Chilling effect. A million health workers at risk if they criticise Israel
The Australian regulator of health practitioners has been hijacked by a lobby group agitating on behalf of a foreign country adopting a controversial definition of antisemitism. Andrew Brown reports. Two…
Aussie shares flat as gold falls to fresh 8-month low
The local share market is treading water after the gold price dropped to a fresh eight-month low and traders digested the latest minutes from Australia’s central bank. At noon on…
Fill up now: driver warning before fuel excise slashed
Holidaymakers are being urged to fill up their cars now in order to cash in on cheaper petrol before the fuel excise rises. Victorian Automotive Chamber of Commerce chief Peter…
Asian stocks set for record-breaking quarter
Asian stocks have wobbled towards the end of a sparkling quarter, while a resurgent dollar has pushed the yen to a four-decade low and is headed for a fourth straight…
‘We were lost’: Jewish MP revisits office arson attack
When Josh Burns was awoken in the dead of night and told his workplace had been violently attacked, his first concern was his community. “I felt almost guilty,” the Macnamara…
Inside the Liberal party’s efforts to rebrand | Fiona Katauskas
What do they actually stand for? See more of Fiona Katauskas’s cartoons here Continue reading…
I had fallen out of love with fiction. Now I’m back in its arms – and relishing every minute | Zoe Williams
Novels were starting to seem like a thing of the past for me, until I found a book I couldn’t put down. Is there anything better? I never decided to…
Why did the BBC hire Ashley Cain? Because it has a warped idea of what young men want | Rohan Sathyamoorthy
The forefronting of macho personas like Cain’s is cynical, and misses the reality of my generation’s experiences BBC was aware of concerns over Ashley Cain’s ‘toxic masculinity’ online Recent weeks…
Pauline Hanson will not go away! Is she up or down in the polls? Or both?! | First Dog on the Moon
Now we have to look at her policies instead of merely shuddering and looking away Sign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are published Get all…
Having children makes you smarter? Incredible, but true
Mothers and fathers have healthier, younger-looking brains, according to recent studies. It must be all those years of mental and emotional gymnastics Good news, fellow parents: our children may have…