Despite the theatrics, the principles and goals lawmakers of all hues share outweigh the things about which they disagree. There is much work to do. Concern about inequality is coming to dominate politics across the industrialised world.
Cardinal Pell has repeatedly and emphatically denied ever having committed any sexual crime.
This appalling incident is not isolated - there were more than 8600 reports of occupational violence in Victoria's public hospitals in the year to July 2016.
The data from the census is laden with political and public policy implications.
An investigation by Fairfax Media and the ABC's Four Corners into one of the biggest companies in the sector should spark concerns across the nation.
We have seen how taxes on tobacco have reduced health-related issues associated with smoking.
Immigration Minister Peter Dutton reckons most Australians would consider the proposed changes "perfectly reasonable". We doubt that. Most Australians can readily spot - and hold in disdain - jingoism, hypocrisy and cant.
The Age welcomes the outbreak of moderation and progress. We have been arguing that the traditional divide between "left" and "right" has become meaningless, and is a barrier to sensible public policy debate.
It appears the One Nation leader is ignorant of the bountiful research that has long shown integration into the mainstream education system gives children with autism spectrum disorder and other conditions the optimal opportunity to thrive.
We have scant confidence in the Planning Minister's assurance that a fire of a similar size to that of Grenfell Tower is not possible in Melbourne or elsewhere in Australia.
Melbourne's traffic congestion is arguably the greatest brake on prosperity, because of the distorted structure of the state's economic growth.
There is no way to completely prevent attacks, but Australia's security personnel are among the best.
It has proved far too easy for Victorians to obtain an illegal gun, and innocent lives have been lost.
This is not about the inalienable right to life. It is about the right to a choice, under limited and strictly controlled circumstances.
Any meaningful long-term policy must address the root causes of crime, primarily disadvantage.
The move is a concession that the treatment of asylum seekers in mandatory offshore detention is indefensible.
While bollards are a necessary part of comprehensive security, they should not create a false sense of security.
The Age is not accusing people of acting irrationally. We are saying taxation and other laws are leading to unfair outcomes and so are not in the public interest.
The conventional political cleavage of ‘‘left’’ and ‘‘right’’ is obsolete, and those terms are all but meaningless.
The fundamental reason far fewer women than men are nominated for honours is that men continue to dominate positions of power throughout the nation.
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