Opinion
The most arrogant people in Australia are business people and we're sick of them
How the worm – and the world – turns. When the Abbott government came to power just four years ago, it claimed its arrival signalled the "end of the age of entitlement". Don't laugh, it's happening – but in the opposite way to what treasurer Joe Hockey had in mind.
- by Ross Gittins
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Australia is stuck in its own Utopia: a lot of irrelevant hustle but no progress
Our static, outdated, parliamentary democracy is no longer working.
- by Nicholas Stuart
The 'no' vote says Australia cares about kids. But does it?
To hear the "no" vote messages you would think that Australia is a country that cares deeply about children and their protection. But is it?
- by Lisa Bryant
What playing the show game The Money taught me about collective decision making
Have you ever sat through a long meeting only to wind up putting off the decision until next time?
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
When too much choice is no choice at all - the unexpected drag of too many options
At a certain point, choice no longer liberates us, it debilitates us.
- by Simon Castles
Where opinions beat fact: A guide to navigating life in the post-truth age
In the post-truth age, opinions are truer than fact. Here's a guide to this brave new world.
- by Susannah Bishop
Numbers game is anything but straightforward as politics takes over
We are suckers for numbers. But they don't always tell the whole story.
- by Jenny Stewart
Why Australians should not turn their backs on economists after Brexit, Trump
Rising populism has experts on the nose. But they played a major part in Australia's growth.
- by Alex Millmow
Government hypocrisy on display again in the Fair Work Commission
A recent judgment has tipped the scales even further to the government's advantage against public servants
- by John Wilson
No matter who wins, the public service loses
The same-sex marriage survey is fraught with problems for public servants.
- by Public Eye