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Woman, 62, has a baby and everyone else has an opinion
On the face of it, and in theory, 62 might be a touch too old to give birth to a child; for that reason the questions being raised by the case of a Tasmanian woman and her 78-year-old partner is understandable.
NAPLAN results won't improve overnight
NAPLAN is slowly becoming just one of the things that learners do during their school careers – like the annual athletics carnival, a part of the fabric of school life.
The Baird government's housing failure that gets worse by the day
The biggest failure of this state government over the past 5½ years has been its refusal to implement any sort of meaningful policy on affordable housing.
The banks rip us off with impunity
Given how far Australian and international rates have been falling, mortgage rates ought to be an awful lot lower than they are.
Why an equal workplace can support anyone's ambition
Just as one woman in Britain steps up to the top job of prime minister, the rest of us have been firmly put back in our place with the revelation that females apparently have a "circular" approach to ambition and actively avoid high promotion. According to Kevin Roberts, chairman of advertising agency Saatchi and Saatchi, the lack of women in leadership roles is not "a problem" and though only 11.5 per cent of creative directors in his industry are female, the debate over gender equality in the boardrooms he knows is "over".
Unravelling Trump's 'bromance' with Putin's Russia
Conspiracy theories need a theory, and if there's one thing that's been missing for decades from Trumplandia, it's a theory.
Greens struggling to cross Melbourne's hipster-proof fence
The Melbourne electorate of Batman was so heavily festooned with Greens advertising during the recent election campaign you had to wonder if it wasn't counter-productive.
Jason Bourne is back, but does he still reflect our anxieties?
Washington Post
Obeid stress test more than a blow to hip pocket
As the Obeid family return to courtroom, again, I am reminded of so many memorable moments in my role as a "regular in the public gallery" at the Independent Commission Against Corruption during 2013, 2014 and 2015. ("Sea of wigs, 'huge expense' as Obeids take on ICAC", August 3.) Forget the extraordinary cast of forgetful politicians, dodgy developers, boorish barristers, comic counsel and a very caustic Commissioner. The real drama was being played out in the public gallery.
Our Olympic team is a terrible waste of money
Each gold medal in London cost Australian taxpayers $37 million. In the hope of lifting its gold-medal count, Australia is spending even more for Rio. It does this in spite of deep government cuts to education and health.
Criticisms of Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull are overdone
Australians risk running from one side of the boat to another at the moment in our search for an acceptable leader.
Heads up motorists, there's a new cyclist in town
I recently decided to take the plunge and start cycling to work because I have set some ambitious savings goals and discovered I could save $100 a month bus fare by cycling the 10 kilometres.
Donald Trump begins contemplating the unthinkable: He might lose
Is it possible that Donald Trump has begun to contemplate his own political mortality?
How Pokemon Go will make money from you
You might be looking for Pokemon, but Pokemon Go is also watching you.
In the Herald: August 4, 1834
New Theatre
Minister, department fail as children continue to die
His eyes stare out innocent and sparkling in photos, but Mason Lee is dead.
Rebecca Judd's cringeworthy moment shouldn't have happened
Judd risked her reputation by standing up for herself - but women around the country should be glad she did.
The rise and rise of drones can't be stopped
How’s the serenity? Not much good when two unmanned aircraft systems carrying what look like cameras are hovering above you.
How leaders can learn from our 'subversive' students
Students are taught to lead by example in schools not to mimic the "tearing people down" antics of world leaders.
How we're fixing what went wrong at St Vincent's
The past six months have been some of the most testing in St Vincent's Hospital's 160-year history.
The difference between Australia and China
Sorry if I sound wide-eyed, but I was mightily impressed when I visited China as a guest of the Australia-China Relations Institute. Those guys are going places.
Forbes Carlile: Australia's oldest Olympian dies at 95
At times I hated my swim coach Forbes Carlile. Like generations of Sydney swimmers he and his wife Ursula taught me to swim in the backyard of their Ryde home.
What's ahead for Obama after the convention?
The political conventions are over and the presidential candidates have been selected, now what promises to be a nasty general campaign in the US can begin.
ACT has the second-highest rate of homelessness in the country
According to the 2011 census figures, the ACT has the second-highest rate of homelessness after the Northern Territory, with 1785 people counted as homeless.
RIP, VCR. You might be a footnote, but we owe you all the same
We mark the passing of the VCR because today's TV on demand - anywhere, anytime, on any device - traces its roots to the VCR revolution.