The bus route to a better urban future
We believe buses should be used to alleviate the lack of public transport servicing Melbourne's urban sprawl.
The Age Editorials
China must be clear on rules of the game
Mutual understanding and trust are crucial in forging an enduring bond between any two countries.
Sober, strong, united terror response needed
This is a time for sober consideration, for wisdom and resoluteness from lawmakers and community leaders.
History shows terrorism is destined to fail
At the international and national level, defeating terrorism requires strong, smart and proportionate security systems. At the community level, it requires confidence, steadfastness and rationality.
Reasons for optimism on Victorian economy
The state's economy is being underpinned by high levels of population growth. This is creating demand for goods and services, which in turn creates jobs.
PM wrong to lift Medicare levy on all
Adding a 0.5 percentage point margin to the Medicare levy on all levels of taxable income is regressive and based on an incorrect premise.
Planet will pay the price for Trump's climate move
Trump's decision is an extraordinary setback to global efforts to tackle climate change.
Citizenship test moves political, not practical
The Turnbull plan to ask aspiring citizens about forced marriages, genital mutilation and family violence is reminiscent of the old trick question, "When did you stop beating your wife?"
Trump yet to match rash talk with courage
It would be misguided to overreact to the US president's windy belligerence.
Court's shot a service to marriage equality push
The only thing that will happen when people in love are no longer denied their right to marry is people in love will get married.
We all need decent care when we are old
End-of-life care can be confronting and emotionally charged. But the pivotal person is the one commissioning and receiving the care; their voice must be determinant wherever reasonable.
The coral in the direct action coalmine
It's time the government listened to calls for a carbon pricing scheme.
Collapse a warning for struggling TAFE
The Andrews government should conduct an overarching review of the TAFE system in Victoria and needs to urgently sort out ministerial oversight for training and skills.
A historic reminder of indigenous injustice
Experience has shown that the best chance of easing the plight of Australia's first peoples is for Indigenous communities to be directly involved in developing and delivering solutions.
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.
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.