Opinion
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Why do some Labor types hope Tony Abbott wins Warringah?
Some on the ALP side relish the thought of the Coalition losing the election but Abbott holding his seat - to ensure a divided Liberal Party in opposition.
- by Jacqueline Maley
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Climate policy
The UN says we're destroying the world. This should change everything
We can't afford business as usual. We need action, optimism and relentless focus.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Letters
Australia votes
Green light for Stokes to tackle open space
It is encouraging that the Public Spaces Minister, Rob Stokes, is planning to buy "forgotten land" for open space.
Opinion
Opinion
IVF should be affordable for everyone, not just the rich
Victoria's minister for women understands how unscrupulous clinics can take advantage of vulnerable women who are longing for a child.
- by Gabrielle Williams
Analysis
Saints slump to third straight defeat in error-riddled game
A third consecutive defeat, this time at home against defending premiers West Coast, has the Saints struggling for credibility again.
- by Martin Blake
Analysis
Todd Greenberg
‘It changed my life’: Pearce opens up on penalty for infamous incident
Mitchell Pearce is a spiritual bloke who believes everything in life happens for a reason. That may be a good thing after Todd Greenberg's admission.
- by Danny Weidler
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Fittler facing tough calls, but it all comes down to one key decision
If Freddy continues to reward good form, rather than remaining loyal to the players who did the job last year, it sends a far stronger message.
- by Phil Gould
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Opinion
More than World Cup, Ashes at stake as Smith and Warner return
With a dire international cricketing summer looming, there is a lot to lose for the banned duo – and Australian cricket.
- by Neil Breen
Analysis
Manchester City
This is the greatest EPL title race of all time
Whoever wins on Monday, Manchester City and Liverpool have served up a season to savour.
- by Paul Hayward
Analysis
Match report
Glory daze for Perth fans after unfathomable penalty shootout triumph
Perth Glory has sensationally shed the club's demons in an unfathomable 5-4 penalty shootout win that left soccer fans and the sell-out crowd at HBF Park in awe.
- by David Prestipino
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Opinion
I know where you're coming from Izzy, it's where we go that differs
If you think people like me are sneering at your religion, even "persecuting" you for it, you're wrong, and I'll tell you why.
- by Paul Cully
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Opinion
Trump's bullying and bluster is the wrong way to deal with China
Donald Trump has to know that throwing your weight around is no way to get China to behave better.
- by Andrew Browne
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Opinion
Don't trust pollies to tell you the truth about tax
Scott Morrison wants you to think taxes always discourage economic growth. This notion suits many well-off people, but that doesn’t make it true.
- by Ross Gittins
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Thanks, Rod! ACCC telco merger veto makes Telstra an accidental winner
Telstra and Optus now get to sit back and watch the chaos surrounding the future of Vodafone and TPG. And capitalise on it.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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Opinion
Voters' choice: a fast track to change or the status quo
Public servants are preparing for either result: a big and ambitious agenda under a Labor government or the status quo, with tax cuts, if the Coalition returns.
- by Peter Hartcher
Letters
Australia votes
Shorten takes centre stage after press attack
What is wrong, Waleed Aly, if history should record the most defining moment of this election to be the work history of Bill Shorten's deceased mother and how this applies to all women?
Editorial
Chris Bowen
Bowen's promise of surplus will be hard to fudge
In Australian politics, handing down a budget surplus has become the acid test of a government's economic management credentials.
Opinion
Battle for Warringah
A chance to re-elect the greatest political campaigner of his generation
My brother inspires passionate supporters and detractors, but he has much to offer voters in the centre.
- by Christine Forster
Opinion
Aged care
I live in aged care but it's not home: an insider's story
An 84-year-old widow gave testimony this week to the aged-care royal commission, declaring: 'This isn’t a proper life.' Here is her account.
- by Merle Mitchell
Opinion
Gladys Berejiklian
Why local councillors - yes, councillors - should get a pay rise
We need people to put their hand up for local government for the right reasons.
- by Jacob Saulwick
Opinion
Kevin Rudd
Why news of a Christian-Muslim alliance sent a chill up my spine
New alliances should be good news, but this one is not.
- by Elizabeth Farrelly
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Opinion
Hot Property: future government needs to fix the credit squeeze
In the eyes of commercial property stakeholders, the leadership of whoever takes The Lodge after Saturday, May 18, will be levelled at one issue – the credit squeeze curtailing national investment and business growth.
- by Mathew Tiller
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Opinion
How to tell when it's time to reassess your work situation
What are the common signs it's time to look for a new job and how should you deal with it?
- by Jay Munro
Analysis
Analysis
If you think there's more to our welfare than GDP the news isn’t so flash
The gains in Australia's economic performance have been hit by setbacks in health and education.
- by Ross Gittins
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Opinion
Another year, another failed Mother's Day present
Never have I got a Mother’s Day present right, not once.
- by Danny Katz
Analysis
PGA Championship
Now master has come up trumps, pressure on Aussies higher than ever
For the rest of the world’s leading golfers, Tiger Woods’s re-emergence as a major winner must feel like dad’s home, party’s over.
- by Malcolm Knox
Analysis
Analysis
Labor election plan risks the rise of 'zombie' taxes
Just as the Coalition struggled with "zombie savings" that it proposed but could not legislate over the past six years, a Shorten government risks having "zombie taxes" on its books.
- by David Crowe
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Big show, side show, no show
A quarter of a century is a long run for a TV program, but the Footy Show has been quietly dying for a long time.
- by Greg Baum
Opinion
A battle of contrasting policy ideas
This election is not about the size of government but its role.
Analysis
Analysis
Controversy behind the scenes at the MCC
Old and new guard are wrestling within the Melbourne Cricket Club institution during Stuart Fox's reign.
- by Caroline Wilson
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Opinion
A naughty ring of confidence wins pre-selection. What could go wrong?
The pre-selection committee chairman-in-a-hurry ignores the child from the social media generation.
- by Tony Wright
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Opinion
An abhorrent post, but proverbial Folau death penalty a step too far
Amid repeated examples of domestic abuse, racial vilification and cruelty to animals meted out by professional sportsmen, does Israel Folau really deserve to be exiled?
- by Darren Kane
Opinion
A-League
Honda got the headlines, but Toivonen has delivered just as much
Keisuke Honda arrived with a massive fanfare and huge expectation. He has been good, but Victory's other star import, Ola Toivonen, has arguably done more.
- by Michael Lynch
Analysis
Analysis
'Revolutionary': The Footy Show lived on the edge, so falling was inevitable
The sad thing was that it was a show that didn’t evolve. It relied too heavily on the mainstream sludge ...
- by Anthony Colangelo
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When the good staff leave, so do the customers
The customer is not always right, writes Karyn Wang.
- by Karyn Wang
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NSW
Richard Glover's dirty little secrets
There's one subject that really gets the locals excited.
- by Richard Glover
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Opinion
Alan Joyce's extended tenure at Qantas isn't as novel as it might seem
Eyebrows were raised when Qantas said Joyce had been asked to commit to at least another three years as CEO. Are 14 years in the captain's seat too long?
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Editorial
Australia votes
Economic uncertainty makes election choice harder
While borrowers will be happy that mortgage rates could fall, people who follow economic theory will take the prospect of rate cuts a little less positively.
Opinion
Bill Shorten
Two areas of economic risk for Bill Shorten's Australia
Labor’s broad approach to economic and industrial relations policies has a distinct whiff of the 1970s about it.
- by David Alexander
Letters
Australia votes
Murdoch press makes the mother of all gaffes
The Murdoch mouthpieces are scoring own goals with monotonous regularity.
Opinion
Opinion
Managers from hell: the four causes
Facing the worst manager you've ever had? There's four key reasons they might be struggling.
- by James Adonis
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Opinion
In the Herald: May 10, 1930
Opium smuggling foreigners sentenced, four tins of "hasheesh" found at Bronte and heavy sentence for shoplifter.
- by Ellen Fitzgerald
Analysis
Analysis
Why next week's election is also partly a contest between the generations
Scott Morrison defends a status quo that favours people in the latter part of life while Bill Shorten advances the interests of younger generations.
- by Peter Hartcher
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Opinion
Morrison's big problem: he has to claim everything's going swimmingly
On every issue, not only wages and working conditions, the Prime Minister must tell Australians how everything is going swimmingly, and at the same time he tells them he can make it even better.
- by David Crowe
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Why Bill Shorten's mum might swing this election
Somehow, a political era characterised by some of the most significant ideological differences in decades has shrunk into a microscopic campaign.
- by Waleed Aly
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Folau scandal keeps push to host World Cup in the shadows
Rugby should have been trumpeting the Junior Wallabies' big win over the All Blacks but instead the Israel Folau saga continues to dominate headlines.
- by Greg Growden
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Opinion
Much ado about an egg - at least it wasn't a potato, Mr Morrison
Another prime minister cops an egg to the noggin. But was the to-do a little over the top on the day scientists warned us that human society is in the balance?
- by Tony Wright
Analysis
Analysis
Please Explain: Will women decide this election?
It was going to happen at some point in this federal election campaign, and it looks like this week is the week. Let’s talk about women.
- by Tory Maguire
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Opinion
Bigger, stronger and fitter players raise need for match review panel
Until now there hasn’t really been a perceived need for this, but things have changed.
- by Liz Ellis