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America the idea

Walt Whitman, the American poet.

America is an idea in a way that Australia never has been.

The Liberal Party has a woman problem

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says China faces 'strong reputational costs' if it refuses to abide by the ruling.

Well this is getting a bit embarrassing. While Hillary Clinton is making a serious and unprecedented bid for the White House, more and more Americans are asking questions about the experiences of Julia Gillard.

Five ways to fix homelessness

How does a city this wealthy and supposedly liveable produce such striking evidence of entrenched poverty?

For too many years we have provided temporary solutions to people's problems without adequately addressing the structural causes and investing in lasting solutions.

America - my pride and my burden

"I have watched, made helpless by distance, as America grapples with the inevitable consequences of its most abhorrent ...

If your parents are raging racists with guns and an inability to learn from their mistakes, at what point do you stop loving them?

Do we have the right to own a home?

We don't just have the right to purchase property at any price, we have a right to affordable housing.

Housing is essential to basic living standards. We don't have the right to purchase property at any price, we have a right to affordable housing.

May will stand tall on world stage

Theresa May: star example.

Theresa May made it clear that she intends to unite party and country, while disuniting Europe. Brexit may not have been her choice, but she will get the job done.

Greyhound ban a call to action on puppy farms

The Sydney Dogs and Cats Home has been a central drop off point for abandoned racing greyhounds.

If the Andrews government is serious about its intention to outlaw crueal breeding practices, it should put its money where its mouth is and extend that ban to greyhound racing.

Highlights

Blockbuster action: Past campaigns have been fast and furious, like the Michael Bay-directed Transformers.

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.

Tim Pallas,  on "a diamond day for Victoria".

The biggest issue

Population growth must be addressed to ensure future prosperity and health, writes FARRAH TOMAZIN.

Illustration Andrew Dyson

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.