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Do Queensland children matter less?
Queensland is the only state that sends school-aged children to adult prisons.
Sick of traffic jams? There is a solution
It's free. It's good for the planet and it's good for you.
Defence reshuffle risks undermining ADF
A potential loser from the decision to split the Defence portfolio could well be the Australian Defence Force.
Turnbull can lead on human rights
The PM's announcement of a Royal Commission into the abuse of children in Northern Territory jails gives an insight into his instincts on human rights.
The male breadwinner is an outdated relic
It is time to dispense with a relic lingering at the core of our economy: the male breadwinner.
We need a fairer plan for Sydney's housing affordability problem
It is apparent that the Australian dream will increasingly be out of reach for people in the lowest 40 per cent of incomes.
10 silver linings for Republicans
These are grim times for many Republicans. Their nominee espouses many ideas contrary to long-held principles, and his immediate reversion after the convention to JFK conspiracy-mongering convinces some conservatives that he is just plain nuts.
Hollywood's voice behind the screen, dies at 86
Nixon was the voice behind Audrey Hepburn, Deborah Kerr and others
Don't believe Trump will be President? The force of history is with him
Brexit was the supporting act for a possible American leap in the dark that would place Trump's portrait in U.S. embassies around the world.
We're understandably shocked. But we already knew
A few years down the line when the recommendations are handed down, will anyone still be watching?
Same-sex marriage plebiscite and the tyranny of the majority
Of all the Westminster democracies, none is so familiar with direct involvement of voters on public matters as is Australia.
Why you should skip the orphanage tour in Cambodia
Australians who visit and support orphanages in Cambodia are inadvertently fuelling an industry that is separating children from their families and putting kids at risk of abuse and exploitation.
The youth justice system is a slippery slope of failure
As a lawyer in the Northern Territory, I saw children lose their teenage years to a broken youth justice system.
A royal commission isn't enough to fix racist Australia
In 1991, as a callow youth, I sat in the Alice Springs police station giving a statement after a man had detained me in my own home, punched me repeatedly and held a knife to me threatening to kill me unless I drove him home.
Say no to the Olympics
The overwhelming news in the lead up to the 2016 Olympics has been about the rampant dysfunction of the host city, Rio de Janeiro, and for good reason. The stories are gruesome and sensationalistic, filled with the kinds of pulpy details that make a mental imprint deeply difficult to dismiss.
We can save the earth without giving up bacon
You'd have to be living under a rock to have missed the memo: Too much meat is bad for your health , responsible for immense animal cruelty on factory farms, to blame for speeding up climate change, at fault for squeezing out rare species and more
Why cabinet should back Rudd for top UN job
Can a Liberal-National Coalition bring itself to nominate a former Labor prime minister?
Filmmaker with a passion for the Pacific
Filmmaker with a legacy of work that represents an invaluable film and photography archive on the cultures and traditions of the Pacific islands.
The 'what's in it for us' attitude to journalism must change
In a global, media-linked world where stories cross borders and can incite violence, we need globally-minded journalism.
Ghosts of extreme free speech could haunt Twitter
Twitter could suffer from extreme politicization of everything.
Reckless splitting of the Defence portfolio will result in ongoing paralysis
This is perhaps one of the worst decisions to affect Defence in the past 20 years, because the structure is now askew.
How Lisa Singh beat Labor's machine men
Beware people who've been around politics a long time and who know how it all works. They can undo the best-laid plans of party head office.
Should we still travel overseas?
The home is the most common location in Australia for injuries to occur.
The lost souls using ideology to express personal anger
The profile of what we consider a terrorist attack is increasingly hard to define.
Trump faces resistance from unlikely source
"Just hold your nose." That was the advice I heard a Republican activist give another member of the party who was hesitant to support Donald Trump.
Celibacy isn't the cause of sexual abuse
As one of an increasing number of young Catholic men who have decided to become a Catholic priest, I am in a privileged position to debunk some of the myths surrounding celibacy and to quell any fears that celibacy is a grave evil.
How Sydney is making us fat
I'm a big walker. Sadly, since I moved to Sydney five years ago, the decisive word in that sentence has become "big" not walker.
Message to Pauline: Leave my dad out of it
It is simplistic to link terrorism with all Muslims and it puts Australians at risk.
Which party leader is least likely to survive the year?
The election wasn't exactly a triumph for anyone - so who's going to be blamed the most?