Opinion
Analysis
Rugby Union
Why the Wallabies can't afford to underestimate a red-hot Ireland
Ireland are coming and they will be one of the most experienced and successful Test sides to visit Australian shores.
- by Georgina Robinson
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Opinion
Asia
Putin's evasions on Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 are a disgrace
There is no doubt by now that Putin knows every available detail of the case.
- by Leonid Bershidsky
Analysis
NRL
The Super-er coach? Bellamy could make the Broncos unstoppable
The Melbourne Storm mentor could spark a fresh era of domination for the game's richest club by taking up an offer to coach Brisbane.
- by Phil Lutton
Analysis
Companies
Wesfarmers pays for its $1.6b British bungle, but will its executives?
The wash-up from the ill-fated Bunnings foray into the UK market was never going to be a win. It was just a matter of how bad things were going to turn out.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Letters
NSW
Tone of report smacks of McCarthyism: Rudd
You impute there was something sinister about my meetings with Chau Chak Wing in 2011.
Analysis
Asia
The limits of Donald Trump's me-first diplomacy
At the core of Trump's foreign policy is a belief that he can use his personal charisma to charm his way to world peace.
- by Greg Jaffe & Paul Sonne
Opinion
National
Home side will always kick with the wind
Turnbull’s best chance may be to grasp the nettle now.
- by Jack Waterford
Opinion
National
Personal responsibility, not regulation, will fix rogue banks
It would be a mistake to rush to the conclusion that the answer to bank misconduct is more regulation.
- by Simon Cowan
Analysis
Federal
'This is just the start': China-Australia tensions brought to the surface
Tensions between Australian and China have been growing for months - or years - but they surfaced spectacularly this week.
- by Nick O'Malley
National
Richard Glover: Why cynicism is the new naivete
We're being had is the subtext of every conversation as cynicism becomes the new normal. But it can sure lead to some dumb places.
- by Richard Glover
Opinion
The economy
Bracket creep lives to fight another day
Whatever Scott Morrison's objectives are, fixing bracket creep isn't one of them.
- by ROSS GITTINS
Opinion
National
Shorten's poor call in Chau affair
Shorten's attempt to politicise the Hastie drama was misguided.
- by Peter Hartcher
Opinion
Sustainability
Our role in the death of a river
We feel the temptation of universal cheap goods as a right, but the environment pays the cost.
- by Elizabeth Farrelly
Opinion
AFL
Marvel and make-believe
A president gets a new hero, and a stadium gets a new name.
- by Greg Baum
Editorial
NSW
Sunlight needed on the China relationship
Andrew Hastie's decision to name Chau Chak Wing in parliament highlights Australia’s confusion over its relations with China.
INSIDE THE STORY
NSW
In budget season, there's one issue that we can't ignore
For me, this budget season has had an unexpected theme: the long-term future.
- by Matt Wade
Analysis
Super & retirement
Super compliance fees: a brazen impost or welcome transparency?
It doesn't matter what the fees are called but if they're too high, you'll pay the price in retirement.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Analysis
Federal
Labor sweats on byelection doomsday scenario
Tasmania's marginal Labor seat of Braddon has ALP strategists most worried in a series of byelections which could threaten Bill Shorten's leadership.
- by Mark Kenny
Analysis
Asia
Trump and Kim practising good old nuclear brinksmanship
Will the much ballyhooed meeting ever take place? Well, perhaps, despite the latest setback.
- by Kirsty Needham
Opinion
Central America
It's a universal fact that nobody likes souvenir gifts
Nobody likes souvenir gifts, nobody liked ours, and now we’re stuck with thousands of them.
- by Danny Katz
Analysis
Books
Death of author Philip Roth marks end of a cultural era
The author helped define American experience in the second half of the 20th century.
- by Dwight Garner
Opinion
AFL
Why the Blues need an AFL hand-out
Carlton have scored some spectacular own goals, but they need a priority pick from the league.
- by Jake Niall
Opinion
Planning & budgeting
Can you pass this financial literacy test?
If a fool and his money are soon parted, these four questions will help you avoid being the fool.
- by Paul Benson
Opinion
Small business
Dyslexia at work: holding people back?
It might surprise you to learn many famous people live (and thrive) with dyslexia.
- by James Adonis
Opinion
Europe
Edelman's spirit challenges the rising nationalist right in Europe
Once again the nations of Europe are troubled by a political choice between ethnic and civic belonging. Can one of the heroes of Warsaw guide them?
- by Arnold Zable
Analysis
Banking & finance
Foreign banks flex muscles in Australia as locals reel from scandals
Foreign banks are circling Australia once more as they bet on resources and infrastructure investment gathering pace.
- by Sumeet Chatterjee & Paulina Duran
Opinion
Asia
Everything just got worse with North Korea
Pentagon officials seem deeply nervous that Trump has an appetite for brinkmanship in ways that create risks of a cataclysm.
- by Nicholas Kristof
Opinion
Federal
If you think Australia has a racism problem, you're the racist
On the day Luke Foley copped a hiding for his remarks about "white flight", Ian Macdonald made a bold claim of his own.
- by Jacqueline Maley
Editorial
NSW
Space agency needs to see the launch pad
If the space industry fulfils its enormous promise, it could be the start of a new era of regional development.
Letters
NSW
At a crossroads in our relationship with China
Andrew Hastie's outburst under parliamentary privilege is a deliberate act to sabotage Malcolm Turnbull's leadership.
Opinion
The economy
China is better than us at an age-old problem
China is taking an approach to its older people that Australia could well learn from.
- by Harold Mitchell
Opinion
Companies
How the fund for Sydney’s uber elite is winning big on US sports bet
A secretive investment vehicle for Sydney's wealthy elite has emerged as a winner from changes to American sports betting laws
- by John McDuling
Opinion
Asia
Rising intolerance among Indonesians ahead of a highly political year
Conspiracy theories abound, including suggestions that recent deadly attacks were a ploy to distract attention from other critical issues.
- by Sandra Hamid
Opinion
Life & relationships
Is this a brave new blockbuster era? Or shameful queer-baiting?
Why have both Deadpool and Lando's creators outed their characters as pansexual?
- by Clem Bastow
Opinion
Health & wellness
A big day for Ireland. A huge day for women
Tonight, Australian time, Ireland will head to the polls in a groundbreaking referendum that could dramatically increase access to abortion.
- by Clementine Ford
Opinion
Federal
Pacific Solution has become a mess for Coalition and a point of division for Labor
No one in the Coalition planned or envisaged any single asylum seeker being in a Pacific purgatory for this length of time.
- by Roman Quaedvlieg
Analysis
NSW
The two words that could haunt Luke Foley forever
Luke Foley handed the government a gift that will haunt him as leader.
- by Alexandra Smith
Analysis
AFL
By golly, a Richards playing for the Doggies
Ed Richards' family is intrinsically linked with Collingwood dating back to the club's first game. On Friday he will play against them.
- by Michael Gleeson
Analysis
Federal
Government too clever by half in byelection timing stunt
Labor invited this problem by not fixing its dual citizenship problems. The government plans to make it pay.
- by Mark Kenny
Opinion
Federal
Loose lips on China have cost Australia dearly
While Germany, Japan and India have put aside their differences to strengthen their ties to China, unnecessary taunts from Coalition MPs have pushed Australia's relationship with the rising superpower off the rails.
- by Bob Carr
National
The government's war on expats
An attempt to make housing affordable will penalise Australian homeowners that have moved overseas.
- by Jenna Price
Analysis
AFL
Pendlebury: where the Bucks stops
Collingwood's captain is making claims to surpass his coach as the club's greatest modern-day player.
- by Wayne Carey
Opinion
Life & relationships
Miscarriage is real, common, and we need to talk about it more
I personally knew the statistics but that didn’t mean I was prepared to become one.
- by Rachelle Unreich
Opinion
Planning & budgeting
How to afford to live beyond 100
The uptrend in longevity shows few signs of abating and many of us will live longer than our parents.
- by Catherine Robson
Opinion
Federal
Silent Shorten misses golden opportunity to assert his authority
Don't be surprised if union firebrand John Setka's latest brutal remarks about Labor end up in Liberal leaflets at the next election. Yet Bill Shorten has done nothing to repudiate them.
- by David Crowe
Etihad
Movies
Marvel Stadium: Cultural imperialism or spot-on for a spotty teen?
The stadium in Melbourne's Docklands will be renamed from September. Karl Quinn wonders if it's a travesty or an inspired choice.
- by Karl Quinn
CBD
Companies
The $101m gold rush coming to an end for James Hardie boss Louis Gries
Eight years and $US77m later, the pay bonanza is coming to a close for James Hardie boss Louis Gries.
- by Colin Kruger
Editorial
NSW
One person's ceiling is an Airbnb floor
The owners in an apartment building should be able to set the rules for individuals wanting to let out a property.