The 2016 Closing the Gap report represents Malcolm Turnbull’s first substantial statement on Indigenous affairs since assuming office.AAP/Mick TsikasMalcolm Turnbull is the fourth prime minister to deliver the annual Closing the Gap report to parliament in its eight years of existence. Australian political leaders may find themselves easily...
Technology can be used to abuse or harass women, but it can help them too.ShutterstockFederal MP Tim Watts spoke in parliament on Monday about the ways in which new technologies are being used to stalk, intimidate, threaten and harass women.
This abuse, he suggests, often happens in domestic violence situations. It is also happening in new ways,...
Australia must ensure that climate programs are maintained following cuts to climate science jobs at CSIRO, according to Chief Scientist Alan Finkel.
In a statement and appearance before a Senate estimates hearing on Wednesday, Finkel said there was a large capacity for climate science outside the CSIRO.
Last Thursday, CSIRO chief executive Larry...
Preschool attendance has been shown to improve literacy and numeracy for Indigenous children.AAP/Neda VanovacThis year’s Closing the Gap report delivers a result that has become all too familiar in comparing outcomes between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians: not enough progress is being made. There is improvement in some areas, but...
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