Judith Ireland
Judith Ireland is an online political reporter for The National Times, and a columnist for The Canberra Times.
University sector to be hit in Gonski reforms
Judith Ireland The federal government has announced $2.8 billion worth of cuts to the university sector in order to free up funds for its Gonski school reforms.
Abuse inquiry draws out victims
Judith Ireland Victims groups are bracing for a flood of people wanting to give evidence about child sexual abuse, as the royal commission holds its first sitting in Melbourne this week.
Flood of tales for abuse inquiry
Judith Ireland Victims groups are bracing for a flood of people wanting to give evidence about child sexual abuse, as the royal commission holds its first sitting in Melbourne this week.
Libs give leading fund-raiser water board role
Sean Nicholls, Linton Besser, Judith Ireland A PROMINENT Liberal Party figure known for his fund-raising prowess, Nick di Girolamo, was appointed to a $100,000 position on the board of a state-owned corporation by the NSW government last year.
Ending ALP waste will finance tax cuts - Hockey
Judith Ireland The Coalition has hit back at Labor claims that families would pay higher income tax and lose payments worth thousands of dollars a year under an Abbott government, saying the ''reality is the...
Decline in 457 visa abuse casts doubt on crackdown
Daniel Hurst, Judith Ireland The number of employers found to have abused the foreign worker visa program has steadily declined over the past three years, casting serious doubts about the rationale behind the Gillard...
Two customs officers arrested in latest drug sting
Judith Ireland Two customs officers have been arrested by the Australian Federal Police for allegedly importing pseudoephedrine through Sydney Airport.
Proposed law leaves intersex 'vulnerable'
Judith Ireland THE federal government's proposed anti-discrimination laws leave intersex people vulnerable to discrimination, advocates say.
Iemma in frame as McClelland decides to bring down curtain
Daniel Hurst, Sean Nicholls, Judith Ireland THE former federal attorney-general and prominent Kevin Rudd supporter Robert McClelland is to retire from federal politics.
All the better to see the opposition with
Judith Ireland, Shelly Horton WHEN the Prime Minister took to the stage at the National Press Club on Wednesday, the nation buzzed with excitement.
Soldier dies of truck crash injuries
Dylan Welch and Judith Ireland A soldier has died as a result of a truck crash at a Sydney army barracks earlier this week, as New South Wales police and Defence continue to probe the cause of the accident.
Hawke's beer swilling trumps sports funding, Gillard laments
Judith Ireland Former prime minister Bob Hawke may have the answer to current Prime Minister Julia Gillard's political woes: drink more beer.
Asylum seeker stalemate continues despite Malaysia tragedy
Judith Ireland The latest boat disaster has done nothing to change the stalemate between the government and opposition on asylum seekers.
'Prima donna' Rudd doesn't mention the war
Judith Ireland Kevin Rudd has taken the moral high ground in the war of words over his leadership chances. Speaking in Queensland this afternoon, the Foreign Minister had nothing but praise for Simon Crean, who...
A content Therese Rein happy in her job - just like Kevin
Judith Ireland Therese Rein is happy doing what she's doing — just like her husband Kevin Rudd.
Report slams union bosses for failures
Jessica Wright, Judith Ireland Health Services Union leader Jeff Jackson used union funds to pay for flights for his assistant and their partners to the wedding of one of their organisers, a damning Fair Work Australia report has...
Frank Walker dies at 69
Judith Ireland Former federal and NSW state MP Frank Walker has died, aged 69.
