Analysis & Opinion

Analysis & Opinion News Top Story

  1. Confessions of a 'double dipper'

    New mum Emily Bourke says having access to paid parental leave was less about the money and more about the time, which she believes all parents should be afforded to be the best families they can be.

    By Emily Bourke

  1. Controlling housing debate

    The Treasurer has launched into the hot topic of housing affordability, risking perceived failure if little happens.

    By Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra

  2. Can Dreamworld be saved?

    Ardent Leisure Group's biggest hurdle is rebuilding the public's trust in Australia's biggest theme park.

    By Antoinette Lattouf

  3. Bank refunds no big deal

    The big banks have made a big deal out of dobbing themselves in and refunding customers $178 million, but they are fees that should never have been charged and there are no penalties involved.

    By business reporter Stephen Letts

  4. Megan and Tiffany: Love doesn't need labelling

    Why is the public so obsessed with Megan Marx and Tiffany Scanlon's relationship?

    By Deirdre Fidge

Latest Analysis & Opinion news

  1. Why cramming for exams the night before rarely works

    An intense night of study won't help you remember information in the long-term, and the stress of revising under pressure will likely impact on your sleep and thus your exam performance.

    By Amy Reichelt, RMIT

  2. Man's attempt to ban yoga pants lands in corpse pose

    An attempt this week to have yoga pants ostensibly outlawed is not the first coup against women's comfort, writes Jo Fox.

    By Jo Fox

  3. 'Never leave anyone behind': 50 years from Charlie Perkins' graduation

    Think back 50 years in Australia's history — a man who started his life in a mud hut on the outskirts of Alice Springs was just about to graduate from university as the first Aboriginal person to ever do so.

    By Brooke Boney

  4. Opinion: Jessica Wongso may not yet have had a fair trial

    A young Australian has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for murdering her friend, but the evidence against her was circumstantial and threadbare, writes Professor Simon Butt.

    By Professor Simon Butt, University of Sydney

  5. Trump predicts a 'beyond Brexit' win despite pollsters saying he's lost

    With the US election in its final fortnight, Donald Trump is five points behind Hillary Clinton. And that's a deficit no-one in US presidential history has ever recovered from, explains Michael Vincent.

    By North America correspondent Michael Vincent

  6. Fee for no service the latest scandal for banks behaving badly

    Customers were slugged $178 million for financial advice they never received, but who will pay at the top of Australia's big banks?

    By business reporter Andrew Robertson

  7. What does an Australian jersey mean nowadays?

    From resting key players, to gifting code-hoppers selection, to scheduling near-concurrent international matches — Quentin Hull wonders what the Australian jersey stands for now.

    By Quentin Hull

  8. Rinehart delivers blow in battle for Kidman empire

    Australian billionaire businesswoman Gina Rinehart delivers a one-two punch which may knock out her rivals in the fight to buy the Kidman cattle empire.

    By national rural and regional correspondent Dominique Schwartz

  9. What's ahead for the climate? BOM, CSIRO experts forecast trends

    The new State of the Climate report outlines Australia's rising temperatures and its regional rainfall declines, and the trends that are locked in for the coming few decades due to greenhouse emissions.

    By Karl Braganza, Bureau of Meteorology, and Steve Rintoul, CSIRO

  10. A Trump presidency 'could bring a range of economic disasters'

    A Trump victory in the US presidential election is unlikely, but then again, so was Brexit. If he does get elected, there may be severe economic and financial consequences, writes Saul Eslake.

    By Saul Eslake, University of Tasmania

  11. Proposed changes to paid parental leave explained

    We explain the Government's planned changes to changes to paid parental leave and why it could have difficulty implementing them.

    By political reporters Henry Belot and Jane Norman

  12. High Australian dollar could turn on a dime

    The Australian dollar is currently riding high on a number of favourable factors, but all of these are vulnerable to a potentially rapid turnaround.

    By business reporter David Taylor

  13. Opinion: Election of Hillary Clinton promises a more dangerous world

    The Trump circus has distracted from genuine scrutiny of Hillary Clinton's approach to global challenges if she becomes president, and the signs are not good.

    By Joseph Camilleri, La Trobe University

  14. Fear, trust, and the social contract: What's lost in a society on permanent alert

    Increasing alarm across society is eroding trust between people. As fear reigns, trust may not be the only casualty.

    By Laura D'Olimpio for The Philosopher's Zone

  15. Does CCTV footage help or hinder the reduction of violence against women?

    While potentially helpful in resolving extraordinary cases, an over-reliance on CCTV images to tell "the truth" risks perpetuating certain myths regarding violence against women.

    By Caitlin Overington, University of Melbourne

  16. Wrapping up the fantasy: How will Game of Thrones end?

    "Winter is Coming" and "All Men Must Die" are Game of Thrones' watchwords. But do they offer clues to an ending for the show and the books?

    By Professor Carolyne Larrington, University of Oxford

  17. Opinion: PPL plan ignores economics of well-functioning families

    Before fiddling with the design of paid parental leave, we need to be clear about the purpose of the policy.

    By Helen Hodgson, Curtin University

  18. Opinion: Solicitor-General's role has been damaged

    Justin Gleeson's resignation strikes at the role of the Solicitor-General in Australia, and the Government needs to take steps to restore confidence in the office.

    By Gabrielle Appleby, UNSW

  19. Gleeson ends the stoush, but who came out on top?

    With Justin Gleeson's resignation letter in Senator Brandis' in-tray, the outgoing Solicitor-General has effectively ended the immediate dispute between the pair. But which man faces the new day with less mud on his face remains to be seen, writes political reporter Matthew Doran.

    By political reporter Matthew Doran

  20. Australia is failing vulnerable slavery victims

    We have recognised that victims of overseas terrorism require a national compensation framework, yet there is no such harmonised program for human trafficking.

    By Fiona McLeod

The Drum TV

Mon - Fri 5.30pm ABC TV

6.30pm AEDT ABC News 24

Latest Episode

  1. The Drum Friday October 28

Top Stories

US election 2016

Connect with ABC News

News Podcasts

Got a news tip?

If you have inside knowledge of a topic in the news, contact the ABC.

This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced.

AEDT = Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time which is 11 hours ahead of UTC (Greenwich Mean Time)

Change to mobile view