As Lisa Sthalekar begins her "second career" in the commentary box, Ben Pobjie reflects on how the cricketing legend has helped make it easier for a new generation of women players to shine.

Although the Prime Minister is urging the Government to "move on" from 18C, it has become the chief rallying point for Liberals demanding a restatement of core principle against the "PC brigade" and passing the latest bill may not be the end of the issue.

Australia’s housing obsession continues, and it's difficult to assess the future path of interest rates, writes UNSW economics professor Richard Holden.

There is usually a historical reason why schools teach certain languages. But as new economies emerge, such languages may no longer be the best ones to learn.

Former WA Nationals leader Brendon Grylls departs politics beaten but unbowed after a war of attrition with the mining industry sparked by a potential miscalculation, writes Andrew O'Connor.