Analysis & Opinion

Sunday workers are not only employees, they're also customers. So what effect do you think stripping thousands of dollars from their pay will have on already fragile consumer spending?

The lack of a consistent policy for dealing with heatwaves in Australian schools is leaving children vulnerable to heat exposure, Dr Brendon Hyndman writes.

The surge in iron ore prices has boosted the fortunes of Fortescue Metals and its billionaire founder Andrew Forrest, but the mining company remains captive to China's demand.

It's always distressing and tragic when we hear a report of shark attack. But what is the actual likelihood of dying due to a shark encounter in Australia and how concerned should you be?

The Federal Government has approved the importation of medicinal marijuana. But it still won't be easy for people to get a prescription.

If you want to know who's going to win the Oscars, your best bet is the bookmakers.

Preventing sexual violence is everyone's responsibility, but we need to be careful about how we do it, writes Bianca Fileborn from UNSW.

What would you say to your 20-year-old self? Personal trainer, yoga teacher and fitness writer Cassie White sets her younger self straight on exercise, anxiety and booze.

Donald J Trump has taken to his month-old presidency with the same brand of brashness, bluster, haste and "gut" instinct that propelled him towards his $US4-5 billion net worth and through the rigours of his against-all-odds victory last November, writes Greg Jennett in Washington DC.

Catholic and worker solidarity used to help Australians wrestle more with their vote than they seem to do now.

With Catherine Burn's confirmation she is applying to become NSW's next top cop, ABC's police reporter Jessica Kidd explains why the candidate has faced so much public criticism.

ABC Rural examines a recent history of biosecurity outbreaks and their impact on Australian agriculture.

Don't believe anyone who claims they have an easy and painless way to make housing affordable; it just doesn't exist, writes the ABC's business editor Ian Verrender.

From fertility "Fitbits" to at-home sperm testing kits, innovative new devices are transforming the way we think about making babies, writes Jo Fox.

The Liberals and Labor spent much of the week crunching and debating the financial figures — but it was that One Nation preference deal and Pauline Hanson's candidates who dominated much of the debate.

The housing affordability debate is increasingly becoming the home of dangerous ideas that would do little to help first home buyers and much to destroy the Australian economy, writes Michael Janda.

Labor and the Liberal Party both have problems beginning with the number 50, and in both instances, the number has more to do with political messaging than anything else, writes Andrew Probyn.

A good week for the crossbenchers, not so much for the government. Fran Kelly and Patricia Karvelas, hosts of the Party Room, choose their winners and losers.

With political heat flaring the length of the Murray-Darling, there are fears the future of the fragile water sharing deal hangs in the balance.

For the past six months I have refused to watch any film or TV show that features violence against women, writes Laura Hartnell. Women are more than just pieces of flesh to be destroyed.

In a time of so-called "alternative" facts, fake news and spurious claims, it's perfect timing for the return of Fact Check to ABC news outlets, writes founding editor Russell Skelton.

He is part of the furniture at Arsenal, but Arsene Wenger's 20-year reign as Gunners manager surely has to come to a sad end following a 5-1 loss to Bayern Munich.

While most nations have been enthusiastic supporters of the "two-state solution", the two peoples with the most at stake simply cannot negotiate their way clear to make it happen, writes chief foreign correspondent Philip Williams.

Malcolm Turnbull is particularly critical of the SA Government for what he describes as its renewable energy scheme, but it's the Commonwealth's scheme, says energy expert Danny Price.

Russia's intervention in Syria and Islamic State on the agenda as US Defence Secretary James Mattis arrives in Brussels for NATO talks.