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Minister Andrew Giles is resisting pressure to stand down, saying there's more work to be done, as the opposition accuses him of being "asleep at the wheel" over the detainee crisis.

The health challenges of Kiritimati people remain largely forgotten, despite records showing that 189 families became unwell after the tests

A number of Facebook posts opposing the Voice to Parliament incorrectly claim there is no mention of race in the Australian constitution.

Malcolm Morton, 32, is an Indigenous man with a significant intellectual disability. His family and friends are pushing to have him released from what they describe as cruel and arbitrary detention.

The Greens say legalising cannabis could net the government $28bn tax revenue in nine years, but there are a few hurdles

The United Nations Committee Against Torture has directed Australia to put an outright ban on corporal punishment, extending from the school gate into the home.

The Australian Greens have renewed their push to legalise cannabis nationwide after new advice found a pathway to override state legislation.

Party says commonwealth regulation of cultivation, licensing and sale of cannabis would override state and territory laws

Lisa Wilkinson on the Sunday Project has thrown her weight behind a radical new plan to ease restrictions around medical cannabis calling the reforms common sense.

Meshel Laurie, who has been a vocal critic of The Project since leaving the Channel 10 show in 2019, joked that Wilkinson had a vested interest in promoting cannabis