George Brandis
The Australian Government Is Keeping Your Metadata From Today
We hereby introduce "National Get a VPN Day."
Surprise! Ireland’s Marriage Equality Referendum Harmed LGBTQI People
Out of 1,657 participants, 80 percent said they felt upset by "no" campaign materials, and two-thirds felt anxious or distressed.
Only One of Australia's 150 Electorates Opposes Marriage Equality
Maranoa, in rural Queensland, holds the dubious honour. Still, only just over 50 percent of its residents are against marriage equality.
Turnbull Missed His Own Deadline to Draft a Marriage Equality Plebiscite Bill
It's looking very unlikely same-sex marriage will be legalised in Australia in 2016.
An Australian Senator is Suing Over Being Called an 'Angry White Male'
Crossbench senator David Leyonhjelm has made a formal complaint to the Australian Human Rights Commission saying a Fairfax columnist racially abused him.
Turnbull Says You’ll Get a Vote on Australian Same-Sex Marriage in 2016
The Prime Minister has laid down a timeline for a public vote, which could cost anywhere between $160 million and $525 million.
A Day With Jamie Williams: The Australian Who Tried to Fight ISIS
Jamie Williams is the first Australian ever charged under the foreign fighter laws. But he wasn't trying to join ISIS. He was trying to fight against them.
Australia's Proposed New Counter-Terror Laws Will Target Teenagers
If passed, the laws will lower the age that control orders can be applied and extend the period police can hold a terror suspect without charge.
Talking to Australia’s Post Art-Start Generation of Artists
We asked a few art students and recent grads about what they're going to do after this current round of funding cuts truly sinks in.
This One Man Now Controls Art in Australia
The Australian Arts Council was designed to take discrimination out of arts funding. In this week's Federal Budget, George Brandis put it back in.
Indigenous Legal Services Already Feeling the Imminent Funding Cuts
"For every one lawyer that we lose, that's 240 Indigenous people that will miss out on representation."
Australia Allegedly Pressured Human Rights Chief to Quit After Report on Children in Detention
The Australian Federal Police are investigating whether the government tried to corruptly entice Gillian Triggs into leaving her post as Human Rights Commission president.