Editorials
SUNDAY AGE
NSW fires early warning of what may lie ahead
Be aware of the dangers fires present, and leave early if possible.
From woe to go, at Places Victoria
For a government organisation that is meant to be a prime developer of swaths of property, Places Victoria has proved remarkably adept at digging itself a deep hole instead. Its $192 million loss for the year to June, revealed this week, is the aftermath of an emergency restructuring triggered earlier this year when the board came to the correct conclusion that not much was going right. Indeed, Places Victoria was a shemozzle. Its chairman, Ken Fehily, told property developers in December the organisation had developed an unacceptable and unco-operative culture and was bogged down by ''incessant bureaucracy''. ''I openly and unreservedly accept that we weren't doing a great job,'' he said.
The Age
Politicians' integrity needs auditing
Nothing less than integrity should be expected from those who make laws governing how we live.
The Age
Union stench requires a full inquiry
It is time to have a formal judicial inquiry into the web of influence that extended from the HSU to Labor.
The Age
Don't leave the giving just to the wealthy
If your spirits are enlivened by the generosity of others, imagine what you could do in your own way.
The Age
Labor's new duo must listen and lead
The task of rebuilding Labor and regaining confidence cannot be underestimated.
THE AGE
New leader, now hard Labor begins
Labor's leadership hiatus has done a lot of good for a party so wounded in the last election.
Adhering to the principal of greater authority
The state government is set to radically overhaul school discipline.
THE AGE
Commonwealth built on the fair go
Wellbeing of Australians did not happen by accident, but as a result of good government.
The Age
Where do we expect the boats to go?
Oceans separate our nations, but the refugee issue intrinsically links Australia to its neighbours.
The Age
A grand design that needs care and balance
Great cities don't materialise out of the ether but are the result of constant evolution.
Principals caught in teacher-reward trap
As The Age has long argued, teachers in this state deserve to be paid more.
Culture of entitlement exposes rank hypocrisy
Now the Coalition is in government, the skeletons in its cupboard to come out.
The Age
Darebin Council survives, but how?
It is not good enough now to adopt a position of 'nothing to see here, move on'.
THE SUNDAY AGE
The topic: burnout in the classroom. Discuss. Act.
When we fail young teachers, we fail the students, too.
Watchdog trailing, must take the lead
The revelations in this newspaper of claims of widespread corruption in the overseas operations of Leighton Holdings grow more astonishing and depressing by the day. Astonishing not just because of the scope, size and audacity of the alleged bribery and corruption, but because of two fundamental questions they raise: how much was known about it by those at the highest levels of the construction giant, and, more important, when did they know?
The Age
A tentative hail to the biggest cab on the rank
Those who welcomed the Royal Commission into child abuse are entitled to feel vindicated.
THR AGE
Franklin's Swan song out of tune for the AFL
Franklin seems likely to be playing for a top-end team that can afford but not entirely deserve him.
The Age
Jakarta diplomacy spurs an overdue revelation
Relationships between sovereign nations are fostered over generations. The best ones endure despite the respective leaders, not because of them.
The Age
Besides the climate science, we need action
Other countries are doing far more than Australia in implementing policies to cut emissions.
THE AGE
State needs to borrow to sustain growth
Growth is proof of the appeal of Victoria in general, and of its capital city in particular.
SUNDAY AGE
The exploitation of child labour is a cancer
As with other industries, tobacco uses the toil of the vulnerable.
The Age
Diplomacy can be tricky, Mr Abbott
Is the Abbott government genuinely aware of the consequences of what it is proposing?
The Age
The early musings of Minister Pyne
Abbott said the Coalition would generate 'no surprises', but being in government can be tricky.
The Age
When a dollop more can make a big difference
Good governments invest in their communities as much as they do in infrastructure.
The Age
Boats sail in and out of the frame
If only the problems of people smuggling were as easy to resolve as shutting down information.
Al-Shabab's cowardly killings in Kenya
Scores dead, hundreds wounded, thousands traumatised, and a nation in paralysis.
The Age
An intriguing peep inside the papal mind
Get on with your life and live it as well as you can, as fully as you can, and with care.
The Sunday Age
In this season of woe, let us rejoice in the game
The AFL has not had a year like it, yet in this grand final week, may joy find a way.
The Age
Folly to go against science's global tide
Anyone shocked by Abbott's first steps as Prime Minister wasn't listening during the campaign.
