A plebiscite is a fairer way of determining public sentiment on same-sex marriage.
Bill Leak’s controversial cartoon confronted people with the ugly facts about life for Aboriginal children.
The emergence of Donald Trump could inspire Amricans to forge a new path for the nation.
We shouldn’t forget that children are voiceless in the debate about same-sex marriage.
Labor’s decision on the same-sex marriage plebiscite took democracy backwards.
By helping to ditch the plebiscite, the gay community runs the risk of losing public support.
A new generation of politicians is needed to address issues that the main parties are incapable to tackling.
Attorney-General George Brandis will need Hercules to help support his changes to the Marriage Act.
If Americans can’t come up with a better choice for president, why would Australians consider a republic?
Power problems began with closing essential generators to make way for unreliable renewables.
Same-sex marriage debate should confront the reality of children brought up by two men or two women.
Many of your correspondents are convinced that all renewable sources of energy are unreliable (Letters, 7/10).
Five years ago, two Centrelink officers grilled my 85-year-old parents in their house for two hours over their part pension (about $100 a week).
Could there be a more appropriate way for Donald Trump to come unstuck than via his lapel mic?
Data shows that the frequency of hurricanes, tornados and cyclones is decreasing.
Labor frontbencher Mark Dreyfus was too quick to demand George Brandis’s resignation.
Energy consumers should be demanding a cost-benefit analysis of renewable sources of power.
Businesses and householders will now have to pay even higher electricity prices in SA.
The main banks have become soulless businesses driven by technology.
The question is, do people want to die in pain, or would they prefer to die in comfort?
Is Melbourne Storm going to be renamed “Melbourne Weather Event” any time soon?
We’re witnessing the rise of a vast new slave trade in women.
John Howard’s TV series serves as a reminder of what stability looked like.
The Australian cartoonist Bill Leak is on the front line of a battle over objective legal judgment.
Political analysts have pointed to problems with traditional polling that did not predict the UK Brexit vote.
Foxtel chief executive Peter Tonagh calls for a holistic approach to protect diversity.
Tolerance takes a new shape in Adelaide, while Labor and the Greens hold hands in the ACT.
Ex-MPs’ travel-perks-as-property-rights argument in High Court? That’s gold.
The violence most children are experiencing in homes is two-way violence involving both mothers and fathers.
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