Opinion
Editorial
Political leadership
Last orders honourable members: there’s a community to serve
Lying in the gutter is a shameful badge of office and most Australians now want federal MPs to be subject to random drug and alcohol tests.
- The Herald's View
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Opinion
Super Rugby
Why the Reds are the most important team in Australia
Australian rugby needs at least one of its two heartland states to be successful to survive - and it doesn’t look like the Waratahs have it this season.
- by Paul Cully
Opinion
Scott Morrison
Scott Morrison’s exit sermon was 5482 words. I’m speechless
If Scott Morrison’s valedictory address prefigured anything, it was that this is a former PM heading into retirement with plenty more to say.
- by Malcolm Knox
Analysis
NRL 2024
September footy or Las Vegas holiday: How your team can make the NRL finals
Our experts run their eyes over every team and predict why your club can - and why they can’t - be in the hunt for the Provan-Summons Trophy at the end of the season.
- by Billie Eder, Dan Walsh, Christian Nicolussi and Adam Pengilly
This top neurosurgeon learnt everything she could about the human brain. Then she had a stroke
Of course Dr Brindha Shivalingam knew “exactly what was happening” when she suffered stroke symptoms, but a further diagnosis came out of left field.
- by Jacqueline Maley
Opinion
International rugby
Why rugby union needs to bring in the biff
Rugby has grown scared of its own core physicality as a concussion lawsuit rumbles through the court system, while the NRL has embraced its physicality.
- by Daniel Schofield
Opinion
Sex & relationships
After a lifetime of packing light, I’m embracing emotional baggage
It feels self-consciously woo-woo to talk about what is lost and found. But it lets you focus on what’s really important, even if it does make you a cliche.
- by Kate Halfpenny
Unfairly judged or unfit to lead? Your verdict on Scott Morrison
As the former PM exits parliament this week, readers told us how they will remember Scotty from Marketing.
Opinion
Global economy
‘Blue zone’ myth: The truth about the paradises filled with 100-year-olds
It would be charming if there really were “blue zone” Edens of supercentenarians.
- by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
Opinion
NRL 2024
No injuries, no arrests … so far Las Vegas has been a success
Vegas is starting to catch Rugby League Fever. … now they need Americans to tune in on TV.
- by Andrew Webster
Opinion
Productivity
Good news: Our falling productivity is too bad to be true
Our stunning fall in productivity may mean the world’s coming to an end, but it’s more likely to mean there’s something funny going on with the figures.
- by Ross Gittins
Opinion
Workplace culture
We might be ‘out of touch’, but us old-timers are worth listening to
Being out of touch cannot be attributed to age or a refusal to be open to new ideas. It’s also the result of failing to communicate ideas, values and wisdom.
- by Jim Bright
Opinion
Property market
Albanese’s housing ‘fix’ helps a tiny pool of voters. The rest will notice
Help to Buy will reach just 10,000 home buyers each year. Labor, meanwhile, is losing ground to the Coalition on housing.
- by David Crowe
Analysis
Workplace disputes
How to stop difficult colleagues affecting your career – and win them over
We all work with difficult people at some point, so it’s important to know how to deal with them.
- by Helena Morrissey
Opinion
Gadgets
My step-by-step guide to a happier life? Never read the bloody instructions
My partner and a judgy washing machine repairman beg to differ, but I’ve been vindicated.
- by Kerri Sackville
All nations are guilty of spying, including Australia
All nations spy. For some it’s ideological while for others it’s just plain greed.
Editorial
National security
Pointing finger at ex-MP traitor shows bigger security threat
Speculation about the identity of the MP singled out by ASIO director-general Mike Burgess may overshadow the bigger issue of foreign interference.
- The Herald's View
Opinion
Allegra Spender
Why Allegra Spender will never join the Liberal Party
If the Liberal Party wants any hope of winning back seats like Wentworth – and government – it’ll need new policies, not just the odd fresh candidate.
- by Margot Saville
Opinion
AI
Google’s AI isn’t too woke. It’s too rushed
Google boss Sundar Pichai hasn’t been infected by the woke mind virus. He’s too obsessed with growth and is neglecting the proper checks on his products.
- by Parmy Olson
Analysis
Political leadership
Where does ScoMo rank in the pantheon of former PMs?
Historians say Scott Morrison’s legacy will be debated for decades.
- by James Massola
Opinion
USA
The US may get a one-week shutdown reprieve, but chaos in Congress continues
This is no way to run a country. For the fourth time this financial year, the US Congress appears likely to avert a government shutdown by passing a stopgap funding measure.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Opinion
Property market
I hate moneyed-up Millennials as much as they hate Boomers like me
I’m trying to downsize and went to an auction a week ago to buy a house half as big as the one I live in. Here’s what happened.
- by Jenna Price
Opinion
AFL 2024
Alastair Clarkson is a legendary coach. But has he still got it?
Alastair Clarkson’s magic touch waned at Hawthorn, and his maiden year at North Melbourne was a mess. While some have low expectations of the Roos, he should be aiming for nine wins in 2024.
- by Kane Cornes
Analysis
Australian soccer
‘Age is just a number’: Michelle Heyman is your new Matildas star
Here’s everything you need to know about the Tillies’ 14-year overnight sensation, whose four-goal blitz against Uzbekistan has pushed her further towards a second Olympics appearance.
- by Vince Rugari
Opinion
Supercars
The sound of silence is the future of motor racing
What happens to the world of motor-racing when far-and-away the fastest cars don’t have traditional motors any more?
- by Peter FitzSimons
Opinion
Supermarkets
Why our supermarkets are basket cases, according to a former chief lettuce officer
The supermarket wars are not my usual wheelhouse, but I consider myself something of a battle-hardened veteran with combat experience from foreign fields.
- by Nick Bryant
Opinion
Sunday Life
Women have imagined a different life for themselves. Eventually, so will men
Women have discovered both their potential and their authentic selves over the past 65 years. I expect the next 65 will be about men doing the same.
- by Jane Caro
Analysis
Paris Olympics 2024
Matildas a genuine medal contender in Paris after thrashing Uzbekistan 10-0
Michelle Heyman top-scored with four goals as Australia sent the Uzbeks packing in Melbourne to book a place at the Olympics.
- by Emma Kemp
No easy choice on police marching in Mardi Gras
It is entirely understandable the initial decision to uninvite police from Mardi Gras this year has been linked to community grief over the recent deaths of a Sydney gay couple.
Opinion
Drugs in sport
AFL players take cocaine just like a million other Australians. Get over it
AFLM players take cocaine. Local footy players take cocaine. So do teachers, lawyers, doctors. Why do we so enjoy the stupidity of a young man in the public eye being caught out consuming a drug a vast number of Australians also indulge in?
- by Brandon Jack
Editorial
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
New ceasefire could be first step to resolving Gaza’s festering war
Israel and Hamas have scoffed at Joe Biden’s declaration that a ceasefire was imminent, but the US president may know something they don’t.
- The Herald's View
Analysis
US Votes 2024
Democrat protest vote casts doubt over Biden’s ability to fend off Trump
The protest vote over the war in Gaza was pushed by a sizeable part of the Democratic base, including Arab-Americans, young people and black voters.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Opinion
Parenting
Tears, tantrums and mild trauma: Surviving daycare drop-off
Leaving your screaming child with strangers might seem traumatic, but where else would they eat mushroom risotto and learn the ukulele?
- by Thomas Mitchell
Opinion
Earnings season
When a 565 per cent profit growth just isn’t enough
Investors can thank Australians re-engaging with the wanderlust they have traditionally been known for, coupled with the tail end of revenge travel.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Analysis
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Muslim leader’s ‘legitimate resistance’ call exposes growing gulf
In a damaging radio interview, Adel Salman has revealed the chasm that has opened between Muslim and Jewish leaders in Australia.
- by Chip Le Grand
Opinion
Global economy
Trump wants to kill this fading giant. It might die anyway
The clock is ticking for the body that sets the rules for global trade. Even if Trump doesn’t get back in the White House, the outlook is grim.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Opinion
Crime
Police were warned about lax gun rules. So why haven’t they acted?
Specific red flags were raised last year about the tracking and monitoring of NSW police weapons.
- by Sam Lee
Opinion
Birthday
As a leap year baby, I’m technically turning 10. But I’ve endured 40 years of bad jokes
With a one of 1461 chance of being born on February 29, I have the rarest of rare birthdays. Which means I’m both 10 and 40 at the same time.
- by Samantha Allemann
Analysis
Superannuation
Boon for older workers as super contribution caps increase
Higher super contribution caps will enable those with spare cash to boost their super at a faster rate.
- by John Collett
Opinion
Ask an expert
What’s the best way to put my inheritance into my super?
There are two ways to contribute extra money to your superannuation, and each have their own pros and cons.
- by Noel Whittaker
Analysis
Superannuation
ASIC warns workers ‘left in the dark’ on poor performing super
Financial planners and super funds are not doing enough to address underperformance of superannuation investment options.
- by John Collett
Opinion
University
Morrison handed Albo a cowpat sandwich. Now it’s time to pay for it
As part of his efforts to prove he could keep taxes lower than Labor, Morrison avoided fixing anything much. Now everywhere Albo and his ministers look, they find problems.
- by Ross Gittins
Opinion
Financial literacy
Is apathy the real obstacle to financial success?
There’s one aspect of financial advice that doesn’t get a lot of airtime – and it starts with how you think about money.
- by Paridhi Jain
Analysis
AI
How can we stop these puppies from destroying democracy?
Blood and blinking could aid real humans in sniffing out deepfakes as AI gets cleverer.
- by Angus Dalton
Political Sketch
Political leadership
Scotty from Sunday school lays it on thick in final sermon
Scott Morrison has presented many faces to Australia during his political career. His final persona as a parliamentarian – perhaps naturally – was that of preacher.
- by Tony Wright
Opinion
Mardi Gras
No cops at Mardi Gras isn’t a moral triumph, it’s fuzzy-headed victimhood
The apparent killing of these two beloved young men is sickening. But uniformed police have marched in the Mardi Gras parade for more than a quarter of a century.
- by Josh Szeps
Opinion
Mardi Gras
Despite being arrested in ’78 I have welcomed cops at Mardi Gras. Not now
Watching the tragic events unfold in the alleged murders of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies has changed my mind.
- by Barbara Karpinski