In any terrorist attack on Australian soil, it will be the media that defines the experience for the Australian public. The media will cover what happened and why, who did it, and will analyse whether anything could have been done to prevent the incident. Over time the media might look for someone to be held...

Extreme views should be exposed to public scrutiny rather than hidden away by federal government censors, writes Ben Saul.

This is the third and final report on the David Hicks case produced by Lex Lasry QC. He argues that Australia’s international standing and moral authority has been diminished by its support of a process so obviously at odds with the rule of law.

In the months and years following the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 on the United States, a number of people suspected of involvement with terrorist organisations or their activities were apprehended in various countries around the world. Many of these people were, and in some cases still are, detained by the United States at...

Anthony Bergin and Raspal Khosa suggest that while positive steps have been taken in recent years, there are deficiencies in our healthcare system for mass casualty care. It suggests that further steps need to be taken to meet our healthcare preparedness, response and recovery goals for mass casualty incidents. While recognising that some hospital resource...