Opinion
Opinion
WordPlay
Pretty, pretty good: How Larry David changed the English language
Forget Emmys, it’s the dictionary set to enshrine the writer’s legacy, capturing labels we never knew we needed.
- by David Astle
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Opinion
Work therapy
Was I right to turn down a job because of my interviewer’s weird LinkedIn posts?
Is someone’s fondness for earnestly posting on LinkedIn a reflection of them as a co-worker? By some accounts, yes.
- by Jonathan Rivett
Opinion
Jobs
The Reserve Bank is killing it – their job, that is. But can they help us keep ours?
Recent figures point to the Reserve Bank’s success so far. But there probably needs to be a turning point in the bank’s thinking, and soon, if we’re to avoid a big round of lay-offs.
- by Millie Muroi
Analysis
NRL 2024
The fullback factories: Why No.1s are in charge at the NRL’s powerhouses
The six-again era has made fullbacks more dangerous and adaptable than ever before. And nowhere is that more evident than in Friday’s grand final qualifier.
- by Dan Walsh and Roy Ward
Opinion
AFL grand final
The Swans will never be Sydney’s team. And that’s OK
They’ve already won a war of sorts; not against rugby league but those in Melbourne who not that long ago questioned their relevance.
- by Andrew Webster
Opinion
Biology
Myth busted: the idea the brain doesn’t fully develop until 25 is wrong
If we accept that we don’t just “tick over” into adulthood, the idea that 18 should be the default age to drink, buy cigarettes, drive, vote and gamble begins to seem arbitrary.
- by Daniel Cash
Property investors are hardly hard done by
I cannot feel sorry for Chirayu Shah and his poor, hard-done-by sons. He and others like him who are rich enough to put their spare cash into investment properties have been enjoying massive tax concessions for years.
Editorial
Taxis
Fare’s fair as passengers win in Uber shake-up at Sydney International
Sydney’s cab industry is crying poor over rivals Uber being given kerbside pick-up space at the airport.
- The Herald's View
Opinion
Casinos
Star Entertainment begs and borrows its way to survival
It is now so dependent on regulators and lenders that Star’s fortunes are largely outside its control.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Opinion
Political leadership
Memo to Dutton: It’s the final quarter, you’d better start kicking
The opposition leader has the wind behind him in opinion polls but looks reluctant to risk it by telling voters what he’d do with power. And the risk is real.
- by David Crowe
Opinion
Jobs
How to quit a job with dignity (even if you don’t want to)
On average, we’ll leave jobs 12 times over the course of our lives. Here are some simple rules to follow to make the process easier.
- by Tim Duggan
Opinion
US Votes 2024
Hey, big spenders: The most profligate election campaign in US history
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are announcing new big-ticket election promises almost daily. Harris’ agenda appears less unaffordable than Trump’s.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Opinion
Negative gearing
There are 7 billion positive reasons why negative gearing needs to change
Negative gearing and capital gains tax concessions, as they stand, cost taxpayers billions and do little to support home building or the rental market.
- by Aruna Sathanapally and Trent Wiltshire
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AFL grand final
Put in the work or pay the price: Callum Mills is a cautionary tale
Callum Mills’ injury was self-inflicted, due to the amount of pre-season training he missed. It might, heartbreakingly, cost him a premiership.
- by Kane Cornes
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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
Opinion
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
Editorial
Negative gearing
Negative gearing changes should not hurt middle income investors
As Labor ponders a new housing policy it is imperative that middle income investors are not unfairly burdened by proposed changes.
- The Herald's View
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
Fix housing crisis by reducing capital gains
The product of the decision was the creation of a Ponzi scheme where the fastest way to a quick buck was through capital gains on housing. House prices are now more than 10 times the average annual earnings. This investment in housing was not for income from rent but capital gain, and the tax advantages it provides.
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, 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
Opinion
Bushfires
Hazard reduction shouldn’t be hazardous. So why the escaped fire at Oxford Falls?
Have we learnt all the lessons from our 2020 Black Summer disaster? Last weekend’s blaze suggests that we haven’t.
- by Ian Brown
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
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
Customers don’t enjoy being taken for mugs
Consumers don’t like to be exploited, treated like fools, taken for a ride or hit when they’re down.
Editorial
Education
The importance of proper planning for new suburbs
The failure to plan for public primary schools has allowed the private primary school to steal the march in Sydney’s fast-developing fringe suburbs.
- The Herald's View
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