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Friday essay: exhilaration and fear – Dennis Altman on the global gay rights divide
The Conversation· 2 days agoEarlier this year I visited Italy to mark the re-translation of my first book, Homosexual: Oppression and Liberation (published in 1972). An attempt to explain the emergence of gay liberation ...
Toll roads charge too much yet we don’t have enough of them. To fix both things, NSW should buy...
The Conversation· 2 days agoProperly designed tolls that vary with distance, location and time of day can make those costs apparent and get drivers to drive in ways that minimise congestion.
Grattan on Friday: Labor’s Fatima Payman defects to crossbench as government worries about Muslim...
The Conversation· 2 days agoSenator Fatima Payman, who announced on Thursday she was quitting her party, has now officially joined that well-known club of “Labor rats” – those who have been thrown overboard or jumped ship ...
Why YIMBYs, NIMBYs, BIMBYs and YIGBYs all matter for democracy and our future cities
The Conversation· 2 days agoThe right of everyone to have a say on development is at the heart of modern urban planning. Battlelines are being drawn between so-called NIMBYs – people who say “Not In My Backyard” – and ...
Remains of missing Australian child found after suspected crocodile attack
StreetInsider· 2 days agoAustralian police said on Thursday it had located the remains believed to be that of a missing 12-year-old child reportedly attacked by a crocodile in the country's north.
Whooping cough cases surge in News South Wales and Queensland
9news· 2 days agoNew South Wales had recorded 5372 cases as of June 30, while Queensland had recorded 4951. In comparison, as of June 30 last year, Queensland had recorded 68 cases year-to-date. Whooping cough ...
Wright to lead the Wallabies against Wales after Schmidt overhauls Australia's squad
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada Sports· 2 days agoLiam Wright will lead the Wallabies against Wales on Saturday after Joe Schmidt completely...
Four pro Palestine protesters arrested for scaling roof of Australia's parliament
Reuters via Yahoo Canada News· 2 days agoCANBERRA (Reuters) -Four pro Palestine protesters were arrested for climbing the roof of Australia's...
Renter relief finally hits with more cooling in sight
Business News· 2 days agoClouds are finally starting to part for Australian tenants, with rents in most major cities either falling, stalling or growing at a slower pace. Low vacancy rates have pushed ...
Aaron Wainwright to mark 50th cap for Wales against Australia in Sydney
PA Media: Sport via Yahoo Canada Sports· 2 days agoThe milestone comes six years after the number eight made his international debut as a replacement...