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Pressure is mounting for state governments as large numbers from New South Wales and Victoria sign the petition to raise the age of criminal responsibility. More than 128,000 community members, lawy

With legislative reform to stop wage theft becoming a key priority for state governments, the criminalisation of wage theft is being implemented across several states.   Steven Amendola, partner at

Nationwide change to legalise voluntary assisted dying (VAD) has reignited the question of why Australia’s territories do not yet have equal self-governing powers. All Australian states hold the ri

The NSW government has decided not to replace COVID-19 fines, issued to about 3000 children, with cautions, and has suggested that children unable to pay off fines should complete work and developme

On Thursday, 4 August, the Commonwealth Government was given the #RaiseTheAge petition, for which over 200,000 Australians signed their support for the age of criminal responsibility to be raised to 1

The Human Rights Law Centre (HRLC) has welcomed a report rebuking the secrecy of the trial and imprisonment of an intelligence officer.  National security watchdog, the Independent National Security

The hardest thing for an ageing government is to remake itself. On balance, last week’s developments in Spring Street represent the first step towards Victorian Labor performing that elusive feat.

The government seems unaware that independent MPs carry an enormous workload

In the final episode of our election podcast, our regular panellists are joined by two expert guests to discuss what the election outcome could mean for domestic and foreign policy.

In this episode of Below the Line, we dissect the election result and how the media's "presidential–ised" coverage looks in light of it.