Opinion
Opinion
Asia
Anger at Hindu leaders over India's rape epidemic
Indian women know that nothing has changed since the savage 2012 gang rape that shook the nation's conscience.
- by Amrit Dhillon
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Europe
Is this old passport black or blue? The answer explains Brexit
The row over the colour of Britain's post-Brexit passports is really about Brexit itself.
- by Nick Miller
Opinion
AFL
How WA punches above its weight with top-end AFL talent
While there are 430 Victorians currently on AFL lists making up 53 per cent of the player pool, WA only contributes 114 players (14 per cent).
- by Ben Cameron
Opinion
Small business
Is the wellness trend a load of garbage?
The wellness trend is a joke if it’s merely treated as another ‘thing to do’ at work.
- by Alexandra Cain
Editorial
NSW
Malcolm Turnbull is right not to promote Monash
It is not only futile but ludicrous to try to correct history. It is the emptiest of empty gestures.
Opinion
Banking & finance
Comyn will be left with the real trouble child in wealth family
Hard to sell the bank's problem child
- by Elizabeth Knight
Letters
NSW
Financial lies need much more than slap on the wrist
Is it too much to expect that bankers will face criminal charges following the royal commission's revelations?
Analysis
Companies
Behind the superficial calm between Lew and Myer there's a storm brewing
The stoush between Solomon Lew and Myer may appear to have gone quiet but beneath the superficial calm there's quite a lot of movement occurring.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Opinion
Federal
Australian society on display at Commonwealth Games
The Games were a largely successful mix of public and private, federal and state, collective and individual effort.
- by John Warhurst
Opinion
AFL
Don't expect the AFL to ever be fair, because it isn't
The AFL is professional, exciting, popular and successful because what it does works. But fair? No.
- by Sam Duncan
Opinion
National
States can't go it alone on energy
Some are saying the electricity market is broken – but a Brexit-style approach in which states disconnect certainly won’t work.
- by Andrew Dillon
Opinion
Federal
We need to stop spending billions on things we don't really need
Someone’s got to say it. We’re spending too much on infrastructure: on roads, railways, and bridges, and the NBN.
- by Peter Martin
Opinion
Federal
Bill Shorten: Giving John Monash the ultimate honour is long overdue
Yes, elevating Monash would be an exception to the rule. But we are talking about an exceptional Australian.
- by Bill Shorten
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Companies
High stakes at the Hyatt: AMP board to face investors at AGM
AMP's board will soon face investors at its annual meeting and the bad news is it has 750,000 shareholders, "many of whom are also our customers.”
- by Colin Kruger
Opinion
Basketball
How Ben Simmons is dominating the NBA in quintessentially Aussie style
The 76ers star is tearing it up in the US under head coach Brett Brown, and their journey to the pinnacle of their sport is rooted Down Under.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Analysis
North America
The uncomfortable truth about a conflicted and unconvincing James Comey
In a book filled with carefully-crafted displays of self-flagellation, the former FBI director makes one remarkable admission.
- by Matthew Knott
Opinion
Fashion
Why we can only trust ethical fashion lists so far
The Baptist World Aid Australia report is a good consumer tool but it gives fast-fashion brands more credit than they deserve.
- by Melissa Singer
Opinion
Banking & finance
ASIC missed chance to stop the rot in financial advice 12 years ago
Had the regulator taken AMP to court 12 years ago, we could have been saved from one financial scandal after another.
- by John Collett
Opinion
Federal
Greg Hunt must condemn gay conversion therapy, not protect it
I was just 16 when I began conversations with a Sydney church leader that would change the course of my life for the following decade. They would lead me to celibacy, shame and, ultimately, to wanting to die.
- by Chris Csabs
Opinion
Climate change
Menai bushfire reveals problem we must confront
I spent Sunday fighting a big fire right up against the edge of our biggest city. But the real point of the story is that it happened in mid April. We don't plan for major fires halfway through autumn.
- by Jim Casey
Opinion
Companies
Debts mounted as Gerry Harvey's dairy empire went bust
Harvey Norman is claiming $36.7 million as a creditor of the failed dairy venture - more than the $35.7 million being claimed by Coomboona’s banker, NAB.
- by Colin Kruger
Opinion
Federal
Are there hidden costs to high immigration?
Immigration has lifted our GDP but if state governments don't get planning policy right, the federal government should think about curtailing immigration
- by John Daley
Opinion
The economy
There are more jobs, but 730,000 people are still out of work
Why have politicians and the media stopped talking about unemployment?
- by Matt Wade
Opinion
Companies
Customer complaints rise but telco blame game goes on
In this sport the players argue the toss, contest the goals and fight the sin bin.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Opinion
Federal
Payne proves she has a real feel for nurturing the military
None of the new military appointees represent radical choices; on the other hand, none are steady as she goes types either.
- by Nicholas Stuart
Opinion
Federal
You asked about the Arboretum trees ...
It's time to defend both the design and tree choice at the National Arboretum, without pretending that either were perfect.
- by Peter Kanowski
Opinion
National
Some managers still going through the motions despite #MeToo
For too many women, the benefits of #metoo are slow to arrive
- by Liora Miller
Opinion
Federal
Sir John Monash was familiar with the brush-off 100 years ago
Sir John Monash was so revered by Australians that 300,000 people turned out for his funeral. But he also had enemies.
- by Tony Wright
Life & relationships
According to survey it's OK to beat a woman if she's unfaithful
This is nuts.
- by Jane Gilmore
Opinion
National
It’s a lot harder to break up with Mark Zuckerberg than you think
If you’re going to quit Facebook but keep letting Zuckerberg in the backdoor via Instagram, you’re just fooling yourself.
- by Aubrey Perry
Letters
NSW
Top marks to student for selective school insights
It was inspiring to read year 12 student Yan Zhai's passion and diligence for her commitment to her education.
Analysis
Rugby Union
The message is that rugby needs Folau more than he needs rugby
The power politics at play over the last fortnight in Australian rugby is a fascinating insight into how one man has become bigger than the code.
- by Tom Decent
Opinion
Banking & finance
Stinking AMP reveals our soft line on corporate dishonesty
The cynical behaviour on show at the royal commission underlines the need for changes to enforcement.
- by Adele Ferguson
Analysis
Banking & finance
AMP in strife following Royal Commission admissions
Monday's revelations by AMP before the Royal Commission are likely to have lasting ramifications for the company and its shareholders
- by John Collett
Editorial
NSW
A decade of lost opportunities
If ever there was a time for state and federal leaders to rise above partisanship, this is it.
Opinion
Banking
The financial traps revealed at the banking royal commission
Here's five ways the inquiry into the banks has shown you how to save money.
- by Nicole Pederson-McKinnon
Analysis
Borrowing
How your credit card could hurt your chances of a home loan
Racking-up debt on the plastic is back in vogue, and it could be more costly than you think.
- by John Collett
Opinion
NSW
Students deserve respect on public transport too
We see much written about how disrespectful students are on board, when in fact the "mature" adults are just as bad. I have been ordered to “get off the seat, privileged school boy”, so many times, or told, “you don’t work, you don’t know what real work is”. Yes, we have to give up our seats, but do you really have to yell?
- by Maverick Ko
Opinion
NSW
Sydney plans ignore problems facing residents to sell city to the world
The Three Cities plan seems desperate to prove itself but in the process neglects its core function. It is a golden rule of planning that if you have to describe something as “visionary” or “innovative”, then it is unlikely to be any of those things.
- by Chris Brown
Opinion
National
How luxury brands suddenly made electric cars desirable
These days, well-heeled buyers consider a hybrid or plug-in vehicle a crucial part of a well-rounded garage.
- by Hannah Elliott
Analysis
Middle East
It's not too late for the west to do some good in Syria
It would be dangerously easy to walk away from Syria in the mistaken belief that nothing can be done.
- by Greg Barton
Opinion
Investments
The graph that shows where Donald Trump might build his other wall
Something rather peculiar has been developing in the US bond market as investors deal with a host of complex and sometimes conflicting messages.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Opinion
Middle East
Launching missiles was the easy bit. Now what about Syria's future?
The Isil "caliphate" might have collapsed, but a patchwork of jihadi splinter groups have sprung up in its place.
- by Juliet Samuel
Opinion
The economy
Australia’s migrant intake is already being cut
There’s a certain irony in the PM and Peter Dutton having different recollections about whether they had discussed cutting immigration.
- by Michael Pascoe
Analysis
Companies
Netflix is proving to be a tough act for copycats to follow
Other companies are striving to duplicate Netflix's success in other kinds of digital entertainment and content.
Opinion
North America
Russia's been at war with the US for years – they just didn't know it
It's taken a while, but it seems that the US is starting to grasp the nature of the campaign that Russia has been waging against it for years.
- by Peter Hartcher
Analysis
Technology
Google’s Facebook copycat moves leave it exposed in privacy crackdown
No one at Google envied Mark Zuckerberg last week as he was being grilled by Congress. But they may be next.
- by Mark Bergen & Ben Brody
Opinion
Small business
Which business structure is best to protect against being sued?
Protecting business assets can come at a cost.
- by Max Newnham