Opinion
Opinion
Federal
Taking time of the essence in live sheep trade debate
The race to an outcome gives heart to those who want the trade stopped, but their swift victory would be a defeat for good government.
- by David Crowe
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Life & relationships
Folau raised question of hell - so let's really look at who belongs there
This is a topic I am loath to discuss. It arouses rabid atheists and sanctimonious Pharisees in equal measure.
- by Catherine McGregor
Opinion
Life & relationships
How toxic femininity is damaging us
The corollary of toxic femininity rarely gets a mention, despite how necessary it is to interrogate the gender roles that damage all of us.
- by Jane Gilmore
Opinion
Federal
Liberal Party must change rules in light of Jane Prentice's pre-selection loss
We need to protect ministers against the threat that local challengers will oust them from their seats simply by attending those very barbecues ministers have to miss because they're reading briefing papers.
- by Rosalind Dixon
Analysis
Tax
How to boost your tax refund this financial year
Smart tax planning means deferring income until after June 30, while bringing forward expenses.
- by Noel Whittaker
Opinion
Technology
For David, smart devices are more than just a convenience
Helpful prompts such as "Tap Here to Continue" are maddening for a blind person. Here where?
- by David Woodbridge
Analysis
North America
Truth and post-truth appear to be on brink of collision in Trump saga
Mueller’s investigation is now a year old and President Donald Trump’s advocates are using its birthday as a excuse to kill it.
- by Nick O'Malley
Opinion
Federal
The Liberal Party, where men are 'blokes' but women are 'females'
When you hear a bloke like Simon Birmingham talking about “females”, he sounds like he’s talking about a category, not a person.
- by Matt Holden
Opinion
Markets
Is the 36-year bond bull market finally coming to an end?
It has taken us nearly a decade to get to the point where a real normalisation of the post-crisis settings is in sight.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Opinion
North America
The gullible Trump finally finds out Kim Jong-un isn't 'honourable'
If they did not see Pyongyang's latest manoeuvre coming, Trump and his team are more gullible than we imagined.
- by Jennifer Rubin
Opinion
Small business
Why small business owners must invest in themselves
More work needed to help owners become innovators and entrepreneurs.
- by Tony Featherstone
Editorial
NSW
The battle continues to keep elections fair
The Berejiklian government is about to introduce new rules on election campaign funding into parliament.
Letters
NSW
Developers only winners of high-density living
The state government's limited moratorium on high-density and complying development is a good start.
Analysis
Companies
Harbour Energy's Chinese tie-up may lift FIRB hurdles for Santos takeover
Harbour Energy, ENN and Hony have made their future tie-up around Santos’s acquisition official but what does this mean for Harbour’s proposed takeover for Santos?
- by Cole Latimer
Opinion
Federal
Democratic seats aren't inherited but politics is a family business
With Georgina Downer the most recent example, I estimate up to 8-10 per cent of elected representatives come from political families.
- by John Warhurst
Opinion
Asia
Indonesian attacks a reminder how jihad turned into a family affair
ISIS managed to turn the concept of jihad into a family affair, with a role and mission for everyone.
- by Sidney Jones
Opinion
Federal
Here's my big dangerous tax idea: let us keep our money
Without taxation by stealth, we would value value.
- by Peter Martin
Opinion
TV & radio
House Rules' 'cheating scandal' hardly hits home but does boost couple's villainy
For a show dependent on scandal to lift ratings, this hardly qualifies. But for those already watching, it just makes you dislike Leigh and Kristie even more.
- by Aja Styles
Opinion
NSW
Our apartment buildings could very soon be invaded, thanks to Airbnb
The government can introduce whatever party measures it wants, but let’s face it, our homes are not a controlled precinct like Kings Cross where the government can regulate against fun.
- by Stephen Goddard
Opinion
AFL
The decision to suspend Tom Hawkins may have been the incorrect one
It's worth questioning whether the tribunal got the Hawkins decision right when we consider the issue of making contact with umpires.
- by Peter Ryan
Analysis
Soccer
Muscat must rebuild, reboot, revitalise - and re-sign Leroy George
In retrospect, winning the A-League championship can look like the easy bit.
- by Michael Lynch
Analysis
Rugby Union
Rugby in for the fight as league makes historic foray into key schools
Rugby Australia officials say they will relish the challenge of rugby league making a historic foray into a group of Brisbane private schools.
- by Phil Lutton
Opinion
Workplace
Union boss John Setka gets the high moral ground
In reality, the case was flawed and it gives the Government's union nemesis the high moral ground.
- by Nick McKenzie
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Companies
Catherine Brenner fizzes out at her last Coke shareholder meeting
Catherine Brenner made a very low profile exit from the Coca Cola Amatil board.
- by Colin Kruger
Analysis
Asia
China's tabloid media cycle spins on Raby v Bishop spat
'Like a koala's sharp claws': The hostilities between foreign minister Julie Bishop and former ambassador Geoff Raby, got the tabloid treatment in China.
- by Kirsty Needham
Opinion
NSW
My family was ripped apart by violence - and the killer was not a 'good bloke'
The Margaret River tragedy was a bone-chilling and blatantly violent attack, allegedly by a grandfather who killed his wife, his daughter, and his daughter's four children. The hushed horror that followed it took me straight back to the day I turned 33.
- by Rebecca Poulson
Opinion
AFL
The buck stops with ... who?
John Worsfold says good teams are coach-led, the great teams are player-led.
- by Sam McClure
Opinion
Life & relationships
I feel sorry for Meghan Markle's poor, ill-prepared dad
Meghan should not feel ashamed of her dad.
- by Allison Pearson
Opinion
NSW
We can't just close our eyes to a bigger Sydney
The decision to suspend new planning initiatives in two Sydney council areas shows that NSW is clearly is in election mode. But it ignores the reality Sydney is facing.
- by Chris Johnson
Opinion
Companies
Myer's sales result scorecard? Better ask Sol
Myer shares rise but Lew warns of profit disaster
- by Elizabeth Knight
Opinion
Netball
Swift rewards for tight-knit team
In close games, the Swifts may have a little magic tucked up their sleeves.
- by Liz Ellis
Opinion
NSW
Talk around Sydney dinner tables is focused on city's growing pains
We have crowded trains, unaffordable housing and many people are uncomfortable with the rate of change and development happening around them. The government decision to hold off on assessing new housing proposals in one part of the city shows its it hyper-aware of these concerns.
- by Eamon Waterford
Opinion
National
Company behind Sirius building one of first to employ women labourers
Company won contracts with NSW housing Commission constructed Sirius building, the Waterloo and Redfern towers and the Wooloomooloo redevelopment.
Analysis
North America
'Shiv each other': Why this White House leaks like a sieve
Donald Trump's White House possibly reached peak leak on Friday when staff leaked Sarah Sanders' exasperated staff briefing about leaks.
- by Rachel Olding
Europe
The right royal dysfunction in Meghan Markle's family
Markle's family dysfunction is on public display with the intense focus that accompanies a royal wedding.
- by Nick Miller
Opinion
Life & relationships
Who will walk Meghan down the aisle now?
Who will step up so this woman who is seen as property and not a person in her own right, can be relinquished by one owner and handed to another?
- by Kasey Edwards
COMMENT
National
A solution for the recycling crisis: turn plastic into energy
Australia's recycling crisis needs us to look into waste management options beyond just recycling and landfilling. Some of our waste, like paper or organic matter, can be composted. Some, like glass, metal and rigid plastics, can be recycled. But we have no immediate solution for non-recyclable plastic waste except landfill.
- by Muxina Konarova
Opinion
NSW
NAPLAN is bad but Rob Stokes' alternative is worse
The new model is a micro-auditing system called ALAN. It requires teachers to be data entry autobots.
- by Dan Hogan
Opinion
Oceania
Like Suu Kyi, Anwar faces difficulties in power
The hopes for non-racial politics and economic reform represented by Anwar Ibrahim contrast with the Malay-first policies of his coalition partner.
- by Ross Tapsell and Kean Wong
Letters
NSW
Figures underplay the plight of Palestinians
Thousands of Palestinians have been displaced from Israel over the past 70 years.
Editorial
NSW
More pain in Gaza
Consider how much Israel had to celebrate on the occasion of its 70th anniversary this week.
Opinion
Workplace
The forgotten generation about to rule the roost
Public attention is on the retiring Baby Boomers and eager Millennials, but Generation X is ready to make its mark.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
CBD
Companies
$53m radio pay day for Lachlan Murdoch
And here we were all thinking that the heir apparent, Lachlan Keith Murdoch, was reliant on daddy Rupert Murdoch to earn a crust.
- by Colin Kruger
Opinion
AFL
AFL as a true global sport? Don't laugh - it could happen
Just how far-fetched is it to think one day an AFL team could be permanently based in Shanghai?
- by Sam Duncan
Opinion
Life & relationships
Jane Prentice and the biggest con of our age
How do people and institutions get away with prejudice? Simple: they dress discrimination in the cloak of merit.
- by Kasey Edwards
Opinion
Health & wellness
Why a mid-life gap year is a good idea
Surely taking the risk is better than living a life filled with regrets.
- by Philippa Arnold
Opinion
Small business
Can this business sell $50 million in silk sleepwear?
You’ve made it if Kendall Jenner sends her runner to the Beverly Hills Hotel to buy eight sets of your sleepwear.
- by Alexandra Cain
National
Palestine: international community has utterly failed in its stated mission
Viewed from Palestine, it’s hard to disagree that we’ve perhaps seen one of the most inflammatory weeks in recent memory.
- by Brendan Ciarán Browne