The obstacles facing Bushvision suggest that the federal government doesn't understand community television, writes Ellie Rennie.

The arrival of 43 asylum seekers in Australia in January 2006 has again brought the issue of West Papua to international attention.

Created in 1970, the system of Senate estimates committees was intended as a more effective means for senators to put questions to ministers and public servants about government activities. Often a thorn in the side of government, the committees have played an important role in government accountability. Yet they would never have come into existence...

Legislating now and trying to fix the problems later is a dangerous practice, argues Andrew Lynch.

Unlike her Liberal and Labor predecessors, Amanda Vanstone has followed due process in assessing the claims of asylum seekers from West Papua, writes Peter Mares.