Karen Middleton As Tony Abbott campaigns to reform Liberal preselection in NSW, it has emerged his own branch hired a headhunter to find his replacement.
Caleb Triscari As a resolution to the debate on marriage equality draws closer, activists worry about how to maintain momentum after a win.
Martin McKenzie-Murray The criminal charges brought against George Pell have seen his defenders come to the fore.
Hamish McDonald Michael Ignatieff, head of the Central European University in Budapest, is fighting an attempt to have the George Soros-funded private institution thrown out of Hungary by its authoritarian prime minister, Viktor Orbán.
Mike Seccombe While a new government program claims to boost youth employment prospects, the reality is that a different kind of intergenerational theft is at play.
Hamish McDonald North Korea’s missile tests; Iraq and Syria after Daesh; Obama in Indonesia; Malaysian fraud case.
Richard Ackland Others have had the stomach to carefully ingest the statements of Immigration Minister Peter “Benito” Dutton, so I’m grateful to them for pointing out that the man who will set the university-level English exams for aspiring citizens has a special way with the language of Shakespeare, Shelley and Enid Blyton.
Tony Abbott never understood he was living in a contemporary society; he governed for a world that no longer existed, for a fantasy of the past. His leadership was always illusory. His default has always been treachery. That one man could do so much damage is testament to his corrosive gift for harm.
As an actress on the rise, Angourie Rice is determined to find roles beyond the cookie-cutter teenage girls. Here, she talks about the importance of female representation, working with Kidman and Coppola, and frocking up for The Beguiled.
Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney’s sharp comedy Catastrophe gets to the truth of love and marriage, in all its strain and splendour.
Various A guide to the season's top wines, from the buyers at Cutler & Co, Supernormal, Cumulus Inc, the Builders Arms Hotel and Meatsmith.
Stephanie Van Schilt For more than three decades Healthy Harold has been taking messages of health and safety to children through the Life Education campaign. After a federal funding scare in May, he’s back and bright as ever.
Richard Cooke Mixed martial artist Robert Whittaker on why working out how to beat an opponent is a thrilling adrenalin rush.
Tony AbbottThe former prime minister defends his long-running campaign to undermine Malcolm Turnbull. He must mean difficult in the sense of requiring skill.
Bernard TomicThe Australian tennis player describes losing inspiration while playing at Wimbledon. There is a good chance 10 years seems like a generous window to his sponsors.
Brian MurrayThe spokesman for New Jersey Governor Chris Christie explains why his boss lied about being photographed on one of the beaches he closed for political reasons. He’s not a crook, either; he’s just very petty.
Ed SheeranThe singer explains that a plethora of mean comments has caused him to quit Twitter. There’s no one answer as to why people dislike him, but the song “Shape of You” is as good a place as any to start.
Alan TudgeThe minister for human services plays down news that Medicare cards can be bought illegally online. There’s no indication welfare fraud by the poor is widespread, either, but that doesn’t stop ministers pretending that it is.
David WalshThe MONA founder unveils plans for an enormous luxury hotel and what he calls an “anti-casino”. It’s just like a casino, except it refuses service to locals even before they start drinking.