Claudia Long

What Labor, Liberals, Nationals and the Greens stand for

The date is set, and here’s your cheat sheet to the 2025 Australian federal election.

Protection from family violence is a postcode lottery and children should be allowed to apply for their own family violence orders, a parliamentary inquiry into the system has found.

The new body will have investigative powers similar to a royal commission.

Politicians aren't afraid of complaining privately about the public thinking they're not productive, now they've got a chance to change that.

Peter Dutton is well known for his "tough guy" persona,. But with teal seats in the Coalition's sights, the approach could spell trouble for the opposition leader 

The Northern Territory government has agreed to pay redress to victims of child sexual abuse in sporting institutions, ending a stalemate between states, territories and the federal government.

State and territory governments are under pressure to step in and fund compensation for victims of child sexual abuse as institutions refuse to join the national scheme.

Leading family violence advocates call for children to be directly involved in designing policy, and urgent investment in support services and training in an effort to prevent child abuse.

The federal government has quietly delayed plans to introduce local content requirements for major streaming platforms, with no indication of when it might return to work on the policy.