A collection of photographs taken by an amateur photographer in a regional Victorian city in the 1950s, 60s and 70s has been returned.

Introduced without consultation, the attorney general’s planned overhaul of freedom of information is part of a worrying drift away from truth and transparency in government * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast There’s a great story about the origins of Australia’s freedom of information rules and just how quickly governments can lose their nerve on the principle of transparency. Malcolm Fraser oversaw the introduction of Australia’s first freedom of information law in March 1982. He said citizens’ access to official information was critical to allow voters to make “valid judgements on government policy”. Continue reading...

Anti-Palestinian graffiti and verbal abuse of pro-Palestine protestors incorrectly recorded as antisemitism in figures government cited to defend restrictions on protests

US president had been conducting campaign to influence prize committee

The launch of 'AI Mode' ushers in a future where news sites are kept alive to train AI chatbots for a US tech company.

Climate change is making natural disasters like fires, floods, heatwaves and drought worse, costing Australians billions every year. Make fossil fuel producers pay a climate disaster levy to help pay...