In the two decades I've been writing about food and health, one piece of diet advice has remained consistent: Eat more whole plant foods. More vegetables and fruits, more legumes and grains, more tubers and roots. There has been, that I can recall, only one notable exception...

Comment: Neither my husband nor I have any problem showering our kids with equal amounts of cuddles and kisses. Rather, I've noticed that in some subtle ways both my husband and I speak differently to our children based on their sex.

Analysis: If the Trans-Pacific Partnership was really as good for jobs and growth as Malcolm Turnbull says it was, he would be able to point to a study saying so, writes Peter Martin.

Against reigning world No. 1 Andy Murray, Plan A was enough for Mischa Zverev. Against Roger Federer, the man who reigns among world No. 1s, Plan A was pretty, but not enough.

Comment: The Centrelink debacle and how it's being handled is the way bureaucrats and politicians get their names into the history books for contributing to their government's demise, writes Ross Gittins.

Sharemarkets will likely shrug off Donald J. Trump's decision to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal. What really matters is what becomes of the rest of his ambitious economic agenda.

The fat profit margins Airbnb hosts can reap on their properties are proving more attractive than the money Aussie investors can make as traditional landlords, a new study has found.

Wikileaks' Julian Assange says he is "not an idiot" and will not be leaving the Ecuadorian embassy any time soon, despite a pledge on social media that he would "agree to US prison".

An arm of the Chinese government has snapped up Rio Tinto's coal mines in NSW and in the process has emerged as one of the largest coal miners in Australia.

The decision by Britain's highest court means both houses of parliament will have the chance to debate, and potentially even block, the triggering of the 'Article 50' clause in the European Union constitution that starts Britain's withdrawal.

Comment: The new premier claims to be "open minded" on the best ways to improve housing affordability, so here are 11 economist-endorsed ideas that might test her mettle, writes Jessica Irvine.

"It's really cool to be working on an invention that uses the principles of holography depicted in those movies."

As the maroon Holden Commodore careened its way through a busy lunchtime crowd of pedestrians last Friday, many bystanders stood in shock. They were gripped by fear and unsure of how to help.

But Lou knew what to do.

A host of failed companies linked to Sydney car wash king Anthony Sahade has once again put colourful liquidator Andrew Wily in the sight of the corporate watchdog.