Michelle Rowland
‘For too long it has operated in secrecy’: Inside Canberra’s anti-corruption identity crisis
For almost two years, the storm that has now engulfed the National Anti-Corruption Commission gathered slowly, unexpectedly and often behind closed doors.
- Rob Harris
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- Courts
It’s time federal judges had the same oversight as others
Scrutiny of judicial officers is past its use-by date, and Labor should get on with implementing its promise to change it.
- The Age's View
- Editorial
- Courts
It’s time federal judges face proper scrutiny
How can it be that serious questions over the conduct of a serving federal court judge go unexamined for years?
- The Herald's View
- Exclusive
- Human rights
‘Exploitation isn’t sustainable’: $100 trillion investor coalition demands overhaul of modern slavery laws
A powerful coalition has stepped up pressure on the government to introduce tougher laws, three years after a review found Australia’s legal framework had failed to create meaningful change.
- Rob Harris
Labor split over renewed push for AI to be able to harvest Australian art
A rift has opened within the Albanese government over chasing global investment in artificial intelligence and a creative sector warning it is being asked to bankroll the technology.
- Rob Harris
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- Federal budget
Chalmers’ razor gang eyes cuts to legal services for DV victims
Two years after the Albanese government pledged an extra $1 billion in funding to combat domestic violence, a program that helps victims navigate courts is under review.
- James Massola
International students locked out of in-person hearings for visa appeals
The Albanese government wants to speed up tribunal reviews after being swamped with almost 50,000 cases of students contesting their visa rejections.
- Natassia Chrysanthos
Michelle Rowland taps bureaucrat of Optus debacle fame as chief of staff
The attorney-general has decided James Chisholm, who held a senior leadership position in a department that could barely manage an email inbox, is the best man to run her office.
- John Buckley
The sports minister’s summer of no sport
Anika Wells has skipped every major sporting event this summer and stayed home in Brisbane after her expenses scandal.
- James Massola
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- Bondi shooting
Attorney-general tells imams new hate speech laws won’t silence criticisms of foreign governments
Attorney-General Michelle Rowland has written to the Australian National Imams Council to tamp down concerns of unintended consequences of the federal government’s hate laws.
- Mostafa Rachwani