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US President-elect Donald Trump is known for success in business but will that translate into success in politics?

Praying for a political 'messiah' like Trump won't help us

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John Hewson

Education bureaucrats fear Education Minister Adrian Piccoli will be moved on.

How Baird should spend his $4b war chest

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James Robertson

Admission based on scaled academic ranking alone is anathema in universities overseas.

ATAR alone will not find our future leaders

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S Bruce Dowton

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What are your rights if the gift doesn't turn up on time?

Alison and Jillian Barrett

Yoga can be a worthwhile supplement to your running regimen, but research reveals it's not ideal as a replacement.

Yoga pants are an assault on manners

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Kerry Folan

"It is political correctness gone mad": Immigration Minister Peter Dutton.

Here's how to take back Christmas from the politically correct brigade

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Jacqueline Maley

Little moments, like watching childhood joy, can help.

How to find your own peace in a brutal world

Julia Baird

Jennifer Lawrence is the latest victim of out-of-control The Laughter Police

Richard Glover

The top 20 per cent of drinkers have increased their proportion of alcohol consumed.

Changes to the liquor laws are no gift to NSW

COMMENT
Michael Thorn

Proposals to partition off Parliament's sweeping lawns are a response to heightened tensions around security and global ...

Surveying our open spaces

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Gweneth Leigh

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Malcolm, your family needs you to spend more time with them

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Peter Brent

US President-elect Donald Trump is known for success in business but will that translate into success in politics?

Praying for a political 'messiah' like Trump won't get us out of the mire

COMMENT
John Hewson

Admission based on scaled academic ranking alone is anathema in universities overseas.

ATAR alone will not find our future leaders

COMMENT
S Bruce Dowton

Saad Al-Kassab, from Syrian refugee to gardening job to dux.

Saad's story gives us all hope

COMMENT
Martin Flanagan

Turkey with all the trimmings. But is is Aussie enough?

Shelve the turkey for a Christmas-themed banh mi

COMMENT

Make time to indulge in some relaxing activities to help you stay sane this festive season.

Unsurprisingly, it's starting to feel a lot like Christmas

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Denise Cullen

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Eddie Obeid arrives for his sentencing on Thursday.

Obeid sentencing a win for public accountability

Education bureaucrats fear Education Minister Adrian Piccoli will be moved on.

How Baird should spend his $4b war chest

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James Robertson

SMH Letters

Leniency for Obeid, not so Joe Blow

DECEMBER 16

The cast and crew of Rogue One at the premiere in Hollywood.

'Rogue One' doesn't offer much joy, but Star Wars fans will enjoy it anyway

COMMENT
Ann Hornaday

Honestly, Tony, stop hitting yourself.

Hey, Tony Abbott: take your own advice and do your job

COMMENT
Andrew P Street

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad appears to prefer military solutions over negotiations.

Stop calling Syrian conflict 'civil war'. It's not.

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Hanin Ghaddar

The nominee for secretary of state is Rex Tillerson, the ExxonMobil chief executive who has close links with Russia and ...

Is Trump creating a scarier swamp?

In the Herald

In the Herald: December 15, 1966

Stephanie Bull

Our accuracy is well off.

We are way off target when we guess what others think

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Matt Wade

Pressure of presents: For some men, the days leading up to Christmas are a time of panic and dread.

Chaps, a word of advice before you head down the shops ...

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Shane Watson

If you struggle with social anxiety, social media can provide a way to get support, without the stress of face-to-face ...

Science shows that social media is good for you – until it isn't

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Peggy Kern

Enter Donald Trump, the unlikeable, big businessman who has turned US politics on its head.

Trump is what happens when government fails us too often

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Madonna King

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Column 8

Cory Bernardi wants Trump-style political change.

Sending signals and pulling strings

COMMENT
John Warhurst

Don't buy just more stuff for your loved ones at Christmas. Give them your time.

Give the gift of quality time this Christmas

COMMENT
Toni Hassan

Noah Pozner, one of the victims of the Sandy Hook elementary school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut on December 14, 2012.

How one gun tragedy has attracted another kind of ugliness

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Josephine Tovey

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