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James Packer ... the settlement of Kerry Packer's will ran as a bitter backdrop though 2015-16.
Opinion
Casinos

James Packer has gone rogue with his Crown fire sale

Packer has ignored 101 of the takeover manual. Selling almost half of his Crown stake to Melco was as secretive as it was bizarre.

  • by Elizabeth Knight

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Steve Smith.
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Cricket World Cup

Moment of truth arrives for Australia after year of soul searching

The Australians have made great progress in rehabilitating their image since Cape Town but the World Cup will be their first major test with David Warner and Steve Smith back in the fold.

  • by Jon Pierik
Michael Voss.
Analysis
AFL 2019

Momentum grows for Michael Voss

Michael Voss wants to become a senior coach again. And the industry support behind that ambition is gaining momentum.

  • by Caroline Wilson
Matteo Salvini, Italy's deputy prime minister.
Opinion
World markets

He is the Master of Rome - now he wants to take on the eurozone

The eurozone elites are looking straight down the barrel of an Italian economic revolt.

  • by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
In Victoria, 0.8 per cent of the population is Aboriginal yet they make up 9 per cent of the prison population.
Opinion
Indigenous justice

Victoria's high rate of Indigenous incarceration is a systemic problem

Instead of building more prisons, the state needs to spend money on reducing the disproportionate number of Aboriginal prisoners.

  • by Robyn Oxley
There are growing concerns that the ECB is running out of options to stave off deflation.
Opinion
World markets

'Things may have to get worse first': Recession clouds are gathering over Europe

A closely watched gauge of inflation expectations has collapsed this year and raised concerns that the European Central Bank is losing control.

  • by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
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Indonesia  has expressed concerns Donald Trump and Xi Jinping could eventually end their trade war with a deal that hurts other countries economically.
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Trade wars

We need to stop blaming the trade war for everything

It's becoming fashionable to blame the ongoing US-China trade war for all manner of economic and financial developments.

  • by Daniel Moss
Martijn Boersma
Opinion
The lowdown

Australian companies need to take modern slavery seriously

Will Australian companies take the Modern Slavery Act seriously?

  • by Martijn Boersma
There are six types of jobseekers who test the market even though the market is already serving them well.
Opinion
Work in Progress

The six types of job seekers

There are six types of jobseekers who test the market even though the market is already serving them well

  • by James Adonis
Barnaby Joyce
Letters
Letters

Religious freedom doesn't offer immunity for bigotry

We don't need new laws protecting the so-called right to religious freedoms, especially if these freedoms include immunity from expressing bigoted and effectively violent views against particular groups.

The new minimum wage falls short of what unions had called for.
Editorial
Editorial

Minimum wage case gets the balance right

At a time when there are signs that the economy is sluggish, the Fair Work Commission has got the balance right in its decision on the national minimum wage.

Mutitjulu elder Rolley Mintuma and Pat Anderson from the Referendum Council with a piti holding the Uluru Statement from the Heart during a ceremony at the First Nations National Convention in May 2017.
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Journey from the heart

How an Indigenous voice works in Sweden, and how we could improve it

As Australians consider a First Nations Voice to their Parliament, Sweden has a model for its Sami people, which we should study for its strengths and flaws.

  • by Harry Hobbs
Megan Davis, Pat Anderson and Noel Pearson with a piti holding the Uluru Statement from the Heart.
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Journey from the heart

It's time to earn our welcome to country: give first peoples a Voice

Australia cannot know itself as a nation until it gives due recognition to its history and its first peoples.

  • by John Hewson
In the Herald dinkus
Australia

In the Herald : May 31, 1929

How's them apples?, wanton driving and an insatiable lust for clothes

  • by Harry Hollinsworth
Shorten and his shadow cabinet misjudged the middle ground.
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Australia votes

Labor failed to understand the 'aspirational' voter

It was only a year ago that Tanya Plibersek told Sky News: “Honestly, this aspiration term, it mystifies me.”

  • by David Crowe
James Packer with Lawrence Ho in 2015.
Opinion
Gaming & wagering

Whether it's personal or not, Packer's Crown is up for grabs

The billionaire's troubled personal life may be behind his decision to sell or perhaps he's decided it's simply time to get out.

  • by Elizabeth Knight
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MIJAS, SPAIN - MARCH 18: English books are seen on display at the Age Care Association secondhand bookshop at the residential area 'Sitio de Calahonda' on March 18, 2016 in Mijas, Spain. Age Care Association has been helping to English speaking people for more than 15 years. Spain is Europe's top destination for British expats with the southern regions of Costa del Sol and Alicante being the most popular places to live. The EU Referendum will be held on June 23, 2016 and only those who have lived abroad for less than 15 years will be able to vote. Some in the British expat communities in Spain are worried about that Brexit would see changes made to their benefits. The latest reports released by the UK Cabinet Office warn that expats would lose a range of specific rights to live, to work and to access pensions, healthcare and public services. The same reports added that UK citizens abroad would not be able to assume that these rights will be guaranteed in the future. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images) .
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Satire

As the final customer left, the books came out for the night...

Right down the front, on the bestselling fiction table, three novels started chatting - The Tattooist of Auschwitz, The Dressmaker of Dachau and The Beekeeper of Aleppo.

  • by Danny Katz
Column 8 granny dinkus
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Column 8

The head is not just given for the hat

Spinach is the new green-gold.

Chris Bowen believes that Labor's election loss was about campaign tactics, not policy alone.
Opinion
Australia votes

Labor's loss is not just the fault of its economic team

Focusing on only half of Labor’s agenda does not do the shock result justice.

  • by Eryk Bagshaw
Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping. Markets have responded to the escalation in their trade disputes.
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Interest rates

Global risks are rising, threatening to overwhelm RBA's rate move

As the RBA governor ponders whether to cut rates, the global environment is looking increasingly risky.

  • by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Fresh face: Peter Sterling is tipping Payne Haas to relish the hostile atmosphere at his home ground.
Analysis
State of Origin

Stats don't lie as baby Blues prepare for the Queensland cauldron

History suggests NSW face an almighty task getting a win at Suncorp Stadium in game one next week and their rookies will need to adjust to the occasion fast.

  • by Peter Sterling
Adam Goodes at the end of the 2012 grand final.
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Racism

Watching Goodes film was like a punch to the face

This film about the last three years of the career of the great Adam Goodes touched a very raw spot for me.

  • by Des Headland
Adam Goodes chose to end his career without a victory lap, creating a powerfully poignant moment.
Analysis
Racism

A sorry saga: The content and meaning of the Adam Goodes documentary

The documentary is a powerful portrait of a three-year period, not only in the vexed public life of Goodes, but in the Australian media and society.

  • by Jake Niall
North Melbourne need young talent players should be on the trade table at the end of this season - including skipper Jack Ziebell.
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AFL 2019

Why no North Melbourne player will be safe at the trade table

The biggest challenge for the Roos list management team and whoever fills the vacant coaching position will be getting young talent through the door.

  • by Wayne Carey
New Labor leader Anthony Albanese.
Opinion
Bill Shorten

Anthony Albanese risks being the new Kim Beazley

Beazley hastened so slowly with so many words he became the most practised opposition leader – twice

  • by Tony Wright
Questions about Anthony Albanese's judgement are already being asked - just one week into his leadership.
Analysis
Political Leadership

Albanese caps off his first week as leader by making key mistakes

"He's like the sun burning everything in its path," one MP said of Albanese.

  • by Latika Bourke
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Sarah Klau is the only Diamonds debutant.
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Netball World Cup

This good Diamonds team has the potential to be a great one

Sometimes the real strength of a team lies not in who is selected but who is left out. By that rationale, the Diamonds team announced on Thursday is a very good one.

  • by Liz Ellis
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Apps

Your kids think you’re addicted to your phone

The kids are all right. But the parents? Most parents worry that their kids are addicted to their devices, but many teenagers have the same concern about their parents.

  • by Niraj Chokshi
Organisations can be much more strategic about redundancies so they harness the goodwill and talent of employees when they leave.
Opinion
The Venture

Why empathy in redundancy is smart business

Firms can harness the goodwill and talent of ex-employees in their networks.

  • by Tony Featherstone
Robert Mueller spoke publicly for the first time about his special counsel investigation into Russian election interference.
Analysis
Russia probe

Robert Mueller said nothing new, and it stunned Washington

The prospect of Donald Trump becoming just the third president in US history to be impeached is now more likely than it was a day ago.

  • by Matthew Knott
St Kilda's Paddy McCartin is still experiencing concussion symptoms.
Analysis
Real Footy Podcast

Why quitting AFL might not be so simple for Paddy McCartin

Bob Murphy explains to Caroline Wilson, Jake Niall and Michael Gleeson how football can be tied up with a player's identity as a person.

Boris Johnson arrives on the infamous 'Brexit bus' during the 2016 referendum campaign
Analysis
Brexit chaos

Should Boris Johnson's political campaign 'lie' about Brexit be a crime?

Did Boris Johnson break his mayoral oath and the MPs code of conduct when he was campaigning for Brexit? And even if he did, should that be a crime?

  • by Nick Miller
Can James Maloney and Penrith pull themselves out of another hole?
Analysis
Andrew Johns

Maloney the key as we get sucked down Origin drain

Jimmy’s been overlooked for NSW and, to be honest, I’m not sure how he will respond.

  • by Andrew Johns
There is much we could learn from indigenous cultural attitudes to money, writes Jessica Irvine
Opinion
Money & relationships

Wealth is a thing you share: an Indigenous view to make us all richer

Amid the modern malaise of overwork and stress, research reveals Indigenous attitudes towards wealth that say much about the true value of money.

  • by Jessica Irvine
Emergency doctors advise caution in any changes to the lockout laws.
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Sydney lockout laws

Don't lock out the facts on lockout laws: they've made this city safer

As the NSW Premier considers relaxing lockout laws, a senior doctor at St Vincent’s Hospital warns against a return to a dangerous drinking culture.

  • by Nadine Ezard
Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Minister for Indigenous Australians Ken Wyatt.
Letters
Letters

Patience and generosity key to getting the 'Voice' right

"We have got to get this right," says co-chair of Parliament's constitutional recognition committee, Julian Leeser, on a referendum.

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The rally that analysts find hard to predict.
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Iron ore

Even if it all turns sour, 2019 is already a vintage year for iron ore

Investors in the commodity have hit the jackpot as the price soars past $US100. And the boom has added about $4 billion to federal government coffers.

  • by Elizabeth Knight
Labor leader Anthony Albanese speaks during a media conference at the Caboolture Hub, north of Brisbane, on Tuesday.
Editorial
Editorial

Albanese must not be shy of changing course

The new Opposition Leader comes without a clear power base.

BHP CEO Andrew Mackenzie with  Professor Megan Davis, pro vice-chancellor Indigenous at UNSW, and the Uluru Statement from the Heart.
Opinion
Indigenous

Let this nation shine: why BHP backs an Indigenous voice to Parliament

The CEO of the mining giant, who is among many corporate leaders supporting the Uluru Statement from the Heart, argues it is critical to Australia's growth.

  • by Andrew Mackenzie
The black-throated finch ... the verdict on the proposed Adani mine project's effect on the bird is due on Friday.
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Adani

Clock ticking for the black-throated finch: a plea before Adani D-Day

A conservation scientist pleads the case of the black-throated finch on the eve of a decision over the Adani coal venture and its effect on the endangered bird.

  • by Bill Laurance
Tanya Plibersek said she could not reconcile her family commitments with the prospect of leading Labor.
Opinion
Women at work

Labor's first casualties in defeat are its women

An EMILY's List co-convenor laments the backward steps Labor has taken in the cause of creating gender equality in Parliament.

  • by Tanja Kovac
In the Herald dinkus
Australia

In the Herald : May 30, 1944

Allied push to Rome, no rest for the NES and actors up for a fight.

  • by Harry Hollinsworth
US President Donald Trump has ordered his Attorney-General William Barr to investigation the investigation into the Trump campaign's Russia links.
Opinion
Russia probe

Donald Trump is damaging Australia's reputation, we shouldn't be so relaxed

Let's stop pretending it's normal for the President to name Australia as a possible conspirator against the US.

  • by David Wroe
Actor Taron Egerton, right, and singer Elton John.
Opinion
Elton John

It was a blast, but I left Elton John's orbit long ago

The release of the film Rocketman will spark memories in a legion of fans, but for me it is also a reminder of the moment I stopped listening.

  • by Warwick McFadyen
Column 8 granny dinkus
Opinion
Column 8

Paging the beast

Raunchy chicken lit and the duty of utmost good faith.

Chad Wingard tackles Michael Hibberd.
Analysis
Melbourne

The AFL injury ladder: Just how healthy is your team?

On raw numbers Melbourne have suffered the worst injury run of any team. This is not an excuse for the fact they have gone from top for to bottom four, it is just the numbers.

  • by Michael Gleeson
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Testing time: Bryce Gibbs has had two spells in the SANFL this season.
Analysis
AFL 2019

The hard truth behind Gibbs being axed

A lack of body-on-body contact at stoppages and poor defensive running have been the major reasons Bryce Gibbs has been out favour.

  • by Jake Niall
Work Therapy.
Opinion
Work therapy

How to deal with workplace bullying

What do you do if you think you are being bullied at work?

  • by Jonathan Rivett
New-look: Serena Williams playing in her latest outfit at the French Open.
Opinion
Serena Williams

In the hands of Serena Williams, the dress has become a political tool

While this is all to a certain extent a statement about Williams and her talent, what's really interesting is that it's also a statement about women in general.

  • by Vanessa Friedman
Telstra's chief executive Andy Penn says the group's ambitious transformation program is ahead of plan.
Opinion
Telecommunications

Telstra's $700m of new losses, perversely, is good news for Andy Penn

The loss means that Telstra is ahead of schedule with its T22 transformation plan.

  • by Stephen Bartholomeusz