Key witness was recommended for psychological evaluation

David Wroe A key witness in the court-martial of a military policeman accused of trying to cover up the apparent beating of an Afghan prisoner was recommended for a psychological evaluation to see if he was fit...

Failure to intervene: why Canberra turned its back on Prisoner X

David Wroe and Ruth Pollard A government inquiry has reignited concern over the Prisoner X affair.

Australian diplomat 'aware Zygier being held'

David Wroe and Ruth Pollard An Australian diplomat knew that Melbourne man Ben Zygier was being held in an Israeli prison before he died in his cell, the government has admitted, amid explosive reports that Mr Zygier was a...

Hopes for a quiet day in Oruzgan and a taste of home for the troops

David Wroe THEY don't get regular days off when they're serving in Afghanistan. Most of the year, the best they can hope for is that a Friday, the Muslim prayer day, will be quiet.

Defence inquiry to hand investigation findings to police

David Wroe AN INTERNAL Defence Force investigation is poised to hand over material to police that could incriminate serving military members in cases of rape, either as alleged perpetrators or witnesses who...

Murray plan to launch a new wave of brawls

David Wroe, Tom Arup The Gillard government faces a fresh brawl with the eastern states over its Murray-Darling basin plan after yesterday placating South Australia with a $1.

Doctors shun Defence's new insurer

David Wroe, Daniel Flitton A DOCTORS revolt threatens to cripple military healthcare, with just one in 10 specialists so far signing on to a newly privatised medical scheme for the Defence Force.

Reduced irrigation key to river quality

David Wroe The ailing Murray-Darling basin could get a bigger than expected injection of water after fresh modelling found the river system would be much better off if irrigation volumes were cut by more than...

Greens on mission to save iconic sites

David Wroe Christine Milne has said the mining boom amounts to 'liquidating the environment'.

Burn on: PM's dirty power buyback plan up in smoke

Lenore Taylor and David Wroe Australia's highest-emitting brown coal electricity generators are between $400 million and $1 billion better off than they would have been without the carbon tax, according to new modelling.

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Undersea kelp beds listed as endangered

David Wroe They are the mighty rainforests of the ocean, towering up to 25 metres from the seabed. And as with many forests on land, the giant kelp jungles in the waters off southeast Australia are threatened...

Carbon tax may hurt natural disaster zones

David Wroe Residents of areas hit by natural disasters could face carbon tax bills from rubbish dumps.

Burke ready to go over state heads

David Wroe, Adam Morton, Tom Arup Water Minister Tony Burke has vowed he will press ahead with a plan to rescue the ailing Murray-Darling river system this year even if it means brushing aside states that refuse to sign up.

River ultimatum to states: with or without you

David Wroe, Adam Morton and Tom Arup Water Minister Tony Burke has vowed to press ahead with a plan to rescue the ailing Murray-Darling river system this year even if it means brushing aside states that refuse to sign up.

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Rural placement isolates asylum seekers from support, mayor warns

David Wroe A FEDERAL government proposal to place asylum seekers on bridging visas in regional areas has had a lukewarm reaction from the mayor of Shepparton in Victoria, where a similar scheme was tried in...

Details missing in basin consultation

David Wroe Critics from both sides of the controversial draft plan to save the Murray-Darling Basin are branding the 20-week public consultation a farce because important pieces of information needed to...