University savings should be reinvested in trade skills
Can the universities be blamed for going down this road when they're told they have to generate their own revenue?
Can the universities be blamed for going down this road when they're told they have to generate their own revenue?
The big question for 2018 will be whether or not Mr Turnbull can use the gains he has made to keep opponents such as Tony Abbott at bay.
There were no winners in 2017, and Australians as a whole were the losers. Let's hope 2018 isn't more of the same.
Yet again Canberra drivers’ flagrant disregard for the road rules is on display with the release of new speeding data.
Any US attack on North Korean rocket or nuclear facilities would provoke a devastating response against Seoul, the capital of South Korea.
If the Liberals hold Bennelong this weekend then Mr Turnbull will end 2017 on a major high.
If the APVMA experience is a guide then any future relocations will be absurdly expensive and counterproductive almost to the point of destroying the agencies or services that are targeted.
The proposal ban is not a policy triumph for Malcolm Turnbull, however he casts it.
There needs to be other options for young children who come to the notice of police.
Malcolm Turnbull will now, and always, be remembered as the Prime Minister who introduced marriage equality.
Tens of thousands of Canberra families have effectively gone without any pay rises for close on four years.
Mr Trump had the chance to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital when he visited that country in May. He chose not to.
Senator Gallagher needs to explain why she failed to flag her history of dual British citizenship when she addressed the Senate about concerns over her eligibility on September 4
Tony Bourke rightly suggested it would be a tragedy if the same sort of shenanigans that saw last week's Senate debate degenerate into farce occurred in the House of Reps.
Easy solutions will not be enough to satisfy Canberra's demand for affordable housing.
Any measure to improve road safety in the territory is a must.
The most important question posed by Mr Kennett in his short commentary on the news from the front was "but who would they replace him with anyway?"
A back bench revolt over the banking commission would certainly have ended Mr Turnbull's leadership. The real question is whether or not this back flip is sufficient to save him.
The abstainers, for the record, were Michaelia Cash, David Fawcett, James McGrath, Zed Seselja, Bridget McKenzie, Deb O'Neill, Pauline Hanson and Peter Georgiou.
The station's January countdown, which dates back to 1989, was peaking decades before the current crop of listeners were born.
What is different about about a Mr Fluffy block and the identical one next door?
The Andrews bill stopping the territory legislating on assisted dying belongs to another time.
The Red Hill redevelopment is an opportunity but it must be closely watched.
Individuals identified through the courts as having a propensity towards family violence should be offered the opportunity to participate in programs to assist them to modify their behaviour.
Our most sensible course would be to maintain the best possible relations with both China and America and, when required, serve as a bridge between them.
The best way to put the One Nation genie back in the bottle is to tell people what it really stands for.
While the latest tax reforms will be welcomed by those already in secure, and well-paid, employment, they do nothing for those at the bottom of the pole.
If and when Senator O'Sullivan, Bill Shorten or Richard Di Natale do get their Royal Commission or Commission of Inquiry the banks will have nobody to blame but themselves.
Paradise Papers revelations and moves to stop tax avoidance are long overdue.
The subdivision of residential land will allow more housing choice in the territory.