The day's burning issues as seen through the eyes of The Sydney Morning Herald's editorial cartoonist.
Barry O'Sullivan to take Barnaby Joyce's place in the Senate
An emotional week has ended on a high note for former Liberal National Party state treasurer Barry O’Sullivan, who is set to take outgoing Barnaby Joyce’s seat in the Senate.
Mother, model was much more than 'Olivia's older sister'
Olivia Newton-John's sister Rona - mother of singer Tottie Goldsmith and first wife of Melbourne nightclub king Brian Goldmsith - has died in the US.
The good wife who paid a high price
Hazel Hawke's life of courage came at a huge cost.
Army takes to the streets to battle poverty
More than 100,000 volunteers will spend this weekend knocking on doors to help the Salvation Army address Australia's rising rate of poverty.
Doubling of indigenous in prisons alarms leaders
Aboriginal leaders have warned of a crisis in the justice system with an explosion in the black prison population, a spike in the number of juveniles being detained and continuing high numbers of deaths in custody.
Gaming the politics of TV sports bet reform
An unmistakable message for government is now emerging: Stop this now.
Joyce seeks bail as wife pleads for accuser to set record straight
Condemned to a ''life sentence'', in the words of his wife, Matt Joyce will plead with Dubai authorities to extend his bail while he appeals against a 10-year jail term and $25 million fine for property fraud.
Artists flag fresh symbols of a nation's hope and ideals
Asking a country to change its flag is like asking a country to change its name - so bonded is a nation to its flag, it's rarely changed except in circumstances of upheaval, says the editor of the literary journal Meanjin, Zora Sanders. Which is why, Sanders suggests, finding a replacement for the present flag has been such a protracted ordeal.
Discredited vaccination claims injected into GP training
General practitioners are receiving government-mandated training by doctors who claim vaccines are linked to autism and temper tantrums can be treated by delaying immunisation.