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Power politics is damaging us all

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This government has lost the ability to manage the industry in a way which can ensure the security of future power supplies.

Cronyism of contracts needs to end

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The Prime Minister's decision to reward the cronyism of contacts is a needless destruction of the very trust he so very much needs.

North Korea's calculated risks are working

"There will have to be an acceptance of the North as a nuclear power," Anthony Ricketts argues. "North Korea giving up ...

It seems that nothing the West can do will persuade North Korea's leaders to reverse direction. Its latest missile test, which breached Japanese airspace, is yet another provocation, yet another needling of the United States, yet another step towards possible conflict.

We can no longer tolerate climate change denial

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The United States Weather Service, normally not an agency prone to colourful language, issued an extraordinary statement on Sunday regarding hurricane Harvey, saying, "This event is unprecedented and all impacts are unknown beyond anything experienced". It is now predicted the storm could eventually drop over 150 centimetres of rain in some areas, more than any other in the region's history.

Liberals find leaders outside the leadership

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If the leader can't lead, who will show his followers the way? That awkward question has gripped the Coalition, and more particularly the Liberal Party, on too many issues since Malcolm Turnbull took over from Tony Abbott and then failed to triumph at the 2016 election.

The flip side of further cuts to workers' wages

NSW Minister for Transport Andrew Constance.

After all the children and their teachers have left for the day, thousands of cleaners around the state get to work in vacant classrooms emptying bins, vacuuming carpets and bleaching toilets. For the first time in more than two decades, the state government is changing the way these hard-working cleaners are paid.

High Court dispels some of the fog over Canberra

Matt Canavan and Malcolm Roberts.

Australian voters will be looking askance at the remarkable effect an appearance before the High Court can have on our politicians. Where some have no qualms about being less than candid when the audience is only the voting public, in front of the judges of the highest court in the land they – or their legal representatives – raise their standards quite quickly.

Mixed message from our man in Manila

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By chumming up to President Duterte publicly, the head of ASIS appears to risk both negating the government's justified stance against Mr Duterte's domestic policies, and complicating the campaign against Islamist terrorism.

An illusion smashed: the avocado's been framed

Sun Herald Editorial dinkus.

The relief in cafes across Sydney will be palpable today: the avocado is innocent. The lumpy green fruit has not been stopping the millennial generation from buying a house. That is the conclusion from the figures we report today on the price and availability of avocado meals.  

We need a banking royal commission more than ever

CBA chief executive Ian Narev, whose bank stands accused of breaching the Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorism Funding ...

With scandal after scandal, the call for a banking royal commission gets stronger. The Commonwealth Bank's alleged failures hindered law enforcement and exposed the community to "serious and ongoing financial crime", Austrac says.