not morality, that finally turns the tide on Alan Jonestheconversation.com - Denis Muller Alan Jones’s political power is to a large extent based on a self-fulfilling prophecy: politicians believe he can shift votes, so they pay homage to …
Voter Turnout Bungled NZ census highlights need for multiple voting options to raise Māori participationtheconversation.com - Maria Bargh and Arama Rata New Zealand’s government statistician resigned last week, following the release of an independent review of the 2018 census. The census was the first …
Graffiti Free speech or sky vandalism? Here's what the law says about skywriting in Australiatheconversation.com - Bradley L Garrett A small plane looped through the tranquil and cloudless Sydney sky today, spewing engine-heated liquid paraffin from its exhaust, creating puffy …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoGraffiti 'Choose life' floating over Sydney: what does the law say about political skywriting?theconversation.com - Bradley L Garrett A small plane looped through the tranquil and cloudless Sydney sky today, spewing engine-heated liquid paraffin from its exhaust, creating puffy …
Play buttonScott Morrison Yes, GetUp fights for progressive causes, but it is not a political party – and is not beholden to onetheconversation.com - Krystian Seibert Over the weekend, Prime Minister Scott Morrison launched a new assault on the campaigning group GetUp. At the Liberal Party’s state conference in …
Criminal Sentencing Altruistic or self-serving? Four things judges consider when sentencing politically-motivated crimestheconversation.com - Jamie Walvisch This morning an Extinction Rebellion protester was arrested after hanging from a rope over the William Jolly Bridge in Brisbane, blocking all lanes …
Polling Surge in pre-poll numbers at 2019 federal election changes the relationship between voters and partiestheconversation.com - Stephen Mills and Martin Drum On the morning of the last Monday in April, 2019, federal election officials opened the doors of more than 500 pre-poll voting centres around …
Australia Scott Morrison tells public servants: keep in mind the 'bacon and eggs' principletheconversation.com - Michelle Grattan Scott Morrison has a sharp lecture for bureaucrats about their KPIs, in a comprehensive speech laying down how he expects the Australian Public …
Josh Frydenberg Frydenberg outlines financial sector reform timetabletheconversation.com - Michelle Grattan Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has issued a timetable for the government’s dealing with the recommendations from the royal commission into banking, …
Pacific Islands Forum Pacific Island nations will no longer stand for Australia's inaction on climate changetheconversation.com - Michael O'Keefe The Pacific Islands Forum meeting in Tuvalu this week has ended in open division over climate change. Australia ensured its official communique …
Condoms Case in Victoria could set new legal precedent for stealthing, or removing condom during sextheconversation.com - Brianna Chesser In September 2018, a prominent Melbourne surgeon and academic was charged with rape and sexual assault for alleged offences committed a year earlier …
Play buttonViolence Against Women The latest action plan to tackle violence against women isn’t perfect, but it takes a much-needed holistic approachtheconversation.com - Anastasia Powell There can be no doubt violence against women is a national crisis. On average in Australia, one woman every week is killed. A 2016 survey found one …
