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Pat Turner on Closing the Justice Gap

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

Pat Turner, for decades a strong Aboriginal voice, is the lead convenor of the Coalition of Peaks, which brings together about 50 indigenous community peak organisations. In this role she is part of the negotiations for a new agreement on Closing the Gap targets.

Unlike the original Rudd government targets, the refreshed Closing the Gap agreement,...

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Cutting the ABC cuts public trust, a cost no democracy can afford

  • Written by Andrea Carson, Associate Professor, Department of Politics, Media and Philosophy, La Trobe University

While Australians are singing the praises of the front-line workers during the COVID-19 crisis, there is a forgotten front line that has also made personal sacrifices to help us get through the pandemic: ABC journalists.

From radio producers to TV presenters to technicians who get up before dawn to bring us the news, ABC staff have been bringing us...

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Defunding the police could bring positive change in Australia. These communities are showing the way

  • Written by Chris Cunneen, Professor of Criminology, University of Technology Sydney
Defunding the police could bring positive change in Australia. These communities are showing the wayChicago Tribune/TNS/Sipa USA

Calls to “defund the police” in the wake of the death of George Floyd are leading to immediate proposals to either dismantle police departments or cut their funding in US cities like Minneapolis, New York and Los Angeles.

There has been similar anger over Indigenous deaths in custody in Australia, but the...

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The national cabinet's in and COAG's out. It's a fresh chance to put health issues on the agenda, but there are risks

  • Written by Lesley Russell, Adjunct Associate Professor, Menzies Centre for Health Policy, University of Sydney
The national cabinet's in and COAG's out. It's a fresh chance to put health issues on the agenda, but there are risksLukas Coch/AAP Image

The national cabinet, which was quickly set up to tackle the nation’s threats from the coronavirus pandemic, will now replace the Council of Australian Governments (COAG).

For almost 30 years, COAG has been the way Australian governments have managed matters of national significance or those that need national coordination....

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  16. Black Lives Matter outrage must drive police reform in Aotearoa-New Zealand too
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