Refugee payout reflects government's guilt
The move is a concession that the treatment of asylum seekers in mandatory offshore detention is indefensible.
The move is a concession that the treatment of asylum seekers in mandatory offshore detention is indefensible.
While bollards are a necessary part of comprehensive security, they should not create a false sense of security.
The Age is not accusing people of acting irrationally. We are saying taxation and other laws are leading to unfair outcomes and so are not in the public interest.
The conventional political cleavage of ‘‘left’’ and ‘‘right’’ is obsolete, and those terms are all but meaningless.
The fundamental reason far fewer women than men are nominated for honours is that men continue to dominate positions of power throughout the nation.
The outcome does become confusing when the view of the majority is less than resounding.
Plan is politically palatable proxy for a carbon price – a clean energy target.
We believe buses should be used to alleviate the lack of public transport servicing Melbourne's urban sprawl.
Mutual understanding and trust are crucial in forging an enduring bond between any two countries.
This is a time for sober consideration, for wisdom and resoluteness from lawmakers and community leaders.
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.
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.
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.
Trump's decision is an extraordinary setback to global efforts to tackle climate change.
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?"
It would be misguided to overreact to the US president's windy belligerence.
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.
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.
It's time the government listened to calls for a carbon pricing scheme.
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.
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