Good and bad seats in the theatre of life

Sometimes in life, you get a good seat – a good view of things. Other times, you get a ...

Looking past the generation stereotypes

The generation gap between Baby Boomers and Millennials has been a recurrent theme in A...

A university degree is no longer enough

Once upon a time, you could build a good, well-paying career without academic excellenc...

Super fund fossils putting millions at risk

The Australian stock market has been called “a carbon bomb waiting to explode” for its ...

Being pro-worker equals being pro-business

It's clear that our security of work and high living standards depend on the success of...

Bunkers down under

Quiet! Thinking in progress

Yes, libraries are great, but could everyone keep the noise down?

Everyone’s swearing, nobody gives a damn

The question is, have we reached peak blasphemy?

Forget MP soundbites, policies tell real story

Roasting a rogue senator in federal parliament counts for nothing if discriminatory gov...

No clowning: managing the imagination

Imagination can be powerful – for good or ill. When we imagine something, we react almo...

Super funds are not petty cash drawers

We have to ask why it is these people think it is so easy to spend others’ hard-earned ...

How culture adds colour to the big picture

Surely, a person’s cultural heritage adds colour, along with their occupation, religion...

Covenant is what keeps civilisation civilised

Do we really want to live in a civilisation where people can break their written word?

Letter: We have a local paper and it is worth supporting

Lesley Penfold was the managing editor of the Wingham Chronicle 1987-1997

Regions deserve more Science Week love

Science is just as important, and as fun, in the bush as it is in the city.