Opinion
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University
I am eternally grateful for my humble arts degree
The Morrison government does down the contribution of arts grads at its peril.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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Super wars
Scott Morrison's crusade on super is the biggest attack on working Australians since WorkChoices
If the PM succeeds, it will entrench stark inequalities between rich and poor.
- by Kevin Rudd
Opinion
Cyber warfare
'Like when the asteroid is heading for Earth': Why Scott Morrison sounded the cyber alarm
Australia is wide open to aggressive internet takedowns.
- by Peter Hartcher
Opinion
University
A special Sydney place reminds us that history matters
Even on a cave wall in Sydney's west, history is contested, yet the government is telling students it's not as important as more 'job-ready' pursuits.
- by Anna Clark
Letters
Letters
Off course, of course, is par for the course
The increase in fees for humanities is a political stunt. It fits in with community misconceptions and the Coalition's ideological agenda, but not with reality.
Australia
In the Herald: June 23, 1938
C. J. Dennis, Australian poet and journalist, whose best-known work was ‘The Sentimental Bloke,’ died this morning.
- by Harry Hollinsworth
Opinion
HECS
Unlock super to pay off student debt
Students, debt holders and government coffers alike will benefit.
- by Lyndon Gannon
Opinion
Cyber bullying
Taking down online bullying starts with grown-ups
If we want to tackle online bullying in children, we need to look at online bullying in adults.
- by Kelly-Ann Allen
Opinion
Indigenous
The Instagram movement raising voices we need to hear
I feel that as a non-Indigenous person, I know less today than I did once, and for now I think that’s just how it’s going to be. My learning, like others’ healing, takes time.
- by Jamila Rizvi
Opinion
Satire
Sorry seems to be the merest word
A park bench. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are debating apologies.
- by Warwick McFadyen
AFL 2020
'Uncharted waters': When everything's unfair, nothing is
Conor McKenna's positive COVID-19 test throws the season into further turmoil for everyone. But for now there is no choice other than to deal with it.
- by Greg Baum
Analysis
US votes 2020
Trump builds on darker racial themes for a campaign reset
His first campaign was notable for its attacks on Hispanic immigrants and Muslims. The Tulsa rally gave a glimpse of the US President's 2020 strategy.
- by Jose A. Del Real
Editorial
Donald Trump
Preaching to the diverted: Tulsa dumps Trump
Row upon row of empty blue seats: that's what confronted US President Donald Trump at his return rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
- The Herald's View
Analysis
Real Footy Podcast
Real Footy podcast: 'It seems Victoria has become the scourge of the nation'
When will we know what will happen with the fixture going forward? How far ahead will the AFL plan? And was the league actually lucky in how the weekend played out?
Analysis
NRL 2020
Six again rule quickly separating contenders from pretenders
Speed is of the essence for NRL sides under the new conventions this season, and the chasm is already widening between those who have it and those who don't.
- by Roy Masters
Analysis
Please Explain podcast
Please Explain podcast: calls for lockdowns as Labor quarrels in Victoria
In this episode, national editor Tory Maguire is joined by The Age's state political reporter Sumeyya Illanbey to discuss the new COVID-19 hotspots in Victoria and the pressure on Premier Daniel Andrews to quash factional squabbling in the Labor Party after The Age and 60 Minutes exposed industrial-scale branch-stacking.
- by Tory Maguire
Opinion
Big four
Bank stress tests set to shine light on pandemic's fallout
We are about to get an idea of how much damage the pandemic has done to the world's most important banking system - and Australia's banks will be watching closely.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Opinion
Home tech
Foxtel's soft-look streaming is not the future
Binge is the only major streaming service not to offer a 4K HDR option.
- by Adam Turner
Letters
Letters
Uni fee overhaul connotes shallow view of education
Our universities need to produce a skilled workforce but not at the expense of new ideas, informed debate and cultural enrichment.
Opinion
Sydney landmarks
Sydney Harbour parklands have been a great deal for taxpayers, so why not finish the job?
A growing Sydney needs to treasure its Harbour parklands. Completing the job must be a priority.
- by Linda Bergin
Opinion
University
It doesn't add up: uni funding overhaul will also hurt STEM students
A new fee structure will hit arts students, but the overall proportion of federal funding for universities will decline and it will also hurt science, technology, engineering and mathematics students - the ones it is supposedly designed to help.
- by Gareth Bryant
Opinion
Minimum wage
Wage tribunal saves the employers (and us) from their own folly
Sometimes if you really want to help somebody, you do them a favour and don’t do what they ask you to.
- by Ross Gittins
Australia
In the Herald: June 22, 1951
A man walked into an Adelaide police station today and begged for protection against eight women.
- by Harry Hollinsworth
Analysis
NRL 2020
Eels stars at war: inside story of the Mannah-Moses feud at Parramatta
Two Parramatta stars stopped talking last year, with one accusing the other of ruining his career.
- by Michael Chammas
Opinion
Education
Why we need humanities graduates in our workforce
The study of, say, Australia’s history or that of our foes and allies and the politics and cultures of India and China is vital to our future.
- by Joy Damousi
Editorial
Coronavirus pandemic
Victoria shows we cannot let our guard drop on COVID-19
The increase in COVID-19 cases in Victoria, which has led to delays in the relaxation of lockdown laws in that state, should snap us all out of any complacency.
- The Herald's View
Opinion
Education
Back to the human business of face-to-face schooling
Video conferencing platforms do a fair job of approximating aspects of these relationships. But none are as natural or powerful as being in a classroom.
- by Guido Piotti
Analysis
Mining
The coal curse: fuelling division on land rights and climate change
The fight against Indigenous land rights gave fossil-fuel miners the weapons and the political influence to divide and conquer on climate change.
- by Judith Brett
Opinion
State Parliament
Government barges ahead with cultural destruction
This operation has been described as a 'relocation'. It is no such thing. To me, the Powerhouse plan is the wholesale destruction of a much loved institution.
- by Leo Schofield
Opinion
City life
I started out hating it, but now I dinkum love 'Packer's Pecker'
The Crown casino tower in Barangaroo is clearly not just another building.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Opinion
NRL 2020
League was lucky to survive - here is how it can thrive once again
The NRL has taken this opportunity to honestly audit and appraise itself. Now comes the chance to set a course for an even bigger and brighter future.
- by Phil Gould
Opinion
ALP
Branch-stacking scandals allow taxpayers a good look at the faceless men
It is a good way to get to know your more boutique politicians. That’s one of the lovely things about stories on the venal, corruption-adjacent inner workings of political parties and the power lust of their apparatchiks.
- by Jacqueline Maley
Letters
Letters
Let Pemulwuy's stand last forever
A resounding ''hear, hear'' to Fitz on Sunday's proposal for a statue of Indigenous freedom fighter and defender of his land, Pemulwuy.
Opinion
Pets
No, I do not love your dog
If you are the owner of a beloved pooch, just remember that not everyone loves your dog as much as you do.
- by Nicola Philp
Opinion
Money Makeover
How I cut my home insurance premium in half
You must consider what you would do if the worst should happen: total loss by fire, flood or theft.
- by Jessica Irvine
Opinion
Budgeting
It's not too late to change your mind on COVID-19 relief
Whether you put your mortgage repayments on hold or grabbed a chunk of your super using the government's financial hardship provisions, it's still possible to reverse those actions if you don't need the cash.
- by Melissa Browne
Opinion
Ask an expert
Breaking down the fee structure of wrap accounts
If you insist on choosing your own investments, perhaps you should compare independently managed accounts versus wraps.
- by George Cochrane
Opinion
Editorial
Don’t rob Peter to pay for Paul on uni places
The government is right to tackle the jobs crisis with increased university funding for courses that have strong job prospects, but it is wrong to target humanities.
- by The Herald's View
Opinion
Ethical living
During COVID-19, nature has taught us what we need to do to help it
We yearn to see our world clean and bright and bursting with a variety of life. Yet we humans weigh very heavily on the landscape.
- by Jane Caro
Analysis
Essendon
High noon call brings news AFL has been dreading
Around midday, Gillon McLachlan received a call from his head legal counsel Andrew Dillon with the news that he and the AFL had been braced for throughout this vexed AFL season.
- by Jake Niall
Editorial
Don't rob Peter to pay for Paul on uni places
It is so often such cultural touchstones as the arts that throw up the champions of our age.
- by The Age's View
Opinion
Wellbeing
The power of red lipstick in moments of self-doubt
It’s not often you find yourself talking to a psychologist about the positive influence that a lick of red lippy has on your emotional wellbeing, but there we were.
- by Dilvin Yasa
Opinion
Political Leadership
Only one way Scott Morrison can end a decade of political dysfunction
Ten years after Julia Gillard knifed Kevin Rudd, the coup culture is alive and well.
- by Peter Hartcher
Opinion
University
Proposed overhaul of university fees nothing short of radical
Liberal arts graduates are taught to question power and democracy. It's tempting to see this move as a step towards cultivating compliant, "quiet Australians" instead.
- by Tim Soutphommasane
Opinion
University
A simpler reset could have met Dan Tehan's education aims
The central concern is that the winners from the package will get discounts to study courses they would have chosen anyway.
- by Andrew Norton
Opinion
Racism
Wave unleashed by Black Lives Matter may yet overtake Scott Morrison
If the Morrison government continues to react defensively on race it may find itself out of step with our US ally.
- by George Megalogenis
Letters
Letters
History teaches lessons for future generations
What Ben Boyd did was wrong by today's standards but, like much of history, you have to consider it in the context of its time.
Opinion
City life
Powerhouse Museum will run out of puff in Parramatta
The Powerhouse 'move', now imminent, will see its priceless collection broken up, separated, decontextualised, diminished, disrespected and mothballed.
- by Elizabeth Farrelly