Opinion
Analysis
North America
The President didn't tell the truth. Now Giuliani has. Will that change anything?
Does it bother anyone that President Donald Trump has been caught lying? Does it bother anyone that this is not new?
- by Dan Balz
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Small business
Email: nothing more than an interruption?
Employees send and receive an average of 122 emails a day and almost a third of our time is spent doing nothing but managing the darn things.
- by James Adonis
Opinion
The economy
Pay down debt don't fritter dough on tax cuts
I still remember a man standing in front of my mother wanting to repossess our fridge - I've been wary of debt ever since.
- by Harold Mitchell
Opinion
Federal
A day in the life of a Sydney high school teacher
I love what I do, or I would not be doing it. But there comes a point at which even the most bright, energetic and invested teacher must make a choice between their profession and their wellbeing.
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Companies
Quick trip to Myer made me see the writing on the wall
I’d seen the headlines about falling sales and profit losses but one particular shopping experience made me realise I may have to face a future without Myer.
- by Laura McGeoch
Opinion
Sustainability
Plan to kill carp with herpes could prove as foolish as cane toad
The idea that there are reserve Dad’s Armies of citizens ready to retrieve many tonnes of decomposing fish smelling off-the-scale like the gates of Hades is beyond preposterous.
- by Simon Chapman
Opinion
NRL
The Cooper Cronk experiment isn’t working for the Roosters — can he change?
The Roosters’ prized signing must change to a new-look Roosters attack if his side is to start winning matches again.
- by Andrew Webster
Analysis
Companies
Fight big tech or embrace it? News Corp chooses to fight
In an world increasingly dominated by a handful of tech giants, companies face a clear choice. Fight them, or embrace them. News Corp has chosen to fight.
- by John McDuling
Opinion
Federal
There's more to school than NAPLAN
NAPLAN is not, and should never be, the sole measure of a child’s achievement at school or of the success of a school.
- by Robert Randall
National
Wondering what happened to #metoo? Women are too frightened to speak.
Australia's defamation laws get in the way of the truth. The freedoms available in the US are not available here.
- by Jenna Price
National
Health issues: Battling to ensure my parents are cared for
Readers discuss a range of issues relating to health and health care.
Opinion
National
The bell rings for another round in the education war
Five minutes after businessman David Gonski dropped his review into schooling excellence – let’s call it Gonski Part 2 – the grown-ups were at it again.
- by Matt Holden
Federal
Is politics as a career just too hard in Australia?
EDITORIAL: The resignation of Labor MP Tim Hammond for family reasons highlights a tough problem.
Opinion
Federal
Coalition and Labor show dangerous complacency before budget
There is a case to be made for income tax cuts. And the political imperative is clear. But it comes at a cost.
- by David Crowe
Opinion
Cricket
Langer it is ... but this was the time to linger longer
Cricket Australia should have made haste more slowly in appointing new coach.
- by Greg Baum
Opinion
Super & retirement
Budget tipped to bring higher fees for aged care
This year’s federal budget is tipped to bring big changes to aged care and, as a result, consumers should expect to pay more.
- by Rachel Lane
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Companies
QBE investors lash out against stormy climate and CEO pay
QBE Insurance got whacked by investors at Thursday’s shareholder meeting, with a massive 45 per cent vote against its remuneration report.
- by Colin Kruger
Analysis
AFL
The way they're playing now, GWS won't even make the grand final
The AFL's pretty boys need to have a good look in the mirror - and not just to check on their hair.
- by Wayne Carey
Opinion
Books
Peppa Pig should be proud
In more modern times, subversive authors and characters have continued to make their mark.
- by Lucy Mangan
Analysis
Federal
No need for anti-contractor drumbeat, but Defence must act on submarines complaints
The matters raised in an internal Defence memo risk knocking public confidence in a multibillion dollar program.
- by Doug Dingwall
Analysis
Technology
Do Australians need an unlimited mobile data plan?
Users risk paying a lot more for data they'll never use, or being stuck in the slow lane if they go over their limit, experts say.
- by Tim Biggs & Jennifer Duke
Opinion
National
Encounter made me realise I was wrong to oppose Safe Schools
Young trans people believed in me once. Then I dashed their hopes and broke their hearts. Redemption came from an unlikely quarter.
- by Catherine McGregor
Opinion
Banking & finance
Scandals, poor returns key factor in NAB's exit from wealth management
While shedding their advisory-related activities will distance the banks from future controversies, it doesn’t resolve those issues.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Opinion
Rugby Union
Super Rugby would be crazy to ignore United States
Southern Hemisphere rugby needs to jump on the United States before their northern rivals do.
- by Duncan Johnstone
COMMENT
Banking & finance
Bank scandals: Is this the financial crisis we had to have?
Our economy has delivered 26 years of uninterrupted growth, a record among developed nations. So how come our financial sector is riven with scandal and deceit? In truth, the two things are connected.
- by David Fickling
Opinion
Small business
Are banks too big for boards to govern?
Debate needed on different models of financial-services governance and oversight.
- by Tony Featherstone
Opinion
National
Commonwealth head Prince Charles and royal family business
Australia's leaders let the country down when they didn't speak up as the head of the Commonwealth was elected, writes John Warhurst.
- by John Warhurst
National
Teaching: Perhaps it's time to listen to those at the frontline
A suggestion that teachers maintain a strict work regime has provoked a strong readers' response.
Opinion
Life & relationships
The one thing wrong with Tim Hammond's resignation
It's admirable, but in the big picture of family, it's a terrible choice for anyone to have to make.
- by Clementine Ford
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Sport
Mark Thompson's tale a perfect example of sport's 'downward spiral'
Most disturbing however, is that the world of elite sport is littered with such tragic stories.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Opinion
Celebrity
Kanye West is not your damn role model
Why do we expect moral instruction from celebrities?
- by Michael Lallo
Opinion
Federal
Promises, promises. The big one this budget will break
Four years ago the Coalition made the most important budget promise of all.
- by Peter Martin
Opinion
Federal
More men should follow Tim Hammond's lead and take the opportunity to spend time with their families
I've had to pass up opportunities because of my decision to work part-time and be the best dad that I could be. But if more organisations could support men to work part-time, it would make a huge difference to families and our community.
- by Chris Elliot
Opinion
Victoria
It's a grand vision, but will Andrews' TAFE promise deliver?
The morning after a blockbuster budget splashing billions of dollars is no time for false modesty in a premier.
- by Benjamin Preiss
Opinion
National
Barbara Farrelly, married partner Frances on first day possible
It took almost a lifetime before Barbara could marry her partner.
- by Frances Rand
Opinion
National
Australia's strategy for nature isn't as bad as people think
The vision is simple and short, building on advances in understanding such as relational values and nature's contributions to people.
- by Peter Bridgewater
Analysis
AFL
The Bomber who fell to earth
Mark Thompson wrote the book on footy, and then was lost to it.
- by Martin Blake
Opinion
Companies
Apple is benefitting from the Trump effect - for now
The leader of the world's most valuable company appears to be on good terms with the leader of the free world at the moment. Don't bet it will last.
- by John McDuling
Opinion
AFL
AFL's handling of sex harassment cases is broader than hush money
We need to stop talking about so-called “hush money” and we need to refocus our attention on the basic values of fairness and justice.
- by Kate Jenkins
Opinion
Banking & finance
Banking commission needs more time to get to the rotten core
How on earth can a one-year investigation, led by just one commissioner, deal with all that’s wrong in Australia’s financial services industry?
- by Allan Fels
Opinion
Companies
Woolies, Qantas: It's a new age for Australia's duopolies
Rational duopolies produce good results for shareholders, and sometimes consumers, as the third-quarter updates from Qantas and Woolworths suggest.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Opinion
National
A 38-hour week for teachers? Bring it on!
MP Andrew Laming thinks teachers should work a 38-hour week and have only four weeks of holidays per year.
- by Aaron Searle
Analysis
Small business
This man has just slashed $80,000 in business costs
Smart tips for cost cutting from a business owner who's just saved himself a packet.
- by Alexandra Cain
Opinion
National
Business Council is not a de facto mouthpiece for Liberal Party
To criticise the BCA for trying to reach the public with its message is simply nonsense.
- by Geoff Allen
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Companies
Bonuses, not heads, chopped at Commonwealth Bank after APRA savaging
Boss Matt Comyn and his direct reports are expected to forfeit millions in bonuses again this year but what about the board?
- by Colin Kruger
National
Gonski 2.0 plan: Here we are, busily reinventing the wheel
Readers continue to discuss David Gonski's review into schooling ''excellence''.
Opinion
Europe
Macron's visit a timely opportunity to act on Iran's nuclear program
France is a serious partner in the fight against Islamist terrorism and the regimes that harbour it.
- by Naomi Levin
Opinion
National
AFL's sexual harassment woes a symptom of wider malaise
We need to start talking about best-practice responses to sexual harassment claims, and we need to support organisations who are grappling with these questions.
- by Kristen Hilton
Opinion
Life & relationships
Paris Hilton says leaked sex tape was 'like being raped'
What do we make of the Hilton's views in the Me Too era?
- by Natalie Reilly
Victoria
Victorian budget driven by population surge
EDITORIAL: The state is dealing primarily with the results of success.