Opinion
Opinion
The economy
Abolish Billionaires. The world would be better off without them
If we aimed,through public and social policy, to discourage people from attaining and owning more than a billion in lucre, just about everyone would benefit.
- by Farhad Manjoo
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Soccer
So much for grief: Nantes shows true colours with demand for Sala fee
Behind the prayers and the vigils for Emiliano Sala, the scarves and the No.9 shirts, lies a web of boundless cynicism.
- by Oliver Brown
Opinion
Small business
How your taste in music affects your work
Your favourite bands could have an impact on your job satisfaction - and how you're recruited.
- by James Adonis
Opinion
The economy
Why Australia's economy is not a freak of nature
Australia's economy needs to be freed from folklore that's built up around the 27-year stretch sans recession.
- by Daniel Moss
National
FINANCE: Dialling down to the nitty gritty on refunds
The pros and cons of the franking system draws a mixed response from readers.
Opinion
National
Why Tim Wilson must resign
Tim Wilson was, before he was appointed as a Commissioner to the Australian Human Rights Commission and after, not a person with an outstanding record in human rights law.
- by Jenna Price
Opinion
National
The one-hour week and other damned lies in our job statistics
The "good news" on jobs masks the truer story of the gig economy and underemployment. It's time we changed the stats.
- by Nick Dyrenfurth
Editorial
North America
Trump's speech lacks global vision
The State of the Union described a very small agenda.
Opinion
National
Why democracy in NSW will survive Mark Latham
The One Nation candidate will fight for "our civilisational values”, but civilisation as we know it will probably march on.
- by Andy Marks
Opinion
Federal
Hayne's toil and trouble for Morrison's election plan
Banks and the economy combine for a potent brew ahead of the May election.
- by Shane Wright
Opinion
Companies
Microsoft is now the grown up in an industry full of problem children
All of a sudden, Microsoft has become one of the few adults in the tech industry, as other players such as Facebook lurch like toddlers from one disaster to another.
- by John McDuling
Opinion
Life & relationships
Why are women's nipples still regarded as 'obscene'?
'What annoys the hell out of me is the double standard: the male nipple is fine but the life-sustaining female nipple is not.'
- by Wendy Squires
Opinion
National
CBD Melbourne: Wood's sideboard side hustle
You can forgive some nervous Liberals for forward planning and laying the foundations for a potential new life, and income stream, after the federal election. But we take comfort from the fact that some enterprising MPs already have options in play.
- by Samantha Hutchinson and Kylar Loussikian
Opinion
NRL
With more videos to come, suspending Napa would be a grave mistake
NRL boss Todd Greenberg's hands are tied with yet another unsavoury video featuring three first-grade players set to drop at any moment.
- by Andrew Webster
Opinion
Health & wellness
Nausea, panic, tears – why wasn't I warned
After going off medication, a sense of impending doom began to creep.
- by Chloe Booker
North America
Trump's State of the Union address lacks vision
The US President failed to provide global allies with even a hint of a vision on many key issues.
Opinion
Banking & finance
The end was inevitable after NAB duo annoyed royal commissioner
Once Kenneth Hayne singled out Andrew Thorburn and his chairman, Ken Henry, from a multitude of equally-deserving peers for harsh criticism in his final report they were on shaky ground.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Opinion
Banking & finance
AMP dodges break-up but hasn't escaped unscathed
The royal commission may not have decreed the end of vertical integration but the recommendations it did make, and its own internal challenges, will still impact and reshape AMP.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Opinion
Banking & finance
Taxpayers should not be subsidising lifestyle of wealthy retirees
The current imputation cash refund system is, essentially, a reverse death duty: low and middle-income earners are subsidizing the estates of the very wealthy.
- by Emma Dawson and Tim Lyons
Analysis
National
Royal reckoning: is it enough to make the banks change?
Royal commissioner Kenneth Hayne has made 24 referrals for criminal or civil action - and 76 recommendations that will shake up the industry in a way that hasn’t happened in generation - but was it the great reckoning the public hoped for?
- by David Estcourt and Rachael Dexter
Opinion
Federal
Where idiots play: the Parliament of the inappropriate
Assistant Minister Scott Buchholz is apologising for being an idiot, but won't say what sort of "inappropriate behaviour" caused a female RAAF officer to complain about him. So what's new?
- by Tony Wright
Opinion
Soccer
Silence from FIFA president as world unites behind Hakeem
The question is whether FIFA is prepared to apply the kind of pressure that might make a difference and possibly save Hakeem Al-Araibi's life.
- by Sam Wallace
Opinion
Small business
Who’s really to blame for too many unwanted graduates?
Australia’s skill base suffers as students choose oversupplied professions.
- by Tony Featherstone
Opinion
Banking & finance
Why you're better off paying a mortgage broker yourself
Reform of mortgage broker pay is long overdue, writes Jessica Irvine.
- by Jessica Irvine
National
The royal commission: Very little will change in this venal system
Readers continue to discuss the final report of the royal commission into banks and the finance sector.
Opinion
Health & wellness
Pushing happiness as the holy grail is creating 'generation anxiety'
We’re still teaching children to deny their feelings and pursue happiness as the holy grail.
- by Jill Stark
Opinion
Victoria
Ten years on, there is a bit of complacency in all of us
The next time we have a summer scorcher, picture yourself in the great Australian bush, and ask yourself: what have you learnt?
- by Richard Thornton
Opinion
The economy
Let's not talk ourselves into an interest rate cut
Amid talk of interest rate cuts, it's also important to consider the strengths of the domestic economy.
- by Jessica Irvine
Opinion
Consumer affairs
Labor is exploiting misunderstandings about franking credits
The problem the electorate has with the Labor Party policy proposal is unraveling the terminology.
- by Tony Dillon
Opinion
Victoria
I look back on that weekend and hope next time I'll act differently
Luckily, the Black Saturday fires didn't reach us in the part of Victoria we were staying in. Lucky, because I hadn't really taken them seriously.
- by Elizabeth Quinn
Editorial
Victoria
Complacency still a risk 10 years after Black Saturday bushfires
We have learnt a lot about fighting fires in the past 10 years, but we have also been lucky. No fire since has been so deadly.
Opinion
National
The culture driving teachers like me from the profession
As many as half of Australian teachers leave the profession within their first five years in the job. This young teacher understands why.
- by Erin Canavan
Opinion
Banking & finance
Messy and lacklustre: CBA earnings suffer from Hayne hangover
CBA says banking conditions are challenging
- by Elizabeth Knight
Analysis
Victoria
The revelation that has made certain Melbourne lawyers very nervous
The law student from the privileged background who usually had all the answers was trapped. A serious conviction could derail a promising legal career before it began.
- by John Silvester
Opinion
North America
Trump shamelessly used Jewish Americans in State of the Union address
While slurring refugees as a dangerous threat, the US President sought to shield himself from charges of racism by invoking a Jewish tragedy.
- by CJ Werleman
Opinion
AFL
Saints coach wisely quits TV gig in year of living dangerously
With his job on the line, St Kilda coach Alan Richardson is right to give up his weekly Fox Footy appearance.
- by Jake Niall
Opinion
NRL
A sanctuary for sinners, rugby league must be more frugal with its charity
Rugby league has helped reform many lost souls but another serious incident means the code has no choice but to be more clinical with its outreach.
- by Phil Lutton
Analysis
Federal
Lower rates were once a political positive, but a cut will not be on Scott Morrison's wish list
Political rhetoric and economic reality are on a collision course.
- by Shane Wright
Analysis
Racing
From rags to riches to disgrace: Weir's career and reputation in ruins
The rise of Darren Weir was one of racing's great rags-to-riches stories, but it has ended in disgrace after he was disqualified from racing for four years.
- by Michael Lynch
Analysis
Technology
Why you should not buy a 5G phone in 2019
Let's put aside the hype for a moment and look at what a 5G smartphone in 2019 really means for you.
- by Krishan Sharma
Opinion
Markets
Bloodbath averted: The world economy may have been saved in the nick of time
The Fed chief's instincts may have just bought the world economy another year.
- by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
Opinion
North America
Trump will call for 'unity' in State of the Union address. It's a scam
It's one of the most dispiriting rituals that attend State of the Union addresses in the Trump era but this time around, there's just no excuse for playing along.
- by Greg Sargent
Opinion
Banking & finance
'Why wait': challenge laid down to the banks and Parliament
Here's a way we can get some action from the banks without having to wait.
- by Adele Ferguson
National
Banks: Every bank worker's duty to act ethically
Readers react to the final report from the banking royal commission.
Opinion
National
'Permanently destructive': new tower will make North Sydney's problems worse
There is a single site suitable for a civic centre in North Sydney and the state government is putting a building on it.
- by Jeremy Dawkins
Opinion
Tax
Tax the rich, not the helpless
Today, apparently, policy is king. The odd person who gets in the way of the ever-turning wheels is seemingly disposable.
- by Nicholas Stuart
Opinion
Life & relationships
'Why is it OK to ban certain races on your dating profile?'
'You’d never find a job advertisement that discriminates applicants based on race. Why is it OK to put a race-based ban on your dating profile?'
- by Jessie Tu
Opinion
Banking & finance
The banks haven't escaped unscathed, quite the contrary
The reaction to the royal commission's final report might suggest the major banks got off lightly. They didn't.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
North America
Political principles depend on deal in US
The onus therefore is on Democrats and Republicans to forge a position that both sides can confidently defend in public and recommend to Trump.
Opinion
Federal
It's getting absurd: Josh Frydenberg's struggle with one little word
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg can't find the words to apologise for attempts to avoid the royal commission on banking.
- by Tony Wright