The number of people living in poverty in Australia has increased to 1 in 7, according to a new report released today—at the start of Anti-Poverty Week. The report, from the Australian Council of ...

Within 24 hours of the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the first cracks were forming in a carefully choreographed Australian response to the passing of its Head of State. During a televised match between ...

In early 20th century Australia, Indigenous people were denied citizenship and the nation had a racially exclusive immigration policy. Most people not only accepted the “White Australia” policy but ...

The United States and Australia share similar demographics, but their pandemic death rates point to very different cultures of trust. The Southbank promenade in Melbourne, Australia, in March.Credit..

Australia is a vibrant multicultural democracy with a strong record of protecting civil and political rights, but serious human rights issues remain. The Australian government’s failure to address the ...

I don’t have a country. I am trying to find a country to belong to. Hassan* speaks softly. We sit on the floor of the modest home he rents with his wife Noor* and children as he tells me about fleeing ...

“Australia Day is Dead!” Indigenous activist Gwenda Stanley chants into the loudspeaker, as a crowd of thousands breaks into applause. It’s Australia’s national day, but the crowd in central Sydney ...

Other notable names to be appointed as a companion of the Order of Australia (AC) tonight include former premiers Kristina Keneally, Annastacia Palaszcuk and Steven Marshall, and former federal ...

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