Opinion
Opinion
National
How to seize power, while others wait for reports
Right now, the women in the Labor Party are forcing change and we should all take lessons.
- by Jenna Price
Latest
Opinion
Sustainability
Green is the new black: how renewables and storage will replace coal
What the community really needs is for government and industry to get on with building Australia’s future energy system.
- by Lachlan Blackhall
National
A welcome chance to strengthen Australian journalism
To ensure maximum impact, a philanthropist's $100 million donation towards journalism funding and education needs to be spent with careful thought.
Analysis
Boxing
Australian boxing needs Horn to find his mean streak v Mundine
An upset win for the veteran would be a nightmare for Horn and a huge setback for Australian boxing.
- by Phil Lutton
Opinion
Rugby Union
Rugby Australia sends clear message abandoning White, but was it right
If the Wallabies won't call a World Cup-winning coach, who are they willing to listen to?
- by Chris Dutton
Analysis
Federal
We're not going to sit for it: Pyne's old tactics return to haunt him
Veteran Liberal Christopher Pyne designed bloody-minded tactics to disrupt a Labor government. Now he's dodging a return serve, all but cancelling Parliament.
- by Tony Wright
Opinion
Super & retirement
Two schools of thought on how much you need for retirement
How much money do you need to retire? It depends on who you believe.
- by Noel Whittaker
Analysis
TV & radio
ARIAs 2018: Nine puts the brakes on ratings slump - for now
But the awkward banter between Keith Urban and Sir Bob Geldof didn't sit well with viewers.
- by Broede Carmody
Opinion
Federal
Guess how many young women aspire to a career in politics
According to one nationwide survey, the answer is zero.
- by Susanne Legena
Opinion
Victoria
Liberal Party post-election report card: could do much better
We have been divided and distracted and, accordingly, we have been conquered.
- by Greg Hannan
Analysis
Federal
Is the bureaucracy a gender equality utopia?
'Blokey' government workplaces no longer pay higher wages than agencies with mostly female staff.
- by Markus Mannheim
Opinion
North America
Look, maybe this just isn't Melania Trump's thing - but that's fine
If everyone could just admit that Melania doesn't really want the job of being first lady - and isn't very good at it - then we could accomplish two things.
- by Monica Hesse
Opinion
National
The Liberal Party, riven by its wreckers, faces wholesale collapse
This once great political institution will flounder unless it can give up pandering to its "base" and appeal broadly to Australian voters.
- by James Walter
Opinion
National
Embed scientists in our parliaments: we need them as never before
It was an idea floated a century ago, so it's high time we gave our MPs access to our best minds.
- by Rory McGuire
Opinion
National
Yes, Prime Minister, I'm striking from school: consider it a climate lesson
A 15-year-old Swedish girl started a global movement. Here's why I'm joining it along with thousands of other students who care about the planet's future.
- by Veronica Hester
Editorial
Federal
Historic chance for a federal ICAC
The minority government can no longer delay a National Integrity Commission.
Opinion
Federal
Coalition can learn from public service's promotion of women
The Coalition can't fix its culture in time for the next election. It may take years of sustained effort.
- by The Canberra Times
Opinion
Federal
Andrews' Victorian victory reinforces bigger themes
The federal Liberals will lose if they blame messaging and continue to be deaf to the concerns of middle Australia.
- by John Warhurst
National
Julia Banks: My party has lost sight of the voting public
Readers discuss Julia Banks' defection to the crossbench and her speech about the Liberal Party.
Opinion
Federal
The generational divide that will shape this federal election
Labor's policy to reform franking credits strikes at the heart of a generational divide that is becoming increasingly clear.
- by Jessica Irvine
Opinion
Life & relationships
National efforts to end family violence could draw from Victoria
We don’t need any more inquiries or reports. We know what we have to do.
- by Jane Gilmore
Opinion
National
National integrity body needs consensus, credibility
The overdue opportunity to establish a federal anti-corruption commission can be seen as an unexpected public benefit of a buttressed progressive crossbench.
Opinion
Banking & finance
You'd think the ANZ boss would see the hidden improvised explosive devices. But no.
ANZ boss Shayne Elliott was the latest of the bank bosses to walk into the now familiar trap of talking up his bank’s laudable values.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Analysis
Victoria
Victoria state election: Why Guy had to say goodbye
The opposition seemed out of step with public sentiment at almost every turn as Matthew Guy led them through the campaign.
- by Benjamin Preiss
Analysis
Federal
Shorter coffee queues: politicians won't sit in Parliament much next year
Leader of the house Christopher Pyne sent out an email notifying journalists of the parliamentary sitting calendar for 2019. There were lots of blank spaces in it.
- by Jacqueline Maley
Opinion
Markets
The dinner in Argentina that could shape the world's economic destiny
Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping will dine together in Buenos Aires on Saturday - and it's making a lot of people very nervous.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Opinion
National
Campaign against the ATAR is putting us on a path to mediocrity
While children who are talented in the sporting arena are encouraged and celebrated, academic excellence is treated as an inconvenience rather than any kind of gift.
- by Fleur Morrison
Analysis
The economy
Why China’s richest man belonging to the Communist Party is no surprise
It may sound contradictory that Jack Ma belongs to the Communist party but it came as no surprise to many Chinese and China watchers.
- by Li Yuan
Opinion
Markets
Bitcoin's crash looks like a real currency crisis
Bitcoin's horrific year doesn't just look like a bubble bursting; it looks more like a currency under attack.
- by Lionel Laurent
Opinion
Companies
What Facebook really doesn't want you to talk about
At the London hearing, it became clearer than ever what the social network giant is trying to keep out of the public discussion.
- by Alex Webb
Opinion
Workplace
Why 'never work with children and animals' is a terrible maxim
The oft-repeated idea overlooks the fact that they are in just about every case more enjoyable to be around, more dependable and generally better than adults.
- by Jonathan Rivett
Opinion
Banking & finance
Ken Henry ponders the state of capitalism - and agrees it's not pretty
Ken Henry’s soliloquy on the state of capitalism provided one of the more philosophical moments in an at times testy appearance before the royal commission.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Opinion
Small business
Confusion reigns: Australian Business Securitisation Fund
Here's what the lending policy is - and what it isn't.
- by Kate Carnell
Analysis
Federal
How the conservatives drove Julia Banks out of the Liberal Party
The Liberal MP has had enough of the rumours and criticisms from anonymous party figures seeking to blacken her name.
- by David Crowe
Opinion
National
Don't lose sleep over 'genetically edited' babies
Gene editing is far too important to surrender to alarmism over unverified reports.
- by Fahad Ali
Opinion
National
Liberals need to give up on the merit myth
Julia Banks first called it out - now the Liberal Party needs to get serious about addressing its gender bias.
- by Shivani Gopal
Opinion
Companies
The one thing Myer simply can’t do before Christmas
The countdown is on. Only a few sleeps left until the big annual retail showdown.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Opinion
National
Daley needs to go harder and axe the SCG Trust
The Trust has been a thorn in successive government's sides for years. It should go.
- by Peter Ross
Opinion
Federal
Just how many digital transformation strategies do we need?
What moves this from farce to tragedy is that our government obviously still doesn't get just how important this is.
- by Nicholas Stuart
Health & wellness
Christmas is getting too stressful, this is why I'm opting out
It hurts my brain to think of the pressure people feel to put themselves through that each year.
- by Sarah Berry
National
Preferences and voting: We need to reform our flawed voting system
Readers discuss preferential voting, including the rise of micro-parties which received very few votes.
Opinion
National
The system’s broken. Let’s fix it to fight corruption
Fairfax's latest investigation demonstrates the Australian Government’s alarming lack of capacity to effectively combat corruption.
- by Serena Lillywhite
Analysis
Federal
The Liberals' Woman Problem. Newsflash: it's not women who are the problem
We are going to need a new noun. The Coalition’s Woman Problem, so named after a cascade of incidents, has broken ranks.
- by Jacqueline Maley
Opinion
National
Facing a rout, the PM prepares pork barrel
The Victorian election shows voters will support public investment, and eschew dog-whistling.
Opinion
Federal
Strewth. Trying to kick-start things, the Prime Minister gets kicked where it hurts
At the precise moment Scott Morrison tries to jump-start his stalled government, backbencher Julia Banks quits the Liberals, wrecking the Prime Minister's day.
- by Tony Wright
Opinion
Victoria
I was a rusted-on Liberal Party member. This year, I joined the ALP
Without a hint of smugness or delight, I can only say from bitter personal experience that I saw it coming.
- by Denis McKinnon
Analysis
Investing
Get ready for bargains on the sharemarket
Banks and miners are on the nose, but general gloom provides opportunities.
- by Scott Phillips
Opinion
The economy
The one great drawback from 27 years of economic sunshine
The voters are confused about who has benefited and have forgotten the pain of the alternative.
- by Ross Gittins
Opinion
Asia
Like Jesus, US missionary accepted death as the price of reaching out
Chau may have been naive, but at least he did not come to the island wielding a gun or wearing a uniform.
- by Michael Jensen
Opinion
Markets
Perfect storm: Why the price of oil is diving
The price of oil continues to skid - and there are three main reasons why.
- by Mohamed El-Erian