Australia is on track to have more deaths than births by the 2060s. Other countries grapple with the same problem. Are they doing better than us?
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Media has reported up to 15 children have been living unattended in a squalid house in WA’s Pilbara. While the danger didn’t start overnight, the fixes can.
Incoming electoral reforms will cap the amount parties can spend on election campaigning, but it’s still far too high. Here’s what the rules should be instead.
In inquiries and reviews, governments endlessly ask Indigenous communities what should be done, but rarely act on it. It’s time that changed.
As the debate over migration policy continues, it’s not too late for the government to address the pitfalls of its plan by looking to its Canadian counterparts.
The government’s migration policy announcement was long-awaited, but the contents ultimately fell short of expectations.
The government is reportedly considering restricting the work rights of asylum seekers as part of its plan to decrease migration. But it’s not a good idea.
It was once deemed crazy to get rid of protective tariffs. Privatising state banks was inconceivable. Both are now commonplace, but how does this happen?
The legislation, which aims to make it easier to prosecute those involved in the illicit tobacco trade, is more of the same: punitive, but still not effective.
A Victorian parliamentary inquiry has examined anti-LGBTQIA+ attacks facilitated online and through dating apps. Here’s what can be done to keep people safe.
The government’s proposed digital duty of care includes a mechanism for people to opt out of social media algorithms.
Politicians from the two major parties have suggested adopting laws similar to those in the United Kingdom, but enforcing them would be challenging.
Asylum seeker policy showed toughness in one small, but highly visible, part of the system while creating room to loosen policy everywhere else.
Australia was built on the idea that states should compete against each other – but they’re not, and that’s failing us all.
The current system allows powerful actors to attempt to influence government decision-making covertly. To improve transparency, here are four key reforms.
Elders say there are many drivers of community violence and unrest that go unaddressed by typical law and order responses. Here’s what they’re doing instead.
While setting up new revenue streams for struggling newsrooms is a welcome move, the laws themselves are far from perfect.
New data show just four of the 19 targets are being met or are on track to be so. With such a poor track record, it’s time for a different approach.
Australian state governments have spent years making up funding shortfalls by bringing in billions in gambling revenue.
The real test is not whether governments can remove children faster. It’s whether they can invest enough that fewer children need to be removed at all.
Top contributors
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Associate Professor in Criminology, Deakin University
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Democracy Deputy Program Director, Grattan Institute
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Chief Executive, Grattan Institute
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Postdoctoral research fellow, Flinders University; University of Canberra
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Professor of Law, UNSW Law School, UNSW
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Director, Centre for Western Sydney, Western Sydney University
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Senior Research Fellow, School of Psychology, Deakin University
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Professor of Political Sociology, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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Emeritus Professor of Housing, UNSW
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Professor of Economics and Director, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Project Manager, School of Psychology, Deakin University
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Associate Professor, Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University
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Honorary Professor of Housing Policy and Practice, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW
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Lecturer and Discipline Lead (Migration), Thomas More Law School, Australian Catholic University
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John Curtin Distinguished Professor, Curtin University