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Royal commission should fix 'broken' aged-care funding

Royal commission should fix 'broken' aged-care funding

The current system protects the very poor and the very wealthy, leaving those in the middle to pay the most.

  • by Rachel Lane

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No longer 'envy of the world': Fed's projections put it on collision course with Trump
Analysis
Markets

No longer 'envy of the world': Fed's projections put it on collision course with Trump

The Fed's economic projections are sure to put it at odds with the President.

  • by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Milne's gone - now the rest of the ABC board should go too
Opinion
National

Milne's gone - now the rest of the ABC board should go too

Judging by the board’s performance during this sorry affair not much confidence can be held in its ability to assert its authority over an embattled organisation.

  • by Tony Walker
This is about more than the ABC
Opinion
National

This is about more than the ABC

The broader picture here is of a political culture hostile to criticism and if it comes to it, transparency.

  • by Waleed Aly
A pitch to Mitch. Getting back on track is easy as your ABC, minister
Opinion
Federal

A pitch to Mitch. Getting back on track is easy as your ABC, minister

Sketch: An application for the combined and recently vacated jobs of managing director and chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

  • by Tony Wright
The trouble with the 'missus'
Opinion
Life & relationships

The trouble with the 'missus'

Calling someone 'missus' makes it sound like you have agency over them, and they are akin to a possession.

  • by Wendy Tuohy
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Who's afraid of a starving watchdog?
Opinion
Federal

Who's afraid of a starving watchdog?

The Commonwealth's tiny law-enforcement integrity agency has failed to keep up with the demands put upon it.

  • by Richard Mulgan
Should there be such a thing as a misogyny hate crime?
Opinion
Life & relationships

Should there be such a thing as a misogyny hate crime?

In England, a trial naming crimes against women 'gendered hate crimes' has started to shift attitudes.

  • by Alana Schetzer
Trump's operatic press conference masks his Kavanaugh dilemma
Analysis
North America

Trump's operatic press conference masks his Kavanaugh dilemma

At times the press conference felt like a talk-therapy session; at others, a stand-up comedy set.

  • by Matthew Knott
Why you need to delete your old social media accounts
Opinion
Technology

Why you need to delete your old social media accounts

At best your old forgotten posts and musings could come back to embarrass you. At worst, they could get you fired or even in trouble with the Russian government.

  • by Alice Clarke
Now Justin Milne has gone, the entire ABC board is exposed and may have to follow him out the door
Analysis
Federal

Now Justin Milne has gone, the entire ABC board is exposed and may have to follow him out the door

The ABC board's handling of the crisis gripping the public broadcaster deserves serious scrutiny.

  • by John McDuling
Footy and business: stability at the top wins game
Opinion
Small business

Footy and business: stability at the top wins game

There's always lessons that businesses can draw from football finals season.

  • by Tony Featherstone
Resign, fire or stay? Rosenstein the latest contestant in Trump's favourite game
Analysis
North America

Resign, fire or stay? Rosenstein the latest contestant in Trump's favourite game

Trump's penchant for allowing his underlings to dangle and stew often seems to be a form of psychological cruelty - and also the way he prefers to conduct business.

  • by Ashley Parker & Philip Rucker
Newsflash: ABC's not the government's mouthpiece
Letters
NSW

Newsflash: ABC's not the government's mouthpiece

Justin Milne's role in the Alberici case is an insidious and politicised attack from within the ABC board to undermine the independence of the ABC.

Telstra fire that Penn needs to put out before he loses customers
Opinion
Companies

Telstra fire that Penn needs to put out before he loses customers

Telstra's mobile phone prices are now running up to 40 per cent higher than its major competitors and if it doesn’t cut prices it risks losing customers.

  • by Elizabeth Knight
Business elite hit by collapse of tech startup Fulcrum
Analysis
Companies

Business elite hit by collapse of tech startup Fulcrum

The who's who of the business world were lining up for the float this year of corporate tech startup Fulcrum Hub. They are still wondering why it collapsed.

  • by Colin Kruger
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'Our children deserve better': Coalition's budget strategy in tatters
Opinion
Federal

'Our children deserve better': Coalition's budget strategy in tatters

Scott Morrison has broken its own budget repair strategy and delivered outcomes on par with the nightmare scenario they painted for Labor.

  • by Jessica Irvine
Raising level of Warragamba Dam is an act of environmental vandalism
Opinion
Conservation

Raising level of Warragamba Dam is an act of environmental vandalism

The proposal will lead to extensive and irreversible damage to the integrity of the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area.

  • by Tim Vollmer
Adopt quotas for female MPs or face extinction
Opinion
National

Adopt quotas for female MPs or face extinction

I have always opposed quotas, but given the obvious flaws with merit as a basis of pre-selection, a 50 per cent quota by 2025 now seems essential.

  • by John Hewson
The power of the Catholic lobby
Opinion
National

The power of the Catholic lobby

Is the Catholic Church such a political insider? Ominous media references suggest it may be.

  • by John Warhurst
Why we need to welcome a bigger Sydney, not shut out migrants
Opinion
NSW

Why we need to welcome a bigger Sydney, not shut out migrants

The narrative that ‘Australia is too full’, even as we hit the 25 million mark, is simply not true.

  • by Shane Geha
In the Herald : September 27, 1973
Opinion
NSW

In the Herald : September 27, 1973

Extra $10.66 a month after home loan rate rise

  • by Ellen Fitzgerald
Labor's super plan for women misses the point
Opinion
National

Labor's super plan for women misses the point

It continues a process of adding complexity, yet only tinkering at the edges of a fundamentally flawed system.

  • by Richard Barnes
Guthrie had to wear two hats at the ABC and neither fitted her well
Opinion
Companies

Guthrie had to wear two hats at the ABC and neither fitted her well

It’s becoming very obvious that the ABC has a lack of clearly defined roles and that’s causing chaos and controversy.

  • by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Invoking Hillsborough for stadium rebuild a bridge too far
Opinion
Sport

Invoking Hillsborough for stadium rebuild a bridge too far

If, after all the other arguments have been knocked over, safety is the only argument left, I respectfully submit that it is game over.

  • by Peter FitzSimons
Why India is emerging as Australia's natural ally
Opinion
Asia

Why India is emerging as Australia's natural ally

Over the next 20 years, no single market will offer more growth opportunities for Australia than India.

  • by Sanjay Bhosale
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Column 8
Opinion
NSW

Column 8

No Yowies. Just the odd ape man.

Forget Trump, it's Powell's words that could shake world markets
Opinion
Markets

Forget Trump, it's Powell's words that could shake world markets

The US Federal Reserve Board is poised to raise rates again but it's the carefully chosen words by chairman Jerome Powell everyone is waiting to hear.

  • by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Brodie Grundy: The Secret Student
Analysis
AFL

Brodie Grundy: The Secret Student

At 203cm, it's fair to say the man-bunned Brodie Grundy stands out. But it's what's inside that drives him to his limits on and off the field.

  • by Sam McClure
'Dangerous contact': The simple solution to NRL's judiciary fiasco
Opinion
NRL

'Dangerous contact': The simple solution to NRL's judiciary fiasco

Tuesday night’s judiciary chair, NSW Supreme Court judge Geoff Bellew SC, should remind the NRL of a catch-all charge advocated by Geoff’s late father, Tom.

  • by Roy Masters
Slater decision leaves Tapine to shoulder the charge
Opinion
NRL

Slater decision leaves Tapine to shoulder the charge

Joe Tapine must be scratching his head and wondering why he missed two games for doing exactly what Billy Slater did.

  • by David Polkinghorne
Only a matter of time before the ABC's Justin Milne is given the sword this bloodied season
Analysis
Federal

Only a matter of time before the ABC's Justin Milne is given the sword this bloodied season

Cool-headedness no longer solves difficulties in political and public life. As the mess at the ABC attests, the sword is employed first.

  • by Tony Wright
Justin Milne makes a mockery of ABC charter
Editorial
Federal

Justin Milne makes a mockery of ABC charter

The ABC chairman has no choice but to resign.

Too much in super can mean extra tax
Opinion
Banking & finance

Too much in super can mean extra tax

Note that excessive non-concessional contributions are not the end of the world. In fact, it’s not even that uncommon.

  • by Olivia Maragna
At UN speech Trump suffers fate he always feared: public humiliation
Opinion
North America

At UN speech Trump suffers fate he always feared: public humiliation

Trump boasted that his administration had accomplished more in two years than "almost any administration" in US history, eliciting guffaws in the UN chamber.

  • by David Nakamura
Why Nike was able to take its Colin Kaepernick gamble
Analysis
Companies

Why Nike was able to take its Colin Kaepernick gamble

Nike shows why questions over its controversial ad campaign were misguided.

  • by Sarah Halzack
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Pogba v Mourinho: Who will win the battle of Old Trafford?
Soccer

Pogba v Mourinho: Who will win the battle of Old Trafford?

It is hard to predict if the club hierarchy will back coach or star player.

  • by Sam Wallace
Voters of Wentworth can present the nation with a gift
Opinion
Federal

Voters of Wentworth can present the nation with a gift

The people of Wentworth have a historic opportunity to send a message to the Liberal Party.

  • by Margo Kingston
Cream will rise to the top and ABC is filled with it
Letters
NSW

Cream will rise to the top and ABC is filled with it

Perhaps ex-politicians should head the ABC, as it seems strong politics rather than management skills is what the brief calls for.

'Doubt is contagious, especially when you’re only 13'
Opinion
Federal

'Doubt is contagious, especially when you’re only 13'

Studies are proving the aptitude has nothing to do with the shortage of women in science, maths, engineering and technology.

  • by Janelle Wheat
Perrottet family drama shows Liberal divisions
Editorial
NSW

Perrottet family drama shows Liberal divisions

Simple issue has led to a pointless public argument.

Six years for refunds, that's how low we are on banks' priority list
Opinion
Banking & finance

Six years for refunds, that's how low we are on banks' priority list

If there was any lingering doubt where customers rank in the priority list of our biggest banks, a new report lays it out bluntly.

  • by Adele Ferguson
Power comes from networking
Opinion
National

Power comes from networking

The speed of change means we need to transform the way we interact with one another.

  • by Nicholas Stuart
Male graduates earn more in first year than females except in one area
Analysis
The economy

Male graduates earn more in first year than females except in one area

The gender pay gap widened in many areas but it has closed and flipped in some places, new data reveals.

  • by Nigel Gladstone
In the Herald : September 26, 1933
Opinion
NSW

In the Herald : September 26, 1933

Ban on lettuce and the cause of The Depression

  • by Ellen Fitzgerald
We can all be Magpies fans against a common foe
Opinion
AFL

We can all be Magpies fans against a common foe

Who do people barrack for this weekend, if they’re a Hawthorn supporter, or a Bomber, or a Cat or .... you poor bastards, a Carlton supporter?

  • by Carolyn Webb
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For all the talk of equality, what's left is Williams' poor behaviour
Opinion
Tennis

For all the talk of equality, what's left is Williams' poor behaviour

If Roger Federer, The New York Times and Alexis Ohanian want to keep this flame burning, who am I not to join in…

  • by Darren Kane
Column 8
Opinion
NSW

Column 8

2018: A Springfield Odyssey.

An odd Rooster, Cronk remains one of the NRL's great characters
Analysis
NRL

An odd Rooster, Cronk remains one of the NRL's great characters

From cryptic injury information to tell-all interviews to his short-lived website, Cooper Cronk has always been his own man. And we're better for it.

  • by Phil Lutton
How the ABC lost its way with digital stupidity
Analysis
Companies

How the ABC lost its way with digital stupidity

Recent digital expansion efforts, justified by a slight tweak to its charter, add to the perceptions the ABC has lost its way.

  • by John McDuling