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Work therapy
How do you know if someone is gaslighting you?
True gaslighting is a deliberate act designed to undermine and destabilise you in the workplace.
- by Jonathan Rivett
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Letters
Letters
Voluntary death can often trump an intolerable end to life
Ed Raftery identifies “the ever-sharpening perception of death” as a person ages. While I am not yet an “Ancient” in his terms, I have come to recognise this phenomenon for myself.
In the Herald: November 19, 1955
Menzies heckled at Sydney meeting, professor urges committee on solar energy, and young bowler steals honours.
- by Brian Yatman
Editorial
Coronavirus pandemic
Politicians must reject extremists at pandemic protests
The anti-vaccination and anti-lockdown movements seem to be going beyond what can be permitted, even in a robust democracy.
- The Herald's View
Opinion
Mergers & acquisitions
How Treasury Wine is punting on a $310 chardonnay to cure its hangover
At up to $310 a bottle it is not the chardonnay drop Kath and Kim would have opened for their nightly ‘wine time philosophy’ sessions in the backyard at Fountain Lakes.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Analysis
Please Explain podcast
Gallows and death threats: why is Victoria’s pandemic bill so polarising?
Today on Please Explain, state political editor Annika Smethurst joins Bianca Hall to discuss Victoria’s new-found freedoms and the fractious debate around the government’s pandemic laws.
- by Bianca Hall
Analysis
A-League
The real deal, or another false dawn? The A-League is back, and it looks different
The A-League stands at the precipice of yet another new chapter, but this time there’s a new mob in charge, a new broadcaster and a bold new outlook. How will broader Australia respond?
- by Vince Rugari
Analysis
World Boxing
Tszyu keeps on winning, but the real action happens outside the ring
Tim Tszyu could be a victim of his own success, with his handlers fearing the world’s best fighters will go to great lengths to avoid having to face him.
- by Adrian Proszenko
Opinion
Inflation
When it comes to inflation, Australia hopes to remain an island
The RBA is going to great pains to distance our economy from the faster inflation that’s led policy makers from Wellington to Oslo to raise interest rates, or intimate that hikes are on the way.
- by Daniel Moss
Opinion
England
Root must speak out before silence on racism looks like complicity
Sitting tight in quarantine on the Gold Coast hoping the repercussions of Azeem Rafiq’s harrowing testimony fade away would be a mistake for the England captain.
- by Oliver Brown
Opinion
Currencies
King of currencies: Why the US dollar is a ‘no-brainer’ bet
In an ever-changing world, the reign of the US dollar is a constant - and there still really isn’t much to beat its current appeal.
- by Marcus Ashworth
Analysis
Wall Street
Tesla’s rollercoaster ride is giving big investors a headache
Big investors love many things about Tesla. Volatility isn’t one of them.
- by Thyagaraju Adinarayan
Opinion
Gender equality
It’s still a man’s word in this nation’s media
It is shocking to read a report, in 2021, that exposes the poor representation of women in Australia’s media - whether they are the writers, the commentators or the subjects of stories.
- by Chris Wallace
Opinion
NSW Votes
NSW government’s trove of broken pledges holds promise for Labor
An embarrassing briefing to the new Premier has landed in Labor’s lap - a gift as the opposition prosecutes its case against pork-barrelling.
- by Alexandra Smith
Opinion
Australia votes
PM employs risky strategy to win the votes of disaffected Australians
Promising to remove government from their lives will appeal to some voters, but Morrison must be careful not to alienate those in the middle.
- by Niki Savva
Opinion
Euthanasia
I’m 95 today - and I don’t need a youngster like our Premier telling me how I may die
I am healthy and not quite ready for death but that is irrelevant. My time will come soon and the manner of my exit should be my business.
- by Ed Raftery
Letters
Letters
Peaceful talk cans Liberal dreams of ‘khaki’ election
Poor Peter Dutton. The day after he rattles his sabre towards China, we hear Joe Biden and Xi Jinping are in talks to calm tensions between the two superpowers.
In the Herald: November 18, 1912
World record for schools, Bondi to New Zealand, and moisture in butter
- by Lyn Maccallum
Analysis
The Ashes
Rotation rules: Why Starc, Hazlewood cannot play every Test
The Australians were burnt last summer when their unchanged attack ran out of steam through four Tests against India. The same formula won’t work for an even longer series.
- by Andrew Wu
Analysis
Wage growth
Turning the HMAS Wages around will take time
The Reserve Bank has made clear the strength of wages growth will be key to interest rate moves. And just like an oil tanker, changing direction is not easy.
- by Shane Wright
Editorial
Coronavirus pandemic
NSW must not extend emergency powers too long
As the pandemic eases in the state, Dominic Perrottet should wind back the special powers introduced last year.
- The Herald's View
Opinion
Religion
Religious Discrimination Bill still discriminates against many, despite removal of Folau clause
No other Commonwealth anti-discrimination law has ever sought to directly interfere in state and territory laws in this way.
- by Alastair Lawrie
Opinion
Big four
Margins, not millennials, drove down Commonwealth Bank shares
CBA’s digital product push is necessary to protect its future. But traditional forces are at play in how the bank’s profit looks today.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Opinion
Draft
A recruiter’s notes on the AFL draft crop of 2021
“Not a big head.” “Never seen a player get from contest to contest with such ease.” “Good luck tackling him.” Nick Daicos was one of the under-16s assessed by former Collingwood recruiter Matt Rendell back in 2019. Here’s what he had to say.
- by Matt Rendell
Analysis
Please Explain podcast
What’s the plan for managing COVID-19 in childcare?
Today on Please Explain, political reporter Katina Curtis joins to discuss what should be done to protect young children from the coronavirus.
- by Rachel Clun
Analysis
Trends
Peloton’s white-knuckle ride: Could the pandemic craze be on Apple’s radar?
The expensive exercise bike maker, which during the COVID lockdowns inspired a cult following around the world, saw its shares tank as countries reopened. This week, investors are back.
- by Tara Lachapelle
Opinion
China relations
Biden and Xi’s smiles can’t hide the fundamental problem
Despite a sigh of relief over Taiwan, this week’s meeting of the two superpower leaders did not remove old tensions.
- by David Livingstone
Opinion
Homelessness
Watch this show before you utter these four words
You hear people say “just get a job” all the time. As an MP, I’d never experienced the pain of failing to find work. A new TV experiment changed that.
- by Jenny Leong MP
Opinion
World markets
The return of Wall Street’s biggest stock buyer leads to $US1.1 trillion splurge
The post-pandemic retail trading frenzy has drawn a lot of credit for driving Wall Street to a series of record highs. Yet overlooked is the return of an even bigger force in the sharemarket: corporate America.
- by Lu Wang
Opinion
China relations
The one word that will stop war over Taiwan
A descent into war between the world’s superpowers over a neuralgic issue that diplomacy has constrained for 70 years is the last thing our battered and bruised planet wants.
- by Bob Carr
Opinion
Liberal Party
Winning isn’t everything - what will be the Liberal moral legacy?
Keeping your opponents out of government definitely counts for something – but what matters most of all is the value of what you leave behind.
- by Shaun Carney
Opinion
Jobs
Struggling to find staff? Here’s why nobody wants to work for you
This isn’t about job snobbery. It’s more about bondage hesitancy.
- by Jenna Price
Opinion
China relations
Why a border stand-off in the Himalayas is so important to Australia
An antagonistic, territorial rivalry between China and India may further complicate Australia’s regional, diplomatic considerations. So, why do we know so little about this dispute?
- by Matt Wade
Opinion
City life
Callan Park NIMBYs may be killing off culture
Trying to safeguard public space is a noble pursuit in a city like Sydney but intransigence can also derail gilt-edged opportunities to create vibrant cultural precincts.
- by Kerri Glasscock
Letters
Letters
Fighting China over Taiwan would be a bad idea, like Vietnam
Defence Minister Peter Dutton has all but unilaterally committed Australia to join a US-lead war against China if Taiwan is attacked. Where is the public or parliamentary debate?
In the Herald: November 17, 1987
A balm for HSC jitters, shot fired in courtroom, and feathers set to fly over ban.
- by Brian Yatman
Analysis
Big four
Markets optimistic bank dividend recovery has legs
Recent profit results showed the country’s major lenders are sitting on piles of surplus capital and excess provisions for bad debts. That bodes well for rising dividends.
- by Clancy Yeates
Analysis
Sharemarket
Why franked dividends are so valuable to retirees
Shares that pay franked dividends provide an extraordinary tax advantage, yet many people have no idea they exist.
- by Noel Whittaker
Opinion
Superannuation
‘Stapling’ may put members of dud super funds at risk
The new “stapling” measure means that workers’ super funds follow them from job to job; that includes funds that failed APRA’s performance test.
- by John Collett
Analysis
Workplace culture
You must work longer, but corporate reality doesn’t match the policy
The federal government is encouraging people to work longer, yet age discrimination is increasingly becoming a serious issue in the workplace and there is a significant gap between policy and corporate reality.
- by Emily Chantiri
Opinion
NRL 2022
Schools of thought: How pathways are leading footy codes in different directions
AFL sources say the growing number of players drawn from private schools looms as a major problem in the future. It’s a headache the NRL, whose players come from more diverse pathways, would surely like to have.
- by Roy Masters
Analysis
Science
Nature via nurture: How we become who we are
The most interesting study I have read on pregnancy and infancy upends our ideas about how we become the humans we are.
- by Liam Mannix
Opinion
Wall Street
The collapse of GE’s house of debt was 130 years in the making
In many ways the industrial conglomerate Thomas Edison helped found seems like a relic of a bygone age.
- by David Fickling
Opinion
Pop music
Taylor Swift’s All Too Well short film: control the narrative, you win
Taylor Swift’s latest reworking of her back catalogue proves it’s not just the story that matters, it’s who gets to tell it, and how.
- by Karl Quinn
Editorial
Qatar
Women deserve apology for what happened at Qatar airport
It is more than a year since 13 Australian women were subjected to a grossly invasive physical examination at Qatar airport. They have yet to receive an explanation or an apology.
- The Herald's View
Opinion
Managed funds
Investors beware: ASIC hooks a big fish but there’s plenty more in the ocean
If you have never heard of James Mawhinney you may have dodged a bullet.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Analysis
Global economy
The world is watching as China’s economy heads for historic fall
China’s economy is slowing to the lows seen way back in 1990 – a price President Xi Jinping seems willing to pay to reduce its dependence on the property sector.
- by Tom Hancock and Enda Curran