Last updated: November 19, 2016

Shameful bid to silence religion

Shameful bid to silence religion
Angela Shanahan
An individualistic creed couched in terms of new “rights” can’t tolerate rival views.

Trump opens doors to distraction

Trump opens doors to distraction
Dennis Shanahan
The president-elect’s ‘forgotten people’ formula is being cynically exploited here.

Drama goes close to history

Drama goes close to history
Peter Craven
There’s a lot of history in this lustrous new series and a superb gallery of players.

How evil preyed on the young

How evil preyed on the young
John Ferguson
It will probably never be known how many young people fell victim to Gerald Ridsdale from the late 1950s to early 1990s.

OK by them in America

OK by them in America
Chris Kenny
We should all rejoice that offshore refugees could soon be off to the US.

JM Lean linked army to the people

JM Lean linked army to the people
Caroline Overington
He is not forgotten, this man who shouldered so much grief during World War I’s dark days

Keating stirring the possum

Keating stirring the possum
Gerard Henderson
A clear majority of Australians still support our relationship with the US.

A bumpy flight path

A bumpy flight path
MARK COULTAN
How the battle to get Sydney’s second airport off the ground has been thwarted by the headwinds of politics.

On shaky foundations

On shaky foundations
EWIN HANNAN
Doubts surround pacts entered into by unions and employers.

No apologies, no regrets

No apologies, no regrets
ANDREW BURRELL
Labor insiders are over him, but WA’s Joe McDonald marches on.

Drunk pregnancy’s life scars

Drunk pregnancy’s life scars
James Fitzpatrick
Meet the children who are literally rotting away with infections: gut parasites, scabies, skin sores, infected ears.

Fitzroy crossroad

Fitzroy crossroad
PAIGE TAYLOR, VICTORIA LAURIE
Women in the Kimberley are trying to improve children’s lives.

It’s worse than childbirth

It’s worse than childbirth
JUDITH SLOAN
Davos is the ultimate insider shindig where various self-satisfied types gather to lecture the world’s outsiders.

The demise of Davos man

The demise of Davos man
Rowan Callick
The end of this global elite group is now upon us.

Russian leaders loaded up bubbly

Russian leaders loaded up bubbly
MICHAEL SHERIDAN
Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Russia’s ultranationalist leader, bought 132 bottles of champagne to celebrate Trump’s victory.

The rust-belt prophet

The rust-belt prophet
Rachel Sylvester, Alice Thomson
Michael Moore knew Donald Trump would win and why.

The new reality

The new reality
Paul Kelly, Editor at large
The Trump agenda is a mix of danger and opportunity.

Rust belt put steel in Trump

Rust belt put steel in Trump
Greg Sheridan
Everyone will try to interpret the result to suit their own ideology — indeed I expect to do a good deal of this myself.

Politicians best play on policy

Politicians best play on policy
Chris Kenny
Disparaging a rival candidates supporters is a sure way of limiting one’s own appeal.

US media misread middle America

US media misread middle America
Gerard Henderson
The so-called deplorables struck a blow at the insiders who thought they knew it all.
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