In the age of social media and evolving expert evidence, judge-only trials have become more popular. But there are simple things that can be done to improve and safeguard trials by jury.

We researched what public service leaders said in the immediate aftermath of the Robodebt Royal Commission. What we found doesn’t bode well for learning from failure.

No campaigners said the Voice wasn’t the right solution, that they had better alternatives. In the 12 months since the referendum failed, no one’s offered any real solutions.

Apartment defects continue to be a problem in Australia as builders prioritise cost over safety. Our research shows there are ways they can do both.

White people that sweep into developing countries to “save” people of colour are widely derided, including by donors. Does this translate to less charity donations?

The Listen Loudly, Act Strongly report lays out systemic racism at the national broadcaster. In the face of external attack, the ABC needs to stand up for its culturally diverse staff.

Under current laws in most states and territories, the life of an unborn child is legally indistinguishable from that of the mother.

The Greens have called for the government to intervene and tell the RBA to cut interest rates. Such a step would undermine central bank independence.

There’s a widespread belief that people who breach their bail conditions do so deliberately, but the real causes are often much more benign.

Away from the glare of high-profile trials, defamation law is being used against women who come forward about sexual harassment. There’s little political appetite to fix it.

In recent years, Australia has been dubbed the “defamation capital of the world”. High-profile legal stoushes in the headlines seem to back this up. How can we reconcile this with freedom of speech?

A new report shows Alphabet, Google’s parent company, is worth more here than News Corp and Nine combined.

There’s ever-evolving ways for children and young people to be harmed online. Here’s what kids think about the harms they experience and how to prevent them.

After years of hearings and almost 6,000 submissions, the final report has been tabled in parliament. It contains 122 recommendations for change in the Australian Defence Force.

Some global issues have prompted partnerships between seemingly strange bedfellows at opposite ends of the political spectrum. The ‘horseshoe theory’ tries to make sense of this, but what’s it about?