A royal commission is an extremely costly and slow institutional tool for responding to what is an urgent problem.
Scratch the surface and you’ll find the opposition suggesting voters should punish the government for complying with the High Court’s ruling on immigration detention.
We need to do more – in Australia and across the Tasman – to recognise the invisible victories,and limited disappointments,of our path-breaking female leaders.
Women are making advances in our parliaments – and changing the way they operate – but this is far from finished business.
Scott Morrison has created another political storm for himself and the Liberal Party – and in the process dragged the governor-general into it.
The right to an abortion in Australia is legally protected – but that protection depends on a political system that shows bipartisan support for reproductive rights.
There are ways to recapture a small sense of joy in virtual catch-ups.
Fossil fuels remain too cheap for businesses to quit because they do not carry the full social and environmental cost.
Requiring voters to show identification seems reasonable. We require ID for many things in our society,and this is only increasing in a world of vaccine certificates. But appearances can be deceiving.
The NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption has become the James Comey of Australian politics – announcing an investigation into alleged historical misconduct at the worst possible time,thereby forcing the exit of a powerful female leader the state needs.
Supporting a teenager to learn from home requires the occasional refresher on trigonometry. But helping a kindergarten child learn to read is far more time intensive.