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Coronavirus pandemic
Pharma deal could be Kodak's moment to forget
The photography giant's attempt to move into drug ingredients is now the subject of official investigations.
- by Hannah Uttley
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Opinion
Technology & democracy
Don't hold your breath for radical reform of Big Tech under Biden-Harris
Kamala Harris got tough on the web when she was a prosecutor in California, but isn't likely to rock the boat hard if the Democrats take the White House in November.
- by Peter Hartcher
Opinion
Diversity
Elsewhere they get it but the Australian media is still living in White Australia
It has been nearly five decades since an official multiculturalism was adopted in Australia. Yet that has had limited visible impact on our media.
- by Tim Soutphommasane
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
The short-term economic stimulus that will deliver long-term social dividends to NSW
The forecast drop in international migration because of the pandemic will translate to reduced demand for housing, but there is a way to cushion this hit to the state's economy.
- by Joanna Quilty
Opinion
Sharks
Women of Australia, the shark-punching hero from Port Macquarie is no big deal
We Australians – all – we Australians, not just Mr Hero, (sniff) – have developed a certain natural equanimity about sharks.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Australia
In the Herald: August 18, 1964
Demand for “higher” pay, booming dogs, and Maltese migration
- by Ellen Fitzgerald
Opinion
Life in Lockdown
Can't sew? Never fear, here's a simple 26-step guide to stuffing up your own face masks
Jealous of your friends’ trendy DIY facemasks? It’s not too late to make your own! Benefit from the experience of someone who has recently been through the experience.
- by Greg Foyster
Editorial
AFP
Compromised war crimes investigation is a stain on Australia's honour
Mick Keelty's sharing of confidential information about an investigation into war crimes in Afghanistan to former SAS veteran Ben Roberts-Smith must be investigated properly.
- The Herald's View
Opinion
MeToo movement
Now we know the details of allegations against Boe Pahari, AMP's response looks pathetic
The amount Pahari paid in penalty is tokenistic at best.
- by Jenna Price
Opinion
Real Footy Podcast
Real Footy podcast: 'The whole thing unravelled'
This week on the Real Footy podcast, Michael Gleeson, Jake Niall and Caroline Wilson discuss the teams that have done well during the AFL's festival of football, and the ones that have struggled.
Analysis
Please Explain podcast
Please Explain podcast: university will never be the same again
In this episode, national editor Tory Maguire joins education and communications reporter Fergus Hunter to discuss the state of Australia's universities as they grapple with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
- by Tory Maguire
Opinion
World markets
Currency weapon: The US dollar threat is becoming very real for China
The US's willingness to use its dollar’s dominance of global financial activity as a weapon has China nervous.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Opinion
NRL 2020
Forget six-again rule, NRL's injury ward exposes an inconvenient truth
It is not the new six again rule in isolation which has caused the alarming injury toll across the NRL but its introduction in already stressed times.
- by Roy Masters
Opinion
The Ashes
England quicks not being prepared properly for the Ashes
With Australia looming at the end of next year, one English paceman needs to up his speed while the other is just not playing enough.
- by Geoff Boycott
Letters
Letters
Questions linger despite Ruby Princess findings
The Ruby Princess inquiry report has spared our political leaders from outright blame over the debacle. But in the court of public opinion, the jury is still out.
Opinion
Wage growth
Tribal prejudices about wages guarantee a weak recovery
Neither side of politics wants to admit it, but the economy’s recovery from the coronacession will be weak and slow until we get back to strong growth in wages.
- by Ross Gittins
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
Front row seat to COVID-19 reporting reveals uncomfortable truths
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews' daily coronavirus press conferences have turned into a spectator sport and in turn further highlighted the cracks in the media industry.
- by Margaret Simons
Australia
In the Herald: August 17, 1908
Calf with two heads, Mark Twain’s loss, and Teddy Bear shooting
- by Ellen Fitzgerald
Opinion
MyCareer Education
Career choice key to future-proofing students
School careers counsellor Catherine Freney has also been called on to help the odd parent face a careers crisis.
- by Catherine Freney
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
Only one way the Ruby Princess disaster could have been averted
Debate has centred on what NSW Health did once the ship docked, but the ship should never have been allowed to sail in the first place.
- by Tony Kelleher and Andrew Grulich
Opinion
Political Leadership
Politics doesn't wait: Could Anthony Albanese be missing his chance?
Scott Morrison knows he is exposed on aged care, yet the Opposition Leader's comments have been oddly restrained.
- by Sean Kelly
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
The pressure on Morrison to produce something bold is increasing
As the October 6 delivery date for the federal budget looms, there’s an increasing focus on what the Morrison government will come up with to drive the nation’s economic recovery.
- by Shaun Carney
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
A coffee-powered moment of hope in dark times
Unexpected kindness is the levitation of the spirits. It widens, even just for a moment, what can be a narrowing by tough times of a person’s world.
- by Warwick Mcfadyen
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
This is not a great time to suddenly realise you're 'old'
I look in the mirror and someone I don’t know looks back. Who is that old woman?
- by Sue Green
Opinion
Column 8
Multi-national mnemonics and lost ditties
Parking meters not always getting their five-cents worth.
Editorial
Coronavirus pandemic
Cursed ship has sailed, but lessons must be learnt
When significant mistakes are made, as with the Ruby Princess disaster, there needs to be transparency and accountability for our system to work.
- The Herald's View
Analysis
Rupert Murdoch
Don't get too excited - the new Murdoch documentary is a total bore
The ABC has bought itself a total dud but that probably won't stop the many critics of News Corp and Murdoch from lapping it up.
- by Bevan Shields
Opinion
Test cricket
Off for bad light? The answer is to use a pink ball
It is just a bad look for the game to have play suspended when we have huge floodlights at the ground, and it is something that can be put right.
- by Michael Vaughan
Analysis
AFL 2020
Did the umpire make a Blue? Unpacking Newnes' match-winner
Here we take the microscope to the last 30 seconds of Carlton's last-gasp win over Fremantle at Optus Stadium on Saturday night.
- by Daniel Cherny
letters
Letters
For all icare: Perrottet blind to ethical failings
Icare is a metaphor for an arrogant government obsessed with outsourcing and privatisation.
Opinion
Political Leadership
Does John Barilaro have ambitions to run the NRL?
You could be forgiven for thinking the Deputy Premier was the Minister for Rugby League.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
The Morrison government owes us radical transparency
We need our governments now - and we need them to be honest with us.
- by Jacqueline Maley
Opinion
Aged care
COVID lessons from the survivors of other horrors
We owe a much better existence to the occupants of aged care facilities, yet many of them carry on with humour and grace and compassion for their fellow residents.
- by Helen Pitt
Opinion
Middle East tensions
UAE deal gives Israel long overdue legitimacy
The Palestinians should welcome this deal as it makes a two-state solution more likely.
- by Dave Sharma
Opinion
AFL 2020
Burgoyne's chance to go out in Silky style
There's little point in Hawthorn persisting in playing Shaun Burgoyne over the final rounds of what should be his final season in brown and gold.
- by Jake Niall
Opinion
Money Makeover
Why you should 'hit it or quit it' when it comes to your bills
For many service providers, you would be surprised at the discounts available for existing clients if you simply ask.
- by Jessica Irvine
Opinion
Ask an expert
How to maximise a SASS defined-benefit pension
The major portion is an employer benefit defined by your membership history, your level of contributions and Final Average Salary (FAS). All three can be boosted.
- by George Cochrane
Opinion
Budgeting
Five money tips to help you through tough times
Streamlining your finances can help you cope with the uncertainty of the COVID-19 crisis.
- by Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
Opinion
NRL 2020
It's far too early to be blaming a rule change for NRL's injury toll
Two of the game's best coaches think the "six-again" rule is to blame for a horror injury toll. Let's just hold off until we get the facts.
- by Phil Gould
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
To build COVID safe cities turn to an old rule
It’s a classic modernist folly to presume that the old rules don’t apply to us. Nature disagrees.
- by Elizabeth Farrelly
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
Virus won't wait for our leaders to stop playing word games
It has been exhausting to watch leaders buck pass this week.
- by George Megalogenis
Opinion
World War II
A rolled gold triumph for the good and great over the absolutely evil
August 15 should be a day for reflection and gratitude.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Opinion
Lebanon
Push aside vested interests so Lebanon can be reborn
It is the rebuilding of Beirut that will show if the country can turn over a new leaf.
- by Maher Mughrabi
Opinion
US election
Trump's worst nightmare: Kamala Harris is a repudiation of his era
The Trump campaign was devastated when Joe Biden chose Kamala Harris to be his running mate and it is floundering as to how to handle her.
- by Anne Summers
Letters
Letters
Enough with the spin, give us transparency
The altruistic David Crowe asks why politicians cannot own up to failure.
Opinion
MyCareer
Back up, now: sense of self to the fore in careers and life
We seem to value individual contributions to such an extent that we forget not everything that makes for a good life can be achieved alone.
- by Jim Bright
Opinion
Satire
Hmmmm .... these are the words we’ve been using a lot lately
The word of the moment, “weird” can be uttered up to 118 times a day according to those of us who count our daily words on a clicker-counter.
- by Danny Katz
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
It's not just Dave Hughes that I'm finding excruciating at the moment
D on’t take this personally. It’s not just you I am finding excruciating at the moment, it’s everything and everyone.
- by Wendy Squires
Analysis
Coronavirus pandemic
Jacinda Ardern keeps up the good fight
The New Zealand Prime Minister's decisive yet empathetic response to the COVID-19 outbreak is par for her globally acclaimed course.
- by Jacqueline Maley