Spend on the neediest, not the noisiest
The Victorian government, as part of its realignment of resources to public housing, appears justified in ending the subsidisation of off-the-plan apartments.
The Age Editorials
Catholic schools' money claims lack credibility
PM Malcolm Turnbull and Education Minister Simon Birmingham have had the political courage ex-PM Julia Gillard lacked.
Charity an obligation for all
Australia will benefit from careful debates to understand what can most effectively be supported by private generosity.
The need to cut back on the salt
News that many of us are consuming twice the recommended amount of salt is grave cause for concern. According to VicHealth, salt is linked to one in 20 deaths.
Once again, Crown comes up trumps
Special deals for Crown; they are older than the casino itself.
School funding changes fall short
There are blatant loopholes in the socioeconomic status model, and school funding more broadly.
Rising concern about Trump justified
Mounting speculation Donald Trump's tenure should end in impeachment is understandable.
Ships to shore up PM's sinking prospects
The government owes taxpayers an honest explanation for the proposed naval expansion.
Dutton presides over financial waste
Holding refugees and asylum seekers on Manus and Nauru has cost about half a million dollars per person each year.
Pragmatic PM trumps his ideological rump
Attacking the budget as "big spending and big taxing" is silly. Australia has one of the smallest governments in the industrialised world.
Welfare drug test plan is on the nose
It is unsurprising that one of the most ridiculous ideas to emanate from our lawmakers in recent times is spawn of one of the most enormous policy failures in history – the 50-year-old "war on drugs".
A showboat president sinks to a new low
The soap opera of Trump's presidency has diminished the US as a world power.
Changes to sex crime laws sensible
The way young people express themselves sexually has moved on. As a society we must keep pace.
Turnbull's treatment of Victoria is galling
The states should not have to do all the heavy lifting on public assets. It's not fair.
A budget reset, yet opportunities ignored
Rather than bold action, the Treasurer tinkers with the system to give illusion of housing relief.
Public Service travel bill deserves an explanation
If video conferencing technology is good enough for Government portals to allow regional Australians to discuss abdominal pain, gastroenteritis, skin conditions, whooping cough and diarrhea with health experts then surely it is up to the challenge of letting public servants interact with one another.
State bets on Canberra cash for budget plan
Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison should be pleased that his Victorian counterpart, Tim Pallas, is providing political cover for Mr Morrison’s belated embrace in recent days of funding infrastructure with debt.
Budget good and bad not black and white
Treasurer Scott Morrison has laid the foundations for more of that good debt in the federal budget next Tuesday and less of that bad stuff.
Happiness focus needed in debate on work
Happy people are more productive and creative. They are also healthier.
We need science, not hot air
Many in the global scientific community feel that they and their work are under threat.