Calls for boost to social security payment
An inquiry into poverty in Australia has heard calls to increase social security payments to help meet the rising cost of living.
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Morrison’s secrecy appeal before hearing
Former prime minister Scott Morrison is asking for redacted documents to be opened up to the public before he fronts the robodebt royal commission.
Health ‘not set up’ for long-COVID in kids
The NSW health system is not well organised to manage long-COVID cases among children, a federal parliamentary inquiry has been told.
Robodebt officials ‘co-wrote’ vital report
Human Services department officials had the opportunity to contribute to a Commonwealth Ombudsman report
Back to battle for ex soldier seeking help
A former soldier has told an inquiry her efforts to get support from veterans' affairs felt like she never left the battlefield.
Ecstasy for ex-soldier to help ease trauma
Ex-soldier James Geercke has described how military training left him with lasting physical and mental injuries, with little support from Veterans Affairs.
Suspect DNA method used for years in Qld
Problems with mould led to a change in the DNA gathering process at Queensland crime scenes, but no one verified its effectiveness, an inquiry has been told.
Morrison ministries ‘corrosive’ of trust
A report by former High Court judge Virginia Bell into Scott Morrison's secret self-appointment to multiple ministries has been handed to the government.
Qld inquiry focuses on murder DNA failure
Public hearings into the Queensland government-run Forensic and Scientific Services lab have resumed, with the final report due within weeks.
Qld cop perpetrators face sack in reforms
Queensland's top cop will this week start issuing show-cause notices to police officers involved in past cases of bullying, harassment, abuse or assault.
Queensland Police to be restructured after domestic violence report
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk will restructure the police force to stamp out a culture of sexism, racism and misogyny, but the top cop will stay.
Qld cops face restructure after DV report
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk will restructure the police force to stamp out a culture of sexism, racism and misogyny, but the top cop will stay.
Guy referred to IBAC as Vic election looms
Victorian Opposition Leader Matthew Guy has proclaimed his innocence after being referred to the anti-corruption watchdog over an alleged political donor deal.
Watchdog probing Townsville casino junkets
Queensland's casino regulator is still probing Townville's Ville Resort-Casino over allegations it offered patrons illegal junkets.
Folbigg’s DNA variant ‘exceptionally rare’
A rare genetic variant affecting the heart is the focus of a second inquiry into the conviction of Kathleen Folbigg, three years on from the first inquiry.
Folbigg gene a ‘bad variant’, inquiry told
The rare genetic variant affecting an essential building block of life was discovered nine years after Kathleen Folbigg was convicted of killing her children.
Qld top cop ‘hopes to survive’ scandals
Queensland's police commissioner says she needs more time to fix the culture of sexism, misogyny and racism in the police force after three years in the role.
Public servant ‘ashamed’ about robodebt
An ex-deputy department secretary says she should have done more to stop the robodebt scheme from running as long as it did but she "lacked courage".
Robodebt rolled out despite pilot problems
Two senior public servants involved in the robodebt program have given evidence to the royal commission about how it was rolled out despite legal issues.
Big demand for free defence legal service
A free legal service for veterans and defence force members has received a large number of calls from across the country.
Tas premier says sorry to abuse survivors
Tasmania's premier has delivered a formal apology to victim-survivors of child sexual abuse in state institutions after harrowing evidence at an inquiry.
Vic Crown Casino slapped with $120m fines
The Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission has hit Crown Melbourne with two fines totalling $120 million for breaches of its service obligations.
Qld election watchdog warning over laws
Queensland's election watchdog has asked to be excluded from parts of proposed integrity laws warning its independence could be compromised.
Qld police silent on coercive control laws
Queensland police should be playing a larger role in shaping laws to criminalise coercive control, the state's police union says.
Qld changes concern coal, gas producers
Changes to Queensland's environmental laws have been criticised by gas and coal producers as a costly imposition of more "green tape".
Robodebt ‘sold as low risk’ from beginning
A department overseeing the robodebt scheme was impacted by "aggressive" leadership, a royal commission has been told.
Deadline looms for troubled Mackay Hospital
A Queensland hospital has until the close of business to respond to a show cause notice after a damning report into hospital care.
Robodebt scheme told to ‘cease and desist’
A royal commission into the illegal robodebt scheme was told the Australian Tax Office ordered the Department of Human Services to stop using taxpayer data.
Legal advice on robodebt not passed on
A royal commission has been told a government department had failed to relay information about the unlawfulness of the robodebt income averaging calculation.
Climate group calls for donations overhaul
Climate 200, the group which helped with the election of teal independents, has called for changes to political donation laws.
Commissioner appalled by robodebt evidence
The robodebt royal commission is trying to determine how the scheme was initiated despite early legal advice raising significant problems with the proposal.