Smashed avo toast our rightful national dish
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Trump is not just a sore loser, he's a destructive one
The candidate is making sure that as he goes down, he drags the democratic process with him.
As women die, Brandis equivocates
Bad news for decent souls.
Brandis is playing politics with good government
Last week Australia was subjected to the unedifying spectacle of the country's first and second law officers giving opposing evidence before a hostile Senate Committee. The hearing involved its fair share of parliamentary theatrics, but it went far beyond this.
Why scientists should step up to run the country
In federal parliament, only 20 politicians have training in a discipline related to science, technology, engineering, maths or medicine.
Samsung offered a glimpse of the future - until it went up in smoke
Samsung has now ceded valuable territory, from which it may never recover.
Dangers lurk in the march towards a post-modern career
A bushwalker found his body at the bottom of Govett's Leap in the Blue Mountains in early August. It was a solitary death: no living relatives, no partner, no will or suicide note.
The approaching battle for Mosul
The battle to retake Mosul from Islamic State could begin as early as October 19, according to Turkish president Recep Tayeb Erdogan. Could it foreshadow another Aleppo-like humanitarian disaster?
Blocking kids from social media won't solve the problem of cyberbullying
Bullying is among parents’ greatest concerns. And little wonder. It’s the biggest modifiable risk factor for children and adolescents developing mental illnesses. Every few weeks there are reports of children and teens who have taken their lives, allegedly due to bullying and cyberbullying.
Taiwan's China dilemma just got worse
Taiwan's National Day parade this year was all about sending subtle signals to mainland China. The great fear is that Beijing may have no need, or desire, to change its attitude.
Melbourne had it right all along: trams are the answer
The community of Whittlesea wants a tram, and the Andrews government is set to give it to them.
Hanson's new constituency: online gamers
Who speaks for the unfairly fragged? One Nation, apparently.
Racing carnival poses environmental threat
Horse training has become an unexpected threat to a tiny bird.
Mystery spinner Gleeson bamboozled batsmen
Gleeson approached the wicket like a long-striding Groucho Marx, looking for his next cigar.
What if Hillary Clinton groped men?
Imagine if it were Hillary Clinton who had had five children by three husbands, who had said it was fine to refer to her daughter as a "piece of ass," who participated in a radio conversation about oral sex in a hot tub, who rated men based on their body parts, who showed up in Playboy soft porn videos.
In the Herald: October 18, 1921
Letters to the editor
There are few groups on earth that fight back like us
Last week a Labor Party-sized house fell on the same-sex marriage plebiscite and the majority of us in the LGBTQI community – and our supporters – were delighted to see that the wicked thing was finally dead. We sang, we danced, and, most of all, we tweeted. Yes, Australia, #wecanwait.
Financial expert who spared Trump from bankruptcy
Executive quickly moved to change how Trump financed his empire of buildings.
What unhappy workplaces and unhappy marriages have in common
Not all negativity in the workplace is a bad sign. Common sense says employees who describe their workplace in negative terms are the ones that are more likely to leave it, but new research shows this isn’t the case.
Managing expectations and fulfilling promises
You must be clear about what you can deliver.
Asset sales did not destroy the Newman LNP government
As LNP struggles in polls, lessons might not have been learned.
The transport rule you should never break
The only time you should speak in a lift is when it's stuck. I tested this rule on Friday night.
Syria is a morally ambiguous conflict
The tragedy of Allepo
If you think Donald is bad, imagine Trump 2.0
Just when you think it can't get any worse – Trump as candidate – here comes a more troubling prospect: the Trump next time, four years off, who defeats an unpopular President Clinton.
Officer and Duntroon man believed in his men – and when it mattered they believed in him
He had already said what needed to be said and it was now up to his soldiers.
Singer found success in churning out hits for others
Country singer and songwriter John Loudermilk drew on his poverty-stricken childhood in his lyrics.
Tax creativity needed for the ACT
Louis XIV's Minister for Finances, Jean-Baptiste Colbert, can be credited with the best-ever characterisation of an optimal taxation policy.
In the Herald: October 17, 1867
Man fined for speeding
Medicinal cannabis: Don't light up that 'prescription' just yet
Reports about the benefits of medicinal cannabis are growing and Queensland has now joined New South Wales in passing laws approving the drug for use as a medical treatment, but that doesn't mean you can just light up in the Sunshine State and say it's a prescription.
Naive campaign shattered the goal of marriage equality
What if marriage equality is suddenly three years away at best? Two terms? A decade?