The four things that drag Australia down
Matt Wade 12:00 AM They cost the nation a lot but have received very little attention this election campaign.
Australia needs to start making its own luck
John Brumby 1:29 PM It's more true than ever that Australia has to make its own luck.
Are you a Chronically Late Insane Person?
Lucy Mangan 11:45 PM In the era of the smartphone. A meeting time, it is fully understood by all, is provisional.
Why Bernie Sanders must end his campaign
Nick O'Malley 12:00 AM If Bernie Sanders hopes to be remembered as a positive force in American politics, he must now end his campaign for the Democratic Party's nomination.
Weasel words hide nature of super changes
Ramesh Thakur 11:45 PM More than halfway into the long election campaign, the Coalition still cannot shake off the self-inflicted super debacle.
Why Trump will win the White House
Ben Boychuk 5:37 PM Donald Trump will win the 2016 presidential election.
That's all folks
Fraser Nelson 12:03 PM America is tired of being the world's protector. We have been warned
A second double dissolution election?
Peter Reith Many people have been saying that voters are not engaged yet because the election is still weeks away. But there's another reason.
New visas threaten Australian jobs
Joanna Howe When we invite workers into our country, be they from China or elsewhere, we have a responsibility to ensure they are treated fairly.
Silver splitters and living to 100
Judith Woods People are living longer, and it's set to transform the patterns of our relationships, health and finances.
For God's sake, stop
Michael Short Our young people are being betrayed and harmed by religious ideologues.
Rough sleepers offer us all a harsh lesson
Simon Castles The homeless person shatters many of the myths and illusions we are forced to swallow every day.
Why the back-pedalling on marijuana?
Fiona Patten I'm declaring my usage or non-usage of cannabis just so everyone knows where I'm coming from.
Locking people up makes no economic sense
Tim Dick A century ago, Australia locked up far fewer people than we do today.
Am I a bad feminist? It's the wrong question
Andi Zeisler Everywhere you turn, there's a woman wringing her virtual hands not conforming to a mythical ideal.
A lesson we shouldn't forget in a hurry
Amanda Vanstone If you're already tired of the election that's just bad luck. There's plenty more to come… four more weeks of it.
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.
