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I think my very favourite action taken against deadbeat dads is this - they get to the international airport with a planned trip to Bali with the...
Have you ever suspected a partner of cheating? Trust rarely ends with a single dramatic betrayal but with the gradual accumulation of small doubts....
There are no solutions in economics, only trade-offs. It's a great quote from economist Thomas Sowell, and it highlights the dishonesty we are...
Incredibly brave or utterly foolish? Three months ago, when plans for a 91-storey Trump tower on the Gold Coast came to light, it took no time for me...
"She was a child. She was part of a family. She was part of this nation. She deserved the same safety, dignity and opportunities every Australian...
The drone's callsign was Red Fang and it had just pinged 300 metres west of Adam Hourican's house. It had been dispatched by xAI, the...
Last Wednesday in America another glimmer of hope the Middle East war could be resolved was reported by US news website Axios, based on information...
The result for Labor in the Farrer byelection was truly ghastly. Labor did not field a candidate, so it has largely been ignored. Subscribe now for...
Australia has been in the grip of housing crisis for years. Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or signup to continue reading Home ownership is...
You might want to avert your eyes because I'm about to drop a C-bomb. Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or signup to continue reading Not...
I have a vested interest in writing this, so too does every person reading it and even those who don't, for the message it contains affects the...
Australia's hands-off method for setting monetary policy relies, solely, on the wisdom and independence of the Reserve Bank. Subscribe now for...
It is a familiar scene: a government politician stands in Launceston, speaks to the gathered press pack, and promises a transformative infrastructure...
There's a particular kind of exhaustion that settles in during an election cycle; not from the debates, the door knocking, the policy vacuum that...
My dad is in his 87th year. Not great on his feet anymore, but comfortably enough settled into aged care. Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or...
The run-up to a budget always sees a degree of chaos. But this year it has looked like one of those willy-willies that blow up in outback Australia...
I fear our capacity for heartbreak in this country is too big. We inhale the misery and move on. And nothing gets fixed. Subscribe now for unlimited...
Late night in a secretive laboratory reeking of chemicals and sinister intent. White-coated scientists with thick glasses and unruly hair sit hunched...
Each day we're bombarded by a flood of lies, misinformation and half-truths. Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or signup to continue...
It can't come soon enough. That's because five days ahead of it actually being handed down, it's a fair bet most Australians have had a...
The recent tragic death of Kumanjayi Little Baby from one of the town camps in Alice Springs and the response highlights the consequences of mistakes...
Seven Snipers (MA15 , 88 minutes) It's not easy being a single mother - or a former combat sniper. Being both is even harder, especially when the...
The interim report from the royal commission on anti-Semitism, set up after the Bondi massacre, leaves hanging more questions than it answers....
The Devil Wears Prada 2 (M, 122 minutes) How time flies. It's been two decades since the release of the very enjoyable comedy The Devil Wears...
The very best news for the Australian National University is that Julie Bishop, its chancellor, is on the way out. As Julie Hare, veteran higher...
"This won't take long," promised the specialist as I nervously lowered my pants. "It'll be over before you know it." He...
The bond, James Bond, market is heating up. Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or signup to continue reading For almost a year, Denis...
It costs more to do business in the regions than it does in the city. This has always been the case. It's as true for businesses selling things...
The drone strikes on the refinery sparked an inferno that caused toxic black smoke to rise like an angry fist, a grey smudge visible from space....
A friend was watching CNN and saw the whole thing unfold in real time. He texted me immediately. But the news didn't shock me as much as my...
Sometimes evolution can be quite quick, almost revolutionary. Politics is similar to biology that way. Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or...
It's the season of anniversaries. Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or signup to continue reading The big one, of course, was Anzac Day...
For many Tasmanians, Port Arthur will always be our "where were you when" memory. Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or signup to...
Last week the government unveiled plans to reduce the number of people in the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) by 160,000 over the next...
For a lot of Australians, life has become much more expensive. Prices for groceries, rent, insurance, gas bills are up and the cost of petrol is...
When construction began on the houses in the new estate around the corner a few years ago, there was always one voice raised in anger on the building...
When North Melbourne was given the okay to play a few home games in Sydney in the late 1990s, the Swans were not impressed. Subscribe now for...
Among the many conceits of political discourse are the words used to explain outcomes as if they are temporary aberrations. Subscribe now for...
New National Disability Insurance Scheme reforms pose a novel test of character for the Albanese government. Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login...
At Gallipoli, up at the battleground we know as the Nek, we were walking carefully through the eroded impressions of 110-year-old trenches on a hot...