Opinion
Opinion
Gender equality
The men-only club I can no longer belong to ... because gents in suits can’t rule the world in the 21st century
A former Liberal opposition leader - and lapsed member of the men-only Australian Club - laments its failure to welcome women at last.
- by John Hewson
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Analysis
Matildas
Matildas took a small step forward against Sweden, but they needed to take a giant stride
The Matildas ended their losing streak with an improved performance against Sweden but they look a long way from Olympic medal contenders.
- by Dominic Bossi
Analysis
Cyber warfare
US-Russia summits were once about nukes - today they’re about cyber weapons
Putin refuses to acknowledge that Russia uses cyber weapons at all, suggesting that the accusations are part of a giant, American-led disinformation campaign.
- by David E. Sanger
Opinion
Aviation
‘Common threat’: The US and EU move to thwart China’s ambitions in the air
Mutual interest is a strong motivation for détente. The US and EU have settled a 17-year trade dispute and plan to work together to limit China’s attempt to gatecrash the global aviation industry.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Analysis
AFL 2021
The Hawthorn coach Collingwood should look at to replace Buckley
There’s an assistant coach at Hawthorn who the Magpies should speak to in their coaching search. Spoiler alert, it’s not who you think.
- by Michael Gleeson
Opinion
Indigenous culture
Dark Emu debate highlights problems with labels
If the controversy over Bruce Pascoe’s Dark Emu has revealed one thing, it’s that labels like ‘farmer’ and ‘hunter-gatherer’ have impeded our understanding of the Australian past.
- by Ben Wilkie
Opinion
China relations
The West is not coming to Australia’s rescue. We need new alliances
The harsh truth is that there will be no Western alliance to contain China.
- by Sam Roggeveen
Opinion
Tech crackdown
It’s time for cashed-up Silicon Valley to live up to its promises
Observing the resources and reach at tech titans’ disposal, we might reasonably ask if Google and co can do more to benefit society.
- by James Titcomb
Analysis
Paris Agreement
Should we pay a carbon tax to our own government or to someone else’s?
Foreign governments are telling us they will not stand by and allow Australian industry to operate free of the carbon taxes their producers are required to pay.
- by Nick O'Malley
Opinion
Concussion crisis
Cordner resignation shows the way for NRL
Boyd Cordner quitting due to concussion fears sets an example all players would do well to heed.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Opinion
NRL 2021
The one week of the season when rugby league learns to love
The Beanie for Brain Cancer Round is a reminder of the good rugby league can be when it isn’t so consumed with self-interest.
- by Andrew Webster
Opinion
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Israel needs to stop stalling and release aid worker jailed five years ago
The UN has described Mohammed el-Halabi as a humanitarian hero but Israel claims the World Vision employee redirected aid to militant groups.
- by Tim Costello
Opinion
Tax reform
The San Francisco homes that prove why NSW stamp duty changes won’t work
NSW should be commended for attempting to reform stamp duty. But similar changes made in San Francisco show how a two-tier system can fail.
- by Benjamin Ward
Letters
Letters
PM, you have the power: send them home to Biloela
Minister Alex Hawke, “appropriate compassion” goes nowhere near addressing ongoing disproportionate cruelty.
In the Herald: June 16, 1888
Supper for the fallen, rabbit extermination and railway to the city.
- by Lyn Maccallum
Opinion
Public housing
Private landlords are losing billions. Should we keep picking up the tab?
The reality is that private rental housing guzzles government subsidies that in total dwarf what we put into public housing.
- by David Hayward
Opinion
Property prices
Return of property investors raises questions for regulators
With the house price boom showing few signs of cooling, it may soon be time for regulators to place restrictions on mortgage lending.
- by Clancy Yeates
Opinion
Climate policy
Nature, investment and the economics of biodiversity
Individual investors have made it clear that they expect companies and managed investment funds to consider sustainability and nature.
- by Suzy Yoon
Opinion
Money apps
Food delivery apps road test: what do they offer?
The coronavirus pandemic has taken a fast-growing ecosphere of food delivery apps and supercharged them into an $850 million industry
- by Joel Gibson
Opinion
Property market
Stamp duty v land tax: the pros and cons explained
The often-raised suggestion of replacing stamp duty on the sale of a property with a universal land tax is back on the table again. However, there appear problems with the latest proposal.
- by Noel Whittaker
Opinion
Ask an expert
Minimum super drawdown extension catches industry on the hop
The federal government has extended the reduction of minimum withdrawal requirements from super for another year.
- by Noel Whittaker
Analysis
Superannuation
Gender equality investment screen a super fund first
Gender equality has been largely neglected by super funds when deciding which investments they hold but Verve Super is making it a core part of its investment process.
- by John Collett
Analysis
Coronavirus pandemic
We probably should have been wearing masks the whole time
Before the pandemic, I thought wearing a face mask was a little strange. I now think those people were right, and I was both wrong and ignorant.
- by Liam Mannix
Opinion
Wellbeing
How caring too much is stifling your success
A rejection of the ‘just keep swimming’ ethos may be the secret to a more grounded life.
- by Brooke McAlary
Opinion
Real Footy Podcast
‘A few more twists and turns to go yet’
This week on the Real Footy podcast, Michael Gleeson, Caroline Wilson and Jake Niall discuss the Pies’ search for a new coach.
Editorial
China relations
G7 shows Australia is not alone in dealing with China
The tone was not as strident as some hawks would like but the G7 meeting in Britain was a good start in building a more united front.
- The Herald's View
Opinion
Immigration
The treatment of Biloela’s Murugappan family shows cruelty never works
Government without heart will always founder, because they are actually irrational.
- by Steve Biddulph
Opinion
Casinos
Sharpen your pencils - Packer wants a higher price for his Crown shares
Everyone involved in the auction process understands that both operationally and in a regulatory sense Crown has a lot of wood to chop.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Analysis
Tokyo Olympics
Ledecky clocks slower time than Titmus but was the American star foxing?
Ariarne Titmus came as close as anyone has to breaking Katie Ledecky’s world record. The US superstar’s response in Olympic trials was understated – but she’s still Olympic favourite.
- by Phil Lutton
Opinion
Conspiracy Theory
Skipping the Q: How to handle your conspiracy-loving friends
Here are some tips to avoid an awkward dust-up the next time your friend or relative with “unorthodox views” drops by.
- by Julie Szego
Analysis
Please Explain podcast
Tamil asylum seeker family released into community detention, but what happens next?
Today on Please Explain, federal political reporter Katina Curtis joins Nathanael Cooper to share the latest in the protracted battle between the Murugappan family and the government.
- by Nathanael Cooper
Opinion
Global economy
Dr Copper’s mixed signals suggest the global economy is at a delicate moment
If the copper price is a forward-looking barometer of economic conditions, its recent movements suggest we’re at something of a watershed moment.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Analysis
Trade
Johnson needed trade deal a lot more than Morrison
When the PM said he was prepared to wait for the right trade deal with Britain rather than a rushed one, he wasn’t bluffing.
- by Bevan Shields
Opinion
Test cricket
It is time for England to get tough with players
England have learnt the hard way that you do not muck about with Test match cricket. It is the hardest and most unforgiving format of the game.
- by Michael Vaughan
Opinion
Social media
We need to ensure online safety before big tech profits
Australia is poised to lead the world with new reforms to our Online Safety Act that will grant eSafety a suite of new powers to better protect all Australians.
- by Julie Inman Grant
Opinion
G7 summit
Democracy on the defensive as G7 leaders dither over China
Democracies may have found their voices at last, but they remain on the defensive. Xi Jinping is rampant and unrepentant.
- by Peter Hartcher
Opinion
Asylum seekers
We have a legal and moral obligation to allow Biloela girls to stay
I have plucked asylum seekers from the ocean and believe Kopika and Tharunicaa Murugappan deserve to be settled in Australia immediately.
- by Dr Jerry Nockles
Letters
Letters
Former PM’s staffer’s gong shows its time to scrap honours
Honouring divisive public commentators like Peta Credlin for their partisan political work is not what the Australia honours system should be about.
In the Herald: June 15, 1989
King Wally’s magic, private ads to boost migration and space base for Cape York.
- by Stephanie Bull
Opinion
Column 8
Divine intervention required on the back nine
While Pontius Pilot is cleared for take off.
Analysis
AFL 2021
Four points: Bucks’ reason to smile, Tigers’ new frontier, Saints exposed
The memory that should be preserved from Nathan Buckley’s final game representing Collingwood is the man himself, famously granite-faced and intense, smiling and hugging the players, one by one.
- by Jake Niall
Bubble and strife: Paine fears quarantine will be greatest Ashes challenge
Test captain Tim Paine believes months of COVID-19 restrictions may be the greatest danger to Australia’s Ashes campaign following England’s capitulation to New Zealand.
- by Malcolm Conn
Editorial
Property prices
Housing reform must address affordability concerns
The Berejiklian government is proposing to reform stamp duty as a way of addressing the problem of housing affordability.
- The Herald's View
Opinion
AFL 2021
A ban on accidents? The choice at the heart of Mackay’s tribunal case
Is it really possible for the AFL to eradicate all high contact injuries without fundamentally changing the game?
- by Greg Baum
Opinion
Queen's Birthday Honours
Awards for Credlin and COVID workers? Honours system needs a rethink
While more women were rewarded this year, it seems COVID workers and Peta Credlin got honoured simply for doing their jobs.
- by Jenna Price
Analysis
Fintech
Afterpay’s banking move turbocharges valuation debate
The upcoming launch of Afterpay Money has only widened the divergence between what rival investment banks think the much-hyped stock is worth.
- by Clancy Yeates
Analysis
NRL 2021
‘We knew five weeks ago things weren’t right with Boyd. He wasn’t close to playing’
Roosters coach Trent Robinson has known for some time that Boyd Cordner wasn’t ready to play again — if ever. On Monday, he confirmed it with his retirement announcement.
- by Andrew Webster
Opinion
Cooking
Forget about perfection in the kitchen, it’s a matter of taste
It doesn’t matter how things appear - the proof of the pud is in the tasting.
- by Sheila Quairney
Opinion
Israel
It’s Israel’s turn to confront Trumpism
Netanyahu’s opponents are pushing back in a way that might work for Israel, but broader efforts are needed to confront authoritarianism worldwide.
- by Timothy L. O'Brien