• COMMENT
• Steven Munchenberg

Labor's demand for a royal commission into banks is a popular call. But what does Labor actually want to achieve with a royal commission? What is the problem it is supposed to fix?

• COMMENT
• Nicole Hemmer

With the conventions over and the general election now in full swing, Trump's free-media strategy has transformed from asset to albatross.

• COMMENT
• Anna Johnston

There are those who say that we shouldn't boycott the Census because it is too important. To them I say: bollocks.

• AUGUST 9

Mack Horton seems to be from the same mould as Shane Warne.

• 1h ago

By sitting down to be counted and filling in the census form on Tuesday, you are standing up not just for decision-making based on evidence but for important values which keep our democracy strong.

• Tom Switzer

Placing rugby league stars in the same company as US foreign-policy elites would seem to many to be a long bow to draw.

• COMMENT
• Chris Henning

Let's hope Australians manage to fill in their census form – online or on paper – without going the biff.

• COMMENT
• George Williams

Aboriginal people are calling for a broader resolution to their grievances, including by way of a treaty.

• AUGUST 8

There has been much speculation about the fitness of Brazil to hold the Olympics but by promoting reafforestation in these games Brazil has inspired us.

With the process of compensating taxi licence holders now in train, it is important the government becomes still more transparent about the process on which it is embarking.

• COMMENT
• Mark Kenny

All the signs are that an enlarged right-wing cross bench will create new tensions, dragging Turnbull's party in unhelpful directions, and emboldening hardline conservatives to re-litigate the case to scrap section 18c, and argue about climate change science.

• COMMENT
• Matt Wade

Whether it is takeaway pizza, nannies or a once-a-fortnight cleaner, working couples have turned to the market in droves to get the chores done and keep their households functioning.

• COMMENT
• Peter FitzSimons

You blokes started in Sydney, four decades ago. So finish in Sydney. One last concert. At the SCG, before Chrissie.

In theory, the communal model offers women the opportunity to share their experiences with others in the same situation, but in reality this may not happen and the disadvantages.outweigh the benefts.

• August 7

It appears quite likely that this Olympic Games will be a fizzer judging by the amount of negative stories about it.

• COMMENT
• Peter Hartcher

Malcolm Turnbull had only just been sworn in as the newly re-elected Prime Minister when Robert Menzies offered him a piece of advice.

• COMMENT
• Garry Linnell

Enough with the tales of hardship and this drivel about personal best performances. We, your bosses, expect results.

• COMMENT
• Anne Summers

If you think that with his recent attacks on a crying baby and the Muslim parents of a dead soldier or his apparent willingness to use nuclear weapons, or his use of details from a confidential security briefing, or even his outright refusal to endorse leading Republicans, House Speaker Paul Ryan and Arizona Senator John McCain, in their primary races, Donald Trump finally has gone too far and has blown his chances of becoming the next president of the US – think again.

• COMMENT
• Wendy Squires

While there is no doubt the lockout laws have reduced crime and drunken violence in Sydney, there is also no doubt these laws have seriously damaged the city's reputation as a world-class entertainment destination.

• COMMENT
• Daniel Flitton

Back-to-back summits offer Turnbull an important chance to redefine the tarnished view of him as a leader. Just watch out for Kevin.