Opinions & Analysis

Regional media get COVID lifeline but ABC, SBS remain in peril
The federal government has announced a package to help regional media through the coronavirus crisis. But our national broadcasters have…

Why Gladys needs to channel her inner Jacinda, as Arts Minister
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian recently took over the portfolio of Arts Minister with the resignation of Don Harwin, but does…

Screen Australia/ACMA options document sets up battle over TV changes
Bushwhacked by the virus, caught up in the fight about commercial TV quotas, the government releases the Options Paper about…

Survival and Creativity: A Paramedic's Perspective
Working on the COVID-19 frontline as a first responder, the director of 'Jirga' offers hope to other storytellers facing their…

Poll Results: Top priorities for government funding
We asked readers what their top priorities were to funding our way through COVID-19 and beyond. Here are the results.

Your internet getting the stutters? Here is why
Yes the net is under pressure but it is holding out, according to Monash scientists.

'Wild Butterfly' shows the human cost of treating addiction as clickbait
Who deserves medical care? A young mum? An addict? A person who took drugs after a liver transplant? Nicole Lee…

Seven spits dummy on children's TV, may be for sale
While Seven tries polite menace with Feds, it may itself turn out to be sold to the highest bidder.

Fan of sci-fi? Psychologists have you in their sights
Led by writers, Sci-fi proposals are flooding into the sector. Are we reaching for the stars or squelching in drivel?

Crazed comparison reveals Australian identity
Which two Australian-influenced characters are both anchoring a sequel in the cinemas right now?