Rental nightmares: why I won't be a landlord again

Forgive me if I politely scoff at any suggestion I might be stupid enough to be a landlord again. Renting out a property is the great roll of the...

Barry Prismall

7 yesterday

Dreaming, hard work and Tatler Lane

Our neighbours can grow stuff. Some evenings we hear Michael and Debbie tending a communal garden ... until their arrival, a narrow bark stretch...

Danielle Blewett

6 yesterday

A choice of education investment

Last week was another rough week for the Catholic Church but an even tougher week for their victims. And while the Catholic Church is far from the...

Brian Wightman

6 yesterday

If we are not careful, Chalmers' new economic vision will be man-heavy

Treasurer Jim Chalmers is reimagining capitalism and where policy needs to go. His essay extols the virtues of government and business...

Helen Dalley-Fisher

1 yesterday

The federal government is squandering a golden political opportunity

If the Albanese government were looking for some political cover to remove the chokehold of the $254 billion stage three income tax cuts on the...

Ebony Bennett

1 yesterday

Voice is a must - and a complete overhaul of ineffectual processes

Amongst other compelling reasons, the Voice to Parliament is a must because no program will succeed unless it is based on a sound understanding of...

Ian Ring

1 yesterday

Responding to the China threat too late, US has let war risk rise

In the past week, nothing has been more alarming than a leaked memo from a US general who said he expected his country to be at war with China in...

The Examiner

2 previous day

Video games that deserve the Last of Us treatment

HBO's The Last of Us is three episodes in, and enjoying wild critical and commercial success. It's no surprise that the same story that captivated...

Cai Holroyd

3 previous day

We still need to iron out the kinks plaguing international travel

Voice of Real Australia is a regular newsletter from Australian Community Media, which has journalists in every state and territory. Today's is...

Chris Mclennan

2 previous day

Curtains for the big screen and there's no sequel

This is a sample of The Echidna newsletter sent out each weekday morning. To sign up for FREE, go to theechidna.com.au Her hand, gripping mine, was...

Garry Linnell

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The 'Kraken' subvariant sounds scary. But there are clues to where COVID's heading

The XBB.1.5 subvariant, known informally as "Kraken", is the latest in a menagerie of Omicron subvariants to dominate the headlines, following...

James Trauer And Angus Hughes

2 previous day

How does Chalmers' 'values-based capitalism' play in the surburbs?

Jim Chalmers likes to say we need national "conversations" about the economic issues facing the country. Now, just as the new parliamentary year is...

Michelle Grattan

3 previous day

The endemic exploitation of migrant workers in Australia must stop

In the sleepy first weeks of January, policymakers in Canberra have been furiously working on the most significant review of Australia's migration...

Sanmati Verma

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Having a baby was an absolute joy, but it shouldn't have cost a job offer

Few parents could forget the magical days following the birth of their first child. For my partner John and I, the arrival of our daughter Dune in...

Cameo Dalley

3 previous day

A classic case of democracy at work

Good news a little way in so hold tight. Remember the excitement about the teals? Even if you were a rusted-on Labor supporter, the realisation...

Jenna Price

3 previous day

No reds under the bed, just a call for better capitalism

This is a sample of The Echidna newsletter sent out each weekday morning. To sign up for FREE, go to theechidna.com.au He was instantly unlikeable,...