Almost every interview is interesting in its own way. For me, it's the ones that leave me feeling energised and engaged that tend to become the most memorable.
The republic, same-sex marriage and Indigenous recognition are all causes in which Malcolm Turnbull believes — yet each remains out of his reach, writes Michelle Grattan.
The end of 2016 looks eerily similar to late-2015, with the addition of an unpredictable new US regime. But will the markets repeat their January 2015 meltdown?
Financial markets have partied on years of easy money, but the Fed is rocking the party boat as it threatens to turn the financial distortion down from 11.
It's tradition for older and younger generations of Australians to argue about whether government is treating them fairly, but if everyone could see the bigger picture, the generational gap could be narrowed.
The US Federal Reserve lifts interest rates from extremely low levels to still very low levels, so why the care factor, especially half a world away in Australia?
Need a good book for the holidays? We asked book blogger Dr George Aranda to nominate his top five science books published in the last year. With so many good reads it wasn't an easy task.
Eighteen months after an award-winning story on the children of Australian sex tourists in the Philippines brought light to a dark trade, many of the same problems still endure.
Giving a voice to Dylan Voller and his peers is the reason the NT royal commission exists. The difficulty and value of achieving that goal should not be underestimated, writes Kate Wild.
Georgia Blain's last novel opens with a scene in which a mother discloses that she has cancer and that the tumour has spread to her brain. Nobody suspected that the story would turn out to be hers.
Two international reports show Australia's education standards dropping down the global rankings, and the latest NAPLAN data shows students' results flat-lining. Countries spending more on education appear to get better results — but the story's not that simple.
Apparently, the heat is on and we should all brace ourselves for temperature Armageddon, but let us just remind you this is Sydney, it is December, it is summer.
Baby formula maker Bellamy's was a market darling, up 133 per cent last financial year, until its share price halved after a shock earnings downgrade. What's gone wrong?
Work deadlines, parties, Christmas shopping and exhaustion. Many of us are looking for a better way to do this time of year. Living by your core values could be a way to enjoy the holiday season, writes ABC reporter Sophie Scott.
In the week our school children slipped down the global ratings and our economy recorded a rare deficit, the New Zealanders could quickly point to a budget surplus with more to come, writes chief foreign correspondent Philip Williams.
Australia's decision to take another step back from international broadcasting by ceasing its far reaching border crossing shortwave radio services has raised questions about who will fill the void.