As the world stops buying our fossil fuels in coming decades,Australia must hunt around in our natural endowment to find a new comparative advantage.
A royal commission is an extremely costly and slow institutional tool for responding to what is an urgent problem.
That the former prime minister was an active participant in our toxic political culture should not make us less sympathetic to his own difficulties.
In previous cycles of Reserve Bank interest-rate changes,the major banks often responded in ways that helped boost their profits. Would they use those tactics today and risk becoming a target for political attacks?
While rah-rahs get a bargain.
Earth to Albanese government ministers:the existing approach is clearly not working.
Some devotees have slammed Scrabble’s update as unforgivable. If it gets younger players off their phones,it could be worth it.
A recent smash hit Australian film has shown how we can rekindle the successful 1980s and ’90s era of Crocodile Dundee,Mad Max 2 and Muriel’s Wedding.
The causal factors of violence against women and children are well known. Little is new other than cyberstalking and surveillance as tools of abuse. The long-standing problem of agencies competing for inadequate resources does not assist victims or aid in violence reduction. Executive government needs to undertake effective law reform and provide adequate funding for first-class services.
Push has come to shove for footy’s forgotten rule;a Giants star has become a modern-day great after crossing to Geelong;and Carlton ruckman’s comeback is anything but the pits.
LIV Golf in Adelaide is an experience like no other. But the fanaticism with the famous party hole is a dangerous game.
I’ve spent longer debating which frozen dumplings to buy at the supermarket than committing to a mortgage that ends two years before I’m eligible for the pension.
A round of trans-Tasman clashes in Super Rugby was compelling and showed the competition is flying.
A text message from Marcus Topine to a Bulldogs staffer in July last year set the tone for the $4 million claim against the club.
The most immediate task for Collingwood is to handle the older players in a manner that maximises performance in 2024 and also begins the task of transitioning to 2025 and beyond.
Are worsening mental health outcomes and social media related? The timing is suggestive:mental health began to slide just as smartphones and social apps took off.
Realising you’ve been caught in a scam can feel awful,but hiding it and staying quiet helps nobody.
Your entitlement to an age pension is determined based on need,not the amount of tax you’ve paid.
We are facing a very real crisis in our community with the way the attitudes and behaviour of young men towards women is being shaped.
As he prepares to hand down his third budget,the treasurer explains why the economy’s soft,and why he’s not craving the prime ministership.
A study found at least a third of Australian men thought a man should have the final say about decisions in their relationship and were owed sex by women.
Sometimes you have to have your city reflected at you through the eyes of an outsider to see its best bits.
Homeowners are squirrelling away billions in offset accounts,but many aren’t using them to their full potential and are missing out on significant home loan savings.
The Lehrmann defamation ruling will change society,thanks to Justice Michael Lee’s distinction between a cad and a rapist.
I went into the hospital knowing nothing about our healthcare system. Those three weeks taught me life lessons that will never leave me.
You think being booted from a comedy show is unfair? Strata is stopping my kid from crawling on communal grass.
Explicit learning,or rote learning as it used to be known,definitely has its place but it doesn’t lend itself to every subject.
The Rebels aren’t the only ones on trial as their increasingly bitter battle with Rugby Australia plays out – it’s the entire concept of the five-team model.
This week was something of a king tide in the realms of concussion-in-sport news,headed by a heartfelt plea from rugby league great Wally Lewis.
You are welcome to debate me,but I believe no one stretches money like a solo parent. Here’s the best tips I’ve heard.
Super through our working life is relatively straightforward. The retirement phase presents an entirely different situation.
Research has shown it could be your name that is causing you to be placed in the reject pile. But why should applicants to do all the work?
We think of security as something reserved for the wealthy or famous. But it’s everyday women who are being killed by men at the rate of one every week who need it the most.
What Elon Musk is doing is rogue even in an industry of rogues. He needs to be strapped in,or it will be maximum drama and maximum Musk.
In a world of rising geopolitical tensions,Australia is tightening up its foreign investment laws in lockstep with many other Western nations.
The use of vague environmental claims that confuse consumers,such as “eco” or “green”,is being banned in the EU. Australia should do the same.
A royal commission is a good idea,but only if the government commits to implementing the recommendations. This needs to be a whole of community approach,not just whole of government.
The GDR athletes were victims of doping,too. But if just a fraction of the 489 medals they won over nine Games were reallocated,it might be a worthwhile and cathartic exercise.
The nets are outdated,provide little protection,and have killed thousands of marine creatures.
Social inequality keeps growing,bombs keep landing,and our planet keeps burning. Yet,our leaders can find common ground only about a social media platform that’s close to its putrid end.
In just a year,South Sydney have gone from beating Penrith to having 54 points put on them against Melbourne. Watch our five key reasons that it happened.
In the weeks since Justice Michael Lee’s ruling in the Lehrmann defamation case,I have felt lighter than I have in decades.
The problem for the festival is that it is synonymous not with iconic music but with A-listers and overpriced beer.
Much has annoyed me this week:Albo trekking the Kokoda,BabyGate,puppacinos. But nothing compares to the rage I feel about Meghan claiming to reinvent a fete staple.
The Tories are in a spot of bother as the UK heads to an election. A possible catastrophic defeat would be both self-inflicted and richly deserved.
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Whatever their causes,wars are usually won by the side with the most economic resources. Here’s why.
Given the problem of identity theft in the electronic age and of the growing sophistication of bad digital actors,handing over biometric data can feel iffy.
The Herald believes two royal commissions are urgently needed:the first a state-based inquiry into laws and resources,the second a national probe examining the underlying causes driving male attitudes towards women.
The argument about the violent terror attack video is urgent and important. But what if the greater danger is slow and insidious?