Opinion
Letters
Letters
Rush to solve Melbourne housing crisis leaves questions unanswered
Readers ask how the state government’s plans for more housing in metro Melbourne will occur given current infrastructure shortages.
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Analysis
State of Origin
Maguire has made plenty of changes. That doesn’t mean he’s hit the panic button
There’s no Origin post-mortem like one when NSW lose. But Michael Maguire has danced a fine line between open-heart surgery to his team and making necessary changes.
- by Adam Pengilly
Analysis
Australian rugby
Domestic comps over Super Rugby? Be careful what you wish for
The exit of the Brumbies has prompted the annual debate, with the familiar calls to blow up Super Rugby and let Australia and New Zealand go their own way.
- by Paul Cully
Analysis
China relations
Yes, pandas are adorable. But some differences can’t be shelved
Even at a diplomatic encounter as soft and fluffy as a trip to a panda enclosure, the harsh realities of the China-Australia relationship still managed to break through the bonhomie.
- by Matthew Knott
Opinion
Wests Tigers
It’s one small step for the Wests Tigers, one giant leap for Leichhardt Oval
It’s been a big week for Leichhardt Oval and on the Wayne Pearce Hill on Saturday, the true believers were daring to dream again.
- by Yvette Poshoglian
Opinion
Hong Kong
We can’t pander to China. Hong Kong Australians need us to speak up for them
The visit by Chinese Premier Li Quang is an opportunity to make clear Australia’s discomfort with how quickly freedoms are vanishing in Hong Kong.
- by Caoilfhionn Gallagher and Jennifer Robinson
Analysis
Social media
Twiggy v Facebook: Decision looms in billionaire’s anti-scam battle
Billionaire Andrew Forrest has now spent years battling Facebook for allowing scam ads, but the problem is only getting worse.
- by Colin Kruger
Opinion
UK election
Brexit will dominate the UK election. Not this one, but the next
Labour looks set to return to government in Britain on July 4. But the party will do that without a policy to reverse Brexit, even though many Brits now acknowledge it was a mistake.
- by George Brandis
Analysis
NRL 2024
Jarryd Hayne’s millions gone but woman’s family broken
The former Parramatta star has spent a sum estimated to be well over $3 million on legal fees to win his freedom. It may lead to him selling his story to the media.
- by Danny Weidler
Opinion
Pay
So Musk wants his former employees’ money back. Is that legal?
Can an employer ask you to pay back wages? And more importantly, should they?
- by Victoria Devine
Opinion
Ask an expert
We can barely afford the mortgage, should we sell our investment property?
Knowing when to sell up from an investment property that’s costing you too much can be a difficult decision.
- by Paul Benson
Analysis
Graduates
To get a corporate job, you soon might not need a degree
Major corporations are shying away from candidates with prestigious degrees, opting instead for skills-based hiring.
- by Sarah Kessler
Opinion
Violence
We have a problem with sexual assault convictions, but it’s not what you think
There is a widespread misconception that “real” rape involves an attack by a stranger in a darkened park.
- by Jacqueline Maley
Opinion
Immigration
What will happen if Australia keeps virtue-signalling on immigration
On immigration policy, nations need to telegraph their meanness – growling menacingly so they can gentle their claws when dealing with real cases of need.
- by Parnell Palme McGuinness
Analysis
AI
Facebook, Instagram are using your data – and you can’t opt out
If you’re one of the millions of Australians using Facebook or Instagram, Meta is using your data to train its AI – and unlike people in the European Union, you can’t stop them.
- by David Swan
Opinion
Hip pocket
Struggling with rent? It’s time to speak up
Getting slugged with a rental hike is terrifying, but fighting rising rents may not be a losing battle.
- by Dominic Powell
Opinion
Five Minutes with Fitz
‘I was the youngest Australian to have an ASIO file’ – Why Phillip Adams is proud of that
Few Australians have a resume like Phillip Adams AO, who has been conspicuous in the worlds of politics, advertising, media, public policy, film and the arts over 60 years.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Opinion
Sunday Life
When a woman tells you she’s got a new stud, she’s not referring to her boyfriend
Forget hipster jeans or high-heeled Birkenstocks – apparently the new look at the office party or school reunion is a midlife piercing.
- by Kathy Lette
LETTERS
Letters
The failed policies of the Reserve Bank
Age readers react to the failed policies of the RBA, and Australia’s energy needs.
Analysis
Olympics
Twist in Chinese doping scandal hangs over Australian Olympic trials
News that three of the Chinese swimmers who tested positive to TMZ before the Tokyo Games had also returned positive tests for clenbuterol years earlier made for an uneasy backdrop in Brisbane.
- by Emma Kemp
Opinion
Australian rugby
Rugby’s latest clown show is more tragedy than comedy
Gold Coast Titans recruit Carter Gordon has not let rugby down with his impending NRL defection. It’s the other way around.
- by Paul Cully
Opinion
Ageing
Michael Mosley’s death reminded me of what an ER doctor once told me
The modern truism that 80 is the new 60, and 60 is the new 40, ignores the fact that not everyone’s body is going to get the memo.
- by Deborah Snow
Editorial
Euthanasia
Victoria’s assisted dying laws need updating
Victoria, once viewed a trailblazer on the important issue of dying with dignity, has now fallen behind other jurisdictions with such laws.
- The Age's View
Opinion
The Fitz Files
Origin Welcome to Country deserves bouquets not brickbats, but as for the anthem ...
Ours is a dud anthem to begin with – but when sung with very nearly a Nashville twang, it was the exemplar of the rising damp of Coca-Colonisation on the Australian national spirit.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Opinion
Careers
You don’t need to find a job you love, and that’s OK
“Find a job you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life.” No one knows who first said that, but whoever it was, they were lying.
- by Tim Duggan
Opinion
Retirement living
How to retire sooner with less (and still be comfortable)
Here’s what to consider if you want to retire before you reach age pension age but don’t have a big superannuation balance.
- by Bec Wilson
Opinion
Health insurance
How to instantly claim an extra $400 if you have private health
Would an instant extra $400 help right now? Because if you have private health, that may be on offer.
- by Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
Opinion
World politics
Dutton needs to emulate a former president named Donald. No, not that one
At first glance, making the Liberal Party more illiberal aligns with the global rise of hard-right parties. Delve deeper and an alternative conservative narrative emerges.
- by Nick Bryant
Opinion
Film & TV production
What makes Bridgerton so bingeable? It holds men to women’s beauty standards
The one thing we’ve learned over decades of watching actors arrive on the world stage and be labelled heartthrobs is that the burden of attractiveness rests much more easily on men than it does women.
- by Zoya Patel
Opinion
Greens
Five reasons the Greens believe the next election could be their best
The balance-of-power party had a breakthrough at the 2022 election, but the next poll could be even more consequential.
- by James Massola
Analysis
Gadgets
We tried the $2000 baby tech dividing parents
We road-test the controversial Snoo smart bassinet: how much tech is too much for your baby?
- by David Swan
Analysis
Horse racing
How Gillon McLachlan’s running mate could be embroiled in a fresh racing fight
Gillon McLachlan’s name was nowhere to be seen when two new Racing Victoria directors were appointed on Friday. Instead, it was reported that McLachlan had signed as a senior adviser to a New York-based private equity company.
- by Danny Russell
Letters
Letters
No taxpayer funds for schools that discriminate against gay teachers
Readers are appalled by the sacking of a young music teacher who lost her job with a Sydney Christian school after a parent saw her changed relationship status on Facebook.
Analysis
European Championships
And the winner is … Robotinho predicts the Euro 2024 champions
After a mixed return at last year’s Women’s World Cup, our resident AI football expert is back to find the winner of the European Championships, which kicked off on Saturday.
- by Robotinho, Mark Stehle and Emma Kemp
Opinion
US Open
Why Scottie, and God, never miss tricky two-foot downhill putts
Longtime world No.1 Scottie Scheffler and his omnipotent caddie make a formidable team, but I miss the pagan celebrations of Tiger Woods on a Sabbath.
- by Malcolm Knox
Analysis
Reds
A dozen Queensland Wallabies? Four things learnt from Reds’ season
A season of promise ended in frustration, but there are signs a bright future could be ahead for the Reds, with up to a dozen names in the Wallabies’ mix.
- by Nick Wright
Analysis
Political leadership
Dutton’s frontbench problem laid bare by Hughes’ feud with Taylor
Behind the hardman Opposition Leader Peter Dutton, there are problems in the Coalition frontbench as the election nears and the government sharpens its focus on the opposition.
- by Paul Sakkal
Opinion
Sexism
It seemed a simple kiss on TV after the game, but it crossed a boundary
Is kissing at work cool and contemporary, or something best left to 1970s Christmas parties? When someone is just trying to do their job, it can be difficult to say no.
- by Kate Halfpenny
Opinion
Chicken
I’m fed up with food labels that come with a side-serve of guilt
It was the label on the chicken thawing on our kitchen bench that undid me. It read: “Our chooks forage and socialise outdoors.”
- by Jo Stubbings
Analysis
Religion
A TikTok priest and a surfing nun: The new wave of conservative Christians
Young Australian Catholics are embracing social media but simultaneously going back to traditions like wearing veils and cassocks and celebrating Latin Mass.
- by Jordan Baker
Opinion
NRL 2024
Cheese on toast: Can Brandon Smith win back the support of Roosters?
After trumpeting his signing in 2021, the glamour club is uncertain about what to do with their erratic hooker.
- by Andrew Webster
Analysis
Jobs
Vast majority of Australians think they don’t get paid enough
Workers are keen to look for work elsewhere as most do not believe they are paid enough, according to Australia’s largest report on salary trends.
- by Sue White
Opinion
Work therapy
I can’t stand the way my new boss speaks. Should I leave?
Feeling frustrated with your boss’ useless corporate lingo is valid, and might mean a new start could be your best move.
- by Jonathan Rivett
Opinion
Political leadership
Dutton could help Pesutto, if only the two weren’t drowning in bad blood
Pollsters say the Queenslander is not as unpopular in Victoria as many think. But the Liberal leaders continue to blame each other for their troubles when they could be working together.
- by Annika Smethurst
Opinion
NACC
Robo-debt wasn’t fair or legal. Because of a loophole we’ll never know if it was also corrupt
Australians have been left with the troubling conclusion that the national anti-corruption body doesn’t believe in the importance of its role in a case like this.
- by Waleed Aly
Analysis
How To Poison a Planet
Does your bottled water contain cancer-causing forever chemicals?
The industry is moving to reassure Australian consumers, who are among the most enthusiastic drinkers of bottled water in the world.
- by Carrie Fellner
Analysis
Naked City
Where there are smokes there are fires: Inside Victoria’s tobacco war
Property owners knowingly making money from an illicit source could find their income and the property subject to asset seizure.
- by John Silvester
Opinion
Globalisation
Globalisation might be worsening inequality, but I’m OK with that
It’s important to look at exactly how globalisation has tipped the scale when it comes to equality.
- by Millie Muroi
Letters
Letters
No more pretty pictures, phonics will improve kids’ literacy
Readers mostly agree that the return of phonics is the best way to get children to learn to read and spell.
Opinion
Weight loss
Jelena Dokic has lost 20 kilos. If only she could shed the trolls
By deciding to lose weight, the former tennis champ turned commentator is still inundated with online body commentary.
- by Hannah Vanderheide