I get criticised by rusted-on supporters of both sides of politics when I say this, but that doesn't stop it being true: there are differences between the two sides' policies, but they're not as great as they want us to believe (and their supporters do believe).
Willis Pyle learned his craft by studying drawing at Disney's art school on the studio lot at night.
John Martin, a television newsroom editor, clocked up a record of more than 1000 trips with Qantas which, the airline says, "will stand the test of time".
Never since we last clean swept the Poms in the Ashes has Britain provided so much mirth as watching the Brexit vote. The self-imagined suffering of the London elites when put in their place by ordinary men and women is a joy to behold. The caterwauling does not stop.
I've always thought a lot about growth. Personal growth that is. But that's not what comes to mind when the PM talks about "jobs and growth", ad nauseam.
With the Federal election this weekend, local MPs will use their last few campaign days to scramble for votes.
And what kooky scrape will wacky SA MP Jamie Briggs get into next? Your news of the election, reduced to a snarky rant.
Edoardo Caporale went to work on the hydroelectric schemes in Tasmania when he came to Australia.
Rene Rossey was among the French marine commandos who stormed ashore on Sword Beach in Normandy on D-Day.
"If you don't breastfeed your baby she will get every ear infection and cold going". Those were the less than encouraging words uttered to me by a mid-wife during a home-visit a few weeks after I had my first baby.
One day last week, not wanting to tell my colleagues a lie, I explained to them I would be taking the next day off, sick. I didn't have a cold; I didn't have a headache. Physically, I was fine. What wasn't fine was my mental health.
Known unknowns – including the Nick Xenophon team’s election-day performance – make a precise prediction difficult, writes Paul Rodan. But the evidence points mainly one way
The critical shortage of affordable housing in Australia has a corrosive effect on social and economic well-being
Your smartphone will force you to get off your bum, go outside and catch the mythical pocket monsters in your street and your town.
It's not just money or student/teacher ratios or new classrooms or laptops. We need to talk about the point of education.
The path to legalising physician-assisted death is now open.
I never thought I would say this, but thank you Eddie McGuire for your misogynist comments because they finally sparked national debate and resulted in national outrage. People are now connecting the dots between language - the weaponry of words - that trivialise violence against women, and a culture that perpetuates it.
Democratic lawmakers appear united in their support for a new wave of anti-terror gun legislation, but civil libertarians in the party are deeply concerned.
The damage to British interests is significant, but the losses for Africa could be greater still.
Australian voters are lazy. But if we want to ensure our new Senate "keeps the bastards honest" we're going to have to learn to count.
there is no guarantee that white working-class voters who stuck with the Democrats through the culture wars will stay with them if elections are waged on issues like trade and immigrationT
The media will continue to report on Ben Cousins' troubles because it's a matter of public interest. But the tide of public opinion has swung in sympathy with the former Eagles star.
The world is in danger of forgetting its history. We've seen this pattern before and it didn't end well.
Voters' views on coal and climate are being ignored by both major parties in this election.
I have a confession to make.
The increase in pre-poll voting has been massive, largely due to the timing of the election.
Sydney Grammar School has provided Australia with three prime ministers: none were endorsed by the people.
I am not convinced that our political system is much worse than the past. The problem today is that the world economy is not great, we've lost a lot of revenue from mining and our leaders have not been as good since Bob Hawke or John Howard, although Malcolm Turnbull is yet to have a good shot.
Brexit finally gives us a chance to extricate ourselves from the job-destroying coils of EU bureaucracy
Your news of the election, reduced to a snarky rant.