Opinion | Comment & Analysis | The Sydney Morning Herald

Opinion

Advertisement
Scott Morrison needs a better answer to this very reasonable question
Analysis
Federal

Scott Morrison needs a better answer to this very reasonable question

The Prime Minister is yet to offer a compelling explanation for his elevation to the leadership.

  • by David Crowe

Latest

The easy way to consolidate your super
Opinion
Super & retirement

The easy way to consolidate your super

Increasingly myGov is the single source of truth when it comes to super.

  • by Catherine Robson
Fremantle's 2019 wishlist: Dockers eye quality control
Analysis
AFL

Fremantle's 2019 wishlist: Dockers eye quality control

There's plenty to like about Fremantle's refurbished defence, but the midfield lacks pace and versatility and there's no real firepower up forward.

  • by David Prestipino
Religious freedom could be Morrison's first major test
Opinion
Federal

Religious freedom could be Morrison's first major test

The Prime Minister did not hesitate when asked if Australia needs new laws to protect religious freedom.

  • by David Crowe
In a post-financial crisis world, is there a 'new normal'?
Analysis
The economy

In a post-financial crisis world, is there a 'new normal'?

It's an academic debate with real world consequences. The future of interest rates and economies might hinge on the answer.

  • by Stephen Bartholomeusz
The modern horror story keeping women awake at night
Analysis
Life & relationships

The modern horror story keeping women awake at night

The possibility that they might have to rely on someone else’s money at some point in their adult life should be keeping women up at night.

  • by Alys Gagnon
Advertisement
Apple Watch announcements proved more exciting than new iPhones, again
Opinion
Technology

Apple Watch announcements proved more exciting than new iPhones, again

Apple's tiniest computer has taken another stride towards one day becoming my ideal phone replacement.

  • by Peter Wells
Why Apple is no longer selling last year's iPhone X
Analysis
Technology

Why Apple is no longer selling last year's iPhone X

If you hoped to pick up last year's flagship for cheap, you're out of luck. Here's what Apple's new lineup looks like, from the $749 low end to the $2369 high.

  • by Angus Kidman
Apple unveils the $2,369 iPhone, and a watch grandparents will love
Opinion
Companies

Apple unveils the $2,369 iPhone, and a watch grandparents will love

We have just received fresh insights into how the trillion dollar company plans to keep growing

  • by John McDuling
Ready, aim, misfire: the Brits just aren't as good as Australians at leadership coups
Analysis
Europe

Ready, aim, misfire: the Brits just aren't as good as Australians at leadership coups

Theresa May has clung on for more than two years now – in Australian terms, three quarters of a Turnbull, four-fifths of a combined Rudd, or 1.1 Abbotts.

  • by Nick Miller
Done with discounting: New Myer CEO tries his predecessor's old trick
Analysis
Companies

Done with discounting: New Myer CEO tries his predecessor's old trick

This was always going to be a horrible result - and one that its recently installed CEO John King was never going to sugarcoat as he wasn't responsible for it.

  • by Elizabeth Knight
If Sydney's not interested in the Ramsay vision, there is another way
Opinion
National

If Sydney's not interested in the Ramsay vision, there is another way

The Ramsay billions would be best employed setting up a completely new institution, the Shire University of Western Civilisation Excellence.

  • by Brian Pearns
Bitter attack proves Dutton was never fit for top job
letters
NSW

Bitter attack proves Dutton was never fit for top job

It's the first parliamentary sitting week since Peter Dutton challenged Malcolm Turnbull for the top job.

Premier needs to show she can play politics
Opinion
NSW

Premier needs to show she can play politics

The loss in Wagga Wagga is a wake up call for Gladys Berejiklian.

Reduced penalties for unlicensed driving had no impact on road safety
NSW

Reduced penalties for unlicensed driving had no impact on road safety

People caught driving while disqualified or unlicensed is the most common crime seen in NSW local courts but fewer drivers go to jail under new laws.

  • by Nigel Gladstone
Done something different? There must be a new law for that
Opinion
Small business

Done something different? There must be a new law for that

An era of over-regulation will bog big business down and unleash entrepreneurs.

  • by Tony Featherstone
Advertisement
The heartless core of CBA's insurance business laid bare
Opinion
Banking & finance

The heartless core of CBA's insurance business laid bare

A day after CBA had agreed to backdate the definition of heart attacks and apologised for poor behaviour, it was at it again.

  • by Adele Ferguson
In the Herald September 13, 1986
Opinion
NSW

In the Herald September 13, 1986

Speed an 'acceptable killer', clamp down on ticket scalpers and Bronwyn Bishop eyes Senate

  • by Lyn Maccallum
Coalition parties have little incentive to introduce gender quotas
Opinion
Federal

Coalition parties have little incentive to introduce gender quotas

Conservative voters fail to see how “meritocracy” is heavily skewed towards men, ignoring structural impediments that hinder women.

  • by Andrea Carson
Hawke? Howard? Menzies? Where does Scott Morrison fit in?
Opinion
Federal

Hawke? Howard? Menzies? Where does Scott Morrison fit in?

Scott Morrison alone is the key to unlocking Labor’s apparent hold on the next election.

  • by John Warhurst
Column 8
Opinion
NSW

Column 8

Railing against flatulence

No right or wrong answer in Serena case, but Gillard had a point ...
Opinion
Tennis

No right or wrong answer in Serena case, but Gillard had a point ...

Julia Gillard once captured the flaw of reducing the nuances of sexism into a soundbite generalisation. The same can be applied to the Serena Williams meltdown.

  • by Peter FitzSimons
Hawks dilemma: Will they roll with two rucks against Gawn?
Analysis
AFL

Hawks dilemma: Will they roll with two rucks against Gawn?

Hawthorn not only has to contend with what to do about Ben Stratton, but what to do with Max Gawn when they finalise their semi-final team.

  • by Michael Gleeson
Young need a lesson in how to party
Opinion
NSW

Young need a lesson in how to party

Muck-up day is almost upon us. It's an idea that goes back to the Middle Ages. The problem is the line between wit and witlessness is pretty blurry.

  • by Michael Jensen
How to stop sexual harassment at work - don't deal with HR
Opinion
National

How to stop sexual harassment at work - don't deal with HR

One in five young people aged between 15 and 17 report having been sexually harassed at work at least once in the last five years.

  • by Jenna Price
I opposed a gender quota - and was 100 per cent wrong
Opinion
Federal

I opposed a gender quota - and was 100 per cent wrong

When the make-up of your board is heavily skewed towards men, there must be an explanation for the phenomenon. I could think of four possibilities.

  • by Sam Crosby
Advertisement
I was a ratbag as a kid - but at least I'm alive
Opinion
National

I was a ratbag as a kid - but at least I'm alive

We did the sorts of things bored kids growing up in a dull suburb sometimes do. But we had a cloak of invisibility that kept us alive.

  • by Alex McKinnon
CKI's bid to become gas colossus could turn into a Greek tragedy
Opinion
Companies

CKI's bid to become gas colossus could turn into a Greek tragedy

CK Infrastructure cleared the ACCC hurdle easily but the politics in Canberra make FIRB approval much less predictable.

  • by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Millions of sexual harassment victims need support to find their voice
Opinion
Life & relationships

Millions of sexual harassment victims need support to find their voice

It is insidious that as sexual harassment gets worse, the backlash against gender equality and "political correctness" is silencing millions of victims.

  • by Wendy Tuohy
Morrison has failed in handling of Dutton controversy
Opinion
Federal

Morrison has failed in handling of Dutton controversy

Allowing Dutton to abuse parliamentary privilege with gutter-level attacks seriously undermines the new Prime Minister's projected “wholesomeness”.

  • by John Hewson
Who can take more pain in Trump's deranged game of chicken with China?
Opinion
The economy

Who can take more pain in Trump's deranged game of chicken with China?

The US and China are on a combustible escalation path that can end only when there's economic blood on the floor. Both think they can withstand the longer siege.

  • by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
Trump's long history of lying about 9/11 and exploiting it for personal gain
Opinion
North America

Trump's long history of lying about 9/11 and exploiting it for personal gain

Looking back at Donald Trump's history when it comes to September 11 shows that it was always about Donald Trump. Even on September 11.

  • by Paul Waldman
Four reasons why it's time for a reality check on Aussie stocks
Analysis
Markets

Four reasons why it's time for a reality check on Aussie stocks

Profits have been underwhelming, everyone is getting squeezed by rising costs and Labor may soon be in charge. Yet analysts have barely trimmed their forecasts.

  • by Matthew Burgess & Tim Smith
Trump's economic 'magic wand' is a myth
Opinion
The economy

Trump's economic 'magic wand' is a myth

The President is taking credit for the US economy's strength. The truth is, his economic record has yet to be written.

  • by Michael R. Strain
Young royals add glamour to welcome institution
Editorial
NSW

Young royals add glamour to welcome institution

Britain’s monarchy has not been so feted for glamour and community connection since the phenomenon that was Diana, the "the people’s princess".

The NYT's 'Anonymous' is hiding in plain sight
Opinion
North America

The NYT's 'Anonymous' is hiding in plain sight

Is the disgruntled senior Trump administration official who wrote the anonymous opinion piece in the New York Times actually representing a group?

  • by Thomas Friedman
Advertisement
Religious beliefs and the rights of everyone else
Letters
NSW

Religious beliefs and the rights of everyone else

Your well-reasoned editorial is unlikely to satisfy politicians and preachers using threats to religion as a means of rallying the troops ("Religious freedom is under no threat", September 11).

The real test of religious freedom today
Opinion
National

The real test of religious freedom today

Will we give space to those who have different views; even if those views may cause offence to some group, at some point, in a diverse, modern society?

  • by Robert Forsyth
'The West at the expense of the Rest': Why Sydney should reject Ramsay
Opinion
NSW

'The West at the expense of the Rest': Why Sydney should reject Ramsay

The Ramsay Centre for Western Civilisation threatens the core business of Sydney University.

  • by David Brophy
Touring ‘Butterfly’ production fails to show operatic magic
Opinion
Opera

Touring ‘Butterfly’ production fails to show operatic magic

The musical and operatic magic Butterfly can supply were missing last week.

'Easy-peasy, smash 400 lives by lunchtime': cold-call victims didn't stand a chance
Opinion
Banking & finance

'Easy-peasy, smash 400 lives by lunchtime': cold-call victims didn't stand a chance

The Royal Commission heard blood-curdling testimony that painted a picture of boiler room culture designed to flog products at any cost.

  • by Adele Ferguson
The great delusion of middle age
Opinion
The economy

The great delusion of middle age

The pension eligibility age will rise to 70, but that's no problem as long as three things change.

  • by Ross Gittins
In the Herald: September 12, 1889
Opinion
NSW

In the Herald: September 12, 1889

Royal Naval House ball, Manly wild flower show, and cases before the courts

  • by Lyn Maccallum
We need to wrest back control over the internet
Opinion
Federal

We need to wrest back control over the internet

The very skills that first allowed communities to grow around the campfire are now dividing us.

  • by Nicholas Stuart
Column 8
Opinion
NSW

Column 8

Warning: fish may contain fish.

Dutton versus Quaedvlieg: old Border Force warriors go to war
Opinion
Federal

Dutton versus Quaedvlieg: old Border Force warriors go to war

Peter Dutton, scourge of refugees on the high seas and former Queensland policeman, was in no mood to take prisoners.

  • by Tony Wright
Advertisement
If not now, then when for snubbed Maxwell?
Analysis
Cricket

If not now, then when for snubbed Maxwell?

It seemed as if the planets had finally aligned for Glenn Maxwell but he again finds himself in the Test wilderness.

  • by Andrew Wu
Syria's fate: a bloodbath followed by a peace to end all peace
Opinion
Middle East

Syria's fate: a bloodbath followed by a peace to end all peace

Assad's bloody victory in Syria now appears to be certain and the fate of civilians trapped in Idlib to be grim

  • by Nick O'Malley
The paradox within Westpac's 'irresponsible' lending breach
Opinion
Banking & finance

The paradox within Westpac's 'irresponsible' lending breach

Westpac was hit with a $35 million fine for irresponsible lending. The loans in question, however, are of similar or better quality to those deemed to have been lent responsibly.

  • by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Love hurts: Unsuspecting partners get caught up in tax nightmares
Opinion
Tax

Love hurts: Unsuspecting partners get caught up in tax nightmares

Unsuspecting wives often end up in a world of pain, simply because they chose the wrong partner in life.

  • by Nassim Khadem