Politics
‘Stars not aligning’: Quad summit in doubt for second year running
The elevation of the Quad had been a central feature of US President Joe Biden’s push to compete with China and it has also boosted Australia’s prominence on the world stage.
- by Matthew Knott
Opinion & Perspectives
Loyalty or laziness? Whatever you call it, the banks are cashing in
Australians are being done over by electricity providers and banks that bet we won’t call it a day. And it’s costing us billions of dollars a year.
Shane Wright
Senior economics correspondent
Future, tense: My rough guide to 2024’s unknowable politics
Only fools would rush in to predict the political year ahead, but here’s my best shot at matters most ponderable.
Sean Kelly
Columnist
Cabinet papers on Iraq War decision MIA
Almost 21 years after the Howard government decided to go to war in Iraq, the cabinet documents regarding the decision should be in the public domain.
The Herald's View
Editorial
Federal
Opinion
Competition
Loyalty or laziness? Whatever you call it, the banks are cashing in
Australians are being done over by electricity providers and banks that bet we won’t call it a day. And it’s costing us billions of dollars a year.
- by Shane Wright
Exclusive
Energy
Coalition cooks up tax write-offs for ditching gas to end party ‘climate wars’
Liberal moderate Andrew Bragg has been given free rein to map out the opposition’s energy policy – but some in the party argue that nuclear power should still be an option.
- by Paul Sakkal
NSW
Opinion
Cars
Bleak reminders of dangers inherent in our most-loved holiday activities
- by The Herald's View
New year, new laws: The toll and legal changes coming this January
- by Max Maddison and Olivia Ireland
Exclusive
State Parliament
Parramatta Council threatens legal action against Minns government over housing
- by Michael McGowan and Max Maddison
Politics and planning: The pitfalls facing Chris Minns’ housing reforms
- by Max Maddison and Michael McGowan