Science & Environment
Tasmanian Premier Lara Giddings says she’s disappointed by the Wilderness Society’s announcement today that they’re suspending their involvement in talks...
Social Justice
The NSW Primary Industry Minister, Katrina Hodgkinson, has proposed opening 142 state forests for recreational hunting to help control feral...
Politics & Economy
There was much ado about carbon pricing today with a report, commissioned by the Government, recommending a starting price of...
We know that there are 87 asylum seekers isolated on Christmas Island, awaiting deportation to a third country. We know...
The Law
A tobacco giant has today launched a national campaign against the Federal government’s push for plain cigarette packaging. Every year...
The secrecy surrounding the detention and alleged torture of former Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks is about to be challenged....
Fair Work Australia has ruled that Community Sector workers are underpaid. It said the reason that they’re underpaid is at...
Liquid Natural Gas mining will bring a huge boost to Queensland’s economy and create thousands of jobs. But critics warn...
This week the Gillard Government announced their “Malaysia solution” to combat over-crowding in Australia detention centres. Today they’ve come under...
Education
The government has high hopes for an initiative to train indigenous youth in natural resource management. The program will start...
