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Senate committees are one of the few bright spots in the battle to hold government to account

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

It mightn’t sound much, but it had big consequences. Fifty years ago this week, the Senate voted to set up a system of committees to scrutinise government legislation, activity and spending.

As it has evolved, this network has given teeth to a parliament that in many other ways has declined, even atrophied over the decades.

Question time in...

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Non-Indigenous Australians need to educate themselves. One way to do this is to take an Indigenous tour.

  • Written by: Marnie Graham, Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Stockholm Resilience Centre and University of Johannesburg, Stockholm University
Non-Indigenous Australians need to educate themselves. One way to do this is to take an Indigenous tour.Dean Lewis/ AAP

The recent Black Lives Matter protests in Australia have highlighted the pressing and continued need for non-Indigenous Australians to take responsibility for reconciliation.

This requires non-Indigenous Australians to educate themselves about Indigenous and shared histories as well as contemporary realities. And taking action to...

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Michelle Grattan on protests, social-distancing, and domestic borders

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Michelle Grattan on protests, social-distancing, and domestic bordersoriginal

University of Canberra Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan and Assistant Professor Caroline Fisher discuss the week in politics including: the protesters advocating police reform, the treatment of indigenous peoples, and to show solidarity with the black lives matter movement, the high rate of incarceration amongst indigenous people, the...

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  36. It's 12 months since the last bushfire season began, but don't expect the same this year
  37. By sacking staff and closing stores, big businesses like The Warehouse could hurt their own long-term interests
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  40. Attending the G7 in the US carries great diplomatic risks for Australia
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