The Australian Human Rights Commission thinks so, including it in a list of rights that should receive legislative protection

The royal commission’s ‘sealed chapter’ was designed to let other agencies investigate, not protect the reputation of those implicated

With the proposed vape ban dividing MPs, the AMA chief has come to Canberra with a blunt message to ‘do the right thing’

Opposition leader has laid fertile ground for progressive attack ads to grow in policy-lite budget reply

The commonwealth had state electrical vehicle taxes struck down in court. Now reform is stuck in the slow lane

The Greens are out to kill legislation they hate while the opposition is yet to finalise its position – it could be a budget week blockbuster

Nearly six years after law enforcement agencies gained the power to compel social media companies to hand over data, our world-leading legislation appears practically useless

Labor’s solution to spiralling debts would’ve worked a treat if it had been in place for the past two years. Now it may make no difference

Technology evolves and consumer preferences change – but governments and industry have a duty to plan for the big shifts

While domestic students would benefit from boosted rent subsidies, increased international fees may scare away better students to competitor nations

The immigration minister has a reputation as the most sued person in Australia. This year the legal terrain got even rockier

Internal lobbying has added safeguards to a power for the resources minister to water down consultation requirements

What better way to test if Australians are up for nuclear energy than by asking them: Do you support removing the current ban? Would you support a reactor in your area?

The government continues to refuse freedom-of-information access to minutes of a committee established by the Coalition. When will it live up to its rhetoric on transparency?

The Albanese government is reducing migrant intake as it seeks to make inroads to easing the population and housing squeeze before the next election

Being in the right is not worth much if the Albanese government allows the opposition to bully it into making laws that won’t stand up in court

While their motivations are different, the opposition parties have the numbers to force an inquiry – and prolong the fallout from the high court decision

Peter Dutton can argue that where there’s a will to detain these people there must be a way. But the court said otherwise and there’ll likely be a hefty compensation bill

There is nothing wrong with lobbyists trying to influence the government. But we should know why they’re at Parliament House and who invited them

The political parties have the same idea on redrawing the electoral map: eliminating their opponents with surgical precision. Thank goodness for the AEC