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  • Why Is Australian Free-To-Air TV News Still Lacking in Diversity?

    Why Is Australian Free-To-Air TV News Still Lacking in Diversity?

    Research from the Who Gets to Tell Australian Stories? 2.0 report released today shows newsrooms across Australia are responsible for reinforcing and reproducing racial inequalities because they fail to represent the voices and faces of the society they serve. Australia’s population is more diverse than ever. The latest ABS Census data shows just 54% of…


  • The Biggest Lessons to Be Taken From the ‘Outrageous’ Robodebt Scheme

    The Biggest Lessons to Be Taken From the ‘Outrageous’ Robodebt Scheme

    The Robodebt royal commission is currently hearing evidence of tremendous hardship inflicted on people by a government that appeared to have little concern for the people its actions affected. The bureaucratic process was malign, and it harmed and stigmatised welfare recipients. Despite questions about the scheme’s legality, the program recovered about $750 million from around…