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The Age Editorials

Yes, life really does go on after year 12 exams

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To invent the ideas and products of the future, meet the challenges to come and develop the next generation of leaders and thinkers, we need creative thinkers and risk takers, not those frozen by stress and fear.

Housing crisis needs more than quick fixes

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We urge politicians to hasten slowly on housing, given the huge potential economic implications for any legislative changes that could lead to sudden shifts in the value of the housing market.

Council mergers worth considering

Voting in Melbourne's council elections closes on Saturday.

There is obvious scope for local councils to reduce duplication, improve efficiency and cut spending, and mergers could be part of this.

Need for tougher gun laws is obvious

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The dangerous rise in the number of guns in our community, many of them in the hands of criminals, is a clear threat to public safety and we urge Canberra to show strong leadership

Welfare reviews must put vulnerable first

Andrew Johnson with his parents, David and Deb Johnson.

While we understand and support the need to ensure public money is wisely spent, the case of Andrew Johnson highlights the need for compassion, sensitivity and simple common sense, in reviewing support for the disabled.

Republican malady goes beyond Trump

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In stubbornly sticking by Donald Trump as he has comprehensively debased democratic and civil norms, the leadership of this once grand old party has comprehensively failed.

Disadvantaged deserve more action on housing

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It's one of our most basic human rights: a safe place to lay your head each night. But for many of our most disadvantaged, affordable housing is increasingly out of reach in both the public and the private markets

Watson must give back his Brownlow

Watson will be given a chance to argue his case.

Handing back the Brownlow is the only way to truly accept the wrong that was done in the supplements saga and start the new season with a clean slate.