Opinion
Letters
Letters
Parks are not just for recreation
Readers respond to reports that Victoria’s garden state status may be under threat as urban expansion and land clearing eat Melbourne green spaces to accommodate the growing population.
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AFL 2024
Four Points: Footy needs less video reviews, not more; the Blues’ searching stretch; and Dogs drop the ball
Let’s not complicate footy with even more video reviews. Matthew Cottrell’s mark against Fremantle on Saturday might have been touched off the boot, but it needed to stand, and all Jordan Clark needed to do was keep his lips shut.
- by Michael Gleeson
Opinion
Millennials
I thought not Googling everything would set me free. Instead, it ruined my garden
I’m not sure if having the answers would have saved my nasturtiums, but not knowing didn’t help me either. Somehow, my fantasy didn’t bring peace or protection.
- by Wendy Syfret
Opinion
UK election
Tories may throw Sunak overboard, but rearranging deckchairs can’t save this ship
Are the Tories mad enough to roll another leader? My spies inside the Conservative Party tell me this is a real possibility.
- by George Brandis
Opinion
NRL 2024
The moment Latrell Mitchell stopped the NSW premier in his tracks
A moment of maturity from the Souths star in Moree during the week gave Chris Minns an insight into his passion for First Nations people and Indigenous rights.
- by Danny Weidler
Opinion
Health insurance
How to manage now private health insurance costs are (seriously) rising
If you want to keep your coverage but can’t find the extra money, there are a number of options available to you.
- by Victoria Devine
Opinion
Ask an expert
My bush property is too big for me to get the pension. What can I do?
While being on acreage can be pleasant, the size of your property can risk stymieing your pension options.
- by Paul Benson
Opinion
Defamation
So much litigation, so little clarity: The Lehrmann case is a sordid labyrinth
For so many involved, the grimy details of this defamation trial have strayed far from natural justice.
- by Jacqueline Maley
Opinion
Live music
Kids have not ‘gone soft’ when it comes to music festivals
The rapid decline of music festivals in Australia is symptomatic of a bigger problem – and it’s not the fault of young people.
- by Millie Muroi
Opinion
City life
Bloated, backward and banal, Vic Market rebuild is the opposite of good planning
Melbourne’s beloved city market is sensual, lively, and bustling with energy but is set to be overshadowed by a series of banal towers that look like they were produced by an AI robot.
- by Norman Day
Analysis
EPL
Why Ange’s Spurs still have a role to play in Premier League ‘title race’
Spurs are in a unique position: they have the chance to severely dent Arsenal’s title hopes, but also need their fiercest rivals to go as deep as possible in Europe for their own sake.
- by Vince Rugari
Opinion
Five Minutes with Fitz
I’ve sent Bob Dylan love letters for years, and I just got a reply!
When I interviewed legendary music promoter Michael Chugg this week, he had a surprise for me.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Opinion
Hip pocket
The overlooked tool that can guarantee your retirement income
Retirees are often wary of annuities, also known as a lifetime or fixed-term pension. Here’s what you need to know.
- by Dominic Powell
Opinion
Inside China
China blocked my visa. I spent three years getting as close as I could
In the end, its actions amplified voices it had hoped to suppress.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
LETTERS
Letters
More must be done to save youth from crime
The rates of crime among youth has to be tackled, and a way found to keep offenders from returning to crime.
Opinion
NRL 2024
Please, Teddy, after 10 concussions you need to call it a day
James Tedesco was knocked out again on Friday night. I fear it leaves him in the early stages of what fellow Roosters Jake Friend and Boyd Cordner went through.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Analysis
AFL 2024
Port’s talent embarrassed Essendon; the Bombers should invite their recruiters to the post-mortem
To properly review an underwhelming performance, Brad Scott could do worse than invite his recruiting department in and ask where they might locate players of the calibre of Port’s midfield.
- by Jake Niall
Analysis
Sydney Theatre Company
‘Gargantuan ambition’: A review of Kip Williams’ tenure at the STC
From Dorian Gray to The Harp in the South, Williams’ appointment as artistic director was a gamble that paid off for the STC board.
- by John Shand
Opinion
AFL 2024
Clayton Oliver and the Demons walking a tightrope
As star Melbourne midfielder continues his cautious behavioural rehabilitation, his club is also trying to overcome six months of on- and off-field horrors
- by Caroline Wilson
Opinion
Family
Forget siblings, the best family relationship is cousins
Your cousin is you but also not you, like yourself in a misty mirror.
- by Richard Glover
Opinion
WordPlay
When it comes to catchphrases, this film goes straight to the poolroom
No other movie matches this local classic’s linguistic legacy.
- by David Astle
Opinion
Shipping
Stuck ships and supply chain inflation
Global supply chains don’t have as much slack as they did, say, last summer, after pandemic disruptions were mostly a thing of the past, because Baltimore isn’t the only problem.
- by Paul Krugman
Opinion
Retirement living
Want to feel fulfilled in retirement? Work out your ‘tipping point’
As life expectancy increases, many are rejecting the all-or-nothing concept of retirement, and looking for ways to stay fulfilled in our older age.
- by Bec Wilson
Opinion
Loyalty programs
What we know so far about Qantas’ frequent flyer overhaul
Here comes my speculation on Qantas’ new strategy and what it will mean for your reward flying.
- by Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
Opinion
Gender equality
The sick joke that insults our new GG – and Beyonce
I’m growing increasingly intolerant of pervasive negativity, and this week’s reaction to Sam Mostyn becoming governor-general set me off again.
- by Julia Baird
Opinion
The Fitz Files
‘It’s not us out there’: The new lingo that’s testing us all
From Ace Baldwin jnr to Ricky Stuart, the latest craze in sports talk is one worth following.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Letters
Letters
Weep for Palestinians but not Iran backed Hamas
Readers are appalled by the Israeli airstrike that killed seven aid workers, but warn that it’s a mistake to view Hamas’ operatives as ‘freedom fighters’.
Society’s progress on autism has long way to go
There are promises of action, they need to be fulfilled given the scale of the issue the nation is confronting.
- by The Age's View
Opinion
Health and nutrition
Making sense of health headlines shouldn’t be so difficult – or dangerous
Recent coverage of new research on time-restricted eating was a reminder of how easily the media – and health experts – can get it wrong.
- by Sarah Berry
Analysis
Defamation
Taylor Auerbach took us down the rabbit hole – and Justice Lee brought us back
The defamation case of Bruce Lehrmann was again captivated by the sensational claims of former Spotlight producer Taylor Auerbach.
- by Harriet Alexander
Opinion
Defamation
Channel Seven’s grubby Spotlight ‘exclusive’ puts my beloved trade to shame
I can see no excuse for the kind of abhorrent behaviour we’ve heard about at Channel Seven in recent days.
- by Ray Martin
Opinion
NRL 2024
The game has changed. Wingers’ values should be soaring like Coates
Wantaway Dragon Zac Lomax has allowed himself to be caught in a time warp of the game’s own making where centres are still more valued than finishers.
- by Roy Masters
Opinion
Wallabies
The hire that proves Rugby Australia is planning for the future
The significance of Joe Schmidt’s latest recruit cannot be overestimated – and it shows the Wallabies coach wants to leave a lasting legacy.
- by Paul Cully
Opinion
Payments
The Armaguard saga shows we’re a long way from ditching cash entirely
Financial troubles at Armaguard highlight the strain on the system used to distribute cash to ATMs, supermarkets and post offices.
- by Clancy Yeates
Opinion
NRL 2024
Latrell Mitchell is the most important person in NSW. Why is he being booed?
Racist booing led to Adam Goodes quitting AFL. League fans could impact Latrell Mitchell’s future if they continue to jeer the Rabbitohs’ star.
- by Malcolm Knox
Opinion
Parenting
My son says he doesn’t want to have children. It’s not my job to convince him
Having a baby is the rare thing you can’t back out of. Tatts, vasectomies, vows, all reversible. Babies, not so much. What if you do it and realise it’s not for you?
- by Kate Halfpenny
Opinion
US election
The bare-chested Forrest Gump factor that could make or break Trump and Biden
Like the Kennedys who preceded him, Robert F. Kennedy Jr is an attention-grabber, but he’s gathering real traction – especially among young American voters.
- by Nick Bryant
Opinion
Political leadership
Peter Dutton, friend of the working class. For now…
In a desperate attempt to regain lost voters, Dutton’s 2.0 version of the Coalition is the party for the worker, but with no obviously pro-worker policies.
- by Waleed Aly
Opinion
Work therapy
Why did my colleagues clap for our CEO’s atrocious speech?
Your congratulatory colleagues may be fearful of retribution. Or they may simply be sycophants.
- by Jonathan Rivett
Analysis
Defamation
If only we could sue too: the creepy Spotlight saga is ruining the reputation of all journalists
Spotlight’s efforts to woo Bruce Lehrmann have done the journalistic profession few favours. Rupert Murdoch’s News of the World was shut down for less.
- by Jacqueline Maley
Opinion
State of Origin
The one advantage Michael Maguire has over every previous NSW Origin coach
The incoming Blues coach has absolute certainty over one key position. But there’s a tough decision to be made over another.
- by Andrew Webster
Letters
Letters
Massacre in plain sight calls for sanctions
Readers react to the Israeli airstrike that killed seven aid workers, including one Australian, and criticise the Australian government for its response, which they argue is not strong enough.
Opinion
Hair
I have a full head of hair, but I’m jealous of bald guys
The past decade has seen a new variant of barber emerge – the fancy ones.
- by Perry Duffin
Analysis
Defamation
Good Taylor, Naughty Taylor do battle in a bomb-throwing display
Taylor Auerbach’s evidence was the wildest and weirdest development in a case that has careened from the Canberra bubble to the Emerald City.
- by Harriet Alexander
Opinion
Feminism
When three feminists gave their mic to a comedian, they betrayed their own audience
Blame for the abysmal failure of Clementine Ford, Antoinette Lattouf and Yumi Stynes’ event shouldn’t be placed solely on the male comedian now being dragged online.
- by Katy Hall
Opinion
Pop music
To apostrophe, or not to apostrophe … Taylor Swift’s new album is dividing internet pedants
As someone who herds words for a living, I never expected to weigh in on a discussion over a decision made by Taylor Swift, but I feel duty-bound to dip into the debate that’s emerged over the title of her new album, The Tortured Poets Department. Note the lack of an apostrophe.
- by Joanne Anderson
Opinion
Activist shareholders
Why investors want to tear down this corporate giant
Lendlease, the company that built Barangaroo in Sydney and the Melbourne Quarter, “is a plaything”, says activist shareholder John Wylie.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Opinion
Phones
Why I’d rather my kids smoked ciggies than used a smartphone
Why do people throw children into the scream chambers of misery and self-loathing that come with smartphones?
- by Michelle Cazzulino
Opinion
Jobs
Don’t waste your time, the ‘perfect’ career move doesn’t exist
Do not waste your life trying to make the perfect decision, they do not exist. Instead, be prepared to change.
- by Jim Bright
Opinion
AFL 2024
No serious AFL player would take drugs: Why I can’t fathom blase attitude
Despite attempts to downplay the issues, the reports of illicit drug use and disharmony caused by footy trips should be ringing alarm bells for the AFL and its players’ association.
- by Kane Cornes