Why delaying legislation on a Voice to parliament is welcome — it allows more time to get things right
Minister for Indigenous Australians Ken Wyatt said last week plans to introduce legislation to establish an Indigenous Voice would be…
The Beetaloo drilling program brings potential health and social issues for Aboriginal communities in remote NT
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have been repeatedly harmed by policies and decisions that drive systematic dispossession, disempowerment, overincarceration…
Pfizer doses to be spaced out in NSW crisis, but state fails to get change in vaccination program
Pfizer doses in NSW will be spaced out to enable more first jabs to be administered quickly, as the Berejiklian…
The ‘car park rorts’ story is scandalous. But it will keep happening unless we close grant loopholes
On Monday, a senate hearing produced yet more damning evidence about the “car park rorts” affair. The Australian National Audit…
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Barnaby Joyce on net zero 2050, a coal-fired power station – and how resources is (sort of) in cabinet
Barnaby Joyce’s sudden elevation to deputy prime minister has put a significant obstacle in the way of Scott Morrison’s creep…
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Jacinta Price’s parliamentary agenda
Following her pre-selection victory, Alice Springs deputy mayor Jacinta Nampijinpa Price will now be the Country Liberal party’s Senate candidate…
The government is clamping down on charities — and it could have a chilling effect on peaceful protest
The Australian government introduced new regulations last week that could have a major chilling effect across Australia’s diverse charities sector.…
Joyce repays supporters and demotes opponents in a ‘reward and punishment’ reshuffle
The Nationals Senate leader Bridget McKenzie has been restored to cabinet and Darren Chester has been dropped to the backbench…
Schumer to begin budget reconciliation process on Wednesday
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) plans to formally trigger the budget reconciliation process on Wednesday, setting Democrats up to…
In photos: Thousands rally across Brazil against Bolsonaro to protest his COVID response
Tens of thousands of people rallied in over 200 cities and towns across Brazil Saturday to protest President Jair Bolsonaro’s…
VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on a week of Senate estimates and question time
University of Canberra Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan and University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Paddy Nixon discuss the week…
House passes bipartisan bill to grant legal status to undocumented farmworkers
The House voted 247-174 on Thursday to pass a bipartisan bill that would allow an estimated 1 million undocumented farmworkers…
New Zealand Sentences Cactus Smuggler Caught With 947 Plants Strapped To Her Body
New Zealand authorities have sentenced a woman who tried in 2019 to smuggle nearly 1,000 cacti and succulents into the…
Lake Poopó: why Bolivia’s second largest lake disappeared – and how to bring it back
A huge lake in Bolivia has almost entirely disappeared. Lake Poopó used to be the country’s second largest, after Lake…
The Faltering Economy of Argentina
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After A Smooth Start, Joe Biden Faces Frustration Over Cabinet Picks
President-elect Joe Biden started his Cabinet rollout strong. He received high marks from all corners of the party for his…
5 years after Paris: How countries’ climate policies match up to their promises, and who’s aiming for net zero emissions
Saturday marks the fifth anniversary of the Paris climate agreement – the commitment by almost every country to try to…