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Legal and welfare checks should be extended to save Aboriginal lives in custody

  • Written by: Thalia Anthony, Associate Professor in Law, University of Technology Sydney

As the inquest begins into the death in custody of Yorta Yorta woman Tanya Day, who fell asleep on a train in Victoria before she was arrested for public intoxication, questions are being asked about what it takes to stop Aboriginal people dying in custody.

Earlier this month was the fifth anniversary of the death of Ms Dhu, a young Yamatji woman wh...

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Albanese one step closer in long march towards John Setka's expulsion

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Opposition leader Anthony Albanese is a step closer to securing the expulsion of rogue union leader John Setka from the ALP, although a court judgment has highlighted possible internal party complications.

The Supreme Court of Victoria on Tuesday dismissed the construction union boss’s bid to prevent the Labor party from expelling him.

Judge...

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Foreign Minister Marise Payne says Yang Hengjun is not Australian spy

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Foreign Minister Marise Payne says Yang Hengjun is not Australian spyDr Yang has been held in Beijing under harsh conditions, without access to lawyers or family for more than seven months before being formally arrested.Shutterstock

The Morrison government has declared that Australian citizen and writer Dr Yang Hengjun has not been spying for Australia.

Yang, 54, who has been incarcerated by the Chinese for more than...

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What Tim Fischer's cancer tells us about the impact of Agent Orange on other Vietnam veterans

  • Written by: Terry Slevin, Adjunct Professor, School of Psychology, Curtin University and College of Health and Medicine, Australian National University

Much loved former deputy prime minister Tim Fischer, who died last week from leukaemia, has talked about the possible link between his exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam and his various cancers.

Mr Fischer had reportedly been dealing with cancer for the past ten years, starting with bladder cancer, then prostate cancer, two melanomas, and...

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