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Readers, let me tell you the one big problem with art galleries, and especially with Canberra's National Gallery of Australia and National...
Long time coming. Long, long time. For decades, workplace victims of sexual violence, of bullying, of harassment, have been silenced with a tool used...
When One Nation leader Pauline Hanson addresses the National Press Club on June 17, there will be landmines everywhere. Subscribe now for unlimited...
Cemeteries, it's said, are the richest places on earth because so much unrealised potential lies beneath them. Subscribe now for unlimited...
Last week in the Legislative Assembly, I tabled disclosures from two public servants who spoke up about wrongdoing in their workplaces. Here's...
There has been a lot of speculation lately, not least from Pauline Hanson, about the possibility of the One Nation leader riding her surging polling...
One of the biggest tax mistakes property investors make is seeking advice after they have already sold their investment property. However, by that...
A cursory reading of the mass media might lead you to wonder if Pauline Hanson is set to be our next PM. Don't panic. The answer, I think, is as...
When the ABC's Karishma Vyas began her excellent series of reports from Tehran, giving us a rare glimpse of the war from the other side, I...
The shudder was involuntary, triggered by the news that a Redbridge poll had declared One Nation was Australia's most popular political party....
What industry is never punished if it advertises and is paid for services it can't provide? The aged care provider industry. This lack of...
The moon rose full and bright on Sunday evening the textures of its surface clearly visible to the naked eye. Close to the horizon, our near neighbour...
The details of the 2016 agreement that the Obama administration and European allies made with Iran show why President Donald Trump should be indicted...
You might be surprised to learn that most of the people lobbying the federal government are exempt from our national lobbying rules. Subscribe now for...
As a nation, we have been trained by our political leaders and capitalist elites to direct our outrage downwards. Subscribe now for unlimited access....
The microphone didn't pick it up but those opposite did. And it had Leader of the House Tony Burke up on his feet instantly, demanding the...
Did you know you can bet on 2027 being the year of the second coming of Jesus Christ? Many people reportedly have - Americans probably. Subscribe now...
Canberra public servant Nick Weickart has a tattoo on his right arm bearing the date August 11, 2020. Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or...
Teals, community independents, and, probably Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party may be able to walk around Labor's manipulation of the...
We may be living in a hyper-partisan environment where everything is endlessly debated, but if there is one topic where we need more argument - not...
"What is the meaning of life? The great revelation had never come. Instead, there were little daily miracles, illuminations, matches struck...
We've seen it so often before. A new technology comes along, changing all our lives ostensibly for the better, only for unforeseen consequences...
At the 2022 election "integrity" was a big-deal issue. Then after winning government, Labor ticked off a promise when it set up the National...
The very last thing this country needs is a royal commission into violence against women. The absolute last thing. According to one researcher, royal...
One-hundred-thousand Australians died in our overseas wars and are rightly commemorated on the Roll of Honour at the Australian War Memorial....
Alarm screeches. Hit snooze button to optimise sleep recovery. Yawn to improve airflow. Chemically adjust mood with double shot of caffeine. Brush...
There's nothing worse than having some workaholic loser telling people that work-life-balance is a bad idea. But hear me out. Subscribe now for...
After a week of showers, heavy and persistent, the break in the weather was welcome. A brief window in which to hang a load of washing in the hope it...
My family has a small property near Albury. It's our pride and joy. Twelve acres of recovering sheep country, half of it set aside for bush....
High performer. Working mum of two. The juggle looked effortless. On the inside, a different story entirely. Always wanting to deliver to the highest...
It doesn't make sense. The mere suggestion you could have a party of independents is a contradiction in terms. How can you be a member of a party...
Canberra has long seen itself as a safe city, but recent reporting on falling safety perceptions shows that confidence is being tested in ways...
Let's not mince words, the "death tax" campaign begun by The Australian and the rest of News Corp stable is a pack of lies and...
Age caught up with me again last week. A friend was telling me about a documentary series about the Blitz he'd just watched. To think it happened...
Australian government agencies spend considerable effort auditing their own people and systems against security frameworks. They run maturity...
The insurgents use the cover of darkness, arriving just after the sun has set or in the half light before it rises. Elaborate countermeasures to...
There was a really interesting report released last week which you probably didn't read about because it was produced by the Institute of Public...
Jim Chalmers is wrestling a conundrum right now. Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or signup to continue reading One minute he is on top, the...
Did you notice what was different, really different, about the budget this year? This budget, and the debate around it, was not just about looming...
"This wallpaper and I are fighting a duel to the death. One of us has to go." Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or signup to...
We've been chatting in our newsroom about the size of Canberra homes, specifically the growth in the number of bathrooms to bedrooms. Subscribe...
Of all the things which most frustrate the Albanese government is the tendency of ministers to fall into a form of paralysis the moment it meets any...
One way the Albanese government has recently tapped into social media audiences for its budgets is by inviting "influencers" to Canberra for...
Sometime between selling the family home and buying the downsizer, my dad died. Right out of the blue. Mum was amazing. Soldiered on. Kept being an...
The Australian National University is currently the only Australian university with a democratically elected majority of representatives on its...
A little over 20 years ago I became editor-in-chief of The Bulletin magazine, blithely unaware my appointment was akin to being promoted to orchestral...
Labor's broken promises have spurred a flurry of the tired old claim that all politicians are liars. That was not my experience. Politicians are...
It's a toss up. Assailed by the whine of a leaf blower on the weekend, I'd all but decided it was the most annoying sound known to humanity....
It arrived five weeks after we returned. A postcard sent from the Central Post Office in Hanoi, it had made its way to Australia by sea. Subscribe now...
Well, the budget was a great song and dance about very little. It wound back a 27-year-old Howard freebie to the rich, middle-aged which should never...