Analysis & Opinion

Iran's notorious security enforcement machine — led by the Revolutionary Guard — will be on high alert across the country following the deaths of President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian.

Considering the rise in mental health crises in young women, a new approach is desperately needed.

Corporate whistleblower Tony Watson says a small tweak to current whistleblower protection laws would significantly reduce his risk. Seven months on, nothing has changed.

Buried in the federal budget papers is a figure that saves the bottom line almost half a billion dollars, but instead of being a happy story it reflects a demographic freight train coming for our country.

Australia's rental vacancy rate hit a record low recently. But what is the vacancy rate actually signifying? And could an unoccupied home tax help to solve our housing crisis?

Broader adoption of keeping cats safe at home would have large benefits for cat welfare, human health, local wildlife and even the economy. So, should cat owners be required to keep their pets contained to their property?

Fewer than two out of five voters under 40 voted for Labor at the last election. What does this year's budget say about the party's chances of hanging on to this vital demographic?

Libraries and librarians are common targets for attacks because they are easy for the public to access and because they represent learning, ideas, imagination, equality, choice and barrier-free access to information for all.

I've just finished several months spending time with some of Australia's most prolific and distinctive creatives, and I reckon we can all use a few of the lessons they've shared, no matter what our lives look like.

If budgets are the government's attempt to chart the course for the next few years, what can this one teach us about how climate change is leaving its mark, and how the government is looking to tackle it?