A timely reminder from 'The Grapes of Wrath'
John Steinbeck's novel of working-class poverty is as relevant as ever.
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Wong is right - we need to talk about our alliance with Donald Trump's America
Labor's Penny Wong is right to call for a cool-minded assessment of the alliance; she should have gone even further with Asia.
Australia has only seen the start of the Trump effect
When Donald Trump was still campaigning for the White House, the Turnbull government dreaded the thought that he might succeed.
The night Hillary's guard came down
Putting on a good face is something Hillary Clinton is used to. Throughout her gruelling campaign for the presidency, every pant suit, haircut and slick of lip balm seemed to be a calculated move in letting the world know that here was a professional woman in control. A woman in touch with her feminine side. A woman who knew what she was doing.
The pseudoscience contagion that is propelling the legal profession
The DSM is the best friend a defence lawyer has.
An irrational ultimatum to punish 'unfair' politicians
If mainstream parties fail to provide 'fairness', socially destructive opportunists will step in.
Now that we know where wage stagnation can lead
The lives of more and more Australians are becoming precarious and insecure.
Crash impacting Kwinana Freeway south-bound peak-hour traffic
A car crash on the Kwinana Freeway south-bound is causing delays during peak hour traffic on Friday afternoon.
Let's count the ways Dutton is wrong about immigrants
Does it strike you as odd that we keep having anti-immigrant Immigration Ministers? Maybe we should look at changing that.
False hope isn't the answer for those scared of dying
Imagine your daughter is dying. She is scared, and you can't take away her pain or her fear.
The most dangerous person on the planet isn't who you think
Must we really state the bleeding obvious and point to a fact almost everyone on this planet has surely come to realise by now?
In Passing
Patricia Kutteles, Ruth Gruber
Moonshine for the disenchanted
That whining noise in the background this week was mostly from politicians and businessmen trying to pretend that they have "got" the message from the election of Donald Trump as US President, and about what it means for Australians whom they have pissed-off.
How we moved from beauty to the McMansion
Wherever people have money and choice, grace gives way to ostentation.
If you walk and text, you'll look a bloody idiot
Given the tremendous addictiveness of these devices, I'll bet you silly money that silly walks are here to stay.
Is Melania Trump her husband's greatest victim or his biggest enabler?
The very title of "first lady" is bold confirmation of what many workplaces have been slow to acknowledge – that men holding down serious jobs can do them properly only if they have a woman behind the scenes.
Schoolies and Christmas rentals: how to get your bond back
You've paid your deposit and are looking forward to your summer holiday or schoolies celebration but what if the accommodation is not what was promised?
We're not the 51st state of America and we shouldn't act like it
The siren call of the anti-establishment message puts at risk everything that has made Australia, in many respects, the envy of the world.
Campaigner Barbara Hocking sought a better life for the mentally ill
Barbara Hocking was one of Australia's leading advocates for people affected by mental illness. Her leadership and achievements leave a lasting legacy in how people living with mental illness and their families are treated and regarded.
Lawyer famous for integrity had strained relationship with Washington establishment
First woman to serve as attorney general of the United States, and longest-serving head of the US Justice Department in the 20th century.
In a year marked by bad decisions, this was among Baird's worst
The decision to overhaul the state's corruption watchdog may have dire consequences for the NSW Premier.
Making sense of Donald Trump's victory
There are so many theories about the ground-shifting events of the past seven days.
The greatest underused asset is people; ignore them at your peril
Americans may well reconcile their differences, but they're unlikely to forget the most bitter campaign in living memory.
Vale Leonard Cohen, prophet of my people
The speakers were muffled, the stylus was scratchy, and the turntable turned too slow, but it was OK, it was Leonard, you couldn't tell the difference.
Life in a 'post-truth' world
One post-truth reality is that all "elites" are inherently bad. Even Malcolm Turnbull (private schoolboy, Oxford graduate and wealthy merchant banker) is suddenly against them.
The left's confusion over radical lslam opens the door for racist extremists
While liberals parse their words, xenophobes are surging in Europe, Pauline Hanson has returned to the political stage and the incoming leader of the free world has pledged to ban Muslims from entering his country.
Contrary to popular belief, sexism did not cost Clinton the election
Clinton did not lose because of sexism, and future female candidates for president are unlikely to, either.
Environmental activist and opponent of development on Hindmarsh Island
Margaret Camilla Bolster, who has died aged 83, helped popularise the art of Asia and the Pacific in Australia and had a significant second career as a leading environmental activist.
Trump's success not so unexpected
History is being rewritten post the US presidential election result.
Public service perks don't pass the pub test
Public servants enjoy generous conditions and entitlements that leave plenty of room for trade-offs in wage negotiations.