Opinion
Analysis
Europe
Brexit going badly? Would another Brexit referendum help?
There is a growing call in the UK for another referendum to sort it all out. Could it possibly help?
- by Nick Miller
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Letters
NSW
Raise GST to help pay for aged care cost blowout
Taxpayer dollars would be better directed to the training of increased staff and ensuring a higher ratio of carer to patient/resident.
Analysis
Banking & finance
NAB pay revamp makes it much harder to reward bad behaviour
NAB has unveiled its new executive remuneration scheme after the heat of the royal commission and regulatory pressure.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Opinion
Conservation
Shooters party must not dictate policy
The NSW government's decision to ditch its plans for expanding marine sanctuaries in the coastal waters around Sydney is politically inept and environmentally irresponsible.
- by Editorial
Opinion
NSW
ICAC misses chance for oversight reform call on 'follow the dollar'
Despite spending nearly three years on a significant and successful fraud investigation, the corruption watchdog has fallen short in one key recommendation.
- by Michael Evans
Analysis
The economy
What Donald Trump's trade war with China means for you
For Australia, the main immediate risk is reduced foreign demand for our exports.
- by Jessica Irvine
Opinion
NSW
Berejiklian should see red about shortage of Liberal women
Having a female leader in NSW is not enough. She has to take the lead.
- by Alexandra Smith
Opinion
Celebrity
Let’s get rid of awards shows and just host red carpets instead
Award shows are a throwback to a time before tablets and smartphones, when people had attention spans longer than 30 seconds.
- by Charles Purcell
Opinion
NSW
In the Herald: September 20, 1893
Chicago Exhibition awards, Cherokee land rush, and a letter to the Editor
- by Stephanie Bull
Opinion
Workplace
Labor's super reforms won't go far enough
There are more fundamental issues with the superannuation system.
- by Linda White
Opinion
National
Commercial terrorists have brought an industry to its knees
The sabotage of our strawberry industry is as flummoxing as it is despicable. It shows a level of recklessness in the community that we haven’t seen before.
- by Madonna King
Opinion
NSW
After giving tragic news to many families, I can't support pill testing
To green-light illegal drug taking and the dangerous criminals who profit from it is something I will never support.
- by Troy Grant
Opinion
Consumer affairs
I spend a quarter of my waking hours staring at my phone
Almost a quarter of women in their 30s and one in five in their 40s compulsively check their screens about 200 times a day - that's once every few minutes.
- by Matthew Field
Opinion
Consumer affairs
The iPhone XS and XS Max: Bigger Is Now Definitely Better
The iPhone XS and the iPhone XS Max may be making me a convert to bigger smartphones.
- by Brian X. Chen
Opinion
Markets
We're doubling down on the errors that caused the financial crisis a decade ago
Everyone has their favourite theory about the financial crisis, but we keep overlooking an alternative account of what actually happened.
- by Juliet Samuel
Opinion
NSW
Let's embrace high-rise living for families, not be fearful
Children grow up in apartments in all parts of the world, all the time and turn out just fine. The key is to encourage proper planning incentives.
- by Chris Johnson
Opinion
Federal
Six months of best or worst politics
The next six to nine months of Australian politics until the 2019 federal election promise to be the good, the bad and the downright ugly.
- by John Warhurst
Letters
NSW
Bullying culture brings disgrace to the Liberals
The extraordinary personal indictment against the bullying culture within her own party by Liberal MP Ann Sudmalis is a desperate cry for justice when no place in our parliamentary democracy should have to tolerate such unfair treatment of women.
Opinion
NSW
'Stay in the fray': How women can stop the bullies
As elected officials we should be doing everything we can to halt those who believe they can bully their way to a position or bully someone out of one.
- by Shelley Hancock
Opinion
Workplace
The workplaces where bullies flourish
Bullying is a scourge of many workplaces but they often have particular features, many of which can be found in politics.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Companies
'I'm not going to be silent': plea to rethink care royal commission
The terms of reference for the royal commission into aged care is still being set. Prime Minister Scott Morrison is leaving it to the states to let retirement villages be part of it.
- by Adele Ferguson
Opinion
NSW
In the Herald: September 19, 1984
Three hats and cheese puffs, a second Sydney Airport, and Ali ‘has Parkinson’s disease’.
- by Brian Yatman
Analysis
Asia
US-China tariffs: what's behind them, and who stands to be hurt?
President Donald Trump has intensified his trade war with Beijing and triggered the likelihood of price increases for many American companies and consumers.
- by Paul Wiseman
Opinion
National
The one, conclusive reason why Australia won't go nuclear
Tell anyone who wants an Aussie bomb they’re dreaming. It won’t happen.
- by Nicholas Stuart
Federal
No need to mess with laws on freedom of religion
Dear PM, existing laws protect those of faith from discrimination.
Analysis
AFL
Key defender may be key for Martin, says Magpie Greenwood
Just how and who do you play on Richmond superstar Dustin Martin?
- by Jake Niall
Opinion
Life & relationships
Julie Bishop and co are looking like quite the 'nasty women'
If you are all about equal opportunity and equal representation of women in the halls of power and influence, "nasty" is a compliment.
- by Wendy Tuohy
Analysis
Asia
Does Trump want a trade divorce from China? Some think so
How else to explain Trump ignoring American companies who protested that imposing tariffs would hurt their business, and raise prices for US consumers?
- by Kirsty Needham
Opinion
Planning & budgeting
Money can't buy happiness – or can it?
If we really believe money can’t buy happiness, why do so many people buy lottery tickets?
- by Paul Benson
Opinion
National
'Questions ate away at me': The heavy burden of aged care
Three and a half years after my dad died, I'm still tormented by memories of his time in residential care.
- by Tina Broad
editorial
NSW
Time for clear thinking on party pills
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian is right to take seriously the tragic deaths of a 21-year-old woman and a 23-year-old man after taking apparently tainted recreational drugs at the Defqon.1 music festival in Penrith over the weekend.
Opinion
Consumer affairs
Thanks Deliveroo, but I want dinner, not a brand experience
Swipe right for lobster rolls, swipe left to dispose of the people who cook them.
- by Matt Holden
Analysis
Insurance
Life insurance sector must earn consumers' trust
Life insurance's reputation is at an unprecedented low after royal commission revelations.
- by John Collett
Opinion
North America
Now that his accuser spoke out, is Brett Kavanaugh's nomination in danger?
As far as tracing decades-old sexual harassment allegations go, Ford's story is remarkably credible.
- by Amber Phillips
Analysis
Markets
Bitcoin's biggest name forgot a golden rule
We all know the sage advice that in a gold rush the best thing to do is sell shovels.
- by Tim Culpan
Opinion
Federal
'Hi. I’m Ed. I’m an MP. It’s been 12 months since my last tweet.'
On this day last year I logged off Twitter. I've been tempted to return but then I remember why I left in the first place.
- by Ed Husic
Opinion
The economy
Trump has put a gun to China's head and we're in the crossfire
Donald Trump's simplistic view of trade is dangerous not only to China, Australia and the rest of Asia, it's going to hurt his own country too.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Analysis
Saving
Should we worry about the slump in savings?
As we mark a decade since the global financial crisis, Australian households appear to be slipping back into a pre-GFC habit.
- by Clancy Yeates
Opinion
National
Cyclists aren't the problem. Aggressive and entitled car drivers are
Australians are happy to support and excuse deadly violence by drivers because of the dominant motoring culture.
- by Peter Chambers & Tom Andrews
Opinion
Europe
Why Western Christianity has a death wish
The latest figures suggest that Church of England affiliation has halved since 2002 and that only 2 per cent of young people call themselves Anglican.
- by Tim Stanley
Analysis
Companies
Why we're all choking on Amazon cardboard
Amazon still hasn't mastered the art of packaging, and it's causing lots of problems.
- by Leonid Bershidsky
editorial
Consumer affairs
Aged care needs money not lawyers
Anyone who has visited a parent or grand parent in a residential aged care facility knows there are problems. Even the best run can fail to offer dignity to people afflicted by dementia, loneliness and physical infirmity.
letters
NSW
Pill testing will help tackle drug issue, not prohibition
It is time that we accept that prohibition doesn't work ("Premier vows to shut down festival after overdoses", September 17).
Opinion
Companies
Even the optimists are bracing for aged care carnage
When it comes to scandals, investors have adopted an approach of sell first and ask questions later.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Opinion
Federal
The Liberals' woman problem: men in grey suits misjudge level of anger
Politicians are fond of invoking the iron law of arithmetic, at least when it comes to toppling their leaders or shoring up their own numbers.
- by Jacqueline Maley
Opinion
NRL
Souths lewd photo scandal coverage may have breached anti-porn laws
The publication of images related to this story may have unexpected legal consequences, and not for who you may first assume.
- by Adair Donaldson
Asia
How India and China have become a billionaires' paradise
India's richest man, Mukesh Ambani, and his 160-metre-high vertical mansion have become the emblem of the age of the billionaire.
- by Peter Hartcher
Opinion
NSW
In the Herald: September 18, 1839
Immigrants for hire, a letter to the Editor, and tyranny in Tahiti
- by Stephanie Bull