Australia would have experienced a considerable worker shortage during the mining boom had it not been for foreign workers on 457 visas, writes Andrew Probyn.

The daily dose of drama surrounding contract negotiations has transformed the NRL into a soap opera as the Wests Tigers face the prospect of losing three players from their big four.

France is at the business end of one of the most dramatic and divisive presidential elections in its modern history and today's shooting is one more unpredictable element in an already unpredictable campaign.

If we want renting to become a truly viable, long-term alternative to home ownership, greater rental affordability and security is needed, writes research fellow Emma Power.

Is Malcolm Turnbull's tough stance on Australian citizenship a defining moment in his leadership? Political editor Chris Uhlmann explains.