People Power, Chapter 4: We are not bystanders. Here's what we've been told not to talk about, what our silence is costing us, and how to find your voice and change the system.

Pauline Hanson named Australia's most trusted politician as separate studies find disillusionment with government.

Teaching unions have hit back at the opposition's depictions of what is being taught in schools and criticism of the Respectful Relationships curriculum. Meanwhile, trusts are back in the news.

On the old tradition of blaming women for every thing.

Prolific author campaigned against domestic violence, female genital mutilation, pornography and the Vietnam and Gulf wars

Lesbia Harford knew she would die young but became a revolutionary all the same. Her writing captured the dizzying confusion of a violent time.

Consent advocate Chanel Contos wants Australians to be able to opt out of algorithm-driven content.

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It didn’t take the titanic corruption and clown-car incompetence around Trump to tell young people that death-throes capitalism is a...

Even its admirers get The Rise of the Meritocracy wrong

That imagery of the Himalayan tsunami smashing into the multi-story building in Nepal was horrifying, but then murder always is, isn’t it?

I must admit something that will surprise those who know me. When the news of Dolly Parton's death broke across every bulletin yesterday afternoon, I found myself, quite unexpectedly, in tears. I do n...

Troubles are mounting for Meta as a court case exposes its role in a mental health crisis.

A newsletter for big-picture thinking about autocracy and threats to democracy around the world

Telco board cuts senior executive bonuses by total $1.3m after tech fail that affected millions

The Age Gave Him Five Thousand Words, and Space for Winnie the Pooh and Blue Socks. The Record Deserved a Few Hundred More. Colour Is Not Character, and Charisma Is Not Accountability.

When propaganda stops working, drone warfare, and the secret to Ukraine's resilience and ingenuity

The freewheeling days when NSW Catholic schools did not have to account for how they spent taxpayers funds must end.

A practical guide for Australia’s brave elite battlers.

A review of Contaminated Country by Jessica Urwin

A field guide to the multi-pronged attack

The bomb tested on WA’s Montebello Islands was at least four times as big as the Hiroshima blast. Yet key facts about this test remain shrouded in secrecy.

The peak body for pharmacy owners outspends the Minerals Council of Australia on political donations. It has amassed significant power over the industry, and policy, with little transparency for practitioners or customers.

Common ground was never about sameness. It's about noticing which floor is actually cracking, and which one never was. Part Nine: One Nation Is The Wrong Answer To The Right Question.