Comment, Opinion, Writers

Premier Daniel Andrews has now acknowledged the deep anger over the liberties some MPs take.

Tinkering around the edges on entitlements won't cut it

ANALYSIS
Josh Gordon

Can't we just leave yoga alone and enjoy it for what it is?

Yoga with beer? Seriously?

COMMENT
Amy Mitchell-Whittington

Former St Patrick's College student Peter Blenkiron at St Patrick's College in Ballarat.

Catholic Church cover-up

COMMENT
Michael Short

How long can peace last between the younger and older generations?

Generation Y should be plotting a revolution

COMMENT
Annabel Crabb

Former prime minister Tony Abbott says he would cut the Renewable Energy Target.

The key to understanding Turnbull's Tony problem

COMMENT
Mark Kenny

Moss and Helen Fuller with Abuzar Mazoori.

The solution to Trumpism? A little kindness and generosity

COMMENT
Martin Flanagan

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Arrogance the last thing Andrews government needs

COMMENT
Farrah Tomazin

Bullying can be a range of unreasonable behaviours that are repeated, as opposed to a one-off incident.

Pushed around at work? Here's how to stop the bully

COMMENT
Alison and Jillian Barrett

The UN says $4.4 billion will be needed by the end of next month to avert catastrophe in South Sudan, Nigeria, Yemen and ...

The world is focused on Trump while 1.4m children could die

COMMENT
Matt Wade

Former prime minister Tony Abbott appears to be missing the point on climate change and the use of renewable energy.

What Abbott doesn't understand about renewable energy

COMMENT
Peter FitzSimons

The burden of the pay cut will be borne by those who can least afford it.

Pyrrhic victory for employers

COMMENT
Jim Stanford

Principals are cracking down on parents who try to beat the enrolment rules.

The three misbeliefs that push families to up-end their lives

COMMENT
Elizabeth Farrelly

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull with Indonesian President Joko Widodo, who is driving a massive five-year infrastructure ...

Australia must work on a stronger relationship with Indonesia

COMMENT
Malcolm Turnbull

It would be a marvel if Scott Morrison and the other ministers of the Turnbull government could prove Ken Henry's dark ...

The government is missing the opportunity to solve the housing crisis

COMMENT
Peter Hartcher

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Nothing new about US putting itself first

COMMENT
Crispin Hull

During the heatwave last month, three of the ACT's solar farms paid $840,000 to the ACT.

ACT leading the way when it comes to renewables

Shane Rattenbury

Minister for Employment Michaelia Cash and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull distanced themselves from the rates decision, ...

The rise of blah-blah politics

COMMENT
Michael Gordon

Nobody will believe this but my brother-in-law Andy has been nominated for two Academy Awards...

Three suggestions for new Oscar categories

COMMENT
Danny Katz

Yiannopoulos's self-named "Dangerous Faggot" speaking tour has sparked protests on college campuses for the past year.

Vulgar insult machines are edging towards mainstream here, too

COMMENT
Jacqueline Maley

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We need a Catholic Yom Kippur

COMMENT
Jack Waterford

Attorney General George Brandis was laughed at for suggesting people contact Centrelink for assistance.

Centrelink an easy target

Paul Malone

Canberrans are returning to the lake. Kelly Dixon of Lyneham sunbaths on the water earlier this month.

More to lake's unpopularity than water quality

COMMENT
Ian Warden

Daniel Andrews, as opposition leader in 2014, was critical of Geoff Shaw.

Want to restore faith in politics Mr Andrews? It's up to you.

ANALYSIS
Josh Gordon

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Wanna seduce a human? Rescue a dog

COMMENT
Valerie Morton

Selina Young is one of the young people affected by penalty rate cuts.

This is who penalty rate cuts will hurt the most

COMMENT
Shirley Jackson

Telmo Languiller

Will court of public opinion sink speaker, despite repayment plan?

ANALYSIS
Josh Gordon

Gladys Berejiklian is considering political donations laws.

There's a problem with paying $245 for a drink with Gladys

COMMENT
Sean Nicholls

Today, three of the top four selling soft drinks are low or no calorie.

We have a problem, but another tax isn't the answer

COMMENT
Geoff Parker

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Desperate Israel, dithering Labor

Rick Kuhn

Increasingly, fewer politicians have ever had a "real job", or a significant career, before entering politics.

The politicians who aren't qualified to do their jobs

COMMENT
John Hewson