Opinion
CBD
City life
Convicted cocaine trafficker launches defamation action
A former criminal lawyer who served jail time is taking a former business partner to court.
- by Stephen Brook and Samantha Hutchinson
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Letters
Letters
Time to bring this tragic human farce to an end
Age readers have their say on a Tamil family’s continuing detention on Christmas Island.
Opinion
SMSFs
End-of-financial-year essentials for SMSF trustees
As the end of the financial year approaches, it is a good time for trustees to do an annual check-up on their Self-Managed Super Fund.
- by John Maroney
Opinion
Retirement living
Borrowing to fund a land-lease community home comes of age
The ability to borrow to buy a new home in a land-lease community provides people with greater flexibility about how and when they will downsize to retire.
- by Rachel Lane
Opinion
Tax deductions
Why 2020-21 could provide your biggest tax refund yet
Unprecedented working-from-home tax deductions plus tax cuts offered by the federal government mean more than half of taxpayers can expect their biggest tax refund this year.
- by Joel Gibson
Opinion
Ask an expert
Property must be exempt from CGT to qualify for super downsizing rules
Downsizer contribution rules permit up to $300,000 from each spouse to be contributed to superannuation from the sale proceeds of a jointly owned house sale.
- by Noel Whittaker
Opinion
Investing
Investments that promise security of income have drawbacks
While retirement income products have their place, their pros and cons need to be fully understood.
- by John Collett
Editorial
Coronavirus pandemic
Keeping hold of our humanity in a pandemic
A more responsive, transparent and flexible approach by governments to extreme cases involving spouses and young children is necessary if we are to meet the standard of a civilised society.
- The Age's View
Opinion
England
Ollie Robinson the fall guy for England cricket’s institutional racism
Ollie Robinson has become the lightning rod for England’s generational failure to adequately deal with racism
- by Malcolm Conn
Opinion
Archibald Prize
Archibald 2021 just like Goldilocks: most works not too bad and not too good
Inclined to focus on the former rather than the latter, critic John McDonald delves into the judges choices and explains how he warmed up to the bogong moth jumper.
- by John McDonald
Analysis
Coronavirus pandemic
Lack of compassion in our rigid response to COVID threat
In our determination to keep Australia COVID-free, we are at risk of losing something of greater importance.
- by Chip Le Grand
Opinion
England
No excuse or alibi for bigotry: Timeout for twit tweets is right for the times
At first glance, England’s standing down of debutant fast bowler Ollie Robinson for offensive, but old, tweets seems unfair. But there is a wider context.
- by Greg Baum
Opinion
BNPL
US class action against Afterpay exposes the hidden cost of BNPL
The legal action itself may be frivolous but it brings the spectre of regulation back on the radar for Afterpay, which is hoping to hit paydirt in the US.Â
- by Elizabeth Knight
Analysis
Please Explain podcast
Frosty relations between the ABC and the government show no signs of warming
Today on Please Explain federal political reporter Lisa Visentin joins Nathanael Cooper after ABC managing director David Anderson’s appearance at Senate estimates on Monday.
- by Nathanael Cooper
Opinion
Middle East tensions
For mateship’s sake, get Afghan interpreters out - fast!
The US and its allies are pulling out but 300 Afghan interpreters are still in the country and likely to be Taliban targets.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Opinion
Vaccination
To defeat COVID we need to think outside the bureaucracy box
Our bureaucratic systems are built for the predictable needs of a population, but this won’t help us with volatile situations such as the pandemic.
- by Anna Peeters
Opinion
Science
Discovery of Australia’s largest dinosaur to challenge America’s dino dominance
Thanks to Jurassic Park, most kids know an awful lot about American dinosaurs, but we have a growing list of unique beasts.
- by Matthew McCurry
Opinion
Wall Street
The ‘long squeeze’: Reddit crowd could be trapped by the share frenzy they created
The latest attempt by US retail investors to squeeze short-sellers is producing some peculiar outcomes, including a squeeze on the investors themselves.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Opinion
Software
The Apple fury is building. Here’s how peace can be declared
Apple’s dictatorship over iPhone apps continues to upset many. Here are two solutions to solve the problem.
- by Shira Ovide
Analysis
Currencies
China’s banks are bursting with US dollars, and that’s a problem
A mountain of dollars on deposit in China has grown so large that banks are struggling to loan the currency and traders say it poses a risk to official efforts to control a fast-rising yuan.
- by Winni Zhou and Tom Westbrook
Opinion
Medicine
Going to my patient’s funeral honoured our bond
I had thought that I had known David but what I knew was really only a part of who he was.
- by Ian Kerridge
Opinion
Global economy
Reinventing the wheel: big tech is shaking up the world in a new way
A restaurant meal served to you by Tesla. An Apple store that doesn’t seem to be selling anything. An Amazon haircut. After years of inventing new products, big tech is causing new upheaval.
- by Matthew Lynn
Opinion
University
All I can think is: what am I paying for?
With rising fees and falling class time, domestic university students are starting to feel like cash cows.
- by Thanmaya Navada
Opinion
Mental health
Victorians are suffering and need mental health support
Demand for psychologists is exceeding supply amid the coronavirus pandemic, and we need tangible solutions to our mental health crisis.Â
- by Tegan Carrison
Opinion
Company tax
New deal sets scene for Australia, China to squabble over who gets to tax big miners
The G7 agreement puts Australia’s claim to tax the profits of BHP and Rio in play.
- by Peter Hartcher
Opinion
Courts
Australia takes China to task for secret trials, but one could be happening here right now
Secret trials are the hallmark of authoritarian regimes yet Witness J was tried in complete secrecy in Canberra.
- by Kieran Pender
LETTERS
Letters
The QR codes won’t work unless we all use them
Age readers discuss QR code compliance and Melbourne’s latest lockdown.
CBD
City life
Heritage battle for Albany Rd Toorak hots up
Old money Melbourne is keen to slap a preservation order on a house before Friday’s auction.
- by Stephen Brook and Samantha Hutchinson
Editorial
Organised crime
Evidence criminals have infiltrated Qantas should serve as a wake-up call
The federal government must find a balance between giving enforcement agencies the ability to crack down on crime gangs and protecting civil liberties.
- The Age's View
Opinion
Real Footy Podcast
‘Issues with their coaching and issues with their list’
Michael Gleeson, Jake Niall and Caroline Wilson discuss the fallout at Carlton after another disappointing loss and what changes could be coming at Ikon Park.
Analysis
Test cricket
Timid England begin Ashes preparation in reverse
England’s meek draw against New Zealand in a rain-marred first Test has proved an unlikely Ashes boost for Australia
- by Malcolm Conn
Opinion
AUSTRAC crackdown
Impact regulating: How AUSTRAC launched its blitz on money laundering
A well crafted flexing of regulatory muscle has sealed AUSTRAC’s position as the most potent, feared and now media-savvy watchdog in the country.Â
- by Elizabeth Knight
Opinion
Royal family
Meghan and Harry keep the royal ties in naming newborn Lilibet Diana
After actively distancing themselves from the British royals, the prince and princess-in exile name their daughter after two of its most famous women.
- by Kate Halfpenny
Opinion
Parenting
Kate Winslet’s Mare of Easttown is the anti-self care hero we need
At this moment in time, the portrayal of a woman who has gone past the point of burnout is the most relatable character we’ve seen in months.
- by Natalie Reilly
Analysis
Please Explain podcast
How to navigate the complicated tax deductions around working from home
Today on Please Explain, senior economics writer Jessica Irvine joins Nathanael Cooper to help navigate the complexities of tax deductions.
- by Nathanael Cooper
Opinion
Wallabies
The other Izzy: Why a hard-running Waratah is my Wallabies bolter
Having blooded eight Wallabies debutants in 2020, it would be good if Dave Rennie didn’t need to pick ‘newbies’ this year. But the form of one uncapped Tah may prove irresistible.
- by Wayne Smith
Opinion
Global economy
Uncharted territory: The global economy has everyone guessing
We’ve not experienced such a quick and steep economic crash and bounce back, with such massive fiscal stimulus, before. This has made every piece of data a huge event.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Opinion
Political leadership
Scott Morrison’s the man for optimistic narratives but one day Australia will need hard truths
A conversation about what risk the nation is prepared to live with is coming but can this government do it with the honesty and complexity required?
- by Sean Kelly
Opinion
ABC
ABC versus the government is a song that remains the same
Tensions between the ABC and the government have once again boiled over, despite Scott Morrison’s intentions to steer well clear of the ABC controversies his predecessors delighted in stoking.
- by Stephen Brook
Opinion
Science
Embryo research law needs tweaking to catch up with science
Australia needs to revise its legislation around research into early human life, to reflect new international recommendations and allow crucial breakthroughs to happen.
- by John Carroll
Opinion
Wage growth
Morrison needs the gumption to save business (and the unions) from their folly
It would be bad for our economy for us to stay a hermit kingdom. But it’s wrong to imagine that re-opening our borders would immediately strengthen the recovery given low wage growth.
- by Ross Gittins
LETTERS
Letters
It’s up to all of us to hold our leaders to account
Age readers discuss ministerial responsibility, personal responsibility and relative risk.
CBD
City life
New partner in the Frydenberg family
The wife of the Treasurer is celebrating a major work promotion.
- by Stephen Brook and Samantha Hutchinson
Editorial
Coronavirus pandemic
Global approach to vaccination will deliver long-term dividends
Resources committed today to combat COVID-19 will deliver a healthy return in years to come.
- The Age's View
Opinion
AFL 2021
Four Points: Dream blockbusters on the road, Shai on the way, hands off the back
At Optus Stadium on Saturday night was an event bigger than the game itself, and one that has gained a solid foothold in the imagination of the football-following public. It was the whole event, not just the contest, that drew people to the game.
- by Michael Gleeson
Opinion
Education
To improve Australian schools, cut-and-paste won’t cut it
Adopting the practices of high-performing nations on PISA will not, on its own, improve Australia’s educational performance.
- by Peter Adams
Opinion
Life in Lockdown
How Melbourne became A Quiet Place and now I’m stuck in a horror movie
I saw A Quiet Place II a week and a half ago, and the next morning I was plunged into my very own real-life horror movie called A Quiet Place II: Return to Lockdown.
- by Danny Katz
Opinion
Test cricket
The fundamental issue with England’s Test team
England have got it the wrong way round. The main pace bowlers are above 30, while the batsmen are green about the gills.
- by Scyld Berry
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
No jab, no say: Either join the fight to keep us all safe, or stop complaining
Complacency by the public but more so by bureaucrats and political leaders has been our weakest link.
- by Jon Faine
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
Morrison government has to do its job better before mandating vaccinations
The cornerstone of a legitimate vaccine mandate is that you don’t mandate until you’ve exhausted other options.
- by Dr Katie Attwell