Please stop making music biopics. We need a break from this tired genre that is essentially expensive karaoke | Rebecca Shaw
With the release of Michael and not one but four Beatles feature films under way, I am once again calling for a moratorium on these films (with one exception) In…
My partner sleeps at least 10 hours a night. Should I accept this situation won’t change? | Leading questions
There are so many causes here that aren’t up to him, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. Rather than trying to change him, change the goal Read more Leading questions I…
Like many Australians, I was a ‘rent-vestor’. No one should have to do what I did just to secure housing | Neha Madhok
While I owned an apartment, I couldn’t afford to live in it – forced to become a speculative investor just to have a shot at shelter Until recently, I was…
Songwriters on the Run by Robert Forster review – Go-Betweens frontman hits a dud note
There’s little melody or rhythm in Forster’s prose, while the dialogue is plodding and full of exposition Robert Forster, frontman of the Go-Betweens, knows how to write music and how…
Newsroom Edition: Labor broke a promise for bold reform. Does it matter? – podcast
In a big gamble, Labor broke a big promise. In this week’s budget, the government announced changes to capital gains tax and negative gearing. The treasurer, Jim Chalmers, is suggesting…
‘Un-costed nonsense’: coalition economic plan blasted
The coalition has pledged to introduce some of the biggest cuts to migration in Australia’s history and overhaul the nation’s tax system, but is facing accusations its reforms are “un-costed…
Migrants help keep rural Australia alive, farmers say
Skilled migrants do not take Australian jobs, but fill critical labour shortages, enrich cultural diversity and stem the decline of country towns, agricultural groups say. Peak farming bodies have urged…
Chalmers’ Budget in search of more productivity and less rent-seeking
On negative gearing and CGT. Jim Chalmers’ aim is to ease intergenerational inequality while lifting Australia’s woeful productivity. Harry Chemay reports on the Budget. Before I dive into this Budget…
Delta soars to Eurovision stardom in sparkling form
Delta Goodrem has sung for Australia at the second semi-final of Eurovision, playing a sparkly gold piano as she performed her song Eclipse. The singer and former Neighbours star, who…
Shoppers could pay more after Coles misconduct ruling
Customers could end up paying more for longer, according to a consumer expert who says a landmark ruling against Coles will have unintended consequences. The Federal Court found on Thursday…