Politics Why Peter Dutton ought to stick to his knitting. Peter Dutton hit out at a group of Australian CEOs calling on the government for action on same sex marriage saying they should stick to their knitting.
Ed's Blog Joe Hockey and Malcolm Turnbull: I’m looking at you two for change Last week, with my great-Aunt, I attended a lecture given by a senior research fellow from The University of Sydney, Dr Julia Horne.
Ed's Blog Nick Xenophon: A greater threat to paid parental leave than Scott Morrison? Earlier this week, Independent senator Nick Xenophon and his team effectively stymied the government’s plan to begin reduced paid parental leave payments from 1 January 2017.
Advice What we can all learn from Gillian Triggs’s grace under fire In 2012 Gillian Triggs retired from her position as the Dean of Sydney University Law School to take up a new job as President of the Human Rights Commission.
Ed's Blog The marginalization of middle class men like Tony Abbott & Andrew Bolt A President-elect who is a billionaire, in part due to inheriting a vast estate from his father, cast as the champion of the working class: the anti-establishment.
Ed's Blog Is this the winning compromise on paid parental leave? The government is looking at boosting paid parental leave from 18 to 20 weeks.
Health A letter to the prime minister from a survivor of abuse Dear Prime Minister, While getting ready for work recently, I listened with interest to your address to the White Ribbon Day Breakfast on television.
Appointments Meet Australia’s first female Chief Justice of the High Court Justice Susan Kiefel is to be the next Chief Justice of the High Court, the first woman to occupy the position in Australia.