No one should have to accept violence as a part of their working life, least of all those whose work is to care for us all.

Much credit must go to the VRC and its members for keeping the Melbourne Cup at the very pinnacle of major sporting events.

Recent days have brought a welcome update on how far the global community has come in addressing climate change, but also a reminder of how far we need to go.

The crisis of Indigenous incarceration requires urgent action to address disadvantage in remote and urban Aboriginal communities.

Paltry fines are considered merely a cost of doing business.

To invent the ideas and products of the future, meet the challenges to come and develop the next generation of leaders and thinkers, we need creative thinkers and risk takers, not those frozen by stress and fear.

It would be a great loss if annoying chuggers and reports of exploitation in the sector led to Australians turning their backs on charity.

An independent public service serves the interest of good government.

We urge politicians to hasten slowly on housing, given the huge potential economic implications for any legislative changes that could lead to sudden shifts in the value of the housing market.

Our current approach to sports betting and advertising is something of a grand experiment – and a dangerous one.

Japan’s hypocrisy on whaling is breathtaking and undermines trust in collective international action.

There is obvious scope for local councils to reduce duplication, improve efficiency and cut spending, and mergers could be part of this.

A dramatic increase in the number of Australians getting into trouble overseas suggests a growing lack of awareness and care.

The dangerous rise in the number of guns in our community, many of them in the hands of criminals, is a clear threat to public safety and we urge Canberra to show strong leadership

There is simply no justifiable reason why people need to be treated in such an appalling and callous fashion.

While we understand and support the need to ensure public money is wisely spent, the case of Andrew Johnson highlights the need for compassion, sensitivity and simple common sense, in reviewing support for the disabled.

Growing concern about cavalier attitude of some councillors to issues of probity, transparency and conflicts of interest.

• COMMENT

In stubbornly sticking by Donald Trump as he has comprehensively debased democratic and civil norms, the leadership of this once grand old party has comprehensively failed.

The present design of petroleum resource rent tax is not delivering for taxpayers.