• COMMENT

Australia should support a proposed treaty to ban nuclear weapons to declare forthrightly the world is tired of living under the ever-present threat of annihilation.

There's only so much money to go around, so the question is how best to invest the funds available. The answer must be "in people".

Terrorism is one of the least likely ways for people in Australia to die. But vigilance is critical.

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The Age has many roles. We break news, inform, entertain, spark discussion, expose wrongdoing and give a voice to those who struggle to be heard. We also strive to make a difference.

Malcolm Turnbull's proposal to change the wording of the Racial Discrimination Act is unnecessary and potentially destructive.

We are not advocating the misuse of dangerous substances. We are motivated by harm minimisation.

There is a long-overdue need to make the court process far less intimidating for victims.

The possible scenarios for a low-carbon future are inspiring and there is much our city planners can learn.

An independent inquiry should be established into why a promised financial windfall from the development of Kew Cottages went unfulfilled.

There is a profund difference between breaking a law out of greed or the desire to harm someone, and resisting a law that is demonstrably unfair.

Talk of an energy crisis should be treated with scepticism. It's actually long-running policy failure.

Mealy-mouthed rhetoric from Australia only gives succour to the generals' brutality

Young people who feel that society has a meaningful and productive place for them are far less likely to offend.

At a time of heightened community concern about penalty rates, worsening income inequality and stagnant wages growth, the government's flagship policy of tax cuts for business looks increasingly inappropriate and unaffordable,

The world's third-biggest asset manager is using its shareholdings to push boards to remedy female inequality. All big shareholders should do likewise.

• COMMENT

A decade of ineptitude and political point scoring from our leaders has stymied investment in alternatives to fossil fuels.

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.

Will the fate of a tiny rodent come to be seen as a prelude to other species vanishing as a consequence of global warming?

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We have long argued the Coalition could and should remove the negative gearing and capital gains tax subsidies to speculators buying investment properties.