AUSTRALIA’S literacy results are falling behind the rest of the world. And yet there is no shortage of ideological idiocy seeping into schools — including advice for teachers on how to give lessons in safe sexting, writes Rita Panahi.
CLAIMS thousands of voters were unable to cast their vote in Melbourne’s lord mayor by-election in May are being investigated by the local government watchdog as runner-up Jennifer Yang calls for an overhaul of the electoral system.
IN 1853, Englishman Alfred Felton left the bulk of his estate to the creation of The Felton Bequest, which is perhaps, even today, the most important act of generosity by any Australian individual, writes Jeff Kennett.
A NATIONAL inquiry into sexual harassment in Australian workplaces is long overdue. But while it is a meteoric step in the right direction, most experts agree part of the solution is staring us in the face.
SOME pollsters suggest more people would back Labor if someone other than Bill Shorten was leader. But is Anthony Albanese necessarily that someone, asks Shaun Carney.
THERE is a call an for overhaul of Melbourne’s voting system amid fears some electors might not have been able to vote at all.
ANOTHER inner-city live music venue looks set to close with developers wanting to build seven-storey apartments adjoining a 19th century Richmond pub.
LORD Mayor Sally Capp scooped up hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign donations for the recent by-election, the city council has revealed. Here’s how much other candidates received.
A MASSIVE $250 million apartment complex overlooking Princes Park has been thrown out by Moreland councillors — but that’s not the end of it.
MOTORCYCLISTS are pushing back against any move to ban footpath parking in Melbourne’s CBD, saying motorcycle and scooter use should be encouraged to ease inner-city congestion.
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