Cabinet should back Rudd for top UN job
Can a Liberal-National Coalition bring itself to nominate a former Labor prime minister?
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Celibacy isn't the cause of sexual abuse
As one of an increasing number of young Catholic men who have decided to become a Catholic priest, I am in a privileged position to debunk some of the myths surrounding celibacy and to quell any fears that celibacy is a grave evil.
How Sydney is making us fat
I'm a big walker. Sadly, since I moved to Sydney five years ago, the decisive word in that sentence has become "big" not walker.
Trump faces resistance from unlikely source
"Just hold your nose." That was the advice I heard a Republican activist give another member of the party who was hesitant to support Donald Trump.
Kick your way in or crawl: getting into cabinet will never be on merit
The factions in both major parties will continue to have dominant roles in choosing ministry and shadow ministry posts, with Labor deals more open to public view.
Message to Pauline: Leave my dad out of it
It is simplistic to link terrorism with all Muslims and it puts Australians at risk.
Which party leader is least likely to survive the year?
The election wasn't exactly a triumph for anyone - so who's going to be blamed the most?
Is Trump a racist? Look at the evidence
I've looked back over more than 40 years of Donald Trump's career to see what the record says.
Extra terrorist detention requires strong safeguards
The Herald reluctantly accepts that indefinite sentencing for the most dangerous convicted terrorists may be needed to protect the community.
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A handy formula to calculate wind chill.
The church's choice: celibacy or school funding
Celibacy breeds a culture of active dishonesty and cover ups focused around illicit sexuality. It renders church leaders uniquely susceptible to blackmail.
Parties ignore talent at their peril
We might hope that merit gets someone into Parliament and onto the front bench, but it doesn't.
Long walk to the altar for same-sex marriage plebiscite
The re-elected Turnbull government is determined to get moving on a same-sex marriage plebiscite. The greatest challenge is to gain Parliament's support to hold the vote.
Trump, Hanson are on voters' wavelength
The political classes and their opinion minions are ignorant of how to connect with a disenfranchised electorate and scared because it would seem Donald Trump, Pauline Hanson aren't.
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Animal crackers
Bill Shorten's faction deal reveals Labor flaws
The stand-off and final compromise to keep Kim Carr on the frontbench with the support of Bill Shorten's Right colleagues shows that Labor's structures are still broken.
Donald Trump isn't America's saviour
"In this this election, there is only one candidate who will uphold the constitution," Newt Gingrich argues. Well, maybe not.
The hipster jam jar glass is no jar at all
It's a fine line indeed between hipster cool and just drinking out of the nearest empty container.
Forget plebiscite and let's quickly resolve marriage equality debate
Campaigners feel frustration as whatever happens final decision will still rest with those in parliament, writes Rodney Croome
Time we all learnt age-old lesson of leaving nothing behind
Iceland wasn't meant to defeat England recently in the European soccer finals. After all, their coach only devotes part of his time to coaching. He otherwise practices as a dentist. And Wales wasn't meant to beat Belgium either. Their Its players and coach earn about 10 per cent of what their colleagues earn over at the defeated English team.
Put aside politics to tackle the problem of illicit drugs
NSW MPs from across the political spectrum who have banded together to organise next month's Harm Minimisation Summit are to be congratulated.
Highlights
I'm having the craziest dream and I can't wake up
I had a dream. There was an election but it was incredibly long. And cold.
Sydney's most over-rated destinations
Welcome aboard everyone, and thanks for joining us on today's Big Bus Tour of Sydney's Most Over-Hyped and Over-Rated.
I'm sorry about Sonia Kruger's stupid comments
As a Leader of the Caucasian Australian Community, I would like to condemn in the most unambiguous terms the inflammatory and ill-informed statements of some of the people which I so officially represent.
We need a revolution in renters' rights
It's time to stop viewing renters as second-class citizens. First up, the term "landlord" needs to get it in the neck.
Why I decided to rent my suburban dream
We need a property market that facilitates people to move to housing that best suits them. That's why I'm up to my 20th home.
Turnbull's potentially deadly moment
To say the knives have come out for him would be wrong. Some never put them away in the first place
How Turnbull was set up for his downfall
All the pictures of Malcolm Turnbull looking glum since Saturday night tell us a story we already instinctively knew: he fears he has miscalculated again.
Does Australia even need a government?
Look around in Australia on the first business day after the country was supposedly rendered "ungovernable" by Saturday's election. On Monday the share market was up and so was the Australian dollar.
Why we won't see marriage equality for ages
The election's big winners are those few who can't abide the gays being wed.