'Something in me snapped': women's silent fury
Jill Stark 4:37 PM It was a throwaway line. One he probably uses dozens of times a day. But for me, it was the tipping point.
The silent fury women feel
Jill Stark 4:37 PM How are women meant to know the difference between the nice guy and the monster?
The Australian fair go is dead
Elizabeth Farrelly 7:38 PM Why are we OK with this? How did the fair go slip so seamlessly into tooth and claw? Or was it always thus?
Perils of competitive grandparenting
Cari Rosen 6:51 PM Christmas can be one of the most stressful times of the year. And if you're a grandparent or an in-law, deciding who spends dinner where can easily spiral into a war of the (Cadbury's) Roses.
Domestic violence: Don't forget children
Kim Oates 3:51 PM Our awareness of the extent of domestic violence has been slow in coming. But we must remember children are victims too.
Supersized consumer appetites must change
Christopher Flavelle 2:40 PM Our love of big homes, big cars and long-distance travel may need to be curtailed if we're to meet the Paris targets.
The heart-rending morning I can never forget
Christoph Hensch 12:00 AM Aid workers put their life on the line for others, but then often suffer residual trauma.
Charlie Brown speaks: Let kids be kids!
Alan Stokes 12:42 AM Charlie Brown's new film transports us back to a time when children were free to confront life for what it brings.
Assisted dying: Sorting the facts
Ross Fitzgerald 11:45 PM These days it is increasingly difficult to have a reasoned and thorough public debate about government policy.
Hillary: is she unbeatable?
Lesley Russell 11:45 PM Donald Trump's bid to secure the Republican presidential nomination has taken attention away from the other half of the political equation – the Democrats' candidates.
Stuff the VCE, I just wanted babies
Jean Flynn They made me dux of year 12, but I wanted to go to uni to find a husband, not a career.
Marriage: no longer an economic institution
Ross Gittins
Economists declare marriage has evolved from just a reproductive or financial deal – these days we are tying the knot for love.
Do we need IVF for minke whales?
Denise Russell Japanese and Sea Shepherd boats are steaming towards the Antarctic. Will there be violent conflict? It's possible.
A toothless treaty can't stop climate change
Leonid Bershidsky Our success in dealing with climate change depends on scientists and markets, not political leaders and diplomats.
More hot air won't save us from oblivion
Peter Hartcher The rhetoric from the Paris climate deal is reassuring, but the atmosphere can't read press releases.
George Pell's no-show is farcical
Judy Courtin The Catholic Church continues to harm sex abuse victims by its failure to acknowledge the extent to which it covered-up sex crimes against children.
Enlightenment - that is what Islam truly needs
Paul Monk The kind of reformation that Islam needs is one that frees it from the medieval traditions and muddled histories that plague it.
Plenty to digest in greenhouse gas debate
Asa Wahlquist It sounds so easy: stop eating red meat to lower greenhouse gas emissions. But nature is far more complicated than that.
Copyright protection or amateur art – choose
Michael Robotham A daily Google search shows the extent of the piracy suffered by our authors and artists, but the demand for free art continues unabated.
Ugly truth about budget is what we need
Peter Martin Brace yourself for some tough medicine after the mid-year economic update.
Travelling really does broaden the mind
Jenna Price For years, I dreamt of what it would be like to have holidays where we didn't do all the cooking and cleaning.
PM's dilemma: how to get states on board
Peter Reith Tax reform is vital medicine for Australia's economy, but it takes a lot of time to put together a pill that people will be willing to swallow.
Politics of exclusion must be rejected
Tim Dick The choice between the politics of the old and that of the new is not a choice only faced by Australia. It's faced by any developed country with a significant migrant population.
Should Turnbull just defect to Labor?
Andrew P Street Be honest: it'd solve so very many otherwise intractable-looking problems. Your news of the weekend, reduced to a snarky rant.
Menopause: let's not talk about it
Jane Shilling No, women really shouldn't talk more about the menopause.
Nicholas Kristof: Take my quiz on religion
Nicholas Kristof Let's not stereotype 1.6 billion Muslims because of their faith. What counts most is not the content of holy books, but the content of our hearts.
Highlights
Arch conservatives offer nothing but guff
Abbott and Trump are not intelligently discussing Islam, they’re just demonstrating that their brand of politics is fast collapsing.
Malcolm is an Abbott in Turnbull's clothing
There is largesse being extended to Malcolm Turnbull that would never have been granted to Tony Abbott.
Strong leadership can fix Victoria Police
Women are critical to an effective, contemporary police force, by ELIZABETH BRODERICK.
Tony Abbott reinforces white supremacists
Muslims do not need a Western cultural supremacist like Tony Abbott to tell them what Islam needs.
Triggs steps in from the cold
The end of her period as outcast is significant, not least because it reflects the end of the ascendancy of ideology over civility.
The End of History is nowhere to be seen
So much for predictions of an era of peace and stability under a new world order. It's just power politics as usual.
You can smash that glass ceiling by going shopping
It's all about the rise of the female dollar now.
