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Anne Summers

Anne Summers is a Fairfax Media columnist.

Campaigning for change: Rosie Batty has been at the forefront of educating the community about family violence.

Bashing of 'domestic violence industry' beyond the pale

I think most of us would agree that mocking someone for their suffering and attendant misery is a cruel and abhorrent thing to do. Un-Australian even, given we like to think we are the kind of country that extends a hand to those who are down on their luck or who have suffered misfortune of any kind.

Donald Trump is doing what he does best – courting the anti-establishment vote by defying the norms of political convention.

Trump's tirades are his best weapon

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.

Roger Ailes, creator of Fox News, has been the creator and destroyer of political ambitions over the years.

The drama shaking up US politics

If you thought the shenanigans at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland were the weirdest thing happening in America this week, you would be wrong.

Anne Summers

Women are behind from the start

Is it coincidence or is it causal?  Is there a correlation between the number of women holding seats, or likely to win one next Saturday, and that federal parliamentary party's policy on women? At first glance, it would seem so.

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Clinton's fight starts now and it won't end

Making history as the first woman to win the presidential nomination of a major US political party will probably be the easiest part of Hillary Clinton's gruelling trek to the White House.