Clare O'Neil

Labor’s new cabinet will be sworn in today, with NT Senator Malarndirri McCarthy to be the new Minister for Indigenous Australians.

Democray is at risk, Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil declared in a speech last night. And it’s everyone’s responsibility to protect it.

Tough? Not so much, claims Clare O’Neil, examining Opposition leader Peter Dutton’s record on immigration.

Simon Crean only led the Australian Labor Party for two years, but during that time he cast a critical eye over Australia’s involvement in the Iraq war, delivering a stirring and defining parliamentary address opposing then Prime Minister John Howard’s Australian troop commitments.

Thousands of refugees in Australia who have endured years of uncertainty will be able to apply for permanent residency.

Minister for Cyber Security Clare O’Neil says she is concerned that Medicare details are being offered “for free and for ransom”.