The ABC and Nine have uncovered stories of operations gone badly amiss in Afghanistan, including allegations of murder of Afghani men and boys. What went wrong?

Mike Pezzullo has been in the business of bureaucracy for over thirty years and during that time he has sat down with a range of Prime Ministers and cabinet ministers. He is currently the Secretary of the Department of Home Affairs. He discusses with Geraldine Doogue about Australia's national security.

In May the WHO warned that mental health must be at the centre of any pandemic recovery plan. Australia is responding with a national plan for mental health and wellbeing but some say its not nearly enough.

In the 2007/2008 financial crisis, Australian philanthropy pulled back, citing lack of funds.

The closure of hundreds of small suburban and community papers has left a hole in civic life. But it's not all gloom and doom - entrepreneurial journalists and publishers are forging a new model - even if its from their dining room table.

A Foreign Affair - May

Universities are facing huge challenges, but perhaps it was already time the sector looked at structural reform.

Stephen Parker argues that maybe the golden age of university growth has passed, or at least plateaued.

The pandemic may simply have brought forward the future.

The coronavirus pandemic is giving mainstream journalism a chance to rebuild trust and support, according to the former editor in chief of The Guardian.