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Students caught in a negative cycle of ‘reading anxiety’

By Genevieve McArthur Western Australian author Hamish Kelly has struggled with reading for almost two decades. In his first of two books, he describes his experience

Blanche d’Alpuget found her place in history

By Chris Wallace Writer Blanche d’Alpuget has died aged 82, leaving a lasting imprint on Australian literature, and having influenced the course of political

Debate rages over health rebate plan for over-65s

By Yuting Zhang The controversy surrounding the Federal Government’s plan to scrap extra private health insurance rebates for the over-65s continues. Not everyone

Keating’s global harmonisation vision emerges from past

By Frank Bongiorno There have been two topics on which former Australian prime minister Paul Keating has been a persistent, passionate commentator in the three decades

Theatre struggles for profits despite audience growth

By Linda Lorenza and Robert Vanderburg Recent cancellations of major musical theatre productions, including Waitress and Beetlejuice, have raised an obvious question:

Draft digital duty of care laws to address online harm

By Lisa Given The Federal Government has introduced draft digital duty of care legislation, designed to protect Australians from online harms. The legislation was first

Hanson’s super plan shakes up mortgage debate

By Michelle Grattan Pauline Hanson’s attention-grabbing policy to give mortgage holders and renters greater access to their super is high populism while being –

Builders collapsing despite the housing shortage

By Lyndall Bryant and Amanda Bull Across Australia, thousands of people are waiting to find out if their homes will be built, after several separate construction

September 11, 2001 – The day that everything changed

By Greg Barton The September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks were unlike anything the world had seen before. For America, and the watching world, September 11 (or 9/11)

Flat economy failing to lift living standards

John Hawkins and Stephen Bartos Australia’s economy expanded by 0.4 percent in the June quarter, with spending growth driven by record sales of imported electric

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