Investors can trample bull faced by women
The world's third-biggest asset manager is using its shareholdings to push boards to remedy female inequality. All big shareholders should do likewise.
The Age Editorials
Our 'gas' crisis is a sick joke
A decade of ineptitude and political point scoring from our leaders has stymied investment in alternatives to fossil fuels.
The pale blue dot that binds us all
It is perhaps a good moment to pause and lift our gaze above the horizon, to place into a bigger perspective the petty politics and posturing.
Rodent's demise shows need for climate action
Will the fate of a tiny rodent come to be seen as a prelude to other species vanishing as a consequence of global warming?
Morrison's opportunity to ease house cost crisis
We have long argued the Coalition could and should remove the negative gearing and capital gains tax subsidies to speculators buying investment properties.
Gender inequality will remain unless we all act
Australians like to boast that our national ethos is the notion of a fair go, but it’s clearly not when it comes to gender.
Leaders must learn from the horror of Mosul
The decision to go to war is probably the most profound a leader can make. The agonising choice is whether the potential gains outweigh the inevitable loss.
Pressure mounts for judicial probe on banks
The banks ceaselessly proclaim their probity, and so should welcome such a chance to demonstrate their bona fides.
The devil in the data
Two instances in the past week have shown freedom of expression in Australia is under direct threat from the draconian actions of government.
Long way to go before women get a fair go
The idea that the genders are equal is, historically, an anomaly. We must teach the next generation to cherish that idea, in the hope that one day they can make it a reality.
Sensible evolution seen in donor law changes
The rights of the child have been appropriately updated without compromising the rights of the donor.
Improving human rights best begins at home
Australia should strive for an unimpeachable standard in support of human rights if it wants to to serve on the United Nations Human Rights Council.
Wise anti-racism call gives PM chance to lead
The battle over section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act is a disingenuous distraction engineered by a frustrated and ideologically blinkered minority in the Coalition.
Schools sacrificing kids on academic altar
Students should be able to have confidence that the counsel they receive at school is in their best interest.
Why people wish a pox on politicians' houses
Many substantial issues face our MPs. Instead they so often merely betray public trust
Gentle steps in Trumptown
Australia has a challenge to find the voices of reason inside the White House.
Sadly, we are not closing the gap
It is clear the Closing the Gap process has stalled.
Respect umpire on penalty rates reduction
The degree of the penalty rates had become not only out of step with modern life, but financially unsustainable. And unjust - Australia has three-quarters of a million unemployed citizens, and a lot these people are being denied work because of penalty rates.
The route to reparation for taxi licence owners
Negotiations - rather than a traffic blockade - will win the best compensation deal for Melbourne's taxi licence owners.
Plane disaster revives long-held concerns
In balancing benefits and risks, we believe that community safety must have paramount priority.