Stick with Shorten
Adam Gartrell Bill Shorten is about to make history by becoming the first federal Labor leader to serve a full term since the turn of the century.
Treatment of aged care residents a disgrace
Sarah Russell Too many aged care providers care more about money than their residents, argues Dr Sarah Russell.
ABC's directionless Vote Compass
Andrew Masterson Whatever happened to the battle for ideas, asks Andrew Masterson.
Goodbye Clive, it's been real
Annabel Crabb Dear Clive, It's hard to believe we're saying goodbye already.
High heels are a foothill in the sexism debate
Rowan Pelling 1:38 AM There are higher hurdles to face in the fight for equality than the style of footwear a woman wears, writes Rowan Pelling
Is Barnaby becoming our rural Trump?
Jacqueline Maley If you self-identify as a politician, it's time to get real.
NBN Co makes no apologies
Ziggy Switkowski A year ago, the board of NBN set the commercial objectives for which the CEO and his executive team would be held accountable in the 2015-16 operating year.
Face that launched a thousand rip-offs
Martin Flanagan There were plenty of good-looking actresses around in her day but, as a star, she has outshone them all.
More penis than you can poke a stick at
Wendy Squires It hasn't come soon enough for certain actresses who have been lobbying for men to share the bare.
Coming clean on a sordid sexual secret
Danny Katz On Saturday morning I wake up early, creep out of bed, and quietly clean the house while my wife sleeps in.
Hey, minister, leave those texts alone
Monika Wagner On Thursday, Victorian Education Minister James Merlino ordered the Victorian Curriculum Assessment Authority (VCAA) to review its text selection process for VCE English, literature, drama and theatre studies.
What on earth is this election about?
Waleed Aly There are flashpoints – negative gearing, maybe some health funding, possibly even boats – but there's no central, definitive theme.
Progress on myki, but glitches will remain
Daniel Bowen You still won't be able to buy or top-up a ticket on a tram, nor buy a single-use ticket anywhere
Another day, another billion dollars
Jessica Irvine It happened again on Wednesday, at precisely 11am. It's the sleeper issue of this election.
'They know when you're awake'
Edward Snowden To an intelligence analyst, metadata is more important than content.
Forget about the black holes, they're not there
Peter Martin The tally of costings released at the end of a campaign almost always adds up and always puts the budget slightly ahead.
Highlights
Less Michael Bay, more Swedish arthouse
Federal election campaigns used to be like Hollywood blockbusters, moving at such a cracking pace, people missed on all the glaring inconsistencies, writes ADAM GARTRELL.
Multiculturalism: not an ideal, but a reality
We need to create human societies from people of many different backgrounds, writes MARTIN FLANAGAN.
Khan's London a symbol of a working democracy
If Donald Trump is elected US president, London's new mayor would be barred from entering the country because he's a Muslim, writes WALEED ALY.
Gold Logie is more than a win for diversity
The bigots who struggle with Waleed Aly's success fail to understand it has nothing to do with religion.
The biggest issue
Population growth must be addressed to ensure future prosperity and health, writes FARRAH TOMAZIN.
The fight China will take to the brink of war
The world's two greatest powers are competing for military dominance of the western Pacific Ocean and the contest is about to intensify, by PETER HARTCHER.
Surgeons trained on living animals save lives
In emergencies, surgeons, whose training has been as realistic as possible, can make the difference between life and death, by JOHN CUNNINGHAM.
Death in black and white
Imagine if a royal commission was held into a matter of national shame, and it spent tens of millions of dollars, produced a vast report, but the headline indicators of that shame actually went backwards.
Against the odds the stars line up for Labor
Increasing inequality has allowed Labor to start doing something it hasn't done for decades - articulate a worldview.
Better teachers? Better at what, exactly?
We all know it is bureaucratic procedures, lack of funding and poor pay rates that hold back educational standards, not bad teachers, by NED MANNING.
Beauty of science is in the unexpected moment
The CSIRO's pursuit of science will be hampered by the naked hunt for cash, by SURENDRA VERMA.
The sheer stupidity of Trump’s terrifying rise
How would such an ignorant amateur actually run the most powerful country in the world? By JANET DALEY
Gen Y frets over a looming bleak future
Good jobs, affordable homes and peace of mind appear increasingly out of reach for young Australians.
