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Time to look beyond Bali
Why Indonesia really matters.
The Republicans' racist demons to blame for Trump
The Republican Party's years enmeshed in racial politics has left it morally weakened to the point where it could not resist a takeover by Donald Trump.
'Off his chops' cop stop could have been less funny
Most of us have been off our chops at one time or another.
How the Party for Freedom may have planned Operation Pretty Dress Up
A secret, totally legitimate recording of the geniuses planning to interrupt an Anglican church service in the name of fighting Islam, or something.
Born in 2016? Expect to be hacked by the age of 30.
There's no magic technical solution that will forever beat cybercrime or hacking. Computers and the systems they form are simply too complex to make foolproof..
Live sport best left to television
We are living in the streaming era. From catch-up services like iView to all-you-can-eat buffets like Netflix and Stan (co-owned by Fairfax Media), we're becoming used to watching  what we want, when we want, over the internet.
Getting the dope on 'medical marijuana'
Australians have a lot of experience with marijuana, medicinal and recreational.
What VIP close protection staff think of their employers
Up close and personal with the world's most powerful not always what you might think.
The collapse of values and the census
How did the ABS manage to get the census so wrong?
Rod Bower's refugee advocacy worth defending
"Mock Muslim" Australian nationalists the losers in church stunt at Gosford.
Don't feel too sorry for our angry white men
So Senator David Leyonhjelm is hauling Fairfax before the Human Rights Commission under section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act because Mark Kenny in an opinion piece offended him by calling him an "angry white male".
Ways to help the dying: what can you do
It's hard to ask for help when you're dying. Ruth Terracini wrote this letter just months before she died to let people know how they could support people in their final days.
Australian culture and the national broadcaster are in danger of turning 50 shades of bland
The ABC's discovery of alarming abuses at Don Dale reminds us how invaluable it is. It's news and current affairs is par excellence and provides a brilliant service to our entire nation, but will this endure?
Political slurs against Four Corners misleading and misguided
The Four Corners program was not about one political party or another: it was about the shameful deterioration of the territory's juvenile justice system as a whole.
In the Herald: August 16, 1920
Australians head march
What the hell is Happy Days?
I may as well have been talking about a character on 1950s radio serial Blue Hills for all the sense I was making.
Olympians highlight clash of identities
Beach volleyball contest prompts further thinking on women's roles around the world.
Just a game? Tell that to our Olympians
I couldn't help wonder, is this really how the game should end?
Kids roaming Perth streets are proof of pathetic parenting
Anyone who does not know where their 10-year-old child is on any night of the week, especially in Perth, is not fit to be a parent.
Michael Phelps released back into the ocean
SATIRE Saying he was 'ready to go home', a group of trainers today released Michael Phelps back into the wild today after more than 15 years in captivity.
We should cut politicians' pay if they don't keep a AAA credit rating
There's a simple way to get Parliament to focus on reducing the deficit - tie it to their pay.
In the Herald: August 15, 1846
Governor's visit
More men need to be recruited to female-dominated industries
We recognise the need to attract more women into skilled, technical roles, but we are not doing anything to encourage men into female-dominated industries and jobs.
Abbott is wrong: Australia isn't the best country
There is no better country in which to live than Australia. Tony Abbott, our failed former leader, said so in a speech on Friday and declared it to be self-evident.
Wondering whether to end a relationship? Toss a coin, seriously
What's the best thing to do when you are faced with one of those gut-wrenching decisions like whether to quit your job or have a baby or end a relationship?