Australia lagging behind on press freedom:experts

Australia lagging behind on press freedom:experts

The Albanese government is considering reforms to search warrant laws to safeguard press freedom,but experts say the changes don’t go far enough.

  • byMichaela Whitbourn

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‘Real test’:Opposition calls on Greens to refer Thorpe to anti-corruption commission

‘Real test’:Opposition calls on Greens to refer Thorpe to anti-corruption commission

Thorpe was this week forced to resign from the party’s deputy Senate leadership after it was revealed that two of her former staffers raised concerns with Greens leader Adam Bandt’s office about the relationship with former Rebels bikie president Dean Martin

  • byAnthony Galloway
Dreyfus given direct responsibility for cybercrime after Optus hack

Dreyfus given direct responsibility for cybercrime after Optus hack

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has been formally confirmed as in charge of cybercrime,even though Clare O’Neil is cybersecurity minister.

  • byJames Massola
Voters divided on party lines over public anti-corruption hearings:poll
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Voters divided on party lines over public anti-corruption hearings:poll

Fifty per cent of Labor voters want the new integrity watchdog to hold more public hearings while only 43 per cent of Coalition voters take the same view.

  • byDavid Crowe
Voters back tougher privacy rules,penalties to protect personal data

Voters back tougher privacy rules,penalties to protect personal data

The survey results highlight the community support for a stricter regime to safeguard ID information used by companies and government agencies.

  • byDavid Crowe
Australia should follow Biden’s lead on cannabis
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Australia should follow Biden’s lead on cannabis

US President Joe Biden has made a decisive move towards removing cannabis use from the criminal justice system. Australia needs to take heed.

  • byGreg Barns SC
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‘Drawbridge needs to come down’:Government says Optus must show more transparency

‘Drawbridge needs to come down’:Government says Optus must show more transparency

The federal government says Optus still has not provided government agencies with the full details of all customers who had Medicare or Centrelink details exposed by the data breach.

  • bySimone Fox Koob andNicole Precel
National anti-corruption commission will be able to intercept WhatsApp messages:A-G

National anti-corruption commission will be able to intercept WhatsApp messages:A-G

The government’s national anti-corruption commission will be able to intercept messages sent on encrypted apps like WhatsApp and Signal,Mark Dreyfus has confirmed.

  • byDana Daniel
Italy’s first female PM says being a woman has helped. Is she right?

Italy’s first female PM says being a woman has helped. Is she right?

Should we herald the election of Giorgia Meloni as a feminist victory or are we a pack of feminist hypocrites if we don’t?

  • byJacqueline Maley
Federal integrity commission is welcome,but three design flaws will sap its strength
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Federal integrity commission is welcome,but three design flaws will sap its strength

The new National Anti-Corruption Commission will be an important addition to our democratic infrastructure. But it could be better.

  • byGeoffrey Watson
Class war:Weighing changes to Australia’s class action regime
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Class war:Weighing changes to Australia’s class action regime

Victorian Supreme Court judge John Dixon says the Coalition misunderstood one of his judgments and pushed through a raft of changes that put class actions under threat of extinction.

  • bySarah Danckert