Opinion
Opinion
Executive pay
$85 billion battle: The drummer who started the fight to block the biggest payday in history
Richard Tornetta is an unlikely campaigner against one of the world’s richest men.
- by James Titcomb
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NRL 2024
Benji Marshall puts his family ahead of football. Why are we attacking him?
The Wests Tigers coach has been criticised for taking a mid-season trip to Fiji.
- by Andrew Webster
Opinion
Work therapy
Can my job make me work on a public holiday without extra pay?
While being rostered on to work on a public holiday can feel like a tough gig, if your work has given you enough notice, there may not be much you can do.
- by Jonathan Rivett
Opinion
Federal budget
Australia’s future to be made under Treasury’s watchful eye
Treasury’s “national interest framework” in the planned Future Made in Australia Act provides stronger grounds for hoping that the oversight will keep the crazy decisions to a minimum.
- by Ross Gittins
Opinion
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
When you force people into a ‘safe zone’ then bomb it, ‘whoops’ doesn’t quite cut it
What happens you instruct a million people to go to a tiny area, then bomb that place? Melting bodies. Netanyahu can’t call the Rafah deaths a “tragedy” of hindsight.
- by Waleed Aly
Analysis
Australian rugby
The Rebels are victims of a long-overdue austerity drive in Australian rugby
Is Rugby Australia’s decision to axe Melbourne another episode of calamity in the 15-man code, or a necessary act of leadership?
- by Iain Payten
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Immigration
Four reasons why the prime minister won’t sack Andrew Giles
The Coalition has dominated the debate on the release of criminals from immigration detention, yet Anthony Albanese won’t sack his minister. To fix the politics, Labor needs to fix the policy.
- by David Crowe
Opinion
Real life
‘Honey, you’re overreacting’: The reason why too many men get away with it
My father went berserk and admitted his obsessive control of my mother. My ex-partner stalked me and attacked me. But doctors and police just wouldn’t listen.
- by Jennie Hollamby
Truth hurts but Tingle states the obvious on racism
That the ABC rebuked Laura Tingle shows how the organisation is losing its way in knowing what the population really thinks.
Editorial
Pacific diplomacy
Ditching deportation deal a concern for New Zealand
The political brawl in Canberra over the deportation of convicted New Zealanders who have spent most of their lives in Australia is causing long dark clouds across the Tasman.
- The Herald's View
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Development
Is Chris Minns leading us into a Portaloo apocalypse?
Cities must build more homes for our people – and fast – but there are consequences.
- by Kerri Sackville
Opinion
Flexible working
Who’s going to win the return-to-office tug of war?
There’s a colossal battle happening right now in many workplaces across the country, pitting WFH employees against their office-obsessed bosses.
- by Tim Duggan
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Company mergers
BHP walks after Anglo breaks off the engagement – but never say never
Anglo American’s refusal to engage with BHP forced the world’s largest miner to abandon its $74 billion mega-deal.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Opinion
AFL 2024
Forget the contract, Max King must leave the Saints
The St Kilda forward is at a crucial moment in his career and needs to start asking the hard questions about his future.
- by Kane Cornes
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State of Origin
Origin in reverse: Queensland are raging favourites – and they can’t hide from it
Always the team which picks the no-nonsense workers and rises above their underdog status, the Maroons are in new territory this year.
- by Andrew Johns
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Olympics
Forget the medals and PBs, I want Olympic poetry and romance
Higher, faster and stronger is far from the whole story when it comes to the Olympic Games.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Opinion
WordPlay
Why the Streisand effect could be morphing into the Gina effect
The moment you tell us to look away, we can’t stop gawking, as Gina Rinehart recently found out to her detriment.
- by David Astle
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Trends
Forget skinny jeans, Gen Z are now coming for our socks
Ankle socks are the latest fashion item to be cancelled by Gen Z. What’s a Millennial to do?
- by Jenna Guillaume
Tingle was only stating the obvious about racism in Australia
Deliberate and casual remarks and opinions that denigrate Indigenous Australians and immigrants abound. It is concerning to note that racist views are often aired with confidence and a presumption that one will agree with, and certainly not challenge, such hurtful bigotry and prejudice.
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Housing crisis
Housing is Sydney’s biggest crisis. Now targets are here, the hard work starts
The plan is clear: the city’s west will keep expanding, but now the east and north must too. Above all, the housing must be delivered.
- by Alexandra Smith
Editorial
Violence
Study helps explain reticence of sexual assault victims
A new study by the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research reinforces the tragic reticence of many victims with police taking no legal action on 85 per cent of reported sexual assaults.
- The Herald's View
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Racism
Why ABC chiefs should back Laura Tingle for calling out racism
As is often the case in Australia, the person who calls out racism faces far more scrutiny than the racism itself.
- by Giri Sivaraman
Opinion
General insurance
Pumping insurance premiums: Are loyalty discounts a mug’s game?
Insurance giant IAG has been accused of telling customers they were receiving loyalty discounts when it wasn’t cheaper insurance at all.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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Parenting
I regularly travel for work. Why do people keep asking who’s looking after my child?
These questions are no doubt benign in their intention. But my husband also travels for work, and I’m willing to bet no one asks him who has our daughter.
- by Melissa Singer
Opinion
Dating
What I learnt from watching the Ashley Madison doco with my husband
Dating is surely something that should remain solidly human, but AI is shifting the ground rules.
- by Cherie Gilmour
Analysis
Immigration
Higher tolerance for rapists fighting deportation, but zero tolerance for facts
Australians should have zero tolerance for rape and sexual assault. But when Charles William Davidson had to answer for 59 sex offences, he was shown clemency instead.
- by David Crowe
Opinion
Oil
Exxon’s battle against climate activism comes to a head tonight
The future of climate-related shareholder activism may be at stake when Exxon shareholders meet for the company’s annual general meeting overnight.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
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Donald Trump
Of the Trump trial’s sleazy cast, one actor performed best
During this historic trial, one person exhibited a strength of character the others plainly lack.
- by Bill Wyman
Opinion
Ask an expert
When do I need to start worrying about the $3m super tax?
If your super balance is over the $3 million mark, where it will soon be subject to higher tax, there are some key dates to be aware of.
- by Noel Whittaker
Opinion
Financial literacy
Yes, you can save money and still enjoy life. Here’s how
Common finance advice seems to suggest saving money should be a slog, whereas the opposite is actually true.
- by Paridhi Jain
Opinion
Property market
Two weeks after the budget, I’ve realised I missed its most surprising revelation
The budget papers include a long statement spelling out what’s wrong with housing with a candour I’ve not seen before.
- by Ross Gittins
Editorial
Housing crisis
Do-nothing developers with building approvals worsen housing crisis
Attempts to tackle Sydney’s housing crisis are being undermined by the failure of developers to start work on projects that have building approval.
- The Herald's View
Opinion
Media & marketing
The end of men like Darren Wick is coming. Here’s how I know
The end of such men is coming through legislation. And it’s accelerating because of the alleged behaviour of men like Wick.
- by Jenna Price
Opinion
Autism
Autism has a ‘cuteness’ problem. My reality is way different
When I was 13, my favourite teacher decided it would be a good idea to call me “Julia Peculiar” in front of the class. I am forever grateful.
- by Julia Pound
Politicians protest too much at Tingle’s views on racism
It’s always educative to hear the quick responses from the thin-skinned pollies who can’t handle being called out over bias.
Opinion
Workplace safety
A tawdry tale of how Nine became its own headline
Why is it taking so long for companies to understand that ensuring their workforces are safe from sexual predators is an occupational health and safety issue?
- by Elizabeth Knight
Opinion
University
What’s the point of going to uni? It’s a question I’m still asking
I had gone to school with people who thought tertiary education was something to be admired. What surprised me, when I actually arrived, was how pointless the whole thing seemed.
- by Flynn Shan Benson
Analysis
Endangered species
Why can’t Forestry find any gliders, when everyone else can?
It has all the ingredients of a Monty Python sketch: bureaucrats shuffling around a forest looking for nocturnal animals in the middle of the day.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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Sharemarket
Wall Street is changing its trade clocks. Here’s how it could cost you
The US and three other countries are halving the time for settling deals from two days to one. That will increase costs, and make it harder for international investors to buy into the world’s largest economy.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Analysis
Home loans
Rise of the ‘gran bank’: Why helping grandkids buy a home could cost you
The bank of mum and dad may be one of the biggest lenders in Australia, but older generations are helping out too – sometimes at their own peril.
- by Rachel Lane
Opinion
State of Origin
Inside the Blues campaign: Why Maguire wants the spirit of ’85
The NSW coach has called on past glories to inspire his team for the 2024 State of Origin series.
- by Roy Masters
Opinion
State of Origin
Queensland picked Israel Folau. Why wouldn’t NSW pick Joseph Suaalii?
The relevant question about Suaalii isn’t about whether he should contest the Origin opener but on which side of the field he will play.
- by Andrew Webster
Opinion
AFL 2024
Football’s 11th commandment: Thou shall not get caught in the act
If a tackler neither dispossess their opponent nor forces them into an illegal disposal, then play on it should be.
- by Greg Baum
Editorial
Refugees
Arrests of detainees fuels new fears about immigration
With nearly 20 per cent of former immigration detainees freed in November now charged with state-based offences, the situation looks out of the government’s control.
- The Herald's Voice
Opinion
UK election
A man who can’t organise an umbrella can’t possibly organise a teenage army
Sorry to rain on Rishi Sunak’s parade, but this is a bold idea for an unpopular government to stake its future on.
- by Peter Hartcher
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Social media
Snapchat’s worst feature is turning Gen Z into narcissistic, paranoid stalkers
Addiction is one concern here, sure. But more dangerous still is the culture this creates.
- by Daniel Cash