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Red Bled redemption: The Wallabies celebrate in Brisbane.

Fantasy league: Rugby must be careful not to become NRL's poor cousin

As Larry David says, a good compromise is where both parties walk away equally unhappy. If both sides feel like winners, one of them is kidding themselves.

  • by Malcolm Knox

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RBA governor Philip Lowe is expected to announce a big decision on Melbourne Cup Day.

Why a COVID vaccine won't end the era of easy money

Don't get carried away by the good news on vaccine development. Central banks are miles from the exit ramp for the tremendous stimulus they've pumped into the economy. If anything, increased support is far more likely.

  • by Daniel Moss
Lihong Wei holds a portrait of her husband Xiaojun Chen, who was killed while working for a delivery company in Sydney in September.

Morally unsustainable: gig workers don't need labels, they need rights

The three gig workers killed rode long hours without the normal Australian employment standards generations fought so hard for.

  • by Michael Kaine
China could soon target imports of Australian wheat, after already turning its attention to barley, wine, cotton and beef, have rattled the market.

Australia's own trade tricks leave it exposed to China

Australia's prolific use of anti-dumping measures might have left it vulnerable to China's highly damaging trade strikes.

  • by Eryk Bagshaw
Pies

AFL trade period: A club-by-club guide to league's big swap meet

Collingwood and the Western Bulldogs made headlines at the end of a dramatic trade period while Essendon head to the draft with three top 10 picks. Each club's trade period assessed.

  • by Peter Ryan and Daniel Cherny
The new MacBook Pro.
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Apple

Return of the Mac: Apple's forgotten child comes of age

By taking control of chipmaking, the US tech giant has given its oldest product a new lease of life

  • by James Titcomb
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Joe Biden may be a breath of fresh air for the Brexit process.

Joe Biden may be the best thing that ever happened for Brexit

Donald Trump has been an unmitigated disaster for Brexit. He has contaminated the brand.But help is on the way.

  • by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has advocated changing the first line of the national anthem from saying "we are young and free" to "we are one and free". 
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Letters

Anthem is out of time with modern Australia

Thank you, Gladys Berejiklian, for sparking debate on the inappropriateness of our national anthem.

Will Steve Smith lead Australia again?

Paine holds key to whether Smith captains Australia again

Tim Paine's success as captain has enabled Cricket Australia to put off discussing one of the thorniest issues in the game: whether Steve Smith should ever return to the top office.

  • by Andrew Wu
It's more important than ever to keep track of your to-do list, with quick check-ins to clarify or confirm directions.
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Startups

This is why entrepreneurs are happier

Salaried workers may earn more but are generally not as happy - why?

  • by James Adonis
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What can I do about someone wearing annoying jangly jewellery?

Being an arbiter or an umpire is rarely a fun part of a manager’s job, but it’s a hugely valuable one

  • by Jonathan Rivett
In the Herald

In the Herald: November 13, 1962

Customs officers yesterday confiscated the greatest amount of heroin that smugglers have ever attempted to bring into Sydney.

  • by Harry Hollinsworth
Jeremy Cameron, Adam Treloar and Jaidyn Stephenson.

Trade podcast: 'One of the greatest fire sales in the history of the AFL'

Michael Gleeson, Peter Ryan and Jake Niall look at the fire sale at Collingwood, in particular Adam Treloar's trade to the Bulldogs and Jaidyn Stephenson's move to North Melbourne.

The Magpies are nursing some raw wounds post-season.

Pies rip off the Band-Aid, expose very raw wounds

Collingwood's fire sale can be likened to a bad debt that accumulated interest and compound interest until it could no longer be carried and had to be repaid, all at once.  

  • by Jake Niall
Column 8 Granny dinkus with mask.
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Column 8

Wardrobe malfunctions caused by muffled brass

Not cross, just extra salty.

Minister for Population, Cities and Urban Infrastructure Alan Tudge
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LNP

Risks of ministerial affairs justify public scrutiny

The lines of what is acceptable are blurred but male politicians should start to take more seriously the concerns of women.

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US President Donald Trump and President-elect Joe Biden at Veterans Day ceremonies on Wednesday.

America's patchwork election system could learn from Australia

Joe Biden has a unique chance to reform America's voting system.

  • by Farrah Tomazin
Telstra CEO Any Penn gives sneak preview of Telstra 2.0

Telstra shareholders can now smell money

If ever there was a company whose sum of the parts exceeded the whole - Telstra would be it. But unlocking value won't be easy.

  • by Elizabeth Knight
ANU vice-chancellor Brian Schmidt says rankings are distorting universities' decisions

Please Explain podcast: How does university ranking affect Australia's tertiary education?

Group executive editor James Chessell and the Herald's education editor Jordan Baker discuss the role of international ranking systems on our tertiary education sector. 

  • by James Chessell
The MPs at a news conference on Wednesday to announce their mass resignation, which became effective on Thursday.
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Democracy

A prayer for Hong Kong: its political freedom just expired

An author and long-time Hong Kong resident writes on the last day of democracy as its people knew it.

  • by Paul Letters
About half of Australians no longer have a "standard" full-time job with benefits.
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Jobs

Older workers discover insecure work is the new normal

This is not the suffering Olympics. It sucks to lose your job at any age, especially in the middle of a recession.

  • by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Vice President-elect, Kamala Harris, on stage with Joe Biden after the pair claimed victory on November 7.

A devil is in the details about Kamala Harris' wardrobe

She had barely been announced as Vice-President-elect when the pundits were out in force, picking apart every thread upon her body.

  • by Rita Glennon
The World Heritage listed Royal Exhibition Building in Carlton Gardens.
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Heritage

This symbol of the past must also reflect our present and future

The Royal Exhibition Building could be a key historic landmark of post-pandemic Melbourne.

  • by James Lesh and Kali Myers
Powering head on renewables ... Woolworth is the latest corporation to commit to 100 per cent green energy by 2025.
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Renewables

When your supermarket's setting a green energy target, you know it means business

Australia's sixth biggest electricity user, Woolworths, has joined other corporations in a commitment to run on 100 per cent renewable power by 2025. Our federal government needs to follow their lead, writes the chief executive of Greenpeace Australia Pacific.

  • by David Ritter
President-elect Joe Biden.
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Trade wars

With Biden taking charge, is an end to the Trump trade wars in sight?

Even as the European Union imposed tit-for-tat tariffs on US products this week, there's hope a Biden presidency will end the Trump trade wars against US allies.

  • by Stephen Bartholomeusz
President-elect Joe Biden during his victory speech.

GOP lets doubt about Biden's resounding victory flourish - for a reason

Republicans' willingness to align themselves with Trump's attacks on the election offers a preview for Biden of what may be to come once he takes office.

  • by Julie Pace and Steven Sloan
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Alibaba founder Jack Ma is feeling the heat from China's government.

China clampdown on Big Tech puts more billionaires on notice

Xi Jinping's Communist Party is stepping up efforts to rein in some of China's most powerful companies, jolting investors and dealing a blow to the country's richest entrepreneurs.

  • by Zheping Huang and Coco Liu
Labor MP Joel Fitzgibbon
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Letters

Dear Mr Fitzgibbon, please join the coal-loving Liberals

The first step to becoming the government so you can act on climate change,is not to emulate the Coalition heel-draggers but to devise a smart transition away from fossil fuels.

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JobSeeker

Sure you can live on $40 a day; just make these minor modifications …

It's time for a permanent rise in the JobSeeker allowance.

  • by Jessica Irvine
President Donald Trump gives two thumbs up to supporters outside his golf club after losing the presidential election.

Be repelled by Trump, by all means, but don't dismiss him

Trump captivated too many voters to be written off as a blip in history. His style appealed to many and it will have its imitators.

  • by Pru Goward
In the Herald

In the Herald: November 12, 1992

A 200-table casino has been proposed for the problematic Colonial Mutual Life site at East Circular Quay.

  • by Harry Hollinsworth
A supporter of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro celebrates his election victory in 2018.

On the misinformation superhighway, good political leadership matters more than ever

Trump’s refusal to accept defeat undermines a democratic system for which people have literally died in wars.

  • by Simon Crean
Some Melburnians are leaving the city for a tree-change.
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City life

Escape to the country: Dreaming of a tree-change

After months of COVID lockdown, many Melburnians are feeling a longing to relocate.

  • by Clare McCrae Boyd
Column 8 Granny dinkus with mask.
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Column 8

Coronavirus. Just like old times

While a garden thug names names.

Essendon.

Trade podcast: 'A wrinkle in the negotiations'

Michael Gleeson and Peter Ryan wrap a busy day of deals and look ahead to deadline day and where clubs stand on various trades.

About one in eight Australians live in poverty, according to ACOSS's 2020 Poverty in Australia Overview.

A girl of 13, starving: it's a glimpse into Australia's disadvantage and how governments are failing

This really challenged me. It's an experience from a charity I'm helping, but these experiences are too common in Australia.

  • by John Hewson
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Indigenous

A small change can make Advance Australia Fair a better anthem

Premier Gladys Berejiklian is better known as an efficient manager than a warrior in the culture wars.

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Kamala Harris, the Vice-President-elect, who studied social sciences.
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HSC

Don't be a HASS-been, HSC leavers: the humanities will make you job-ready (just ask Kamala Harris)

Now the HSC is over, students wanting to study humanities and social sciences at university should not buy the hype and switch their preferences to science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

  • by Annamarie Jagose
Minister for Health Greg Hunt and Attorney-General and Minister for Industrial Relations Christian Porter depart after Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra on Tuesday 10 November 2020. fedpol Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Please Explain podcast: Power, privacy and misogyny in the Canberra bubble

In this episode, senior culture writer Nathanael Cooper and senior journalist Jacqueline Maley discuss the culture of Canberra after Four Corners revealed serious allegations of sexism and inappropriate behaviour by multiple senior ministers.

  • by Nathanael Cooper
CBA chief executive Matt Comyn delivers higher market share but lower cash earnings.
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Big four

What keeps Commonwealth Bank's chief executive awake at night

A note of caution from the most upbeat of the big bank bosses is a warning of what could happen to the economy when bank and government support struts are removed in March next year.

  • by Elizabeth Knight
President Donald Trump and Rupert Murdoch at a dinner in New York City in 2017.

Trump's loss may be no match for Rupert Murdoch’s realpolitik

Efforts to understand Murdoch's media universe are often compared to Kremlinology. But associates of Murdoch say his response to Trump's loss could be summed up by another Cold War term: realpolitik.

  • by Michael M. Grynbaum
President-elect Joe Biden said his transition team's efforts were proceeding smoothly, despite Republicans' refusal to acknowledge defeat.

'Noise, not law': While Trump blusters, Biden plays the long game

Democrats are growing frustrated at Republicans for refusing to acknowledge Joe Biden's victory. But the President-elect is turning down the temperature. 

  • by Matthew Knott
Markets have been rocked by the pandemic and the US election throughout 2020.
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Investing

The 'known unknowns' in markets are no longer as obvious as they seemed

The uncertain path to containing the pandemic along with a fresh surge of COVID-19 cases in Europe and the US is making Australia a more attractive place to invest.

  • by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Parents said their children left exam halls feeling discouraged.
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HSC

Outdated HSC has failed the test of time

We need a different form of end-of-school credentialing that accurately reflects what our young people can do.

  • by Greg Whitby
Attorney-General and Minister for Industrial Relations Christian Porter
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Letters

Canberra affairs show need for integrity commission

Malcolm Turnbull’s sanctimonious bonking ban is an intrusion into the private lives of adults.

Cody Walker returns to the No. 6 jersey.

Only fools rush in to write off Maroons

The Eighth Immortal was left red faced after game one in Adelaide but still believes NSW can win Origin II — if halfback Nathan Cleary rediscovers his touch.

  • by Andrew Johns
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Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin in Moscow last year.

What's in it for them? China and Russia stay silent on US election

"They have the most to gain in terms of the US continuing to be distracted and continuing its own turmoil."

  • by Eryk Bagshaw
President-elect Joe Biden expressed optimism for a vaccine while also cautioning it will take months yet before there is enough for everyone.

Hey Joe, once you settle in, we need to talk about China

After President-elect Joe Biden extinguishes all the domestic fires lit by his predecessor, his focus should quickly shift to the Asia-Pacific and the relentless rise of China.

  • by Chris Uhlmann
A poppy is placed on the Roll of Honour after the ANZAC Day dawn service at the Australian War Memorial.

Answering the recall: Australia's evolving culture of remembrance

Despite many nation-defending battles closer to home, the history of Australia's military commemoration still tilts towards the horrors of World War I in Europe.

  • by Peter FitzSimons
Donald Trump's handing of the pandemic does not appear to have cost him many votes.

US pandemic carnage failed to infect Trump's vote

Analysis of American voters shows that very few abandoned Trump despite a horrendous loss of life from COVID-19 under his watch.

  • by Shaun Ratcliff