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How do you heal a moral injury?
08 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What does standing by while bad things happen do to us?That’s the question Father Rod Bower has been asking himself.For almost 10 years, Father Rod,...
Students are paying for uni. Teachers are marking for free.
07 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
University students don’t read detailed feedback, so what’s the point in paying academics to give it?That’s the position of some of the manageme...
How Peter Dutton blocked Indigenous names for bases
06 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The new Opposition Leader, Peter Dutton, has been keen to say he wants Australians to get to know him better.He’s acknowledged making some mistakes ...
Could a phone call stop Julian Assange’s extradition?
05 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Right now, the UK government is deliberating on whether to sign-off on the extradition of Australian Julian Assange to the US. If that happens, Assan...
Why Albanese is demanding discipline
02 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As the new Prime Minister Anthony Albanese attempts to set the agenda and tone of the next parliament, Labor’s challenges are crystallising. Climat...
How can you follow an act like Barnaby Joyce?
01 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Barnaby Joyce has been rolled as leader of the National Party and replaced by David Littleproud.Joyce says he’s not sad about it, but unlike Scott M...
China and Australia’s race around the Pacific
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week China tried to sign up 10 pacific nations to a new regional security pact.Pacific leaders walked away from the deal – but just for now, an...
Finally going home to Biloela
30 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For four years, one Tamil family, with their two small children have been living in community detention.The parents, Priya and Nades, have maintained ...
How the teals really won, with Simon Holmes à Court
29 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The stunning victories of six new teal independents, in seats the Liberal Party thought were unloseable, has redrawn the political map in Australia.Th...
How did the Liberal Party get it so wrong?
26 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After Saturday’s election result, the Coalition have begun a post-mortem on what went wrong as incoming Liberal leader Peter Dutton vows the party w...
The Hillsong family emails
25 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Hillsong Church was started in Sydney by Brian and Bobbie Houston. It went on to become one of the world’s greatest Pentecostal forces. That was...
Is Peter Dutton the future of the Liberal Party?
24 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As the Liberal Party examines its electoral defeat, questions are being asked about the party’s future. The frontrunner for the leadership is Peter ...
The witnesses for Ben Roberts-Smith
23 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Right now, one of Australia’s most decorated soldiers, Ben Roberts-Smith, is suing Nine newspapers over a series of articles alleging war crimes. A...
The Vote: Inside Anthony Albanese’s election night
22 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Almost a decade of conservative government in Australia has ended.Votes are still being counted, but it looks like the Liberal and National Party have...
The Vote: How to watch the election
20 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s election day, but when will the results start coming through? When will we start to know who’s winning? And what should we all look out for, ...
The Vote Panel: Could Scott Morrison win again?
19 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s all come down to this. On Saturday night, Australia will decide it’s next government and next Prime Minister.The final week of the campaign s...
The Vote: Inside the campaign bus on the final days
18 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With just days to go until the election, our politicians are frantically trying to secure every last vote they can. At this stage of the campaign, th...
The Vote: Confessions of a former Liberal politician
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when the cause you’ve dedicated your life to, turns into something you can no longer support?That’s the question Fred Chaney, the for...
The Vote: What are the Coalition actually offering?
16 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On the weekend, the Coalition launched its campaign, just six days before the election.The centrepiece of the launch was a new housing policy, which i...
The Vote: Monique Ryan vs The Treasurer of Australia
15 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On election night, the Melbourne seat of Kooyong could be one of the most fiercely contested in the country.The Treasurer of Australia, Josh Frydenber...
The Vote Panel: Wage wars and leaked polls
12 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With just one week to go until election day the debate over the minimum wage has taken the spotlight.And the polls are showing some Coalition strongho...
The Vote: Fighting for the Aboriginal vote (Part Two)
11 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As Australia prepares to elect its 31st Prime Minister and next federal government, there’s a proportion of people under represented in that vote. ...
The Vote: Hiding the Aboriginal vote (Part One)
10 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When Australia heads to the polls in a couple of weeks, 1 in 5 Indigenous people who are eligible to vote won’t be enrolled and won’t be able to c...
The Vote: Why you won’t see a debate on the ABC
09 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The latest leaders debate has been described as “messy” and a “joke” by observers. There’s one more debate to go before the election — bu...
The Vote: Fighting for coal votes
08 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes the contest for a single seat can be about more than who wins.Hunter is just that; it’s a seat that spans some of Australia’s oldest coa...
The Vote Panel: Everyone is promising houses
05 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As we close in on election day, housing affordability has become a central issue of this campaign.First, Labor announced its solution, the Help to Buy...
The Vote: The Adam Bandt Interview
04 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Bandt sits down for a one-on-one interview with Ruby Jones.This election, issues the Greens have championed for years, like an integrity commissi...
A Russian oligarch and a British publisher walk into an Australian court
03 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The war in Ukraine has led to soul searching about how Russian oligarchs have built cosy relationships with institutions around the world.Lawyers and ...
The Vote: What are Labor actually offering?
02 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Labor Party officially launched their campaign on Sunday, unveiling new policies and making their most comprehensive pitch to voters so far.But th...
The Vote: The climate kids are doomscrolling
01 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As we enter the final weeks of the election campaign there’s one group of people more stressed, more disillusioned than most. Teenagers, desperate t...
The Vote Panel: Three weeks in and it’s all about to start
28 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Anthony Albanese is set to end his isolation and return to the campaign trail after he tested positive for Covid-19 last week. As he returns t...
The Vote: All the Clive Palmer ads are written by… Clive Palmer?
27 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This election, one person is having more of a say than anyone else when it comes to the political advertising Australians are seeing everyday.That per...
What happened to ‘raising the age’
26 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the Northern Territory, there’s a youth detention centre that has been subject to multiple reports, complaints, and a Royal Commission. That com...
The Vote: ‘The last time I spoke to Morrison he told me to go get f—ed’
25 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As the election tightens, there is a very real possibility that neither major party wins the 76-seat majority they need to govern in their own right.I...
Spotlight: When Grace Tame and Brittany Higgins came to Canberra
24 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Earlier this year, Brittany Higgins and Grace Tame went to Canberra together.The day before, Prime Minister Scott Morrison had delivered an apology to...
Who would select a candidate like Katherine Deves?
21 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With a crucial deadline now passed, Liberal candidate Katherine Deves will almost certainly remain the Coalition’s pick for the seat of Warringah. ...
Introducing: The Vote
21 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Vote is your essential guide to the 2022 election. We’ll bring you original reporting from around the country, interviews with political candida...
The Human Rights Commission could flunk its next exam
20 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On the campaign trail, Anthony Albanese struggled to say whether he would change the way people are appointed to the Australian Human Rights Commissio...
The fall of two of Hillsong’s most powerful men
19 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hillsong Church’s growth and success has faltered in recent years.Founded by Brian Houston in New South Wales, the global megachurch has outposts in...
Love and politics put the High Court in a tricky position
18 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Two years ago, the High Court made a landmark decision that prevented the deportation of non-citizen Aboriginal Australians. Now, the federal governm...
Spotlight: The last family on Nauru
17 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In 2020 we brought you the story of the last family left on Nauru. Just over a week ago - that family was released. They were among the 26 refugees f...
Spotlight: The healing power of MDMA
14 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we are spotlighting an episode of 7am from the archive: A major study found that the therapeutic use of the illicit drug MDMA, more commonly kn...
Putin’s new plan in Ukraine
13 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As Russian forces have withdrawn from around Kyiv, Ukrainians have found shocking scenes of civilians executed and evidence of alleged war crimes. But...
Inside Morrison’s pre-election appointments
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the final days of a Government, before an election is called, last-minute appointments are often made. Last week, the Morrison government made 19 o...
The Vote: Who is Anthony Albanese?
11 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With an election called, Labor leader Anthony Albanese has six weeks to convince Australia he would make a better prime minister than Scott Morrison. ...
The Vote: Who is Scott Morrison?
10 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After years in public life, Scott Morrison can still seem hollow and one-dimensional. According to his biographer, this is deliberate. But with the el...
The Liberal Party turns on Scott Morrison
07 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With the countdown to the federal election on, both sides of politics are attempting to shore up internal support and reassure voters. Labor is still...
Introducing 'The Politics Podcast': a new daily podcast
07 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
From The Monthly and LiSTNR comes The Politics Podcast, a new daily podcast that cuts through the noise and delivers you the in-depth analysis of the ...
Is there anything we can do about surging Covid-19 cases?
06 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Across the country, COVID-19 case numbers continue to rise. Yesterday, NSW recorded more than 24,000 new cases and in Victoria there were more than 12...
The true story of how Scott Morrison got to parliament
05 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Fifteen years after winning the safe seat of Cook, the true story of Scott Morrison’s ugly preselection fight can now be revealed. For the first tim...
The killing of Ann Marie Smith
04 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ann Marie Smith died from staggering neglect in her Adelaide home. Her carer was sentenced for manslaughter, but many in the Disability community beli...
The outsiders who could dominate the election
03 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
More than in any other election, next month’s poll will feature a defining number of independent candidates. They represent a new, well-organised re...
Morrison’s counterfeit carbon economy
31 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Australia's pledge to achieve net zero carbon emissions relies in part on the success of the federal government’s carbon market. But explosive clai...
The abusers hiding their money in super
30 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
One of the ways survivors of child sexual abuse or violent crime can seek redress is through compensation. But, at that point, some discover that the...
Budget ‘22: All hat, no rabbit
29 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Last night, Josh Frydenberg delivered his last budget before the Morrison government goes to the polls. It was a pitch to voters worried about the cos...
How the war in Ukraine will end
28 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As the war in Ukraine enters its second month, it’s clear that a swift and easy victory for Russia was never a possibility. Russian forces are now ...
The teen who sued for climate action
27 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Last year, the federal court found the environment minister has a duty of care to young Australians when making decisions regarding climate change. Th...
The death of Kimberley Kitching
24 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The death of Labor senator Kimberley Kitching has ignited claims of bullying within the party. Meanwhile, heavy losses for the Liberals in the South ...
Why Angus Taylor tanked Australia’s carbon market
23 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A few weeks ago, Energy Minister Angus Taylor made changes to the Australian carbon market that crashed the value of government-issued carbon credits....
The day Morrison went silent
22 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As further details emerge about the federal response to the flood crisis in Northern NSW, it has become clear that the government did not send troops ...
Sarah Krasnostein on Australia’s mental health crisis
21 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For a long time, we’ve known Australia’s mental health system is overwhelmed and under-resourced. As a result, those who need help can end up tra...
Scott Morrison’s economic lies
20 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The federal government frames itself as the responsible economic manager. But many of the claims it makes about the economy do not stack up. The gover...
The Weekend Read: Richard Cooke on NFTs and digital art
19 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, writer Richard Cooke will be reading his story from the latest edition of The Monthly.It’s called ‘Market of the apes: NFTs and digital art...
The Albanese glow-up
17 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As an election inches closer, both Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Labor leader Anthony Albanese are seeking to define their public images. For Alb...
Understanding the Zachary Rolfe verdict
16 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In November 2019, a 19-year-old Walpiri man, Kumanjayi Walker, was killed by Northern Territory police constable Zachary Rolfe. It happened during an...
‘Where was the help?’: The Northern Rivers flood rescues
15 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Almost two weeks on from the catastrophic flooding on the east coast of Australia, residents have begun the slow process of rebuilding their lives. Bu...
The empty plan to end violence against women
14 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Over the past year, there’s been pressure on the Morrison government to step up and take significant action on women’s safety, as rates of sexual ...
Keeping up with Jacqui Lambie
13 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie entered politics - via a housing commission, the army and eventually Clive Palmer - her speeches on Sharia law, a...
Is Scott Morrison about to be toppled?
10 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, the federal government has faced anger, outrage, and criticism over its response to the catastrophic floods in Queensland and NSW. And P...
The end of public housing in Australia
09 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
All across the country, waitlists for public housing are on the rise.In NSW alone, there are more than 50,000 families in need of affordable housing. ...
The Russia-Ukraine war fakes
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Right now, much of Ukraine is in the cross hairs of war. Russian troops continue to descend on the country, and shelling is intensifying near the capi...
Why no one’s calling Angus Taylor
07 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Across Australia, energy companies are beginning to realise they need to rely less on fossil fuels, and redirect their strategy to renewables and gree...
Will house prices ever crash?
06 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For decades, house prices in Australia have been accelerating - surpassing expectations, and defying every prediction of a crash. The pandemic has do...
Floods, war and the PM’s Covid-19 diagnosis
03 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, record breaking floods in Queensland and New South Wales have left thousands of homes decimated, with tens of thousands of residents forced...
Morrison's plan to deport thousands of migrants
02 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Since the last election, the federal government has deported more than 4,000 non-citizens from Australia.Many of those people have been in Australia a...
The bill that could end class actions
01 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Class action lawsuits are one of the only ways ordinary people can get justice and compensation if they’ve been mistreated by powerful corporations ...
Why Putin is risking it all on Ukraine
28 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the last 48 hours thousands of Ukrainians have fled their homeland and crossed into neighbouring Poland, seeking refuge from war and invasion. But ...
The end of Covid restrictions_Final_FinalFinal
27 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
All over the world countries are winding back, and in some cases completely removing their pandemic restrictions, and Australia is following suit.Vict...
Russia moves on Ukraine, plus how prepared is Scott Morrison for conflict?
24 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has launched a military operation in Ukraine. Today, we cover the latest in Ukraine conflict and the political deb...
The real cause of Australia's mental health crisis
23 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lockdowns and ongoing concern about the pandemic have led to a significant spike in the number of Australians experiencing mental health issues.But wh...
What happened to the Greens?
22 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Climate change might be one of the biggest political issues on the agenda for the upcoming federal election, but the party most associated with enviro...
'The New Cold War' Part Two: The US vs China
21 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In recent months senior Australian politicians have talked openly about a potential military conflict with China over Taiwan.The increasingly tense rh...
'The New Cold War' Part One: The US vs Russia
20 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For months, Russian troops have been amassing along the Ukrainian border. While in recent days some of those troops have begun withdrawing, officials...
Scott Morrison hits the panic button
17 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With the government trailing in the opinion polls, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has attempted to improve his image - first, by inviting Channel 9 cam...
The trial of Zachary Rolfe
16 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In 2019 a Northern Territory police constable, Zachary Rolfe, shot a 19-year-old Walpiri man, Kumanjayi Walker, in a remote community in the Northern ...
The High Court case that could change your job
15 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Companies like Uber and Airtasker have transformed the so-called ‘gig economy’ by hiring thousands of workers as independent contractors, rather t...
The revolt over the Religious Discrimination Bill
14 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
More than three years ago, the Prime Minister Scott Morrison made an election promise to pass new laws protecting people of faith from discrimination....
The revolution will be electrified
13 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Australia has long been considered an international pariah on climate policy. Governments on both sides have regularly been criticised for failing to ...
The Culture: Are Joe Rogan and Spotify too big to cancel?
11 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Rogan hosts one of the world’s most popular podcasts, regularly listened to by over 10 million people. But after interviewing a notorious anti-v...
When Grace Tame and Brittany Higgins came to Canberra
10 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On Tuesday Prime Minister Scott Morrison formally apologised to all those who have experienced sexual harassment, assault or bullying while working in...
The power struggle threatening Scott Morrison’s re-election
09 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Time is running out for the Liberal Party to select candidates in a number of key seats, ahead of the federal election.The process should have finishe...
The dark money funding politics
08 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Every year millions of dollars flows into the bank accounts of Australia's political parties - from individuals, businesses and unions.But loopholes a...
Morrison's Covid hotline sting
07 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Right now, if you contract Covid-19, the federal government’s advice is to contact the national coronavirus helpline. The hotline is supposed to di...
Australia’s largest new fossil fuel project
06 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Right now, in Western Australia, plans are underway to build Australia’s largest new fossil fuel project.If built, Woodside’s Scarborough gas plan...
The Weekend Read: ‘The first victim’
05 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Gina Rushton’s latest story for The Monthly magazine, ‘The first victim’ is voiced by Lucy Moir. The piece explores how victims of sexua...
The Culture: How TikTok transformed indie darling Mitski
04 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Indie music icon Mitski had already released five albums and received critical acclaim before her 2018 song ‘Nobody’ blew up on TikTok. On her ne...
Bread, circuses and the ‘psycho’ text about the PM
03 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Prime Minister Scott Morrison addressed the National Press Club in Canberra this week, hoping to reset his relationship with the public ahead of the f...
Inside Australia’s hottest prison
02 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Fifteen hundred kilometres north of Perth, inmates at the Roebourne Regional Prison are exposed to some of the hottest temperatures in the country. R...
‘The largest invasion since World War Two’
01 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As Russia amasses troops on the border of Ukraine, speculation is mounting over whether the country’s president, Vladimir Putin, plans to invade the...
What going back to school actually looks like
31 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week children across NSW and Victoria are finally going back to school.Lockdowns and school closures have meant that many children have spent the...