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Rugby Union
We should all love Quade Cooper, even if you hate him
When Quade Cooper patted Brumbies halfback Joe Powell on the head it was clear he was truly back.
- by Paul Cully
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Markets
Trump is gearing up for the next hammer blow to global trade
Draconian new tariffs on car imports to the US are expected to spark retaliation across the world and bring the rally on equity markets to a halt.
- by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
Opinion
Workplace
Changes in language have me in two minds
Is “revert” an example of diversifying office language or yet more corporate nonsense?
- by Jonathan Rivett
Opinion
Companies
Was Medibank the warm-up for Craig Drummond to run NAB?
The Medibank boss' results presentation sounded a lot like an audition for the newly opened-up job of chief executive at the National Australia Bank.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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National
'A long hard journey': How my family closed the gap
The message from my life is that black people controlling black affairs get the best results.
- by Stan Grant
editorial
NSW
NSW gets some clear air for its campaign
The long federal election campaign is good news for Gladys Berejiklian.
Opinion
NSW
'Gobbledygook and doublespeak': How 'Gladys' gang' is failing Sydney on planning
Want to tell the world about a new apartment development? If you are the NSW government you'll talk about parks.
- by Jacob Saulwick
Opinion
Federal
The science behind Morrison's scare tactics
The Coalition hopes risk-averse voters will respond to its warnings about boats and the economy, but it will need the electorate to start listening.
- by Peter Hartcher
Letters
NSW
Desperate LNP scare campaign a new low
History shows the electorate is very sensitive on matters of border protection and back-pocket economics.
Analysis
Federal
'We have got no end of reports': Closing the Gap exposes patchy progress
The Prime Minister wants to focus on Indigenous education; behind that decision stands Tony Abbott
- by Deborah Snow
Analysis
NSW
'NSW will probably start to slow down': Sydney and the state's dream economic run may be over
The past five years have been good to Sydney, but the economic outlook for the city, and the state, is shifting.
- by Matt Wade
Opinion
Federal
The silence of public service lambs used by a panicking government
Officials are being used and abused by a panicking government. Some could complain, but don’t.
- by Jack Waterford
Opinion
Federal
Refugee bill will help erode trust in democracy
Kerryn Phelps, Labor and the Greens do not speak for the majority of voters, they speak for activists.
- by Simon Cowan
Opinion
National
What the planet needs from men
The man-heroes of the future won’t be the boat-stoppers and coal-brandishers.
- by Elizabeth Farrelly
Opinion
National
Beware the scare campaigns as the election nears
Never let the truth and a good scare campaign get in the way of electoral victory.
- by Crispin Hull
Opinion
Life & relationships
Parents, we should all be empowered to ask our 'village' for support
'Keeping our kids’ crazy-busy schedules spinning, all while holding down a demanding and inflexible job, takes more skill than Cirque du Soleil.'
- by Jo Stanley
National
Richard Glover: We can handle the truth
Prime Minister Scott Morrison used the bulk of this week's address to the National Press Club to tell Australians that they had the right to feel afraid, very afraid.
- by Richard Glover
National
Best of cartoons, February 16, 2019
Our talented team of artists, illustrators and cartoonists give us their own version of the news of the day.
Opinion
NRL
Saturday serve: NRL crackdowns and natural justice open cans of worms
Crackdown. Natural justice. They don't seem like natural bedfellows, more of an each-way bet. But together they open plenty cans of worms.
- by David Polkinghorne
National
Medivac does not weaken our borders
It is unfortunate that legislation that can be seen as a rare triumph of rationalism is likely to become part of an unseemly electoral battle.
Opinion
National
Why accused players must be stood aside, pending a fair trial
An NRL adviser explains why she changed her mind about the need to suspend players who are charged with sexual assault or domestic violence.
- by Catharine Lumby
Analysis
Soccer
FFA chairman has to fix the mess - and quickly
The Alen Stajcic sacking has sparked a wave of disenchantment with Football Federation Australia that has left its public standing at arguably its lowest ebb.
- by Michael Lynch
Analysis
North America
Emergency declaration a shattering step, even for Trump
Trump's move to declare an emergency to build a border wall could transform Washington, expanding the authority of the president at the expense of Congress.
- by Matthew Knott
Opinion
Health & wellness
Life lessons from a day on the beach
As I lay on my towel, the calming ocean sounds helped me escape my mental worries – family stuff, global problems, confusion over whether you should or shouldn’t put parmesan on a seafood pasta...
- by Danny Katz
Opinion
Middle East
Benjamin Netanyahu accidentally tells the truth
It's tempting to think of the Israeli PM's "common interest of war with Iran" declaration as a blunder. A better way to see his tweet is as a so-called Kinsley gaffe.
- by Eli Lake
Opinion
Federal
I was there the last time Australian politics encouraged people smuggling. Let's not do it again
Scott Morrison should remember the devastation this trade, this political turmoil, caused, and stop egging people smugglers on.
- by Michael Bachelard
Analysis
Cricket
Forget the gloom, Australia can win the World Cup and Ashes
People may laugh, but I honestly think Australia can triumph in both one-day and Test cricket this year.
- by Dean Jones
Analysis
Companies
How the A380 turned into a flying white elephant
Loved by passengers, feared by accountants, the world's largest airliner has been put out of its misery.
- by Tim Hepher
Opinion
Small business
The questions to ask if you want to take your business global
Identifying whether your business is ready for international expansion means asking some tough questions.
- by Jana Matthews
Editorial
Federal
Time for listening: government must listen to Indigenous people
The history of white settlement in Australia has been marred by failure to take the views of Indigenous people seriously.
Opinion
National
We think we do six things at once. Soon we will have proof
Knowing how we spend our time makes it possible for governments to write policies which actually fit our lives. Which would be a miraculous change.
- by Jenna Price
Letters
NSW
Coalition's duplicity clear as Morrison's boat comes in
The PM was asked to publicly state the medevac bill does not apply to new arrivals. He refused.
Opinion
NSW
This war on festivals will decimate culture
The NSW government's hasty response to tragic drug deaths at music festivals is a flawed document. It needs to do better.
- by Julius Grafton
Opinion
National
Hakeem al-Araibi's treatment shows up red faces at Interpol
Australia should be more proactive in Interpol when it comes to Red Notices affecting Australian residents.
- by Clive Williams
Opinion
Companies
Investing in Telstra is a game of regulatory roulette
For every growth avenue Andy Penn explores, there is Rod Sims or an angry politician standing in the way.
- by John McDuling
Opinion
NSW
In the Herald: February 15, 1966
Decimal currency and a million-dollar computer for University of Sydney.
- by Lyn Maccallum
Opinion
Federal
Medevac leaves Morrison government in a bizarre position
You can only argue this bill encourages asylum seekers to get on boats if you choose not to read it.
- by Waleed Aly
Analysis
Federal
This first parliamentary week of the year was a miserable metaphor for the state of federal politics
This week was a miserable metaphor for the state of federal politics in this jittery start to a long, fear-fuelled election campaign.
- by Tony Wright
Analysis
Rugby Union
Brumbies hope new year brings new hope for rugby crowd revival
Cleaners put the finishing touches on Canberra Stadium on Thursday, but will fans turn up to watch?
- by Chris Dutton
Analysis
National
Boats and borders: The politics of immigration
This week in parliament is one for the history books. Fresh from a historic defeat at the hands of Labor and the crossbench, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the reopening of Christmas Island as immigration shapes up to be a central election issue.
Opinion
Life & relationships
I am a stay at home mother, please don't ask, 'Do you have a job?'
"My role is to provide childcare during business hours. That’s it. And that is enough. That is a full-time job. Just ask a nanny."
- by Polly Dunning
Opinion
National
At last, the PM gives Indigenous Australians a reason to hope
Efforts to close the gap have failed because Indigenous people have not had a seat at the table. Scott Morrison has vowed to change that.
- by Pat Turner
Opinion
NSW
Every MP should be ashamed. I know I am
A member of the NSW Parliament confronts the failure to help the state's 38,000 homeless people.
- by Alex Greenwich
Analysis
TV & radio
Network 10 bumps Changing Rooms after ratings disaster
It was a hit 20 years ago – so why are viewers rejecting it now?
- by Michael Lallo
Opinion
Health & wellness
My advice to the Pope: take the million dollars and go vegan
If the Pope has any sense, he'll take the money and spend it on the poor.
- by Melanie McDonagh
Opinion
Federal
Shorten should have called for an election immediately
Bill Shorten could have pushed harder this week and chose not to. The Opposition Leader has not turned the government’s loss into a call for an election. Given the way this Parliament carries on, that is a shame.
- by David Crowe
Opinion
Soccer
United must be ruthless to address squad littered with passengers
Sir Alex Ferguson once described United as "a bus that waits for no man" but, in recent years, it has become a bus that keeps acquiring passengers who never get off.
- by James Ducker
Analysis
Banking & finance
The incredible shrinking AMP: Setting up for a down-sized future
The scale of the challenges confronting new AMP chief executive Francesco De Ferrari are many, varied and, if not yet existential, quite threatening.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz