Voice wording 'wholly sound': former High Court judge The misleading information that has been used by opponents of the Indigenous voice to parliament has surprised a former High Court judge. AAP · Oct 12, 2023
Remembering the Australian Women’s Weekly birthday cake book: ‘A phenomenal cultural icon’ A new exhibition tells the 90-year history of a famous Australian magazine through knitting patterns, pioneering journalism and, yes, cakes The Guardian - AU · May 29, 2023
Bendigo Art Gallery exhibition celebrates life through the lens of the Australian Women's Weekly In its heyday, 1 in 4 Australians read the Women's Weekly, with the publication supporting women in journalism, including war correspondent Dorothy Drain. ABC News · May 27, 2023
Legal experts criticise suggestions Indigenous voice will have veto power in parliament ‘No substance in it,’ former chief justice Robert French says, while experts split on whether amendment should include ‘executive government’ The Guardian - AU · Apr 14, 2023
Legal experts offer Voice to Parliament backing as referendum looms Some of the nation's pre-eminent constitutional law experts have resoundingly backed the proposed Voice to Parliament during a parliamentary committee hearing in the nation's capital. ABC News · Apr 14, 2023
Former High Court justice Kenneth Hayne backs Voice to Parliament details Kenneth Hayne backs the details of the proposed referendum on a Voice to Parliament. ABC News · Mar 28, 2023
Financial adviser 'reforms' will undermine yet another royal commission recommendation If you were facing open-heart surgery you’d want to know your surgeon was qualified. Or, if you were going to court, that your lawyer was specialised in the relevant area of law. The Conversation · Oct 25, 2022
Essendon v church: how Andrew Thorburn fell from AFL grace The club thought it was starting the week on a high. It took less than a day for all that to change The Guardian - AU · Oct 7, 2022
Embattled buy now, pay later sector to be regulated under credit laws Financial services minister Stephen Jones says government will also move to regulate cryptocurrency exchanges like other financial markets The Guardian - AU · Jun 7, 2022
Yachts and mansions: founder of company that left thousands of Aboriginal people out of pocket made more than $20m, tax-free Ron Pattenden continued to make money from the Aboriginal Community Benefit Fund even after selling it in the wake of damning royal commission findings The Guardian - AU · May 24, 2022
The media have reached 'peak passivity' in the lead up to the 2022 election With severe staffing cuts, pressures for instant productivity and a priority on producing clickbait, few would think we are in a golden age for journalism. Few, either, would think that the media have distinguished themselves in this election campaign. The Conversation · May 18, 2022