Opinion
Opinion
NRL 2024
However you slice it, it’s inevitable which teams are going to make the grand final
The Roosters and Sharks have to throw convention out the door if they’re to trouble the two premiership heavyweights.
- by Andrew Johns
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AFL grand final
Why a Swans win on Saturday will just be part of the natural order
Sydney won’t be shocked when the Swans win the AFL grand final. We’re just better at Aussie rules than anyone, especially Victorians.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Opinion
Political leadership
Dutton has a peculiar obsession with details. Perhaps he could offer some of his own
We know Peter Dutton likes calling for details. It’s become his familiar response to just about anything the government puts up. But when it comes to his plan for a nuclear revolution? Well ...
- by Shaun Carney
Opinion
Sunday Life
I cannot believe the number of fashion faux pas I’ve committed over the years
What was I thinking? Did I even have a mirror? Was I simply being sartorially satirical? Tongue-in-chic?
- by Kathy Lette
LETTERS
Letters
Tweaking negative gearing can help everyone
Age readers respond to moves by Labor to change negative gearing.
Analysis
AFL grand final
‘He will have a bit of a point to prove’: This Saturday, the time is right for Brodie Grundy to deliver
The timing was right for Sydney to secure Grundy, and the timing has been right for Grundy, who not only finds himself at a club that wants his style of ruckman, but faces an opposition that has lost its first-choice ruck.
- by Michael Gleeson
Opinion
Style
This old thing? It’s from that golden time before life got real
We all romanticise the past. Clearing out the wardrobe brings rose-coloured memories – and the occasional jolt.
- by Genevieve Novak
Opinion
Earnings season
Top of Solomon Lew’s hit list – the government and executive defectors
The retail billionaire joins a long list of big-end-of-town businessmen who have taken issue with how Labor is performing.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Analysis
NRL 2024
If Ponga is serious about winning a title at the Knights, it’s time to wear the green and gold
Kalyn Ponga’s stated ambition is to prioritise a premiership with Newcastle. His best chance of doing that is playing for Australia.
- by Adrian Proszenko
Opinion
Negative gearing
Negative gearing isn’t the cause of our housing crisis, so curbing it isn’t the solution
Widely perceived as a tax rort that has blown up our housing market, the objective truth is it is nothing of the sort.
- by Steven Hamilton
Opinion
Bullying
To protect the Charlottes of this world, we need to call bullying what it is – violence
We can’t afford to lose any more kids to suicide. So we must ditch our limited definition of bullying.
- by Jenna Price
Analysis
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Why Israel and Hezbollah won’t say they are at war
Israeli officials say they are not seeking war with Hezbollah and that it can be avoided. Hezbollah also says it doesn’t want a war but is prepared for one.
- by Joseph Krauss
Opinion
Inside China
China’s government is MIA as central bank tries to save its economy
The People’s Bank of China has unleashed a blitz of measures to try to prop up a faltering economy and sinking sharemarket. But those alone won’t be enough.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Opinion
US Votes 2024
Why my small town in Pennsylvania will decide the US election
Both Harris and Trump know that the road to the White House not only runs through swing states, but through swing counties like mine, too.
- by Sarah Smiles Persinger
Analysis
ODI
Why Head was kept in cotton wool and Cummins stayed home
Travis Head was missing from Australia’s first losing ODI team in nearly a year on the same day Pat Cummins made his return to bowling on the other side of the globe
- by Daniel Brettig
Opinion
Ask an expert
My partner loves to spend, but I love to save. What should I do?
Financial conflict in a relationship is often a symptom of a deeper problem, so take a step back and figure out what’s really going on.
- by Paridhi Jain
Opinion
Ask an expert
I’m just about to turn 75. Is it too late to top up my super?
Topping up your super can be beneficial, but it’s important to ascertain if it makes financial sense.
- by Noel Whittaker
Opinion
AFL grand final
Premiership pickle: Why all the winning club’s players – not just the 23 – should get a medal
After the grand final, all the winning club’s players should be given a medal as acknowledgement for what great teams are – a collective. A gang. One.
- by Bob Murphy
Opinion
Supermarkets
The cruellest part? Coles and Woolworths appeared to target battlers
In their duopoly, the big supermarkets have a licence to print money, which is premised on them not bleeding the Australian public dry.
- by Allan Fels
Opinion
Property market
What the big parties aren’t telling you about their housing ‘fixes’
We all want the housing crisis to be solved, but as a society, we’ve painted ourselves into a corner. The truth is, there are no easy solutions.
- by Ross Gittins
Opinion
Wallabies
Did the Wallabies just miss their best chance to end Bledisloe drought?
A generation of kids has grown up without seeing Australia win the Bledisloe Cup. What is the future of the famous contest?
- by Iain Payten
Analysis
Negative gearing
If Albanese wants this fight, he’ll need to gear up for a big one
Negative gearing is a totemic policy because of the way any attempt at reform can be turned into an assault on aspiration or a scare about a tax grab.
- by David Crowe
Letters
Letters
Inflation at checkout all the supermarkets’ fault?
Readers respond to the supermarket price manipulation claims, the footy and Peter Dutton’s nuclear policy.
Opinion
Crime
Easey Street arrest a credit to new technology and long-standing dedication
That this investigation was kept in motion through decades and may now finally deliver justice is proof of the progress in policing.
- by The Age's View
Analysis
Childcare
What the evidence says about whether we should send kids to childcare
Many parents feel guilty about outsourcing the care of their children, but it turns out childcare may actually help child development.
- by Liam Mannix
Opinion
Crime
I’ve treated too many men like Pelicot to be horrified by the French mass rape
As a forensic psychologist, I have encountered many sexual predators. All found ways to justify their acts. Conversations about consent and “rape culture” would not have prevented these horrific crimes.
- by Ahona Guha
Opinion
Inflation
Thought the pandemic made us miserable? Here’s why we’re more miserable now
“Australians are living through the most protracted period of economic misery since 2011,” says economic think tank CEDA.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Opinion
Middle East tensions
Why Hezbollah’s best hope is for Israel to invade Lebanon
After October 7, Israel is not interested in red lines, and tragically, Lebanon will probably come to know the horror of that.
- by David Livingstone
Racing’s war is over, but V’landys says Victoria has given NSW something new to worry about
The racing wars might be over, and his brainchild, the Everest, on the verge of being handed group 1 status, but Racing NSW boss Peter V’landys fears he finally has some competition.
- by Danny Russell
Opinion
Passive investing
Want to invest well? Stop fussing over fees and fancy apps
In reality, brokers and investing platforms all do the same thing. There are far more important things to put your mind to.
- by Glen James
Opinion
AI
The $22 trillion question hanging over Wall Street
Some of the world’s biggest technology investors have lined up to bet on artificial intelligence pioneer OpenAI. They will be banking on a big return.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Analysis
Brownlow Medal
Cripps dominates, but was this really the greatest season ever played?
From Patrick Cripps’ record vote haul, to the stars who missed out, to the umpires and even whether the count itself dragged on for too long, we take a look at the key issues from the AFL’s night of nights.
- by Jon Pierik
Opinion
Australian soccer
Socceroos players may be anxious about Popovic, and that’s a good thing
It is fascinating that Football Australia has opted to swing heavily back towards an authoritarian managerial approach more like that of Ange Postecoglou.
- by Emma Kemp
Analysis
Formula 1
Daniel Ricciardo’s big mistake in F1, and why he never made it to the top
He was the master of the big, bold overtake, but there was one issue that stopped the Australian from being world champion.
- by Gary Anderson
Opinion
Supermarkets
OK, Colesworth, here’s how to repay the $11,250,000 you swindled from me
Since I don’t have the staying power for the ACCC’s upcoming federal court battle with you, here’s what we’re going to do.
- by Michelle Cazzulino
Opinion
China relations
Was Biden’s ‘hot mic’ China warning OTT? New footage of this mid-air bullying suggests not
The Australian government speaks reassuringly of a “stabilised” relationship with Beijing. China’s national broadcaster portrays a very different state of affairs.
- by Peter Hartcher
Opinion
NRL 2024
The play that proved Keary is running the Roosters again
In his final days in the red, white and blue, and with halfback Sam Walker sidelined, the veteran half has emerged as their most important player.
- by Andrew Webster
Opinion
AFL grand final
Why every Victorian should be celebrating a double interstate AFL grand final
When the Brisbane Lions take on the Sydney Swans at the home of football this weekend, it will essentially be a FIFO event. And we could use a bit of their magic.
- by Jason Murphy
Letters
Letters
The importance of playing fair
Readers respond to the Brownlow Medal voting system, the Gaza war and parking fees for visitors to the regions.
Opinion
Life in the ’burbs
Once beautiful but neglected: My ‘Cinderella’ suburb is Melbourne’s mid-century belle
My parents’ first date in the 1950s was at a party in my now home suburb. The area was popular at the time with creative types such as writers, artists, actors, fashion designers.
- by Fiona Austin
Opinion
Supermarkets
Deceptive discounts: Supermarkets going ‘Down Down’ for misleading customers
The ACCC alleges the lower-for-longer price discounts on everyday products from Coles and Woolworths were psychological bait.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Opinion
Interest rates
Why this famous recession predictor might be wrong this time
A closely watched indicator is signalling that the US is on track to avoid a recession. But these are anything but normal times.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Analysis
Supermarkets
Coles and Woolies could be the perfect inflation villains
Everyone in this country relies in some way on the major supermarkets. It’s nigh on impossible to avoid them.
- by Shane Wright
Opinion
US Votes 2024
‘October surprises’ have changed US elections. Will they ruin Kamala Harris’ chances?
Vladimir Putin and Benjamin Netanyahu have calculated that their national and political interests will be much better served with Donald Trump in the White House.
- by Bruce Wolpe
Opinion
Political lobbying
How to avoid being conned by lobby groups using you to pressure the government
The recent onslaught from big business against Anthony Albanese is an example of lobbyists trying to pressure the government via the voters.
- by Ross Gittins
Opinion
NRL 2024
After the Koula concussion, the NRL’s cookie-cutter kick-offs need to change
The Manly centre was knocked out seconds into a must-win semi-final trying to tackle a man 20kg heavier. It’s time coaches think about their approach to the kick-off.
- by Adam Pengilly
Opinion
Political leadership
Waiting for Albo: Is the PM really timid, or just tactical?
Everyone is treading water in this inflationary environment, wanting something, anything, to happen. In such circumstances, Anthony Albanese’s prudence is, well, prudent.
- by Sean Kelly
Opinion
Brownlow Medal
Best, not fairest: Why the Heeney ban exposes an outdated Brownlow
When one considers the roll call of players who’ve won Brownlows, “fairest” was not close to an accurate description of a number of those champions.
- by Jake Niall
Opinion
Royal family
Family game night made me realise I have more in common with the royals than I thought
The truth is, we all know a family like the Middletons. But not only do I know one of these families – I am in one.
- by Shona Hendley
Analysis
US Votes 2024
The porn scandal and the ‘Black Nazi’ Trump says is ‘better than Martin Luther King’
The Mark Robinson porn site scandal has come at a perfect time for Kamala Harris and the Democrats.
- by Tony Diver