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Electricity
Turn up the aircon this summer to save heaps of cash
Every degree increase on your thermostat saves about $100 on a typical household bill over the hot months.
- by Joel Gibson
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There's no longer a great tax incentive for negative gearing
Buying an investment property in these days of record-low interest rates is not going to save you much tax, if any.
- by Noel Whittaker
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Superannuation
What the US election means for your super
We've all been glued to the circus of US politics. It feels like the country, and the world, is at a turning point but what does it all mean for your retirement savings?
- by Charlotte Grieve
Analysis
Home loans
Crunch time looms for property investors on repayment holidays
Investment property mortgages on deferral remain persistently high and a crunch may be looming that could result in forced sales.
- by John Collett
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Home loans
Two lenders offering top split variable and fixed-interest rates
The most important thing is to remember not to let your loan roll over at the end of the fixed term.
- by Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
Analysis
Essendon
Lacking definition: the meaning of Essendon's soul search
Essendon's review reveals a club that lacked definition on a few fronts: how they played, what they stood for and who called the coaching shots
- by Jake Niall
Analysis
Culture wars
Dumped by sponsors, what happens to Pete Evans now?
After a day in which sponsors deserted him in droves, the former MKR judge is down, but far from out.
- by Karl Quinn and Broede Carmody
Analysis
NSW budget
Welcome to the era of tough government which will make or break Coalition
The state government's fortunes have changed and they now face an uphill battle for the foreseeable future.
- by Alexandra Smith
Editorial
NSW budget
Dominic Perrottet puts the NSW economy before the budget bottom line
The NSW Treasurer's $22 billion stimulus will pile on debt. But that is the right strategy.
- The Herald's View
Opinion
Executive shake-up
Afterpay keeps investors on toes with another round of musical chairs
Afterpay's new management structure is a little unconventional, but the buy now, pay later darling is no stranger to breaking with convention.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Opinion
State of Origin
'We’d walk down Caxton Street if we could': Why Blues aren't scared of Suncorp
The Blues have only won two series deciders at Queensland's cauldron twice in 40 years of Origin. But coach Brad Fittler is undaunted.
- by Andrew Webster
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US votes 2020
As first man becomes 'second spouse', the unease reveals gender barriers
While we celebrate Kamala Harris' rise to the top, there’s been a quiet ambivalence that her husband, Doug Emhoff, is set to become the 'second spouse'.
- by Duncan Fine
Analysis
Please Explain podcast
Please Explain podcast: Is The Crown peak Princess propaganda or defamatory revisionism?
Deputy federal editor Stephanie Peatling and senior journalist Jacqueline Maley wind back the clock as they analyse Netflix's The Crown and its depictions of Charles, Diana and Margaret Thatcher.
- by Stephanie Peatling
Analysis
NSW budget
No more Swedish tap mixers: Stamp duty reform aims for economic boost
NSW will replace stamp duty with a property tax in a move that will put pressure on other states to follow.
- by Shane Wright
Opinion
Regulation
Disrupting the disrupters: China is slamming the brakes on Big Tech
One of the most difficult challenges facing regulators around the world is how to deal with the explosive growth and increasing power of the big tech companies. China has just shown how it will deal with them.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
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Global economy
Biden faces a global economy tired of Trump's antics
For the past 75 years, the US has been the guardian of the international economic and financial architecture. The world is ready for the country to resume that role.
- by Ferdinando Giugliano
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Foreign relations
PM's Japanese visit to strengthen bilateral ties
This week's visit to Tokyo by Prime Minister Scott Morrison will strengthen Australia-Japan ties at a very significant geopolitical moment.
- by Shiro Armstrong
Letters
Letters
NSW has toxic attitude to handing out public money
The NSW government is certainly “showing up” their federal colleagues in the let’s waste taxpayers’ money and keep in good with property developer mates stakes.
Opinion
US votes 2020
Trump, the deluded diva still demanding his close-up
Even after Georgia and Arizona were called for Joe Biden, the President is putting on a play within the play, one in which he's still the star.
- by Maureen Dowd
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Casinos
Can a leopard change its spots? Crown Resorts is trying to argue it can
Crown would have the commission take the view that its China transgressions were the result of a poor governance structure - broken chains of command or a management pyramid that had been bent out of shape.
- by Elizabeth Knight
In the Herald: November 17, 1873
Elimination of Sunday night trams, orange-peel nuisance and news from Canada.
- by Lyn Maccallum
Opinion
Gas
It was a gas while it lasted but the love affair is over
It is time for Victoria to move on from gas as a fuel source.
- by Bruce Robertson
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Defence
'They are not one of us': SAS soldiers condemn war crime perpetrators
For the first time in SASR history, a group of 12 current and former soldiers has stepped out from the shadows to remind the country what they are, and what they are not.
- by SAS Soldiers
Editorial
China relations
Regional trade deal offers a chance to work constructively with China
The RCEP pact has economic benefits, providing China is serious about its promise of free trade.
- The Herald's View
Analysis
Trade deals
Australia's gamble on the world's biggest trade deal not without risk
Signing up to a deal in markets worth $37 trillion will let Australia fast-track international sales - but the details will be resolved in secret.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
Analysis
Please Explain podcast
Please Explain podcast: Brereton inquiry summary to expose "inhumane" Australian war crimes in Afghanistan
In this episode, group executive editor James Chessell and senior investigative journalist Nick McKenzie discuss what to expect from the summary of the Brereton inquiry and the contents of Dr Crompvoets' report.
- by James Chessell
Opinion
Bonds
A successful vaccine spells trouble for some investors
2020 has been a challenging year for bond investors. The announcement of a prospective vaccine has thrown them another curveball.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Analysis
FFA
As One? The tension at the heart of trans-Tasman football relations
Australia and New Zealand worked together to win hosting rights for the 2023 Women's World Cup - but the nations have separate and sometimes competing interests.
- by Vince Rugari
Opinion
Executive shake-up
Corporate Australia has not grown an ethical spine - it's just more risk averse
The mantra de jour in corporate Australia is management of non-financial risk - and executive fraternisation with staff is part of it.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Opinion
Gas
Expense and emissions may see household use of gas flame out
There is one part of your home’s energy supply that is often forgotten in the push to reduce emissions – the gas used for cooking, hot water and winter heating.
- by Guy Dundas
Opinion
China relations
China's new wolf warrior diplomacy is a Maoist resurrection
Australia must be prepared to bear short-term pain for the long-term benefit of defending core national interests against China.
- by Anne-Marie Brady
Letters
Letters
Member for Hunter becomes the hunted but all sides act too slowly
Peter Hartcher is correct in his assessment of both the Liberal, National and the Labor Parties' fear of finally doing what needs to be done to settle the climate change debate.
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Renewables
What climate wars? The Coalition's ship is changing tack
The international seas of climate policy are shifting and there are clear signs that the Morrison government is righting its ship to go with the tide.
- by Patrick Suckling
In the Herald: November 16, 1969
"Kind of a rough start”, a close shave and “armed holdup day”.
- by Stephanie Bull
Opinion
JobSeeker
JobSeeker decision needs to be about more than just disincentives
One word keeps coming up in phone calls with MPs, business groups and economists this year when asking about unemployment benefits: disincentive.
- by Jennifer Duke
Opinion
MyCareer Education
Dealing with the unexpected is part of a principal's job
The COVID-19 pandemic has provided a challenge like no other to education professionals.
- by Angela Helsloot
Opinion
US votes 2020
US needs to pass the torch to a new generation
What has become of America when the best they can offer from both sides is two men who are both older than John Howard was when he left office?
- by Amanda Vanstone
Editorial
Online trading
Binary options shape as gambling problem for ASIC
Too many people are ignoring the basic rule of investment: higher returns come with higher risks.
- The Herald's View
Opinion
Baseball
This Major League Baseball first is also a triumphant end
Kim Ng has been named the first female general manager in MLB, terminating once and for all the idea that sports leadership requires some tribal-magic inner maleness.
- by Sally Jenkins
Editorial
ASEAN
Signing of trade pact a monumental step forward
The bold, new RCEP agreement is a chance to at least partly reset China's position in a region that is deeply uncomfortable with its increasing militarisation.
- The Herald's View
Opinion
The Fitz Files
We are one: let's sing it from the rooftops
Hear, hear! Gladys Berejiklian may be doing it tough in some quarters, but she is on song with changes to the national anthem.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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Workplace culture
Please, not in the name of feminism: expose of ministers' private lives merely robs women of agency
Powerless to resist the indications that some chap fancies you? Then what hope do you have of asserting yourself professionally?
- by Parnell Palme McGuinness
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Letters
Kit Kat bonuses? Give us a break
Helen Pitt successfully highlights the widening gap between management and workers.
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LGBT
Gays not welcome: the message from shops in one of Sydney's pinkest suburbs
A vegan restaurant, Hale & Hearty, in one of Sydney’s most rainbow suburbs – Waterloo - posted a picture on its Facebook page declaring it a “straight Sydney safe zone”.
- by Gary Nunn
Opinion
Political Leadership
Mansplaining is rife in federal Parliament, but do voters care?
A Labor schism over climate change took the heat off the Coalition's ongoing woman problem, as exposed by Four Corners.
- by Jacqueline Maley
Opinion
Electricity
5 things big energy retailers don't want you to know about your bills
If you haven’t changed energy retailers for a few years, you are sitting on their back books. That’s not a good thing.
- by Jessica Irvine
Opinion
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What to do with unsuitable SMSF investments
Complaints against Dixon Advisory have built up, resulting in corporate regulator the Australian Securities and Investments Commission beginning civil proceedings in September.
- by George Cochrane