Powers that be are fanning the flames of our DV crisis

Powers that be are fanning the flames of our DV crisis

So enough with the generic statements and abstract villains like Andrew Tate,let’s look in the mirror and call out those in our own backyard. We can never put out the fire if we allow the usual suspects to continue to fan the flames of our long-running DV crisis.

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I’m too old to suffer from impostor syndrome

I’m too old to suffer from impostor syndrome

This is an edited speech given by Ross Gittins at the Great Hall of the University of Sydney to mark his 50th anniversary at The Sydney Morning Herald.

  • byRoss Gittins
Kate McClymont and Nick McKenzie nominated for journalist of the year award

Kate McClymont and Nick McKenzie nominated for journalist of the year award

McClymont and McKenzie have been nominated for the Graham Perkin Australian journalist of the year award for their work on major investigations over the past year.

‘Irreconcilable differences’:Minns concedes Rosehill city may not proceed

‘Irreconcilable differences’:Minns concedes Rosehill city may not proceed

Premier Chris Minns insists he was clear that plans for a Rosehill mini-city were not a done deal.

  • byAlexandra Smith andChris Roots
Judges urged to ignore ‘attack’ on Afghans who gave evidence of Roberts-Smith murder

Judges urged to ignore ‘attack’ on Afghans who gave evidence of Roberts-Smith murder

The witnesses – who detailed the killing of villager Ali Jan by Australian soldier Ben Roberts-Smith – should be believed,despite efforts by the disgraced soldier’s legal team to undermine their credibility,a court has been told.

  • byDavid Estcourt
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Witnesses to murder by Roberts-Smith gave strikingly similar accounts,appeal told

Witnesses to murder by Roberts-Smith gave strikingly similar accounts,appeal told

The barrister acting for the newspapers has told the former soldier’s appeal there were only minor differences in the evidence of witnesses about the death of an Afghan prisoner with a prosthetic leg.

  • byDavid Estcourt
The Festival of Ross Gittins isn’t over yet

The Festival of Ross Gittins isn’t over yet

My first encounter with Ross Gittins occurred on May 12,2015 while locked up in a room at Parliament House in Canberra.

  • byBevan Shields
Fifty years ago,I found my dream job – and I’m not done yet

Fifty years ago,I found my dream job – and I’m not done yet

When I arrived at The Sydney Morning Herald in 1974,I was the square peg that had fallen into a square hole.

  • byRoss Gittins
‘The GOAT’:Ross Gittins chalks up 50 years in economics journalism

‘The GOAT’:Ross Gittins chalks up 50 years in economics journalism

Treasurers,RBA chiefs,economists and high school students all line up to sing the praises of Ross Gittins over half a century.

  • byMatt Wade andClancy Yeates
Everything I’ve learnt from Ross Gittins (the rock star). And one thing I taught him
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Everything I’ve learnt from Ross Gittins (the rock star). And one thing I taught him

For the past two years,Ross has shared his wisdom with me over weekly Friday lunches. Here are some things I’ve learnt,and one thing he got wrong.

  • byMillie Muroi