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Olympics
Taxpayers will come dead last at the Brisbane Games
Australia may be sweeping up gold in Paris, but the realities of hosting the Olympic Games in 2032 are proving seriously dire.
- by Shane Wright
Donald Trump’s wrecking ball agenda is very much on point
Trump’s declared plan to “fix” the system to secure his dictatorship should be heeded by our policymakers.
Editorial
Dominic Perrottet
Perrottet farewells politics, but he shouldn’t be lost to public life
The people of NSW will miss Dominic Perrottet’s ideas and energy.
- The Herald's View
Analysis
US Votes 2024
‘The mistake becomes magnified’: How it could quickly go wrong for Kamala Harris
This presidential campaign is playing out in fast-forward. Strategists in both parties say speed is likely to benefit Vice President Kamala Harris.
- by Adam Nagourney
Opinion
World War II
‘I don’t want to be a martyr’: Last Rat of Tobruk dies, aged 102
Former ambulance driver Tom Pritchard was one of 14,000 Australian soldiers who – against all odds – held back the might of the German Army in North Africa during World War II.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Analysis
AFL 2024
Without Dusty, Tigers would not have that glorious treble of flags
Careers were made and unmade by Dustin Martin’s astonishing combination of brute power and his genius as an architect with the ball in his hands.
- by Jake Niall
Opinion
World markets
The market carnage is over for now, but volatility is the new black
Monday’s meltdown wiped out the gains the Australian market made in 2024. But Tuesday’s reprieve was just as dramatic. Hang on, the bumpy ride is set to continue.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Opinion
Illness
Why I hang around public toilets watching what you do with your hands
I do not miss COVID-19 lockdowns, apart from the way people behaved about matters of personal hygiene.
- by Jenna Price
Opinion
Active investing
Lessons from an Nvidia investor: Stay cool and use common sense
Despite the recent plunge, I’m holding on to my Nvidia shares and feeling bullish about their future. Here’s why.
- by Nicki Bourlioufas
Opinion
World markets
Butterfly effect: What sparked the global market meltdown
We are being shown just how vulnerable to surprises financial markets are.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Opinion
Vale
Graham Thorpe was a cricketing great – and a better mate
The former England captain pays tribute to his teammate, who was his batting partner when Vaughan scored his first Test hundred.
- by Michael Vaughan
Analysis
Paris 2024
This attempt to clarify boxing’s gender row was a shambles. It also told us everything
While journalists and IBA officials exchanged verbal jabs, Algerian boxer Roumaysa Boualam, Imane Khelif’s friend, staged a dignified, one-woman protest.
- by Chip Le Grand
Opinion
Jobs
Being a corporate drone was souless. But years of inane tasks gave me my life back
Doing the work in an entirely meaningless but well-paying job is one thing. Performing the work is another, even if they appear to be entirely the same.
- by Wendy Syfret
Opinion
Banking products
We must stop this ‘nasty weed’ plaguing our financial system
It’s pervasive, affecting more and more people every day, and it wastes time – and yet most people have never heard of it.
- by Noel Whittaker
Opinion
US Votes 2024
Kamala Harris has just one route to power. Donald Trump has two
Yes, Kamala-phoria has entranced the Democrats and re-energised the base. But Donald Trump is far from beaten, and the election itself is only part of the story.
- by Peter Hartcher
Analysis
Olympics
The controversial decision and the Australian legend that crushed the Hockeyroos
The Hockeyroos thought they’d break their quarter-final curse in Paris. Instead, it continues, thanks to a controversial goal to China.
- by Jordan Baker
Analysis
National security
The person keeping ASIO awake at night
Tensions triggered by the war in Gaza, which Australian intelligence officials say played a significant role in the new threat assessment, are ratcheting up the temperature.
- by Matthew Knott
Opinion
Wall Street
Biden has made a disastrous bet on the wrong horse
One of Joe Biden’s biggest gambles is looking shakier by the day.
- by James Titcomb
Analysis
Paris 2024
Not so simple: Boxer Imane Khelif and the science of sex
Humans exhibit a wide variety of differences in sexual development. There is no simple binary. And a history of women playing sports is also a history of questions about their sex.
- by Liam Mannix
Only fitting that ABC boss creates headlines
In duplicating the trivial, crime-obsessed, “human interest”, celebrity-worshipping, formulaic, solecism-riddled, badly spoken and undignified quasi-journalism of the advertising medium that is commercial television, the ABC has proved the necessity of enforcement of that duty it owes to its community. Kim Williams has made a start.
Editorial
Crime
English riots, social media and the running sore of British politics
Young people attracted by social media to the thrill of violence rather than the social engineering and ideology have joined racist right-wingers to try and take over the streets of England.
- The Herald's View
Analysis
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
How a battered Hamas may emerge stronger despite recent killings
Analysts and regional observers see the latest blows Hamas has suffered as offering Israeli forces a short-term victory at the cost of long-term strategic success.
- by Erika Solomon
Opinion
Online gambling
Hooked: Why a total ban on gambling ads is too big a punt
Forget problem gamblers, it is the commercial television networks in particular that are addicted to the revenue from bookie ads, and what government has an appetite for upsetting major media companies so close to a federal election?
- by Elizabeth Knight
Opinion
University
Group assignments prepare you for life, just not in the way you think
Here are some of the lessons I’ve learnt from the dreaded endeavours.
- by Bella Westaway
Analysis
US Votes 2024
Trump left rattled by size of Harris’ crowds
The numbers game is everything to Donald Trump. Vice President Kamala Harris’ first big rally appears to have got under his skin.
- by Shawn McCreesh
Opinion
Interest rates
Sharemarkets gripped by panic amid fears the Fed just made a big mistake
The ASX and sharemarkets around the world are a sea of red as recession fears build in the US.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Opinion
UK politics
Can a rookie PM stop the riots without adding fuel to the fires?
Labour has responded judiciously to the recent ‘far-right thuggery’. But can it fix the UK’s immigration issues without giving Nigel Farage political oxygen?
- by Tim Soutphommasane
Opinion
US election
So what if Kamala is big on TikTok? You don’t have to yuck young voters’ yum
If politicians want Gen Z and Millennials to get excited about politics, they have to meet them where they’re at, and that’s exactly what Harris is doing.
- by Charlotte Mortlock
Opinion
Interest rates
There’s a good case for cutting interest rates ASAP
Data for the two years since the RBA began increasing the cost of money shows a lot more evidence of downturn and pain than you may realise.
- by Ross Gittins
Opinion
Political leadership
If this government is forgettable, Albanese is counting on you remembering the last one
An already defensive government may be entering an even more defensive phase in the run-up to the federal election. That will have its risks for Labor, but also for the Coalition.
- by Sean Kelly
Opinion
Workplace culture
I was among political staffers sexually abused. We’ve won change, but our work isn’t done
We were women cast aside, but we were underestimated.
- by Chelsey Potter
Analysis
Paris 2024
Trump, China and doping: Could USA’s power play cost them Olympic hosting rights?
The near-Orwellian powers of a US anti-doping act and subsequent protective action by the IOC threaten to disrupt the 2028 and 2034 Games in LA and Salt Lake City.
- by Roy Masters
Four Points
AFL 2024
If Carlton can fix these two problems, they can still win the flag
Carlton slumped from fourth to eighth in a bad weekend for the navy blue faithful, but they are still closer to success than Mitch McGovern’s kick was to scoring.
- by Peter Ryan
Opinion
Olympics
Even better than gold, these Olympians have shown Aussie girls anything is possible
Until recently, girls have been dropping out of sports at record rates once they hit puberty, but this year’s Olympics are giving parents like me hope.
- by Shona Hendley
Boxing gender debate is a cruel and ignorant beat-up
The controversy about Algerian boxer Imane Khelif displays a level of ignorance around the nuances of human sexual identity.
Opinion
AI
Now AI will soften our fury at call centre staff. Let’s rage against this machine
Don’t gag us just because we complain. We’re justifiably angry.
- by Cherie Gilmour
Editorial
Paris 2024
Australia’s gold standard at Paris holds hope for more
Sport participants and supporters are burdened by many superstitions. One is not to crow too early.
- The Herald's View
Analysis
AFL 2024
Courageous, clean and consistent: How Smith jagged No.1 ranking for this year’s AFL draft
He might not be the standout No.1 pick like Harley Reid 12 months ago, but this midfield rubberman from the Oakleigh Chargers has emerged as the probable top selection at year’s AFL national draft.
- by Marc McGowan
Opinion
Wallabies
Putting Super Rugby Pacific to the South Africa Test
Two Tests against the Springboks, with players who compete against European competition, will gauge the quality of trans-Tasman rugby.
- by Paul Cully
Analysis
Sydney Swans
A bad dream: Waking the Swans up before September comes
The Swans have lost five out of their last six games. How can the club save their faltering season?
- by Jonathan Drennan
Webster in Paris
Paris 2024
The disgusting display from world’s media following Algerian boxer’s victory
Regardless of whether you believe Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting should be competing at these Games, all concerned would do well to remember they are human beings.
- by Andrew Webster
Analysis
NRL 2024
Holy Moses: Why Eels fear powerful agent
Isaac Moses manages exciting rookie Blaize Talagi, whose exit has hurt Parramatta more than they will admit.
- by Danny Weidler
Opinion
Kids & money
Can you put a price on having kids? For many, the answer is yes
Birth rates in Australia are declining, which, given the exorbitant cost of having children, should come as no surprise.
- by Victoria Devine
Opinion
Ask an expert
Should we borrow $500,000 and invest it in shares?
Borrowing to invest is certainly a key wealth creation strategy, but it all comes down to your appetite for risk.
- by Paul Benson
Analysis
Diversity
Corporations brace for diversity decimation under Trump
Corporate America is bracing for whiplash on the question of how to value diversity in the workplace as the prospect of a Trump administration looms.
- by Simone Foxman and Jeff Green
Opinion
US Votes 2024
Trump’s got a women problem, but he’s found the culprits – women
The US election is between kidults and cats. If White Dudes for Trump don’t grow up quickly, America had better stock up on Snappy Tom.
- by Parnell Palme McGuinness
Opinion
Five Minutes with Fitz
One Olympic moment stays with Kieren Perkins and it’s not a golden one
Kieren Perkins discusses his mental health struggles after swimming, why taxpayers get value for money from elite sport and how the Algerian boxer controversy has been hijacked.
- by Peter FitzSimons