Olivia Rousset

Nov 26, 2023 | abc.net.au | Leisa Scott |Olivia Rousset

As briefcases go, it's relatively unremarkable: black with gold clips that make that satisfying "clunk" sound when opened. But from the moment Annie Louey hit those clips and peered inside, she was sucked into a parallel universe, a world that looked eerily similar to all she knew to be true but one she never knew existed. There were passports and medical records and old razor blades. There were library cards and bank accounts. There was a letter, ripped in half, beginning "Dear Dad".

Aug 15, 2023 | abc.net.au | Olivia Rousset |Anne Worthington |Leila Shunnar |David Lawford |David Lewis |Ali Russell | +1 more

A transcript for this program will be made available the Tuesday after broadcast. The federal government says it's been "quietly" removing children from Nauru "in accordance with our policies", but lawyers in Australia tell a different story. They've been fighting the Department of Home Affairs in the Federal Court to secure the evacuation of sick kids on the island.

Aug 15, 2023 | abc.net.au | Olivia Rousset |Anne Worthington |David Lewis |Leila Shunnar |David Lawford |Ali Russell | +1 more

A transcript for this program will be made available the Tuesday after broadcast. Statement from the Department of Home Affairs:Claims that the Department sought to cover-up mental health data are incorrect. In 2014 the Department sought expert advice in regard to the most appropriate reporting and analysis of mental health screening.

Jun 25, 2023 | abc.net.au | Olivia Rousset

The small, beige-brick housing commission home sits unobtrusively on a corner block in Eagleby, in south-east Queensland. It was here, some 36 years ago, that single mother Dawn Davis brought home a pile of second-hand books for her 12-year-old daughter, Megan Davis, who was home sick from school. Among them was John Kerr's Matters for Judgement. It says a lot about Dawn that she thought the former governor-general's autobiography might be of interest to a child.

Feb 26, 2023 | abc.net.au | Matt Henry |Olivia Rousset

Dr Saul Griffith has found himself in plenty of high-pressure situations over the past two decades. From meetings with White House officials and US politicians, to duelling with the powerful fossil fuel lobby, he's made the case for his solution to the climate crisis in forums where the stakes couldn't be higher. But it was a Sunday afternoon meeting in a community centre just north of Wollongong that proved "the most intimidating one by far," he said.