Australians who have endured prolonged detention overseas call on the government to adopt a more strategic approach to cases involving citizens, especially those held by countries that practice "hostage diplomacy".
The interim vice-chancellor of the Australian National University has apologised for the institution's failure to protect the psychological safety of Jewish students and staff during pro-Palestinian encampments in 2024.
It might not have been a sitting week but it has been a busy few days in politics with the prime minister's AI announcement, a raft of politicians inking book deals and a spotting of Pauline Hanson and Gina Rinehart in Sicily.
What should have been a quick process of updating personal details left Laura Mitchell "insulted" and "humiliated" by the country's largest institutions.
