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Will the march of Millennials change the country?
Australia's 2021 Census data shows we're a very different country from five years ago. To demystify the Census, Patricia Karvelas and Fran Kelly are joined by Shane Wright, senior economics correspondent for SMH and The Age. Plus, is the Albanese Government's stoush with Independents over staffer funding a smart move? Follow The Party Room on the ABC Listen App or your favourite podcast app. Got a burning political query? Send it to PK and Fran for Question Time at thepartyroom@your.abc.net.au.
Pat Turner urges government not to sit on Dorrelle Anderson's report examining crime and alcohol in Alice Springs
Leading Indigenous administrator — and co-chair of the Joint Council on Closing the Gap — Pat Turner has called for the immediate release of Dorrelle Anderson's report on alcohol restrictions in the Northern Territory.
Uluru Statement co-author says Australians should vote yes on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. Here's why
When Australians are asked to decide on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament, co-author of the Uluru Statement from the Heart Megan Davis says they should vote "yes".
NSW floods and the NATO meeting
While NSW is hit with yet another natural disaster, the Coalition accuses the PM of taking his eye off the ball – but is their criticism unfair? Outgoing RN Breakfast Political Editor Alison Carabine pulls no punches at Fran Kelly's party this week.
Can Peter Dutton win back the teal seats?
The Coalition is regrouping after a drubbing at the 2022 federal election. 7.30 chief political correspondent Laura Tingle joins Fran Kelly to analyse the way forward for both major parties in the face of a record vote for The Greens and independent candidates. Plus, how will new PM Anthony Albanese govern differently to Scott Morrison? Follow The Party Room on the ABC Listen App or your favourite podcast app. Got a burning political query?
The debate over National Cabinet
A A A By Patricia Drum - Nov 29, 2021 9:00 am AEDT The formation of National Cabinet at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic was welcomed as an opportunity for often-feuding state leaders to work efficiently together in a crisis. However, a new bill proposes the work of this committee be shielded from public view. In July last year, Senator Rex Patrick lodged two freedom of information applications for access to National Cabinet documents.
Lonely at the top
A A A By Patricia Drum - Dec 03, 2020 7:00 am AEDT At least two respected Australian judges have passed in tragic circumstances in 2020. The deaths of Queensland Judge Guy Andrew in October and Victorian Magistrate Stephen Myall in August cast a spotlight on the heavy burdens judges bear through their work. In the wake of these tragedies, we explore the once-unspeakable topic of judicial stress.
Top bosses at Virgin Australia give insiders' account of what went wrong at the struggling airline
© Provided by ABC Health Around the world airlines were pushed to the brink by coronavirus shutdowns and Virgin became the first big corporate casualty in Australia. (Four Corners) In an exclusive interview, the chair of Virgin Australia has revealed how the airline entered the COVID-19 era financially vulnerable, saddled with billions of dollars of debt. Within a week of the COVID-19 lockdown, Virgin became Australia's first big corporate casualty.
Raids, outrage and reform: what now for press freedom?
By Patricia Drum - Sep 02, 2019 3:00 pm AEST As the implications of federal police raids on two Australian press outlets in June reverberate around the world, PATRICIA DRUM examines how critical press freedoms can be balanced with national security.
Michelle Guthrie and Justin Milne reveal explosive relationship breakdown at the ABC
Speaking publicly for the first time since she was sacked from the ABC, former managing director Michelle Guthrie has detailed explosive allegations about her relationship breakdown with the board and the former chair, Justin Milne. In the Four Corners investigation, Ms Guthrie and Mr Milne made claims and counterclaims about alleged political interference and pressure to fire journalists at the national broadcaster.
Guthrie and Milne reveal explosive relationship breakdown at ABC
Former ABC managing director Michelle Guthrie and former chair Justin Milne speak exclusively to Four Corners, detailing the months leading up to the bitter breakdown at the top level of the national broadcaster. From:: Guthrie and Milne reveal explosive relationship breakdown at ABC
This woman's treatment may be shocking, but it's not assault
© Provided by ABC News Hidden camera footage shows a carer pushing 92-year-old Jean Robins down by the head in her bed at Morrison Lodge in Perth. Warning: This article contains details that may be distressing to some readers When Ed Robins noticed bruising and skin tears on his 92-year-old mother, he decided to install a small video camera in her room at Perth's Morrison Lodge nursing home. The footage he captured over three weeks made for distressing viewing.
This woman's treatment may be shocking, but it's not assault
When Ed Robins noticed bruising and skin tears on his 92-year-old mother, he decided to install a small video camera in her room at Perth's Morrison Lodge nursing home. The footage he captured over three weeks made for distressing viewing. Mrs Robins had recently broken her leg and had worsening dementia. Often, she would wake up and, forgetting she could not walk, would try to get out of bed. The hidden camera footage, provided to the ABC's Four Corners, captured the staff response.
Cambodia's Hun Sen preparing to receive more refugees under deal with Australia
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen says his country is "preparing" to receive more refugees from Australia in a controversial deal that has already been labelled a failure and cost the Federal Government almost $50 million. Speaking exclusively to Four Corners, Hun Sen said he told Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull that Cambodia is ready to "accept more" refugees from Australia's offshore detention centres.
'You don't drink champagne with dictators': Australia warned over Cambodia ties
The Federal Government is being urged to reject the results of Cambodia's elections and impose sanctions on the Hun Sen regime, after his ruling party declared victory in yesterday's vote that was widely seen as a sham. The leader of Cambodia's main opposition is in jail, his party has been dissolved, and independent media in Cambodia is largely silenced.
'We lost the storytellers': Accord-era politics is gone, but not forgotten
There are lessons for modern governments in the historic Accord between Labor and the ACTU, signed 35 years ago this week, which gave Australians many of the provisions we take for granted, from Medicare to superannuation. The agreement, which underpinned the economic success and social progress of the Hawke-Keating era, showed what's possible when unions, government and business truly collaborate.
Australian high-rises swathed in flammable cladding despite suppliers knowing of risks
More than a decade before the deadly Grenfell tower fire in London, Australian suppliers of aluminium composite cladding knew the product they were selling with a polyethylene (PE) core was highly flammable.
Combustible - Four Corners
Combustible: The dangerous legacy of failed regulation in the building industry. "You shouldn't have a combustible product on the outside of a building of this type, so how has this been allowed to happen?" Fire officer Across Australia, governments, councils and the building industry are grappling with a problem so large, it almost defies belief.
Elite athletes blow the whistle on the high price paid for sporting glory
The death of former Wallaby Dan Vickerman in February has drawn into sharp relief the struggles so many athletes face when they retire — be it joblessness, depression, substance abuse or simply a lack of a sense of purpose. "At the moment, athletes are competing for maybe 10 years, if they're lucky — 10 years out of an 80-year life," says Gearoid Towey, an Olympic rower who now helps athletes make the transition to everyday life.
One Nation former candidates, party insiders reveal Pauline Hanson's 'brutal dictatorship'
Pauline Hanson's One Nation party has been accused of intimidating and financially pressuring its own candidates and senior staffers. Party insiders, candidates and long-term One Nation loyalists told Four Corners they had been used and discarded by Senator Hanson — the losers of a bitter internal power struggle now engulfing the party.
One Nation former candidates, party insiders reveal Pauline Hanson's 'brutal dictatorship'
One Nation former candidates, party insiders reveal Pauline Hanson's 'brutal dictatorship' Updated April 03, 2017 21:41:31 Pauline Hanson's One Nation party has been accused of intimidating and financially pressuring its own candidates and senior staffers.
Thursday Island: A complex melting pot at the edge of Australia
Vonda Malone made history in 2016, becoming the first woman to be elected mayor of the Torres Shire Council, presiding over the islands at Australia's northern tip. But for Cr Malone, who was born and raised on Thursday Island, being the first to do something has been a hallmark all her life.
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