It should be embarrassing that the US has such a better federal scheme for providing affordable housing than we do in Australia – a scheme embraced not just by community housing providers, but by a bipartisan politic.
What matters for a tolerable retirement (far more than superannuation) is owning the home in which you live.
We've lost our trust in so much but one thing will help earn it back.
Rather than making it taboo to talk about the reality of bodies and sex, we should be educating our young people about matters that will have a direct impact on their lives.
The return of the ACT Labor government for a fifth straight term has raised some big questions, not just because it was another Labor-Green win, but because it took place in circumstances which suggested a likely Liberal victory. Labor has now been in office since 2001. The broader question of whether the Liberals can ever win again in the ACT has morphed into an assumption that only a moderate Liberal leader, like former Chief Minister Kate Carnell, can ever win in this territory.
Australian women are growing old waiting for a paid parental leave scheme which meets international standards.
Fifty years after Charles Perkins became the first Aboriginal man to graduate with an Australian university degree, there is scope to improve the opportunities for Indigenous students to excel.
The legal precedent for public f-bomb deployment has been set.
What APRA is asking is that banks slug first time buyers even more.
Debasing the influence of films
Researchers studying politics, business, law firms, school districts and regulatory agencies have all explored the glass cliff at work: A woman takes a leadership role in a hard-to-succeed situation; she faces extra pressure, scrutiny and criticism; then she falters.
Some of that lost money is mine. I have an online account. So does my wife and my 86 year old grandmother.
I committed a crime this month, along with two of my friends. I'm not the lawbreaking type. In fact, as a 52-year-old mum, my life is pretty predictable and boring. But this election, a particular candidate's boasts about women pushed me over the edge.
You'd think $1.2b link to have enough drivers.
Benefits to integration of rail and bus services.
If Justin Gleeson could not form an effective working relationship with the George Brandis, it begs the question of how another person can do so?
The Australian Education Union is not affiliated to any political party, but based on our assessment of the various parties' policies, we welcome the re-election of a progressive government for the ACT.
There is far too much industry-funded research that encourages unnecessary, expensive and even potentially harmful behaviour.
Childcare is much more than a household issue – it is fundamental to the Australian economy.
The message from literary giants Peter Carey and Thomas Keneally is that a change would reduce artistic activity and affect the depth and richness of Australian culture.
Each refugee realises that deep down, as adults, there is no going back.
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have both been portrayed as threats to democracy. But is democracy in America at present a threat to itself?
Whether or not you're a fan of The Walking Dead, chances are you've heard that this season's premiere resolved last season's who-lived-and-who-died cliffhanger. Don't worry: This column includes absolutely no spoilers. It's the word "cliffhanger" that interests the word maven in me.
Perry's famous "Don't tell him, Pike!" scene was repeatedly voted the funniest in television history
Conservatives need to be clear-eyed about the enormity of the Failure of 2016. The Republican Party -- the imperfect political vehicle for conservative policy, ideas and values -- nominated a man for president of the United States who is manifestly unfit to hold that office.
The notion that we can simply cordon off our youngsters from online sexually explicit material is, let's face it, vaguely delusional.
First Cuban-bound ship intercepted
How much does it cost to buy an entire country? If the country is the Philippines, it seems that the answer is $US24 billion ($31.4 billion).
Donald Trump has done nothing wrong.
The passing of Henry Donohue ends a life of unrivalled achievement in the South Gippsland community.