While the houses are under a moral and political obligation to obey the Constitution, this is difficult when the Constitution itself is unclear and its…

As usual there were plenty of dust-ups between the Dorothy Dixers on the first day of the Senate's supplementary estimates hearings yesterday. Here's a run-down…

Workplace health and safety was a big theme of the latest Senate inquiry into offshore detention. The committee criticised the complex administrative arrangements that have…

Immigration says difficult conditions led to contract and risk management failures outlined in yet another scathing audit. The department needs to rethink its risky and…

Fine avoidance strategies in Australia's off-shore detentions aren't a unique problem for DIBP, instead fitting a pattern in privatised prisons. Without monitoring, incidents can create…

The DIBP secretary raised eyebrows defending the Commonwealth's detention policy. But what if actually implementing it is a crime? A former prosecuting solicitor lays out…

Comcare's CEO says she's appalled by the latest salvo from its vocal critics over safety in immigration detention centres, based on an FOI release. Soon…

Michael Pezzullo, then Customs boss, and former diplomat turned commentator Tony Kevin were harsh critics of each other over SIEV tragedies and the Operation Sovereign…

Immigration officials confirm the theft of highly sensitive data on Nauru is under investigation by the AFP, as well as the Moss inquiry into allegations…