Nick Feik

When trying to account for Rupert Murdoch’s influence over the past six decades, one of the difficulties is imagining a world without it. As Richard Cooke points out in the July issue of The Monthly, modern life sans Murdoch is almost inconceivable, …

The best prospect for workplace reform is a change of government

It’s her way or the highway for Burston

The minister fronts the media after being subpoenaed

Bob Carr and questions about Chinese influence

The Turnbull government refuses to acknowledge Indigenous voices

“The writer, like the murderer, needs a motive,” Janet Malcolm once wrote. For good reason, a savvy writer is wary of being written about. Knowing what’s involved, why should she submit herself to the motives – and the savage scrutiny – of …

Morrison will predict great things for the economy and spend accordingly

In Australia, according to the latest census figures, the average woman does 14 hours of housework and family organisation per week; the average man does fewer than five. Women do three quarters of the child care, and 70 per cent of caring for elderly …