For the majority of Australia's renters, housing will remain unaffordable, insecure, and out of reach following the 2017-18 federal budget, writes Emma Power from Western Sydney University.

A push towards prescribing generic medications rather than their branded equivalents, as flagged in the budget, may have benefits beyond simple cost savings.

It's no surprise Ahok, once a symbol of Indonesian tolerance and diversity, has been jailed — authorities know the nation's history of ugly protests too well to defy the mob on the street, writes Adam Harvey.

You can tell a lot about a budget by looking at who it punishes. This one basically targets anyone who's ever appeared on A Current Affair accompanied by a low, menacing soundtrack, writes Annabel Crabb.

Scott Morrison has seen the future. It's a future where the Government will drive economic growth, austerity has been replaced by spending and taxpayers will help foot the bill, writes Ian Verrender.