Mental health body to be moved after culture review May 16, 2024 By Tess Ikonomou Health Australia’s national bodies for mental health and suicide prevention is shifting to the health department after a review found a poor workplace culture.
Albanese condemns China over ‘unacceptable’ warplane flares May 7, 2024 By Kat Wong and Tess Ikonomou Defence The prime minister has made his views clear to China after Australian lives were endangered by a Chinese jet that dropped flares in front of a navy helicopter.
Marles confirms issues of Defence’s timeliness and accuracy March 8, 2024 By Tess Ikonomou Defence The defence minister was questioned before the federal inquiry about comments he’d made concerning culture within the ADF senior leadership.
Defence’s data base for sexual offences not ‘reliable’ March 6, 2024 By Tess Ikonomou Defence Defence does not have a reliable data system for sexual misconduct and cannot understand the scale of the issue without one, inquiry hears.
Military chief denies justice system is weaponised March 5, 2024 By Tess Ikonomou Defence Australia’s vice-chief of the defence force has denied the “weaponisation” of the military justice system against individual personnel.
Home Affairs paid firms investigated for criminal acts February 12, 2024 By Tess Ikonomou and Dominic Giannini Federal Dodgy companies suspected of bribery and money laundering won huge government contracts under the nation’s offshore processing system.
Parliament to consider citizenship-stripping powers November 27, 2023 By Kat Wong and Tess Ikonomou Judges will have the power to strip terrorists of their Australian citizenship under new laws to be introduced to parliament.
‘Very high’ risk of Chinese spy inside Parliament House September 11, 2023 By Tess Ikonomou Federal Liberal senator James Paterson says there’s a ‘very good case’ for security vetting of Parliament House workers.
