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The Age Editorials

Our 'gas' crisis is a sick joke

The only people who truly believe that coal is the answer to Australia's energy issues are the rusted-on climate change ...

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

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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.

The devil in the data

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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

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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.

Respect umpire on penalty rates reduction

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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.