If Australians are to eat healthy, unprocessed meats while making sustainable choices, native animals would be an obvious choice, writes Jillian Garvey from La Trobe University.

The world has laughed heartily at North Korea's moon-faced dynastic leader since his rise to power in late 2011, but Kim Jong-un's most successful long-range missile test is drowning out the mirth and forcing a rapid re-think of his intentions, writes Greg Jennett.

Central banks have signalled that nearly a decade of ultra-loose monetary policy is approaching its end, but the Reserve Bank appears to have missed the memo.

It's not just Paul McCartney's $400 concert tickets. There is an avalanche of re-issues, box sets and extras that are taking fans for an expensive ride.

Before cameras even begin to roll, female characters suffer sexism in how they are described on the pages of screenplays. But what can we do to improve this?

Reporting on the disaster in the self-declared state of Somaliland is heart-breaking and infuriating. In a time of science and plenty, children are needlessly dying of disease and malnutrition, writes Africa correspondent Sally Sara.

Johann Sebastian Bach's The Art of Fugue is a work of high art. But in keeping with the late works of artists such as Shakespeare, Beethoven and Goya, it contains elements of pathos, humour, gravity, exuberance and tragedy.

The label "Aboriginal activist" is often applied to Aboriginal Australians in the public eye, but it's not a very meaningful descriptor, writes Luke Pearson.

Crunch time has come for Australia's elite cricketers after a breakdown in talks to secure a new pay deal left 230 male and female players unemployed as of Saturday morning. So now the governing body has some serious questions to answer, writes Tracey Holmes.

As this year ebbs away, Malcolm Turnbull's hold on the leadership will become more precarious if there is no lift in those relentless Newspolls, writes Michelle Grattan.

No matter how George Pell's case is resolved the fact he is facing charges at all is the biggest crisis of Pope Francis's papacy and will test the Pope on just how true he is to his vow to be "zero tolerance" on a problem that has dogged the church for decades, writes Lisa Millar.

The two sides of Australian cricket's pay dispute are edging towards a cliff with the July 1 deadline looming and no apparent way forward.

Voting has begun for PNG's national elections, but Australians know little about the complications of democracy in our nearest neighbour.

A number of federal Liberals have been working on a plan to legalise same-sex marriage in Parliament instead of having a national vote or plebiscite.

If Australia were just 100 people, what would it look like? New census data gives us an opportunity to find out, and provides some surprising insights into the state of the nation.

So after 18 tortuous days, British Prime Minister Theresa May finally has a Government she can call her own — sort of. Chief foreign correspondent Philip Williams considers what this deal means for the future of Britain.

The Socceroos' performance against South American champion Chile shows Australia needs no longer have an inferiority complex against the world's top teams, and can beat Japan in August to move closer to World Cup qualification.

The AFL may be celebrating its closes finishes this season but does parity mean mediocrity, asks Richard Hinds.

For more than a century, power has devolved to Canberra. That now looks to be reversing, with SA Premier Jay Weatherill's unexpected grenade assault on the major banks last week opening the door for a shift back towards state taxes, writes Ian Verrender.

When Mia Davies responded to the Government's increases to household fees and charges with a renewed call for a mining tax, it may have prompted some to question her political nous, but the WA Nationals leader appears to have a plan.