There is a dystopian stereotype about public housing that is remarkably common, which involves putting the blame put on all those damn high-rise towers.
The ministers comments have damaged public faith in the only pillar of government that stands uncorrupted by our 116 years of constitutional nationhood.
The government needs to wrap up its Gonski package this week or face a difficult winter as internal recriminations build.
If no fire engine can reach up 20 storeys, should we stop building high-rise apartments?
The problem isn't just that Australia's debt has surpassed $500 billion. It's that the Coalition is racking up debt much faster than the last Labor government did, writes shadow finance minister Jim Chalmers.
Laurie Oakes was exactly right to do as he did and expose the cosy pollie-journo relationship inside the Canberra bubble.
Margaret and Barry Court have a recommendation for who should replace Gillian Triggs at the Australian Human Rights Commission. So where will the priorities of this "good Christian" lie?
There's a new entry on the Department of Immigration's long list of bungles: it now has to pay $70 million in compensation to Manus Island detainees.
It's not the constitution but the cash that would be at risk if there was an across-the-board ban on foreign donations.
George Brandis appears to not even have the most basic understanding of encryption even as he talks about wanting to break it.
