Overview The trend of young people travelling from Australia and other western nations to fight in conflict zones in Syria and Iraq is causing a great deal of concern for our politicians, policy makers and society at large. However, this phenomenon is not a new one, nor is it solely linked to Islamic countries. Westerners...

If corruption does not exist in Australia's federal sector, it would make Canberra the only corruption-free place in the world, Geoffrey Watson argues. In this lecture, the former ICAC counsel calls for the creation of a strong and independent federal anti-corruption commission. • As a community we have entered a social compact under which we...

By 2050 a quarter of our population will be over sixty-five but we'll be living longer and with different expectations of life in our latter years. We explore the options of how to live and where to live beyond the conventional choices of downsizing the family home or moving into a retirement village. Guests Guy...

According to Across the Seas, by Swinburne University professor Klaus Neumann, Australia's policy on refugees and asylum seekers has long been a contentious and controversial issue. Across the Seas, by Swinburne University professor Klaus Neumann, investigates how Australia's response to refugees has evolved from Federation until 1977.

If a temporary migrant has a baby with an Australian, the baby is a citizen. But if the couple splits up, the foreign parent doesn't have the right to stay in Australia and stay close to their child. It's often up to the Immigration Minister to decide whether or not it is in the public...