Opinion
Latest
Opinion
Education
I hope my teachers don’t read this because they’re busy switching off
The right to disconnect is critical for teachers’ wellbeing – and that of their students.
- by Jenny Allum
The real reason Peter Dutton wants nuclear power
There is no Coalition nuclear plan, except to get re-elected (“Dutton hits the nuclear button”, June 20). No nuclear power plants will ever be built here.
Opinion
Wallabies
Eddie Jones wants to smooth out the rough edges of his Wallabies story. But some spiky parts won’t budge
The recently departed Wallabies coach is back on the Test rugby scene with Japan this weekend. And so is Jones the podcast salesman.
- by Iain Payten
Editorial
Trump's White House
Trump redux a clear and present challenge to our foreign policy
The problem facing Australia’s foreign policy under another Donald Trump presidency? Many of his utterances seem shaped by 1950s American daytime games shows.
- The Herald's View
Opinion
Nuclear energy
Coalition’s nuclear utopia could put renewables on ice
When the opposition leader unveiled his plan to give nuclear power primacy in the nation’s energy mix, certainty for investors in wind, solar and battery assets vaporised.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Opinion
Psychology
The only life coaches I’d hire are long dead or too busy
It seems you can’t swing a cat without hitting a life coach these days. They’re everywhere, jacked up on positivity and self-love.
- by Cherie Gilmour
Opinion
Jobs
How much work do we actually need to do? Less than you think
We spend around one-third of our lives at work. Have you ever stopped and asked why?
- by Tim Duggan
Opinion
Government debt
Mountains of debt: Finances of US, Europe and China are deteriorating
Widening government debt in the US, key European economies and China and the spectres of Donald Trump and Marine Le Pen are increasing the threats to global financial stability.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Opinion
City life
I just moved back to Sydney to find my home no longer cares about me
At 33, I’ve moved back to Sydney, jobless and desperate to find a home. Has there ever been an unrequited love story quite like Sydney, 2024?
- by Joshua Dabelstein
Opinion
AFL 2024
He’s a villain after just seven games. But this young Hawk will be a star
Nick Watson is only 19 and has kicked 5.15, but I’ve seen enough to be convinced he will, in time, become one of the most marketable sports stars in the country.
- by Kane Cornes
Analysis
Nuclear energy
Dutton didn’t put a price on nuclear power plants. The world shows they come at a cost
Peter Dutton admits the cost of his nuclear policy will be “big”. So big that it could cause enormous problems to the federal budget.
- by Shane Wright
Opinion
Renewables
Your Tesla could make your toast. Why doesn’t it?
One of the most important technologies for a clean power grid is sitting idle in your garage.
- by David Fickling
Opinion
NRL 2024
Attack, X-factor and experience: Why NSW will win Origin II
This Blues side is a more dangerous team than the one in Sydney. Throw in Latrell Mitchell and NSW are primed to square the ledger in Melbourne.
- by Andrew Johns
Opinion
State Parliament
With Kean gone, the boy band has split before its greatest hits
The departure of Matt Kean, and the imminent resignation of Dominic Perrottet, is good news for the Minns government.
- by Alexandra Smith
Opinion
Political leadership
Peter Dutton is crazy brave to the point of being reckless. He’s also outsmarting Anthony Albanese
What times we live in, when the adoption of nuclear energy, which John Howard’s government outlawed, actually stands a chance of being implemented.
- by Shaun Carney
Opinion
Motherhood
Is my biological clock faulty, or is motherhood just not for me?
It’s not that I hate kids. I just don’t want one of my own.
- by Genevieve Novak
Opinion
Antisemitism
Just after 3.20am, six masked people started smashing my office
The escalating attacks over the Middle East conflict show that our problem is not on the other side of the world, it is here.
- by Josh Burns
Unanswered questions dog Dutton’s nuclear dream
The Nuclear Energy Institute estimates that one nuclear reactor needs billions of litres of water per year for cooling, and “all of this water requires filtering somehow”. As nuclear reactors need to be operational 24/7 and can’t be switched on and off at short notice to cover peak demand times, where does Dutton suggest this water will come from for his chosen sites?
Analysis
Nuclear energy
Seven nuclear sites and two big black holes: Why voters deserve better than this
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has announced a bold plan with almost no detail, leaving cynics to draw only one conclusion.
- by David Crowe
Editorial
Nuclear energy
Dutton’s much-hyped nuclear ‘announcement’ is fantasy-land stuff
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says never mind the cost, trust me on nuclear power stations.
- The Herald's View
Analysis
Nuclear energy
‘Cheaper, cleaner, more consistent’: Do Dutton’s claims on nuclear stack up?
The opposition leader has promised a “bold, visionary” nuclear program that lowers energy prices. Here is a fact check of his major claims.
- by Mike Foley
Opinion
US Votes 2024
Weird Trump idea would shut America off from the world
Donald Trump floated a truly bizarre plan during a private meeting in Washington last week.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Opinion
Gambling
Does something stink about Gil McLachlan’s new appointment? You bet!
The former AFL chief’s appointment as head of gambling giant Tabcorp illustrates the cosy, symbiotic relationship between broadcasting, gambling and sporting bodies.
- by Charles Livingstone
Opinion
Executive pay
Should the Qantas board cut Alan Joyce’s pay deal down to size?
The airline has enlisted an influential governance expert to advise on whether to claw back up to $16 million from the former CEO’s performance-based pay entitlement.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Opinion
Media & marketing
The public has voted on the next Media Watch host, and you’re in for a shock
With a couple of notable exceptions, the permanent hosting role usually goes to an older white man towards the twilight of his career. Not this time.
- by Antoinette Lattouf
Exclusive
Trump's White House
Trump 2.0: What four more years mean for Australia and the world
In the first of a five-part series, international editor Peter Hartcher examines why Donald Trump is more inclined to like a US enemy than a friend if he wins a second term as president.
- by Peter Hartcher
Opinion
Ask an expert
What’s the best way to invest half-a-million dollars in international shares?
Investing in international shares can sometimes be a headache, so it’s worth considering options closer to home.
- by Noel Whittaker
Opinion
Financial literacy
Why you don’t need to earn lots to be good with money
You went to school, studied hard, landed a good job, and hustled for promotions. That’s the road map to financial success, right? Not so fast.
- by Paridhi Jain
Analysis
Super Fit
How do I get my super when I retire? And how much will I need?
We save our whole lives to build our retirement income, but how do we actually get it once the time comes around?
- by Bec Wilson
Opinion
Paris Agreement
By dumping 2030 targets, Dutton reveals a worrying truth about the Coalition
From businesses to teachers and local footy teams, targets are how we measure performance. But the Coalition still won’t come to the party.
- by Shane Wright
Analysis
NSW budget
The two areas where Daniel Mookhey has made his mark
The NSW treasurer delivered a no-frills second budget on Tuesday, but it was a very Labor one.
- by Alexandra Smith
Opinion
Sunday Life
What my unforgettable Paris adventure taught me about dreams
Twenty-three years ago, my husband and I crashed a wedding proposal on the Seine. All these years later, I often wonder about that Irish couple.
- by Jo Stanley
Analysis
NRL 2024
Cleared and unafraid, Reece Walsh’s best is yet to come
The Maroons’ marquee man has declared himself ready for Origin game two. And a key tweak could make him even more dangerous.
- by Nick Wright
Opinion
State of Origin
Mind games and sledging: Madge has drunk the sky-blue Kool-Aid
You’d have more luck getting Michael Maguire into a headlock than getting a headline out of him. That is, until he embraced State of Origin’s oldest rule.
- by Dan Walsh
Analysis
Interest rates
‘Uncertain’ times: Why the RBA’s interest rate decisions are getting harder
The RBA has found itself in uncertain times, as it tries to bring inflation down without driving the country into a recession.
- by Shane Wright
Opinion
World markets
The AI bubble might blow up in our face
All AI bubbles to date have ended in a “winter”, and the next one may be the chilliest of all.
- by Andrew Orlowski
Analysis
China relations
Chinese officials were rude and belligerent. Why did that take Albanese so long to say?
After a night to workshop his response, Albanese seemed to generously imply the embassy officials who tried to block Cheng Lei were little more than bumbling buffoons.
- by Matthew Knott
Dutton’s nuclear nonsense will scare any voter
By refusing to adhere to emissions targets should he win next year’s election, Peter Dutton appears willing to put at risk Australia’s international reputation. He also risks our economic future as a reputable and reliable country in which to invest and do business.
Analysis
NSW budget
The NSW budget explained in five charts
Five key data points on the state’s economy and finances show it is not all gloom.
- by Matt Wade and Nigel Gladstone
Opinion
Employment
If the RBA does its job, we might all hold on to ours
If Michele Bullock and the RBA board are committed to ensuring unemployment stays under control, the first move to lower interest rates should not be as far off as some fear.
- by Millie Muroi
Editorial
NSW budget
Sydney’s housing misery underwrites Labor’s second budget
Treasurer Daniel Mookhey and Premier Chris Minns are cursed by Sydney’s absurd property market yet blessed by it.
- The Herald's View
Opinion
Death
Please do this before you die. I just did and it nearly killed me
We shouldn’t be fearful about making a will. We should be terrified about what happens when we don’t make one.
- by Jenna Price
Opinion
IPO
Can a burrito chain give the market a much-needed spice hit?
There is plenty riding on Mexican food chain Guzman y Gomez’s debut on the ASX, so set your alarm for noon on Thursday for our own Mexican wave.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Analysis
NSW budget
Our experts give their verdicts on the NSW budget
From the gravity of the housing crisis to the weight of tolls, schools and housing, we break down the economic and political implications of Daniel Mookhey’s no-frills second budget.
- by Alexandra Smith, Matt Wade, Matt O'Sullivan, Michael Koziol, Lucy Carroll and Angus Thomson
Analysis
North Korea diplomacy
Russia needs North Korean weapons, but there is more to Putin’s rare visit
Kim has made two trips to Russia’s Far East since 2019. Putin is now expected to arrive in North Korea on Tuesday for the first time since 2000.
- by The Economist
Analysis
NSW budget
We were told the state’s finances were a wreck. The budget papers show something very different
Sydney’s booming property market is generating billions of dollars in unexpected revenue, giving the Minns government some much-needed breathing room.
- by Matt Wade
Opinion
Oil
The oil mystery that has the world on edge
It is one of the world’s most important markets and powerbrokers are widely split on what its future looks like.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz