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In 1939, a Royal Commission found burning forests leads to more bushfires. But this cycle of destruction can be stopped

Every year, government workers around Australia start fires in the bush. The idea behind these prescribed burning programs is that removing dry leaves and branches reduces the chance of bigger, more dangerous fires. Over many decades, prescribed burning has settled into a dogma – an unquestionable good.

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National watchdog defends no robodebt public hearings

The national anti-corruption commission is investigating six public officials tied to the illegal robodebt scheme that resulted in several suicides.

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24 years of life lost: people placed in state care have died earlier, more violent deaths – new study

A new study using a large collection of demographic data has revealed the lasting and damaging consequences for children placed in state care between 1950 and 1999 – including huge disparities in life expectancy compared with the general population.

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Narrowing window for release of secret robodebt section

The window to publish the secret sealed section of the robodebt report before this term of parliament is up next year, is becoming slimmer.

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'I'm David's mum': Julie-Ann Finney's one-woman protest inside Parliament House

She's attended every Senate estimates since her son David died in 2019.

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How did public service leaders talk to staff about Robodebt? What they said – or didn’t – is revealing

In July 2023, after the release of the damning Robodebt Royal Commission report, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese declared:

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Royal commission defends publication of secret military report, saying government didn’t ask for it to be confidential

Labor tables report in parliament hours after senators reveal it had been uploaded to royal commission website

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Education union calls for vice-chancellor to resign over robodebt role – as it happened

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'No delay' for response on veterans suicide report

Veterans and their families won't have to wait for a lengthy response following a royal commission, the prime minister has promised.

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Commissioner condemns ‘failure of leadership’ in Australian defence force, urges greater focus on wellbeing of personnel

After three years and more than 5,000 submissions, royal commission into veteran suicide hands down its full report. Here are its key points

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The federal government has only ‘noted’ a call to end special schools. What does this mean for students with disability?

We have just received the long-awaited response from the Australian government to the disability royal commission’s final report.

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Long-awaited Disability Royal Commission response leaves community cold

Federal Government adopts 13 of commission's 222 recommendations

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‘Lacklustre’ and ‘disappointing’ – experts react to the government’s disability royal commission response

Today the federal government released its response to 222 recommendations made in the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability final report.

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'Kick in the guts': shock at disability report response

Almost a year after the Disability Royal Commission delivered its damning report, the government has released its response to a mixed reaction.

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Gang crackdown: why anti-patch policies backfire – and what would actually work

Despite the connection between institutional harm and gang membership made clear in this week’s mammoth royal commission abuse-in care report, the government seems unlikely to soften its “get tough on crime” policies.

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The robodebt six: why it’s time we were told who was referred to the corruption commission

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

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Robodebt: national corruption watchdog’s decision not to investigate officials angers victims and whistleblowers

Nacc says it decided not to launch corruption probe ‘as it would not add value in the public interest’

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Military staff face higher suicide risk: commission

Men serving in the ADF are 30 per cent more likely to die by suicide than their counterparts employed in civilian jobs, according to royal commission research.

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Defence force chief to face veteran suicide inquiry

Australian Defence Force chief Angus Campbell will be questioned on the cultural and systemic challenges a royal commission has identified in defence.

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What does a building need to call itself 'accessible' – and is that enough?

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) review and the disability royal commission’s final report both highlighted the crucial role of accessible buildings and homes in ensuring the inclusion of people with disabilities.

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Independent MP pushes for action on robodebt repairs

MP Kate Chaney will push for a parliamentary committee to be established to ensure recommendations from the robodebt royal commission are delivered.

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Disability royal commissioners disagreed over phasing out 'special schools' – that leaves segregation on the table

The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability has shared its final report. In this series, we unpack what the commission’s 222 recommendations could mean for a more inclusive Australia.

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'Harrowing' disability report reveals need for change

A royal commission has made 222 recommendations, including new laws to enshrine rights for those with disabilities.

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'Disturbing' disability report to finally be laid bare

A long-awaited final report by the disability royal commission will make for "disturbing reading", a senior government minister has warned.

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Royal commissioner accuses ADF of ‘too much talk and not enough action’ on veteran suicide

In fiery speech, Nick Kaldas says government and Defence moving at ‘snail’s pace’ amid ‘national crisis’

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