Dr Michael Johnston, Bali Hague: Govt fiscal constraints are the elephant in the pay equity room

The way the government went about rolling back 33 pay equity claims lodged under the last government’s Pay Equity legislation was clumsy at best. The changes were made under urgency and applied retrospectively. It was not a good look.

Predictable howls of rage and furious accusations ensued. Critics say the government is stealing money from already-exploited women and further stoking the gender pay gap.

Boy's underachievement at school is a problem for everyone

As we digest the results of the election and contemplate the future, it is an opportune time to shine a light on an educational and social timebomb that was completely ignored during the campaign.

Young men, many of them barely literate, fill our prisons and dominate our suicide statistics. At the same time, in our schools and communities, there is growing evidence that increasing numbers of boys and young men are turning to misogynist influencers such as Andrew Tate.