It's now the defence’s turn to put its case in the News International phone-hacking trial in London. Rodney Tiffen untangles the testimony to date.

Christopher Pyne’s plan for “independent” public schools bears a family resemblance to the academies and free schools that have undermined British education, writes Francis Beckett.

A new analysis of schools data shows why we mustn’t walk away from the promise of Gonski. I NEVER thought I’d say this, but I’ve become a fan of the My School website. You’ll remember My School: the federal government launched it with great hype in 2010, promising greater school transparency and responsiveness, and it...

Behind the protests in Ukraine lies the Russian president’s long-term vision of a Eurasian Economic Union. John Besemeres traces its recent history and the strains it has created in Russia’s “near abroad”.

There’s a different way of thinking about “news” and how it’s presented on television, writes Scott Bridges.