The Attorney-General is wrong on the substantive issue of independence of solicitor-general Justin Gleeson and bears significant blame for his resignation.

The Treasurer's blinkered approach when it comes to tax breaks makes for bad and costly policy.

There are limits to the value of being a high-profile friend of Beijing's.

Financial abuse is a way of controlling victims, robbing them of the self-esteem and the funds they need to escape abusive relationships.

Few people buy the former leader's claims he is not interested in a comeback.

The focus will be less on the standard of play this summer than on the behaviour of players and the future of Tests.

The anti-renewables panic in reaction to the South Australia blackout was misguided and politically skewed.

No doubt these MPs made valuable contributions to Australian political life and to the constituents they served, for which they are entitled to some gratitude. The question is, how much gratitude is enough?

Labor and the coalition must ask themselves why voters are deserting major parties.

A simmering feud between the country's two most senior lawyers has reached a dangerous new low.

If the North Coast is to have shark nets, they must be the most high-tech and environmentally friendly possible and work must continue on alternatives. Otherwise, it will be hard not to conclude the human they are mainly protecting is the Premier.

Will - or should - Dylan's work be elevated for further study?

A piece of paper with a number on it is not you or your child; it is a socially constructed measure of one aspect of knowledge at one point in time on certain – and not even the most important – criteria.

Some proponents are prepared to wait for the next election. But even if Malcolm Turnbull survives, the issue will fester and divide the community, with no guarantee of passage thereafter.

With a lavish and repeated mea culpa for the cameras over his decision to ban the greyhound racing industry, Premier Mike Baird asks us to believe his about face in granting a reprieve is all about principle.

The Herald called for Bill Clinton to quit over sexual misbehaviour in 1998 and Mr Trump's continued candidacy raises similar concerns.

It is a short jump from using politically savvy consultants to donating money to political parties.

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Revelations in today's Sun-Herald of evidence of an entrenched homophobic culture in a Sydney police Local Area Command are disturbing in their own right. That the LAC in question happens to be in Newtown, a hub of Sydney's large and vibrant gay community, is even more worrying.

In 2016, gender diversity should be a reality, not an aspiration.

The issue at hand is surely more than Rod White's reputation; it is about doing what's best for the RSL and those who depend on it.

Governments and vocational sector participants should have seen through the red tape and realised VET Fee-Help was corrupted from 2012.

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The weak questioning of Commonwealth Bank chief Ian Narev by government MPs was no match for a banking royal commission.

Any penalty rates discussion exposes the Labor Party as the conduit into power for unions, which represent only 11 per cent of workers in private enterprise and 39 per cent in the public sector.

A backlog of criminal cases in the NSW District Court, the engine room of justice in the state, is contributing to a record prison population.

The forces of good will ensure the Sharks beat the Storm, but even the hardiest Sydneysider must have a soft spot for the Western Bulldogs against the Swans.

Too often in recent years, league and Cronulla have made themselves hard to love.Yet they are tough and resilient, steeped in tradition and never to be counted out.

The Russian President's belligerence over MH17 is unbelievable, and his approach to Syria is costing lives.

His tragic death should remind Aussie men that it's OK to get your skin, prostate and mental health checked.

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It should not be a surprise that most observers judged Hillary Clinton to have won the first United States presidential debate.