The University of Sydney is cracking down on students' intellectual freedom. Anthony Albanese, the once proud student protester, is encouraging it.

Isaac Heeney accepted the Bob Skilton Medal with a pre-recorded video message, as the club boss said the players involved in the Pullman Hotel scandal deserve “the presumption of innocence”.

And it's never really about culture or "assimilation", although we continue to pretend otherwise.

Law, done differently

The office of prime minister is not mentioned anywhere in the Australian constitution. Its existence, eligibility and function are governed by convention, not law.

Addressing widespread condemnation, the One Nation leader clarified what she meant by referring to Indigenous Australians as "primitive".

Politicians from across the divide have condemned Pauline Hanson's remarks about Indigenous Australians, labelling them "vile", "divisive" and "derogatory".

Like it or hate it, flag burning is a very old — and perfectly legitimate — way of expressing opposition to the actions of a nation state.

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has defended a plan to allow workers  to divert some of their super to help pay the rent or mortgage.

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To avoid being a passive “taker” of AI, Richard Marles has declared: “We’re with the United States - there’s no question.”

The Donald Trump era has ignited a spate of book bans in libraries and schools across the country. The same corrosive sensitivities can be found in Australia, too.