The Latest Breaking News from Stephen Donaghue

For much of the past two decades, polarisation and hyper-partisanship have weakened Western democracies, most notably in the United States and Britain. Australia has not escaped, although the consequences here have been nothing as compared with Brexit or the insurrection in Washington on January 6, 2021.

The federal government today released the long-awaited legal advice on the Voice to parliament from Australia’s solicitor-general, Stephen Donaghue.

The federal government releases opinion from the solicitor-general on the Voice to Parliament, which deems the proposed amendment legally sound and an "enhancement" to the constitution.

Opinion from the solicitor-general supports the Albanese government's proposed wording for the Indigenous voice in the constitution.

Facebook had argued it was not responsible for allegedly unlawful access to Australians' personal data in 2014 and 2015, which was later used in Donald Trump's election campaign.

A retired judge has been appointed to investigate how former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison was able to secretly amass unprecedented ministerial powers in defiance of political conventions

‘Our democracy is precious. Australians deserve to know who is responsible for making decisions on their behalf’

Solicitor-General Stephen Donaghue has neatly summarised Scott Morrison’s political misdemeanour in having himself secretly appointed to all those ministries.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says his government will launch an inquiry aimed at preventing a prime minister from ever again secretly amassing new ministerial powers

Report finds he acted legally but "fundamentally undermined" government principles by quietly taking on extra ministerial powers.

Anthony Albanese says the advice was a "very clear criticism" of the implications for Australia's parliamentary democracy. Here's what the advice said, and what happens next.