Why Australia's global influence is waning
When it comes to wielding soft power, tender is the might, as a French example shows.
Anne Summers is a Fairfax Media columnist.
When it comes to wielding soft power, tender is the might, as a French example shows.
I was reassured to see the wisdom of the crowd during a bomb scare in New York this week.
Why is it that Adam Goodes and Rosie Batty were deemed worthy to be Australian of the Year but neither has received an Australian honour?
US President's tweets are more like nuclear warheads, with potential to cause severe damage.
The notion Ariana Grande and her fans would be punished for being "dangerous women", is totally intolerable, writes Anne Summers.
This man does not need the money, but what he does need is for us to continue to respect him. And we need him.
Ivanka Trump has expanded her portfolio from defending Planned Parenthood to bombing Syria.
With the numbers so high – our suicide rate far exceeds the road toll – and rising, it is time to stop tiptoeing around this ultra-sensitive topic and start a frank, and realistic, national conversation about why this is happening.
When a Prime Minister goes on television and promises he will provide "leadership", as Malcolm Turnbull did on Wednesday over the supposed crisis in gas and other energy supplies, you have to wonder what he thinks his job is if not to lead. All the time.
It really is scarcely believable that pay inequality between women and men is still an issue in 2017.
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