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The populist position on penalty rates is not really very popular, and it could be just as damning for Pauline Hanson as it is for Malcolm TurnbullThe polling on penalty rates shows populism is not a monolithic beast
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The agricultural industry is a good representation of the Australian economy, but while the forecasts are promising, it is still susceptible to climate changePeak farm: good weather, high prices, and free trade a boon for agriculture
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State of the Environment report: bright spots, but much more to doAustralia has made solid progress in many areas covered by the five-yearly report, but population pressures, invasive species and climate change still present huge challenges
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Online information is already being used to manipulate us. We must act now to own the new political technologies before they own usBig data’s power is terrifying. That could be good news for democracy
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The resistance v Trump: this week was a drawIt’s a draw, as Trump’s Russia woes are counterbalanced by an bafflingly popular speech to Congress
columnists
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Kristina KeneallyKristina KeneallyEvery Muslim who speaks out is expected to own, explain and condemn any act carried out by Muslims worldwide. The same doesn’t apply to CatholicsCatholicism has done more harm to Australia than Islam. Where's the outrage?
cartoons
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Prepare to send this Bettong’s private information to a journalist or two so they can tell our side of the story. Deploy the Tudge-o-matic 5000!Fiona the Unemployed Bettong v. Centrelink's Tudgesquad
Indigenous Australia
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Ali Cobby Eckermann's poetry: inspiring those of us who feel like outsidersThe Indigenous poet, one of our greatest writers, has won the Windham-Campbell prize with writing that pierces the heart
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'It really feels like we’re punished too’: how the prison system locks out visitorsVisitors play a crucial role in prisoner rehabilitation but Australian jails are often difficult to get to, have restrictive visiting criteria and aren’t set up for those with mobility issues or children
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My white privilege comes at a price. It can be lonely to walk in two worldsKempsey was a place where Aboriginal heritage was treated as a shameful family secret when @IndigenousX host, Jimmy Kyle, grew up there. He was seen to have a choice of identity – but how can you choose the truth?
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Funding for communities, not prisons: the promise of justice reinvestmentPreventing crime starts with data-informed, community-led solutions that address issues of grief and loss, and reconnecting to culture and country
world view
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We managed tax transparency in Pakistan. Why not everywhere else?Five years ago, I exposed how few Pakistani MPs were paying any taxes. Now I’m part of a campaign to get 7,000 politicians worldwide to disclose their tax records
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Opinion has turned against austerity with a sense we’ve been taken for fools. Labour has internal problems, but May’s policies will make the country worseStand up, Labour – the Tories don’t have the 2020 election in the bag
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Raising a child is mission impossible. That's why it takes a school