There’s a good reason why first-term governments are re-elected – but Labor’s victory last month may not fit the mould.
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Early surgeries can cause lifelong harm, including impaired sexual function and sensation, shame, and a need for ongoing interventions or treatment.
Our interviews with ex-automotive workers reveal how economic change interrupts lives, casting people into new worlds of precarious work and long, indefinite journeys in search of security.
The Fair Work Commission has announced a rise in the minimum wage of 5.2% or $40 a week, taking it to $812.60 a week or $21.38 an hour
When it comes to climate change, Australians want their news reported a little differently.
One of the national broadcaster’s most urgent challenges will be ensuing its journalists feel management has their backs.
When it comes to men’s health strategies, New Zealand has fallen behind countries like Mongolia, Iran and Malaysia. In Men’s Health Week it’s time to ask: what is the plan to save men’s lives?
Word from The Hill: Bowen says “bumpy” time ahead on power, but you can keep the heater on
Michelle Grattan discusses politics with politics + society editor, Amanda Dunn
Senate numbers are close to being finalised in other states, too.
History shows that opposition leaders elected after an election job struggle to hang onto their jobs. Will this time be different?
A survey of former Australian state MPs found 31% experienced serious mental health challenges after leaving parliament.
Survivors of violence, and those working to support survivors, want to see programs that focus on getting the first response right, every time.
It’s early days for Littleproud’s leadership, but the policy issues the party faces – energy and live sheep exports, for example – are perennial.
Michelle Grattan discusses the political week that was with Emma La Rouche from the University of Canberra’s Media and Communications team
Recent technological advancements mean fictitious children can now be almost indistinguishable from real children in child sexual abuse material.
An Indigenous Voice to parliament and government does not require a constitutional enshrinement or referendum to be enacted immediately. So why is the Australian government asking for a referendum?
Usually the speeches of treasury secretaries are relatively bland, echoes of their political masters. But an address this week from Steven Kennedy was something quite different.
The national broadcaster has a special role in preserving audio and visual materials, not least to underpin its own reportuing
While none of the major polls were entirely accurate, Resolve was closest to the mark; meanwhile, seat polls continue to be highly inaccurate.
One of the biggest barriers to gender equality the Liberals face is an entrenched belief the economic market is gender-blind and can be relied on to improve equality.
State and federal energy ministers have agreed to give the regulator more powers but say it won’t solve all the problems.
In general, most people drive more safely when it rains. However, some underestimate the danger, which can increase risk.
A project to identify rugby’s technical terms aims to make the international game easier to play, ref and watch for everyone, regardless of their native tongue.
The cost of the Australian biometric passport and the rigour involved in obtaining one can be traced to our participation in an international passport system that evolved over the last century.
Michelle Grattan discusses politics with politics + society editor, Amanda Dunn