If Paul Keating was Placido Domingo,Jim Chalmers is more Michael Buble

If Paul Keating was Placido Domingo,Jim Chalmers is more Michael Buble

After only a year and a half as treasurer,Chalmers shows promise. So far,however,he has only just cleared his throat.

  • byPeter Hartcher

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Gen Next gaining the upper hand in arm wrestle between young and old

Gen Next gaining the upper hand in arm wrestle between young and old

As younger Australians in cities increasingly decide who governs,they will earn the right politically to also decide what taxes they pay and what services they fund.

  • byGeorge Megalogenis
Our future report card shows the writing’s on the wall,but can we read it?

Our future report card shows the writing’s on the wall,but can we read it?

Younger Australians are being told to expect a tougher future than previous generations on housing,education,income and climate. That gloomy picture demands action.

  • byDavid Crowe
‘A lot of nonsense’:It’s time to call out LinkedIn

‘A lot of nonsense’:It’s time to call out LinkedIn

The self-congratulatory world of LinkedIn throws an upbeat veneer over the corporate world’s lack of virtue.

  • byLucinda Holdforth
The ‘world’s most controversial company’ and the double-edged power of AI

The ‘world’s most controversial company’ and the double-edged power of AI

Facial recognition is a particularly fraught application of AI.

  • byCampbell Wilson
Why Australia needs to change its thinking on growing the economy

Why Australia needs to change its thinking on growing the economy

There are two groups who are critically affected by what we do to the natural environment but cannot possibly reflect their wishes in the market:all future generations,and all other species.

  • byIan Lowe
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We need to have a talk about Reconciliation and what it means

We need to have a talk about Reconciliation and what it means

If we are to have justice,there must also be a sharing of wealth and power,truth-telling and a recognition of sovereignty.

  • byInala Cooper
What two pandas can teach us about dealing with China

What two pandas can teach us about dealing with China

Australia needs to put to one side the more difficult issues in the relationship,and to learn that megaphone diplomacy is entirely counterproductive.

  • byCarrillo Gantner
The case for decency:Are we a good global citizen?

The case for decency:Are we a good global citizen?

Australia likes to think of itself as a good international citizen but our overall record has been patchy at best,lamentable at worst,and is presently embarrassingly poor.

  • byGareth Evans
ABC can take hits and still make hits,as long as you’re in its corner
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ABC can take hits and still make hits,as long as you’re in its corner

The ABC is under political and commercial pressure,but its managing director says it’s well-placed to weather the storm.

  • byDavid Anderson
Government will get bigger,but will it get better? That’s up to us
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Government will get bigger,but will it get better? That’s up to us

There needs to be a genuine public debate about what Australians want more and less of - and an end to our politics of fear around public spending.

  • byRichard Denniss