In this special feature The Law Reporttravels to the Kimberley region in northwest West Australia to visit a unique prison. Opened in late 2012, the West Kimberley Regional Prison is specifically designed to house indigenous offenders. It's a very different place from the other prisons built in the region since the arrival of the Europeans...

Last week Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced that Sydney would get a second airport at Badgerys Creek. It's estimated that the new airport will cost somewhere around $2.5 billion, the majority of which is to come from the private sector. Mr Abbott wants to be known as the infrastructure prime minister and has made it...

How free from a religious or sacred dimension is our political system? The West has prided itself for years on having shaped strong, secular and democratic institutions of government, devoid of a sacred element, but Philosopher Simon Critchley argues that political or civil theology is essential to the democratic process. He and Phillip engage in...

The evolving use of large datasets is prompting intense debates on privacy and security. From medical records through to GPS signals, the ability to collect large amounts of data holds great potential for innovation and productivity. But governments are grappling with the problems of how the data is harvested and how to govern its use...

A new study has found that Australian children are struggling with managing and saving money, and understanding financial risk.