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Former head of the Department of Human Services faces calls to resign after royal commission findings

For Bundjalung woman Shauna Bostock, researching her ancestors’ lives unshackled their stories – and also herself

The Liberal senator is vying for a winnable spot on the party’s federal ticket at Friday’s preselection

VEEV nicotine pods and devices offered at an 80% margin on the condition pharmacies sign supply deal with the tobacco giant

Guards say children being kept in lockdown 80% of the time, with one prison short-staffed for 359 of 365 days last year

NSW Bar Council has resolved to reprimand barrister after finding she engaged in ‘unsatisfactory professional conduct’ after complaint by Jo Dyer

Neuropsychologists and psychiatrists argue the evidence for broad-scale implementation of psychedelic drug use is insufficient

Hong Kong police have issued warrants for the arrest of eight pro-democracy activists, including Australian Kevin Yam, and One Nation Leader Pauline Hanson says she’ll mail her 2000-word No vote essay to voters herself if it’s not included in the official referendum pamphlet.

Expert says anything less than the ‘full implementation of an independent police integrity model’ will fail to prevent the continuation of misconduct