Bill Shorten has proven more adept than Malcolm Turnbull at recasting the political battle, whether that be about values, fairness or social equity, Andrew Probyn writes.
If investment bank UBS is to be believed, the Government is risking shaking the foundations of a sector which could bring the economy to its knees, writes Phillip Lasker.
It is difficult not to contrast the crackdown on welfare recipients using drugs with the leniency afforded NRL players, writes Offsiders' Richard Hinds.
The Iraqi military says the battle for Mosul has entered its final phase, but what comes next will be crucial to the international battle against the Islamic State group.
By Joanna Waloszek and Monika Raniti, University of Melbourne
For many people, treating sleep problems before treating symptoms of anxiety and depression is less stigmatising and might encourage people to seek further help.
Being an air hostess in the 1960s was a sought after job. But bodies were carefully policed: at Qantas, if a hostess put on too much weight she could be rostered off until she'd lost it.
A growing number of educators and parents are calling on the NSW Government to scrap new NAPLAN reforms, arguing they will increase the number of students dropping out of high school.
The Davis Cup is in a unique position where fans seem to care about it a great deal more than the players. It's a tournament in desperate need of a revival and thankfully, plans are afoot to do exactly that.
Former ABC journalist Jonathan Harley remembers how Mark Colvin always taught him to look for new ways of telling a story, and how the old-school journalist learnt and mastered a completely new storytelling medium.
You, too, can fight your feeble female insecurities, writes Deirdre Fidge. All you need is a curvy-shaped bottle of shower gel and a body-positive mantra.
Ben Bravery chose to have guideline treatments when he was diagnosed with bowel cancer at 28, but he understands how and why some people choose to reject their doctor's advice.
For the majority of Australia's renters, housing will remain unaffordable, insecure, and out of reach following the 2017-18 federal budget, writes Emma Power from Western Sydney University.
A push towards prescribing generic medications rather than their branded equivalents, as flagged in the budget, may have benefits beyond simple cost savings.
It's no surprise Ahok, once a symbol of Indonesian tolerance and diversity, has been jailed — authorities know the nation's history of ugly protests too well to defy the mob on the street, writes Adam Harvey.
You can tell a lot about a budget by looking at who it punishes. This one basically targets anyone who's ever appeared on A Current Affair accompanied by a low, menacing soundtrack, writes Annabel Crabb.
Scott Morrison's budget takes a scattergun approach to tackling the problem of housing affordability, and lacks a silver bullet to finally lay the problem to rest, writes Michael Janda.
Spend up big on "nation-building" public works, raise new taxes, and slug the big banks. Scott Morrison is burying the ghosts of past fiscal thinking and embracing policies that would traditionally be delivered by Labor treasurers, writes Stephen Long.
Scott Morrison has seen the future. It's a future where the Government will drive economic growth, austerity has been replaced by spending and taxpayers will help foot the bill, writes Ian Verrender.
The Kiwis sent a strong message by axing Jesse Bromwich and Kevin Proctor after they were caught up in cocaine allegations, and Australian footballers should take note, writes ABC sports reporter Jen Browning.
For an insight into the methodology of TPG, a casual observer could do worse than look at the outfit's adventures with department store Myer, writes business editor Ian Verrender.
Flying cars have been the stuff of science fiction for years, and now companies are starting to look at such options. But what will it take to get our cars off the ground?