Common sense needed in school uniform codes
Inadvertent, indirect racism must be avoided.
Inadvertent, indirect racism must be avoided.
It would be mean-spirited for Australia to treat foreign aid as a commercial transaction.
Campaigns against offensive online content have made big companies painfully aware that they can expect a backlash if their practices online fall short of public standards.
There is a potent argument for increasing the minimum wage by at least the rate of inflation.
The government is saying it will not give ground on the $50 billion cuts to company tax. But it will have ample precedent to alter the policy.
There is no rational reason not to get rid of bags that pollute land and sea, waste scarce resources, contaminate the food chain and choke and poison many creatures.
Melbourne now accounts for Victoria's entire economic growth but its success will be undermined unless the rest of the state and the capital's fringes prosper.
It's the perfect time to welcome Sesame Street's Julia to our neighbourhood.
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.
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
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