China has been working hard to refashion its image beyond economic might and military threat but its "soft power" offensive is stalling amid perceptions it is trying to stifle free speech in the West, writes China correspondent Matthew Carney.

If the goal of the terrorists was to force all Brits to permanently change their way of life, then they've failed — they've barely changed it for 24 hours, writes James Glenday.

We shouldn't be surprised that Rebel Wilson's family are embracing their apparent boganism, writes Ben Pobjie. Where once bogan was a vicious slur, nowadays it's a point of pride.

In the wake of the Manchester attack targeting young girls, many Muslims speak out against Western liberal feminists who deliberately ignore or downplay the threat of Islamic misogyny. Emma-Kate Symons writes.

Now Donald Trump has opted out of the Paris Agreement, it doesn't necessarily follow that the brakes are coming off US carbon emissions, writes Greg Jennett.