Academics say if discussion of gender fluidity was banned in classrooms, plays such as The Merchant of Venice and films such as Tootsie would be off the agenda.

MPs are all too ready to define the terms of our civic life and impose obligations on society, but when it comes to their conduct, our legislators let themselves off the hook.

Long-time friends of the woman who accused the Attorney-General of raping her in 1988 stand by their belief in the truth of her account.

There are those who buy into the narrative that stranded Australians are to blame for their predicament. This is unfair.

Up to 250,000 workers could lose their jobs when the JobKeeper wage subsidy ends as insolvency data reveals only three companies have used new rules designed to help struggling employers.