Opinion

National Comment

Living with the risk of fire should mean living responsibly

Posted: 18 Aug 09 | IN THE wake of disaster, blame is the easiest thing to spread. The Bushfires Royal Commission mostly avoided that temptation, however, in the interim report it released. |

Comments (6)

The pull of the track continues to inspire

Posted: 13 Aug 09 | There are few bigger challenges than the Track, but its pull is irresistable. |

Comments (2)

Save energy to help industry

Posted: 12 Aug 09 | The more economics I've learnt the more I've come to embrace my old school motto. A modern interpretation might be ''with belt and braces'' or ''use every weapon at your disposal, leave nothing to chance''. |

Comments (8)

One step forward, two back, in fight for reproductive rights

Posted: 11 Aug 09 | Opinion: Bligh must act in fight for abortion rights RU486 pill is available, but in Queensland a 19yo girl faces abortion charges. |

Comments (6)

Strong African communities will defeat terror recruiters

Posted: 05 Aug 09 | The media also have a responsibility to treat these events with care. |

Comments (5)

The wheels fell off, but Turnbull’s still gunning the ute

Posted: 05 Aug 09 | Malcolm Turnbull is a creature of contradictions. Charming and persuasive, yet aggressive sometimes to the point of brutality. Disarmingly frank at times, and given to silly fibs at others. |

Comments (3)

Radio shock waves focus attention on privacy

Posted: 31 Jul 09 | Kyle Sandilands is not a man famous for knowing when enough is enough. The 2Day FM radio host raffled tickets to his own wedding and outed a young gay member of his staff on live radio. |

Comments (6)

Sports shearers beaten to the blow

Posted: 30 Jul 09 | Baton twirling's been recognised as a sport but in a move that seems positively un-Australian, the physically gruelling activity that is shearing, has been snubbed. |

Comments (3)

Battlelines drawn early for Mr People Skills

Posted: 29 Jul 09 | Annabel Crabb on Tony Abbott and his "celibacy adviser". |

Comments (1)

A buck that has a lot of ground to cover

Posted: 28 Jul 09 | When this whole thing began – with Kevin07 two years ago, as a weary nation eyed its ageing prime minister and toyed with the idea of turfing him in favour of the nerdy young challenger – there wasn’t much doubt about where the buck belonged. The buck’s still going to stop with Kevin. Just not yet. |

Comments (1)

Soft power: Jackson and a new anthem for American politics

Posted: 30 Jun 09 | Together with the worldwide outpouring of grief ranging from mass dance tributes in a Philippines prison to an Eiffel Tower moonwalk, the death of Michael Jackson has brought an extraordinary collection of tributes from world political figures. |

Comments (8)

Sets appeal: tennis and physical appearance

Posted: 30 Jun 09 | Beauty aces talent: A spokesman from the All England Club, Johnny Perkins, acknowledged "box office appeal" was one of 28 points considered when courts were allocated. What do you think about the decision to take into account a female player's looks in a tennis game? |

Comments (8)

Michael Jackson tribute pages

Posted: 26 Jun 09 | There are reports today that pop star Michael Jackson has died after a heart attack at home in LA. Were you a fan? Post your thoughts here. |

Comments (81)

Trap for novices: beware of geeks bearing gifts

Posted: 23 Jun 09 | MALCOLM TURNBULL would be glad Peter Costello announced his resignation last week because had he not, tongues would be flapping again about the leadership. |

Comments (6)

What will we do now that he's no longer not there for us?

Posted: 16 Jun 09 | A decade's worth of "Will he? Won't he? Wouldn't you like to know?" - all crumbled away to nothing, with the publication of a small statement on the Peter Costello website. |

Comments (12)

Brutal truth about attacks

Posted: 10 Jun 09 | ANOTHER bashing of an Indian student, another angry demonstration by fed-up Indian residents, another brick in the wall of the misconception that Indians in this country have become the frequent victims of violent white racism. |

Comments (36)

Pandemic pandemonium: pass the paracetamol

Posted: 05 Jun 09 | Last Monday I collected the child from school. "I think I've got swine flu," was her only utterance which I, ever the devoted mother, ignored. |

Comments (12)

Opposition reclaims question time's utility

Posted: 05 Jun 09 | When Turnbull began asking questions about the Prime Minister's supposed advocacy for an Ipswich car dealer who for several years has provided Kevin Rudd with a ute, a new mood of intrigue enveloped question time. |

Comments (5)

10 million ways to say thank you

Posted: 26 May 09 | This is why I always like to keep an extra passport, in a false name, close at hand. You just never know when some dopey 'chuck frum nuzullund' is going to drop a lazy 'tun mullion' into your account and it pays to be prepared. |

Comments (9)

Sol Trujillo on Australia and racism

Posted: 26 May 09 | Controversial former Telstra chief Sol Trujillo has taken a swipe at Australia, describing the nation he called home for four years as racist, backward and like "stepping back in time". Asked in a BBC interview whether there was racism in Australia, Mr Trujillo said: "I think it was evident in a lot of ways with me personally but more importantly with others." What do you think of Sol's comments? |

Comments (68)

< previous | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | next >

Here is the place for you to vent on any national or world news and lifestyle stories on the YourGuide websites. If there is anything you see or hear that you like or don't like, tell us. Don't keep it to yourself!