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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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  6. New NSW building law could be a game changer for apartment safety
  7. Should I wear a mask on public transport?
  8. The state removal of Māori children from their families is a wound that won't heal – but there is a way forward
  9. 3 things international students want Australians to know
  10. 120 million years ago, giant crocodiles walked on two legs in what is now South Korea
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  12. 4 ways a smart government can create jobs and cut emissions
  13. Protests add new element of uncertainty to COVID exit
  14. Was there slavery in Australia? Yes. It shouldn't even be up for debate
  15. employers requisitioned our homes and our time
  16. TV has changed, so must the way we support local content
  17. Ten Twitter accounts you should be following if you want to listen to Indigenous Australians and learn
  18. what the AFL and NRL need to turn sport into show business
  19. Australia needs to confront its history of white privilege to provide a level playing field for all
  20. could bacteria in a capsule protect us from coronavirus and other respiratory infections?
  21. My baby has 'tongue-tie'. Should I be worried?
  22. with 100 days to go, can Jacinda Ardern maintain her extraordinary popularity?
  23. How a stone wedged in a gum tree shows the resilience of Aboriginal culture in Australia
  24. University students aren't cogs in a market. They need more than a narrow focus on 'skills'
  25. At least 1,241 tonnes of microplastics are dumped into Aussie farmland every year from wastewater sludge
  26. how the government shaped a blokey lockdown followed by a blokey recovery
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  28. it's like an ethnic conflict, which offers clues to managing 'road wars'
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  30. Pat Turner on Closing the Justice Gap
  31. Cutting the ABC cuts public trust, a cost no democracy can afford
  32. Defunding the police could bring positive change in Australia. These communities are showing the way
  33. 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
  34. Who owns the bones? Human fossils shouldn't just belong to whoever digs them up
  35. Voices, hearts and hands – how the powerful sounds of protest have changed over time
  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
  38. does your driving speed make any difference to your car's emissions?
  39. If Australia really wants to tackle mental health after coronavirus, we must take action on homelessness
  40. Attending the G7 in the US carries great diplomatic risks for Australia
  41. 'Forced' evictions eat away at a Manila community as developer spares the golf course next door
  42. where you can wear slippers, crack peanuts, and knit 'to your heart's content'
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  46. how to protect your kids from online sexual abuse
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