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For the first time in our history, the number of asylum seekers refused at both the primary and appeal stages and still not departed exceeded 50,000 at end March 2025. The number refused at the ...

More than two decades after Mabo, the promise of enduring native title is being quietly dismantled through legal compromise and political convenience, writes Gerry Georgatos. THE 1992 Mabo v ...

The Liberal Party isn’t just in trouble — it’s in denial. A new leader can't fix foundations built to resist progress. Dr Victoria Fielding reports. WHEN I WAS ABOUT ten years old, I recall asking my ...

In the interests of full disclosure, the administration of Independent Australia feels obliged to inform the public that earlier this year it entered into a financial transaction with corporate mining ...

From Jakarta to the Vatican, Prime Minister Albanese's journey underscores a global call to ban the world's most destructive weapons, writes Dave Sweeney. ON HIS FIRST overseas trip since his sweeping ...

Labor’s winning margin virtually guarantees it two terms of significant reform, with more beyond that highly likely. Alan Austin reports. As both the ecstasy and the agony continue, the Bureau of ...

It isn't illegal for political parties to spam text voters before an election, but maybe it should be, writes John Turnbull. Ignoring for a moment that an alleged $60 million bought Mr Palmer ...

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