The war over books just got really confusing
Peter Martin
11:45 PM
Attempts to free up access to cheaper books have been misinterpreted by Australia's leading authors. Access to books is too important a question to leave to authors.
Opinion
Is Elon Musk the car world's Willy Wonka?
James Quinn 11:00 AM Tesla's founder is selling the future, dreams big, and to date has, despite some production delays, made them happen for a relatively small few.
The trouble with zoos
Lori Gruen 1:30 PM Zoos warp our understanding of wild animals and perpetuate the notion that they are here for our purposes.
ABC suffering slow death by a thousand cuts
Ranald MacDonald 11:45 PM Tell us, ministers, how the ABC is now better off under your government?
Fat shaming is not concern for people's health
Bryony Gordon In our PC world, there is only one group of people it's acceptable to vilify: the fat.
Why Australia is stingy and getting stingier
Matt Wade We think we're more generous than we are but we're downright miserly.
Leaks, secrets and the scary NBN raids
Jonathan Holmes These days, it seems, the police and security forces can get just about anything they want, even when the issue has nothing to do with national security.
Why we went ahead with the Coburg rally
Sue Bolton We reject the assertion that, as Moreland is already culturally diverse, there was no need to hold such a rally and by doing so we bought violence into the local area.
Wonder why your kids drink and use drugs?
Aubrey Perry We shouldn't imply an acceptance of this behaviour in the example we set for our children with our own.
The zika crisis is not going away
Amir Attaran We could turn Zika's negative into an unprecedented positive: the first transcontinental, truly global Olympics.
We shouldn't payfor extreme athletes' risks
Arthur Caplan and Brendan Parent Thrill seekers in perilous situations should be saved. But the obligation to rescue should include one important stipulation: Hold the risk takers responsible.
Why it's time to ban pornography
Matthew Schmitz Pornography's enjoyments may be private, but its harms are inescapably public.
The rally that brought Nazis to Coburg streets
Bianca Hall The Melbourne suburb of Coburg became a no-go zone for residents on Saturday as rival protest groups clashed on the streets.
Why we called foul on a VCE play
Dr Dvir Abramovich When parents send their children to school, there is an expectation that they will not be placed in a toxic environment.
What Clinton needs most
Nicole Hemmer As Hillary Clinton edges closer to clinching the Democratic nomination – as of Monday, she needs just 73 more delegates – attention has turned to the other half of the ticket.
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.
