Integrity needs to be given a sporting chance
The latest cheating scandal in tennis provides further evidence that something is rotten in professional sport in Australia.
The Age Editorials
Turnbull must show real leadership over Ley scandal
Meaningful reform of the entitlement system would, at the very least, represent a small step towards restoring public faith in a politcal system that is failing to meet public expectations.
Ley scandal shows need to fix travel rules
The list of political careers ruined by expenses scandals over the years runs long, yet still the system has not been fixed.
Seeking shelter from the storm
It seems 2016 was the year of extremes. Yes, populism punished the body politic, but we had to seek shelter from more literal storms.
The hipster does have something to answer for
Eventually many who call Footscray home now won't be able to afford to live there.
We can all be smarter around the water
The state government's plan for mandatory swimming lessons for schoolchildren is worryingly short on detail.
New approach needed to tackle drug toll
We need programs such as needle exchanges as part of a sensible, proven strategy to minimise the harm caused and ultimately reduce drug use.
Stopping our cars choking us an urgent task
Transport is a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions, which Australia is bound to reduce under its commitments to the Paris climate change agreement.
High time exploitation of workers stamped out
There is hope that a system allowing exploitation of young and foreign workers in Australia can be cleaned up.
Suburbs must prepare for fires this summer
It's the start of a new year but Victoria's bushfire season is already well advanced and far from over.
Reflections and new resolutions
The hardest part of any resolution is the keeping of it. The hardest part of daring to dream is the risk it won't come true.
Goodbye to 2016, a year of great change
Times of uncertainty bring out the best and worst in us. We must do what we can to foster the former, and look to the future with hope and confidence.
The reasons we mourn passing stars
It's about more than nostalgia and not about who's more deserving of our grief.
Greater transparency can restore trust in charities
Good governance is essential. It is time for charities to be more open about how much of our money is going to our chosen causes.
Preventing terror must start long before attacks planned
Greater focus is needed on how to stop radicalised young Australians getting anywhere near the stage of planning to kill their fellow citizens and themselves.
No easy answers to our ills, but let’s start looking
If 2016 tells us anything, it's that the voters formerly known as the silent majority are looking for answers, and they are not finding them in politics as usual.
A sporting chance of keeping faith in humanity
Sport can't balance the world's scales. It can't even begin. But it can and does offer hope.
We mustn't give in to forces of hate
There is no doubt the events of Friday will cast a pall over Christmas for many. But is important to remember that this is the time for peace on earth, and goodwill to all. We must work together.
Government must bite bullet on infrastructure
The Andrews government has been blessed with a once-in-a-generation war chest with which to build the transport system Melbourne desperately needs
Canberra's political games hurting Victoria
News this week that the federal government will allocate Victoria just 7.7 per cent of the national infrastructure budget is bitterly disappointing and a prime example of politicking triumphing over sound reason.