Some 11 million people in the US are illegal immigrants, many propping up the economy by working for low cash, no benefits. Will President Obama free the dishwashers?

Alarm bells are sounding over further coal seam gas drilling in northern NSW’s vast Pilliga State Forest: dead animals and a toxic chain of ponds, along with the release this week of a damning ecological report.

Ten things Can-Do Campbell Newman's government already has done, and it's still days before his first Queensland budget, coming September 11.

In the laws that protect NSW forests, there's a loophole so big you could fit an open-cut coal mine through it.

Senator Bill Heffernan attacks a deal The Global Mail investigated, which could see the government pay $83 million to just 11 landholders in NSW.

After shocking deaths delivered with one blow, how does a community rightly respond?

Gina Rinehart's voice echoes in Australia's corridors of power. Why are Australian taxpayers stopped from listening?

Meet Jimi Bani, the Torres Strait royal who stars in Mabo.

One bitter dispute involving former friends and $83 million shows just how complicated it is to do the right thing with scarce water resources.

Checking the records of your health workers will get you more reliable information, after changes prompted by The Global Mail’s reporting.

A cheat-sheet to the furious claims and counterclaims between Fairfax and Rupert Murdoch’s empire over alleged pay tv hacking.

The federal government is soon to reveal its plans to protect whistle-blowers. It’s a welcome step but should go much further.

See our new tool which allows you to check all Australian aged-care facilities with documented problems in the past few years.

The Global Mail has created a new online tool for consumers to check the oversight records of hundreds of aged-care facilities.

An email contained a bad joke, but led to concerns over the independence of some aged-care advocates.

The government admits aged-care costs have ballooned by nearly $2 billion, but has kept quiet on the real reasons why.

Some disciplinary records don't show up on the national register — a new tool meant to improve transparency.