Debate Magazine – Debating Australia's Public Policy

Australia’s huge move for teen Laos victims
Australia has taken a big step amid fury over penalties for those involved in the fatal methanol poisoning of two 19-year-old women in Laos.
‘I’m not the story’: Grace Tame hits back at calls to strip her of Australian of the Year honour
The former Australian of the Year has responded to politicians’ call for her to be stripped of the honour for using “violent rhetoric”.
Watchdog lashed over social media ban secrecy
Australia’s online watchdog has remained tight-lipped on a key success of the social media ban, citing possible immunity.
First pic of tobacco kingpin in Iraq jail
While an alleged kingpin of Australia’s illicit tobacco trade sits in a secret Iraqi prison, Australian police say a vulnerable power vacuum has opened in his syndicate.
Paedo’s sick Bunnings haul revealed
A paedophile has been jailed after his sick plot to kidnap and sexually abuse a young girl in a home-made dungeon was unearthed by cops.
Police broke my back, says granny
Jann Alhafny is recovering in hospital with four broken vertebrae after being pushed onto the ground by police at an anti-Israel protest in Sydney.
Man dragged, Sydney chaos erupts again
A demonstration against alleged “police brutality” in Sydney turned ugly as protesters clashed with officers.
Sussan Ley backers demand Angus Taylor prove numbers with petition
A guide to leadership spills cited by a now dead MP is being touted by backers of Angus Taylor – but Sussan Ley supporters say he will need to blast her out
Snipers on alert for Herzog visit
Israeli President Isaac Herzog has expressed hopes for better relations with Australia, following his “emotional” state visit after the Bondi Beach terror attacks.
‘Verified’: Grim finds in search for backpacker
A forensic team is closer to learning what happened to a Belgian tourist who disappeared in Tasmania’s wilderness almost three years ago.