Opinion
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
New phase of hotel quarantine must be managed safely - and fairly
It is understandable that Australians are clamouring to return home from overseas at a time of huge uncertainty.
- by The Herald's View
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Hamilton
For an American show, Hamilton's a good effort
You've got to love a story about throwing off the shackles of colonial England and founding a republic.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
My dear Melbourne, in this new groundhog day, just getting by is enough
The first time we were locked in, 'not knowing' was perhaps hardest to bear. Now it feels like 5 million of us are suffering the curse of knowing way too much.
- by Wendy Tuohy
Opinion
Social media
Salman Rushdie survived an actual fatwa. Yet he still thinks the Twitter crowd has gone too far
The great author has experienced state censorship and death threats. He still signed a letter about a lesser - but still pernicious - threat to freedom of expression
- by Jacqueline Maley
Letters
Letters
Sirius questions must be asked of new development
The Sirius development in the Rocks will "sculpt the harbour skyline”, potentially impacting views to and from the Harbour Bridge and the Opera House.
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
Is this why we're mostly avoiding wearing masks?
The facial accoutrement has become weaponised in a battle between left and right, Democrat and Republican, tough guy and fairy.
- by Julie Szego
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
For now, stillness of the country and the city are different beasts
The common noises of life have changed, and with that the daily familiar soundtrack of life is paused while another is running at a tempo also unknown.
- by Warwick McFadyen
Opinion
Home loans
The big four banks and mortgage repayment 'holiday' traps
You run the risk that any overpayments you have sitting in your mortgage could be subsumed into your loan balance.
- by Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
Opinion
Ask an expert
Negotiating Capital Gains Tax on an inherited home
If a person dies while in residential care while within the six-year period of exemption, their beneficiaries have two years from the date of death to sell the property.
- by George Cochrane
Opinion
Sunday Life
'Grieving mothers were given no tools to deal with their loss'
Years before she became one of our most prominent arts patrons, Ashley Dawson-Damer suffered a raft of personal tragedies that would test her sense of self.
- by Ashley Dawson-Damer
Opinion
AFL 2020
The fixture fix: Get dull Hawks off Broadway
During the bye week before the 2019 finals, the Western Bulldogs met with Channel Seven and made a persuasive pitch for more prime-time slots in 2020, on the grounds that they played an attractive brand.
- by Jake Niall
Analysis
NRL 2020
Eels are in great shape to break title drought, but don't book the engraver just yet
Parramatta couldn’t be better placed at this point in the season. But I still have a few nagging doubts.
- by Phil Gould
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
'The assassin is out there': Virus calls for a new way of thinking
We got the idea into our heads that once we'd got through a couple of months of lockdown, we'd revert blissfully back to life as we'd known it. The coronavirus has other plans.
- by Peter Hartcher
Opinion
Freedom of speech
In bed with Noam: The fight to say what you think makes strange bedfellows
Disagree all you like, but in a free, liberal society, everyone should be free to express an opinion.
- by Tom Switzer
Opinion
Harassment
Dinosaurs thrive when nothing ever changes
The endless talk about ending workplace harassment is just that: talk.
- by Julia Baird
Opinion
Sydney Film Festival
Arguing over the arts is sort of the point
More people have a voice than ever before, so debate and the occasional eruption should be expected - and respected.
- by Sami Shah
Letters
Letters
Why are NSW police not wearing masks in public?
Nice to see Victorian police protecting themselves and the public by wearing masks.
Opinion
MyCareer
Society needs a 'new abnormal': time to shake up the social contract
Passionately held opinions should not be a replacement for considered ideas and debate.
- by Jim Bright
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
Lockdown's when bad marriages become a living hell
Yes, living alone can be lonely – especially in lockdown. But to live with someone you loathe and to express that hatred through abuse?
- by Wendy Squires
Opinion
Satire
At our DIY Gold Class cinema you can put your feet up on the seats
For the past three months, the entire history of world cinema has been played in our living room.
- by Danny Katz
Analysis
Good Weekend
Maaate: why men need to keep their friends
With men suffering far greater loneliness than women, particularly in middle age, it's important they retain their male friendships.
- by Greg Callaghan
Analysis
Good Weekend
Meet the neighbours: the upside of COVID-19's closed playgrounds
While perhaps not considered a silver lining, COVID-19 has altered people's outlook in a number of unexpected ways.
- by Amelia Lester
MyCareer Education
‘Ordinary magic’: the delight and impact of teaching
A visit from Nelson Mandela at her school in Central London helped this teacher realise the impact schools can have on society.
- by Ayisat Fashola
Analysis
AFL 2020
The AFL becomes Victoria on the move in a season of who dares wins
For the first time in the competition's history all teams will play their games outside their home state in round six.
- by Peter Ryan
Editorial
Coronavirus pandemic
We must stop acting like we have the COVID-19 fight in the bag
The outbreak in Victoria has exposed complacency in many facets of our pandemic response.
- The Herald's View
Opinion
Style
Two worlds collided: I married a modernist
So Belle Epoque marries Modernist. Will this tear them apart?
- by Anna Johnson
Opinion
Review
Tom Gleghorn: the famous artist who Australia forgot
Patrick White was a fan and Robert Hughes featured him in a joke. Now 95, the once-prominent artist gets a well-deserved new burst in the spotlight.
- by John McDonald
Opinion
NRL 2020
If the NRL wants to change the world, it must separate education from punishment
If the NRL is to have any hope of stopping the cycle of players stepping out of line, it must recalibrate and extend the "education" part of the sanction.
- by Malcolm Knox
Analysis
Please Explain podcast
Please Explain podcast: Does ‘cancel culture’ have a place in our society?
In this episode, senior journalist Jacqueline Maley is joined by deputy Sun-Herald editor Michael Koziol to discuss the place of 'cancel culture' in our society.
- by Jacqueline Maley
Analysis
Horse racing
Big week for trio as trainers take the reins
Matthew Dunn moves into the big league, Richard Callander gets the CEO gig at the NSW Trainers Association and Clarry Conners takes over a mare from an all-time great.
- by Max Presnell
Analysis
AFL 2020
Why the AFL grand final should be in NSW
Moving the game to Sydney or Brisbane is a great opportunity for the AFL if the MCG can't host the decider.
- by Caroline Wilson
Analysis
World elections
It's the margin, not the victory that matters in this election
Singapore has been ruled by the People's Action Party since 1959. That's unlikely to change now, but the vote still matters a lot.
- by James Massola
Opinion
Interest rates
Cheap money not enough to cure our economic ills
Wild swings in the home loan market illustrate the limitations of what can be achieved by slashing borrowing costs in a time of crisis.
- by Clancy Yeates
Opinion
World markets
Bubble fears: China's sharemarket frenzy brings back painful memories
The Chinese equity markets dance to their own tune, often decoupled from anything going on in the real economy. But the latest surge is ringing alarm bells.
- by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
My family were early pioneers of lockdown life
A hygiene conscious mother, a freezer full of food, limited physical affection. My family was ahead of its time.
- by Richard Glover
Opinion
Sunday Life
For years I kept dating the same type of man, until I had a revelation
Whatever it is that first attracts you at the beginning of a relationship is likely the same thing that will make you end it.
- by Wendy Squires
Opinion
University
Repaying uni fees for decades: the burden on generation COVID
Young Australians will be asked to pay more for their degrees than previous generations while carrying the long-term cost of the pandemic stimulus.
- by David Crowe
Opinion
NRL 2020
Give a bit of respect to Dean Pay, it's time to end the silence of the Dogs
The lingering stench of the Bulldogs coach's unresolved future is hurting the club. Why won't the board make a call?
- by Andrew Webster
Opinion
Hong Kong protests
Morrison's Hong Kong visa changes fall short of 'safe haven'
The Prime Minister has adopted the most limited and least costly option he could find.
- by Abul Rizvi
Opinion
Work in Progress
Are workmates really mates?
In the remote-working world, are your colleagues sending false signals about their feelings?
- by James Adonis
Opinion
China relations
Lone wolf: The West should bide its time, friendless China is in trouble
The rich Western and Asian democracies are coalescing into a united front. China is starting to pay the exorbitant price for its wolf warrior diplomacy.
- by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
Letters
Letters
We are not all Victorians, PM, and we never were
As Melbourne goes into lockdown and Victoria's border closes, Scott Morrison tries to sell us the line that we are all Victorians now.
Opinion
Work therapy
Welfare in Australia: dole bludgers or hard done by?
I don't understand Australia’s unemployment benefits system.
- by Jonathan Rivett
Australia
In the Herald: July 10, 1946
Sydney’s crime wave, a university for Canberra, and blunder makes profit.
- by Harry Hollinsworth
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
Melbourne has nothing to apologise for - we've just been unlucky
The fight at hand to stem community transmission must take priority over temptations to attribute blame.
- by Catherine Bennett
Editorial
Hong Kong protests
Australia's response to Hong Kong mixes compassion and self-interest
The government had no choice but to respond to China's new crackdown but it has done so carefully.
- The Herald's View
Analysis
Hong Kong protests
Courageous Hong Kong visas will come at a price
Australia has just told the residents of its largest trading partner that it no longer believes they are safe at home.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
Analysis
Please Explain podcast
Please Explain podcast: the cost of our coronavirus resurgence
In this episode, national editor Tory Maguire is joined by senior economics correspondent Shane Wright to discuss the coronavirus recession and whether the Morrison government can plan to escape it.
- by Tory Maguire
Australia
In the Herald: July 17, 1980
Gold medal sexism, drinking bad for babies, and Mr Fraser’s secret heresy
- by Brian Yatman