Mike McColl Jones began writing comedy in the early 1960s, and for the next 40 years worked continuously at the epicentre of the Australian entertainment industry through the golden age of television.
Given its remit and membership, the inquiry is unlikely to break new ground – and has met fierce opposition even before starting its work.
Cancelling the 2026 Commonwealth Games will be costly, but, in doing so, Victoria’s premier Daniel Andrews has called out the excesses of the sport mega-event industry.
The opening rounds of the AFL season have shown that, 30 years after Nicky Winmar’s defiant stance against racism, not much has changed.
If the 2018 election, which produced the so-called “Danslide”, was a disaster for the Liberals, this election amounts to a catastrophe.
Love him or hate him – and there are plenty in each camp – Daniel Andrews has become one of the most significant state premiers in modern history. This month, he may win yet another term.
Governor Philip Lowe says it’s “not unreasonable” to expect the cash rate to climb to 2.5%. That’s an extra $600 to service a $500,000 mortgage.
Australia’s climate policy can learn much from our experience of COVID-19, as it’s a case study in the importance of swift collective action during a global crisis.
To address climate change, we need to apply the same urgent large-scale response we have to COVID-19, and the key to achieving that is to listen more closely to the fury of youth.
Does it matter that NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has stopped having daily media briefings?
The next months are going to remain difficult. But I’m still hopeful about the future. There will come a point when enough people are vaccinated that case numbers begin to decrease.
Recent incidents involving female athletes underscore a long history of sexualisation and policing of women’s bodies and behaviours, but things are changing, albeit slowly.
How do we measure if people are following the health orders, and whether they’re having any effect?
We need to fix our COVID-19 and vaccine rollout interpreting services – and translated information – so vulnerable pockets of our diverse population aren’t forgotten.
The decision to enact a lockdown is understandable, if disappointing, to Victorians, given the increasing COVID cases, contacts, and the virus’ “variant of concern”.
A new research paper examines how First Nations players worked with each other, and with AFL leadership, to fight racial vilification on and off the field.
There are several past examples of federal cabinet ministers resigning or being sacked over unproven claims that they deny.
The Collingwood Football Club racism report, and the club’s response to it, is a wake-up call for all of us to reflect more broadly on how we respond to racism.
When he volunteered to become one of the public faces of Victoria’s COVID-19 health response, Professor Allen Cheng’s life changed course dramatically – and accelerated.
Universities are upping the ante on the climate change message ahead of the G20 summit.
As schools prepare to reopen, bringing back the youngest and oldest students first, using the same logic as the term two return needs to be re-evaluated.
Many parents are unsure how to discuss the pandemic with their children, but there are ways to tackle the tricky questions.
Absent other voices, public health emergency response measures risk being overly prescriptive and unnecessarily wide-reaching.
The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the vital role political journalists play in holding those in power to account.
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