Last updated: October 2, 2016

African awakening for office guy

African awakening for office guy
Peter Holmes a Court rises to the challenges of a reinvented life.

PM connects with the people

PM connects with the people
Plain talking on issues that affect ordinary people give the PM an energy boost.

Stand-off in the shark safety debate

Stand-off in the shark safety debate
While many see the benefits of drumlines and nets to protect beachgoers, resistance is firm.

Nuts splitting American pie

Nuts splitting American pie
Left and Right are both culpable.

Mr Popularity’s days in doghouse

Mr Popularity’s days in doghouse
Mike Baird’s greyhound ban is just one action putting him on the nose in NSW.

Renewable energy hopes crash

Renewable energy hopes crash
Urgent action is needed to safeguard power security.

The village is in trouble

The village is in trouble
Let’s make deadbeat parents accountable, otherwise it’s children who pay the price.

School fairness still an issue

School fairness still an issue
Consistency in funding would have led to inconsistency in total resources to schools.

End of the line

End of the line
Next Friday the final Falcon will roll off the assembly line. In this Inquirer special, we look at the future for workers, the car industry and why Ford failed.

Turnbull needs to show strength

Turnbull needs to show strength
Malcolm Turnbull has it all to do if he is to lead the Liberal Party to victory in the next election set for 2019.

Defying the odds

Defying the odds
The weekend grand finals see two giants of their codes take to the field, a feat few could have predicted.

The essence of Israel

The essence of Israel
Israeli statesman Shimon Peres has died, aged 93.

Round one, no knockout

Round one, no knockout
Hillary Clinton looked sharper, but Donald Trump is far from beaten.

Arnold a pitcher of perfection

Arnold a pitcher of perfection
Arnold Palmer, known as The King, left hundreds of courses as part of his legacy.

Waving goodbye to power

Waving goodbye to power
MPs from Bri­tain’s Labour Party are steeling themselves for a long war of ­attrition with Jeremy Corbyn.

Hate in politics of identity

Hate in politics of identity
With some gay-rights activists sacking straights and hounding gatherings of Christians, the repressed risk becoming repressers.

Perilous deficit of discipline

Perilous deficit of discipline
The fiscal bullet we dodged in 2008 won’t miss next time, warns Ken Henry.

Signs of good governance

Signs of good governance
As the Turnbull team has started to show, nothing succeeds like competence.

Look who rediscovered his mojo

Look who rediscovered his mojo
A few good weeks have served Malcolm Turnbull very well.

Malcolm hits his stride

Malcolm hits his stride
The PM has proved himself a worthy heir to John Howard and Tony Abbott .

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