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Apology: Eddie McGuire has again been under fire for on-air comments.
Opinion
Sport

Eddie's cartoonish blunders serve a greater purpose

Television would be poorer if the Collingwood president, a modern-day Mr Magoo, was taken off the air.

  • by Malcolm Knox

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AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan has given his thoughts on the comments made on the photo of AFLW star Tayla Harris.
Analysis
AFL

It looked, walked and quacked like tanking: why the AFL spared the Demons from tanking charge

Why the AFL punished Melbourne officials for events in 2009 but wouldn't call it tanking.

  • by Jake Niall
Leading Sun David Swallow.
Analysis
AFL

Gold Coast's 'Steven Bradbury' helping Suns start again

After being rejected by three captains in three years, the Suns may have found the right answer in David Swallow.

  • by Caroline Wilson
Dustin Martin says he found last season a mental challenge.
Analysis
AFL

Tackling Dusty: Have opponents discovered how to subdue Martin?

No tackles in two games, opposition clubs figuring out how to deal with his greatest trick and two of his fellow stars out. How will Dustin Martin respond?

  • by Daniel Cherny
Is there a glass ceiling for gay men when it comes to senior management roles?
Opinion
Small business

Gay glass ceilings: do they exist?

Are gay employees, precluded from promotions by virtue of their sexuality? We now may have the answer.

  • by James Adonis
The Crusaders will rally together for the Christchurch community this week.
Analysis
Rugby Union

The Crusaders know what they stand for, but what about the Brumbies?

The Brumbies face the daunting task of playing against the Crusaders on what will be an emotion-charged day in Christchurch.

  • by Chris Dutton
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What do you do when your workplace culture favours extroverts?
Opinion
Workplace

Why introverts also deserve protection under discrimination laws

What do you do when the invisible sign at work says “extroverts only”?

  • by Jonathan Rivett
Anthony Forsyth argues that a 'zero tolerance' approach needs to be taken to address wage theft.
Opinion
Workplace

Our 'culture of underpayment' must be eradicated

A "zero tolerance" approach to combat worker exploitation is needed, writes Anthony Forsyth.

  • by Anthony Forsyth
 I ring women who are the actual experts in their actual fields and the responses are pretty much identical. They go quiet and then they say: “I’m not the real expert in the field.”
Opinion
National

You can't be what you can't see: The invisible women in our media

Our society is 50/50 but our public voices are 65-35.

  • by Jenna Price
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten
Letters
NSW

When fakery proves even better than the real thing

The majority of voters are more interested in a fairer taxation system that would help fund needed benefits than tax cuts that help those on high incomes.

Bill Shorten.
Editorial
Federal

ALP climate policy requires serious scrutiny

Australia should be careful of global emissions credits.

Justin Field, leaving the Greens to sit as an independent in the NSW upper house.
Opinion
NSW

I'm quitting the divided Greens, the planet needs consensus politics

An upper house NSW Greens MP writes that he is becoming an independent because he refuses to spend the next term watching partisan politics fail to deliver.

  • by Justin Field
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has pledged to deliver Australia's first surplus in 12 years.
Opinion
Federal

The days of tax cuts winning elections are over

The Coalition hopes its answer to Labor is tax cuts, but its budget cannot be a game-changer because it does nothing to change the game.

  • by David Crowe
Taking account of population growth ... the  Treasury assumptions, which boost the budget';s bottom line, represent a surprising rise in immigration and fertility numbers.
Opinion
Federal

Dodgy population assumptions crucial to budget figuring

Contrary to the government's "congestion-busting" rhetoric, Treasury projects high fertility and migration rates, which conveniently bolster surplus forecasts.

  • by Abul Rizvi
In the Herald dinkus
Opinion
NSW

In the Herald: April 5, 1979

Bhutto hangs, Australia bans whaling and ban urged for alcohol and cigarette ads.

  • by Ellen Fitzgerald
International evidence suggest a public sex offender register can lead to vigilantism.
Opinion
Federal

A public register of child sex offenders will do more harm than good

It might be a popular policy, but it is likely to lead to vigilantism, have no impact on rates of offending and offers no support to victims of sex crimes.

  • by Greg Barns
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Opinion
NSW

Column 8

Cake fixes everything.

The 45th Parliament is about to come to a close.
Analysis
Federal

Farewell to what was a truly weird Parliament

These last years in Australia’s political circus have been so littered with crazy that the abnormal has become normal.

  • by Tony Wright
Best mates: Penrith's Fijian combination of Waqa Blake (left) and Billy Kikau made a big impact on the NRL last season.
Analysis
NRL

Peter Sterling: Write off Penrith at your peril

An out-of-sorts Panthers side will have a couple of forward leaders who will step up in their time of need in Friday's grudge match against the Tigers.

  • by Peter Sterling
Apple CEO Tim Cook last week in Cupertino: The smartphone giant's crush of me-too announcements fell far short of Steve Jobs' goal of putting "a ding in the universe."
Opinion
Companies

Forget putting a ding in the universe: The incredible shrinking Apple

In its gilded middle age, Apple is turning into a company that has lost sight of the universe and is content merely to put a ding in your pocketbook.

  • by Farhad Manjoo
In the Herald dinkus
Opinion
NSW

In the Herald: April 8, 1910

Botany claim for zoo, cost of living statistics and our 'beautiful' harbour.

  • by Lyn Maccallum
The push for James Hird to unseat coach John Worsfold has been "quite disrespectful".
Opinion
AFL

Essendon should stick with 'Woosha' as coach

It has taken the Bombers years to get back on the right path, and whether you agree or disagree with how James Hird was treated, he unfortunately has too much baggage.

  • by Wayne Carey
Ben folds piano
Opinion
TV & radio

I broke my stool on Geoff Harvey's piano: the full story by Ben Folds

The pop star made headlines with his stunt on the Midday show. Now Harvey has died, Folds writes of a surprise later meeting with Nine's music director.

  • by Ben Folds
Natalie Joyce competes at the "I Compete Naturally North Coast Classic" bodybuilding competition in Newcastle. Photo: nine.com.au
Opinion
Life & relationships

Natalie Joyce has turned a nightmare into a triumph

When your husband’s affair and lovechild is splashed across the front page of every major newspaper in the country, a haircut is not going to cut it.

  • by Kasey Edwards
Grunge hero Kurt Cobain died 25 years ago this week.
Opinion
Music

Yes, Kurt Cobain was a grunge icon. He was also a gay rights hero.

On the 25th anniversary of his death, it's worth remembering Kurt Cobain's consistent and vocal support of gay rights.

  • by Aaron Hamburger
Chris Kelaher has finally resigned from IOOF after 10 years.
Opinion
Banking & finance

IOOF changes not nearly radical enough

Wholesale board renewal and more senior executive changes are a cleaner solution, if IOOF is serious about rebuilding trust.

  • by Adele Ferguson
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Fyfe was elite against the Roos, his 32 touches including eight intercepts, 13 score involvements, five centre clearances and 22 contested posessions.
Analysis
AFL

'Only for the last eight years': Lyon laughs off Fyfe criticism

Two of football's biggest names launched stinging attacks on Nathan Fyfe's defensive game recently but analysis of the Fremantle captain's stats show the legendary duo are off the mark.

  • by David Prestipino
US President Donald Trump.
Opinion
North America

Trump is unravelling before our eyes

Even Republicans realise that his decisions are more erratic and illogical than ever.

  • by Jennifer Rubin
Always improving: Trent Robinson is a masterful coach who knows when his team isn't at 100 per cent.
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NRL

Roosters aren't firing yet, and that should worry their opponents

You can’t be at your best every weekend. Players are not machines. Roosters coach Trent Robinson understands this better than most.

  • by Andrew Johns
We have am aged-care conundrum when funding relies on being sick rather than well.
Opinion
Federal

How can we heal aged care when funding relies on us staying sick?

The budget brings welcome cash for the care of elderly Australians, but we have a fundamental flaw when higher funding relies on people remaining unwell.

  • by Chris Mamarelis
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison with New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern during the national remembrance service for the victims of the March 15 mosques terrorist attack.
Opinion
National

Jailing social media bosses won't make us safer from terrorists

The internet has given us freedoms we take for granted each day. Rushing into laws to beat terrorists will threaten our rights but make us no safer.

  • by Brett Solomon
Consumers open their wallets in February
Opinion
The economy

Did we just spend our tax cuts before we got them?

Whatever the reason February retail sales inked an out-of-the-ballpark number, it would be unwise to read a retail recovery scenario.

  • by Elizabeth Knight
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg during his first post-budget address to the National Press Club on Wednesday.
Opinion
Federal

Just joshing, Australia, here's my real budget

Voters are fed up with "never never" tax cuts and all that palaver. The Treasurer will dump Tuesday night's budget for a fair dinkum one, and we have a copy.

  • by Jessica Irvine
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg tells the House all about his budget on Wednesday.
Editorial
The economy

Little value announcing tax cuts in five years' time

The Treasurer is on shaky ground when announcing tax cuts which he and his colleagues may well not be in parliament to see.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison during budget interviews in Canberra.
Letters
NSW

Liberals have ignored the side effects of big tax cuts

There is no guarantee there will be a budget surplus in the next few years with the current global uncertainty.

Behrouz Boochani, whose book No Friend But the Mountains tells the story of his continuing imprisonment on Manus Island.
Opinion
National

Bring Behrouz home to Australia: he is one of us

The literary and journalistic communities have launched a campaign to bring Behrouz Boochani to Australia from Manus Island. His case is an emblematic one.

  • by Arnold Zable
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Budget changes to super could make downsizing the house more attractive
Analysis
Planning & budgeting

Budget creates a $1.2 million super opportunity for downsizers

Measures in the budget, if they see the light of day, will give older Australians more opportunities to top up their retirement savings.

  • by John Collett
A story about toilet breaks at retailer Noni B may spark broader questions.
Opinion
Small business

Are micro-breaks becoming a macro problem at work?

Too many employees game the system, crunching productivity and wages growth.

  • by Tony Featherstone
In the Herald dinkus
Opinion
NSW

In the Herald: April 4, 1935

Aboriginal "king" wants payment for land, photographs in tooth cavities and street noises cause court adjournment.

  • by Ellen Fitzgerald
A mega-sized 305 square metre display will light up the white-painted wall of the CGI Business Centre at 231 Swanston Street.
Opinion
Consumer affairs

Mega-billboard on Swanston Street will add nothing and only take away

I despair of a world where the original aesthetic of a place has no value other than in advertising dollars.

  • by Nicola Philp
Scott Morrison's political instincts are sharper than Malcolm Turnbull's.
Opinion
Federal

Morrison and Shorten are both unpopular, but maybe that's OK

Neither of the men applying for the nation’s top job at the coming federal election is exactly setting the electorate on fire.

  • by Noel Towell
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Opinion
NSW

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Stationery Magpies.

The biggest tax cuts promised by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg are still several years away, which makes them highly uncertain.
Opinion
Planning & budgeting

Tax cut bonanza pledge must be treated with caution

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is promising households the best of both worlds: hefty tax cuts and responsible economic management.

  • by Clancy Yeates
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman was prepared to defy Donald Trump to boost Aramco's earnings.
Analysis
Companies

Saudi prince teases investors by lifting veil on world's most profitable company

Could the Saudis see the bond issue as a backdoor approach to familiarising investors with Aramco’s financials and operations ahead of a float?

  • by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Sunset on the climate wars? State and federal energy policies could soon be more coordinated than they have been for decades.
Analysis
Climate change

Hopes emerge for a 'great era of bipartisanship' on clean energy policy

In the wake of last month's re-election of the Berejiklian government in NSW, prospects have brightened for a surprising narrowing of the gap between state and federal energy policy.

  • by Peter Hannam
Luke Dahlhaus and Gary Rohan are having an impact in the Geelong attack.
Analysis
AFL

Recalibrated Cats attack looks to crack Crows code

Tom Hawkins might be the only familiar face in the Cats' forwardline from the most recent time the Cats headed to Adelaide Oval to play the Crows

  • by Peter Ryan
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Superstar: An Australian NBA team? Someone get on the phone to Ben Simmons.
Opinion
Sport

It's time for Australia to get its own NBA franchise

Bring it in tight. Here is the plan. Let’s gather all of Australia's top players in Malibu (a poor man’s Bondi), and have them dominate the NBA!

  • by Peter FitzSimons
The human touch ... a barista dispenses more than coffee.
Opinion
Technology

I, Human, refuse to drink coffee served by You, Robot

Automation is moving in on your barista's job. Is nothing sacred?

  • by Charles Purcell
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has used some tricks to reach a surplus in his first budget.
Analysis
Federal

The magic ingredients behind Josh Frydenberg's budget surplus

The Treasurer has announced a surplus despite downgrades to economic forecasts and continuing concerns about the state of the global economy.

  • by Shane Wright
Budget 2019-20 papers roll off the presses ahead of Treasurer Josh Frydenberg handing down the Budget, in Canberra on Sunday 31 March 2019. fedpol Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Analysis
Planning & budgeting

More in your pocket... but don't spend promised tax cuts all at once

Tax cuts will see more in the pay packet for more than four million Australians, while a one-off energy assistance payment will assist pensioners and low-income earners pay their next power and gas bills.

  • by Stephen Miles