Opinion
Opinion
Smoking & vaping
‘If you want to change the world, answer your phone’: Simon Chapman on public advocacy
Professor Simon Chapman is a powerful advocate for anti-smoking legislation, gun control and the virtues of renewable energy.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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LGBTQ
FINA ruling transformational, but for women it’s just the beginning
FINA is standing up for fairness, not discrimination. But the controversy reminds us of the dearth of research into women’s physiology and sport.
- by Parnell Palme McGuinness
Opinion
State of Origin
Victor Radley channels Maroons great to land Blues spot
If you don’t ask, you don’t get. That’s how the Sydney Roosters forward got into the NSW squad.
- by Danny Weidler
Opinion
Income tax
6 tax-busting ways to boost your return
It’s not too late. Here are some last-minute strategies to cut a looming tax bill, or boost your return.
- by Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
Opinion
Philip Lowe
Sally McManus has pulled the ‘OK Boomer’ card on Phil Lowe. Is it fair?
ACTU Secretary Sally McManus accused Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe of “living in Boomer fantasy land”. Industrial relations are back, baby!
- by Jacqueline Maley
Analysis
Factional politics
The power behind the PM – who are Labor’s powerbrokers in government?
Who are the people who wield power behind the scenes in the Albanese government?
- by James Massola
Opinion
Republic debate
Ensign for the times: Forget the new flagpole, we need a new flag
Even NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet can’t explain why it costs $25 million to place a third flagpole atop the Sydney Harbour Bridge - so perhaps it is time we dropped the state flag altogether.
- by Helen Pitt
Opinion
Money Makeover
9 resolutions for the new financial year (and how to stick to them)
It’s winter now, and a bit of cosying up with your personal finances is in order as we approach the new financial year.
- by Jessica Irvine
Opinion
Death
Melbourne’s ‘best funeral ever’, complete with marching musicians
A New Orleans-style funeral march, musicians playing and mourners walking behind the hearse, is not something you expect to see in downtown Fitzroy.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
Letters
Letters
Premier needs to listen and learn
We now have a premier who wants to be known as “the education premier”. How about consulting those who do the job every day, premier?
Editorial
Adam Bandt
Greens must remember why they hold balance of power
After snaring three new lower house seats at the federal election and seizing the balance of power in the Senate, the Australian Greens find themselves wielding more power and influence than ever before.
- The Herald's View
Analysis
SMSFs
Millennials want more control of retirement savings
Millennials want more control over their retirement savings and are establishing self-managed super funds in ever-increasing numbers, to broaden their investments into a wider range of asset classes than superannuation funds traditionally offer.
- by John Collett
Analysis
Renewables
Germany is finding it’s not easy being green
The country previously closed several coal-fired power plants. Now its new government has been mugged by the reality of Russian threats to cut the gas it needs.
- by Rob Harris
Analysis
UK politics
Boris Johnson’s losing streak follows him all the way to Kigali
The British Prime Minister badges himself as a winner but he clocked a trifecta of losses in a single day.
- by Latika Bourke
Opinion
Ask an expert
Sold home to cash in on record prices: Where can we park the money?
If you are planning to buy another property within months, then maybe you should simply place your money in a guaranteed six-month bank term deposit.
- by George Cochrane
Analysis
Gender equality
How FINA decided testosterone can’t be ignored in the pool
Can the biological advantage that comes from male puberty be entirely surrendered? The FINA position is that, in swimming, it can’t.
- by Chip Le Grand
Opinion
BNPL
Nobbling Afterpay would stifle competition and protect bank profits
Regulators should think twice before they seek to discourage Afterpay and other buy now, pay later operators.
- by Ross Gittins
Opinion
Cosmetic Crisis
Cosmos Clinics faces two class action investigations
Australia’s biggest cosmetic procedures operator is facing two class action investigations after dozens of unhappy patients came forward with disturbing stories.
- by Adele Ferguson
Opinion
Sydney stadiums
Cashed-up Panthers getting taxpayer millions doesn’t add up
Premier, any chance we the people could have an explanation for why we are paying for a new stadium for the benefit of a team backed by a rich club?
- by Peter FitzSimons
Opinion
Russia-Ukraine war
Problems at home? Get to Kyiv and be photographed with Zelensky
World leaders, celebrities and other groupies are heading to Ukraine to bask in the presence of the country’s seemingly indomitable leader.
- by Ed Cumming
Opinion
China relations
China thaw? It’s from the freezer to the fridge for Albanese government
Labor shares much of the analysis of the outgoing Morrison government about China but has very different ideas about how to tackle it.
- by Richard McGregor
Opinion
Body image
Hate your beautifully imperfect body? Worry less, dance more
Many of us - particularly women - spend a lifetime seeing our bodies as problems, or sources of embarrassment, shame, sin and guilt. Don’t waste your time.
- by Julia Baird
Analysis
AFL 2022
The trouble at North: why club chiefs should be nervous
That Geoff Walsh has been commandeered back to North Melbourne to conduct a month-long review of the underperforming football club does not bode well for David Noble and his future there.
- by Caroline Wilson
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State Parliament
Top of the heap: why Barilaro’s the perfect choice to be our man in New York
Barnaby Joyce once described fellow National John Barilaro as “grating and pushy”. These are just the qualities we’d expect of an envoy sent to New York.
- by Malcolm Knox
Opinion
Australia's Pandemic
My father’s rudely interrupted wake: a lesson in the dignities we sacrificed
We rightly gave up freedoms during the pandemic, but we jettisoned some humanity along the way. We need to be better next time.
- by Nicholas Pickard
Opinion
MyCareer
On the fast lane: Which occupations get the most ‘speeding’ fines?
These sorts of statistics make you wonder what kinds of data insurers collect or possibly purchase that relates our occupations to our habits.
- by Jim Bright
Letters
Letters
Raising kids is a job for parents, not teachers
Teachers, we hear you, and something must change, not just the salaries.
Editorial
Russia-Ukraine war
Albanese should send Putin a message by visiting Kyiv
Australia has a vital diplomatic role to play as one of Ukraine’s strongest supporters outside Europe and North America. Albanese can send an important diplomatic signal our country stands shoulder to shoulder with Ukraine in its struggle.
- The Herald's View
Opinion
Good Weekend
Noise, chaos, subway rats, the smell of hot garbage: happily, New York hasn’t changed
Stepping off the train at Penn Station was a shock. It was also sort of comforting.
- by Amelia Lester
Opinion
Investing
No apology as Qantas promises to fix customer service
In a market update, Qantas revealed a senior executive was leaving and outlined measures it was taking to address customer complaints about its service. But there was no apology.
- by Anne Hyland
Opinion
Anthony Albanese
Why Albanese is beefing up the bureaucracy
The prime minister believes his government can be bolstered by a high-quality public service, having seen it run down and demoralised by the Coalition.
- by Michelle Grattan
Analysis
Australian cricket
Testing time: Australians to go on trial by spin in Galle
Australia have enough memories of Galle to know this two-Test series will stretch them in ways Pakistan never did.
- by Daniel Brettig
Analysis
England rugby
Don’t be fooled, England have more than enough to challenge Wallabies
If you fight your way through the smokescreens, it’s easy to find a core of hardened, experienced and high-quality players around whom England’s game will revolve.
- by Paul Cully
Opinion
Rupert Murdoch
I was feeling old but Murdoch’s divorce cheered me
The man is 91 and he can still be bothered to not only run a giant media empire and go on boats but to get divorced.
- by Kate Halfpenny
Analysis
State of Origin
Blues will be better in Perth, but can they match Maroons’ desire?
NSW’s players resent the accusation Queensland have a mortgage on passion when it comes to Origin. But sometimes it’s hard to argue otherwise.
- by Roy Masters
Opinion
City life
These ingredients mean the $50 main course is here to stay
Restaurateurs have run out of ways to slice and dice their way to a living, now they’re looking to customers to make up the difference.
- by Dani Valent
Opinion
Global economy
The Fed could make a US recession even worse if it overreacts
The US is either in recession already, or probably will be later in the year. The Fed has a tricky road ahead to ensure it is not a deep one.
- by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
Opinion
Cryptocurrencies
This time it is different - the crypto crash is real
The digital currency market has been swept up in a wider tech stock rout and the scale of the plunge is unlike anything seen before
- by Ben Marlow
Opinion
Gender equality
FINA rules will leave some devastated. That does not mean they are wrong
Are new rules on transgender athletes from world swimming’s governing body a victory for fairness or discriminatory and simplistic?
- by Darren Kane
Analysis
State of Origin
State of Origin II tips: Experts analyse game two in Perth
It’s all up for grabs across the Nullarbor after Queensland’s game one triumph. Will they seal the series in Perth or are we off to the cauldron for a dream decider?
Opinion
Gender equality
Time to put the transgender genie back in the bottle
The debate about transgender athletes has been infected by politicians and the media ... and it should really stop.
- by Andrew Webster
Opinion
CBD
Fake Turnbull steals the show, but the real Malcolm’s not laughing
Malcolm Turnbull wasn’t impressed when he found out he was the supposed “guest of honour” at a new book launch called Ego: Malcolm Turnbull and the Liberal Party’s Civil War.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
Opinion
Russia-Ukraine war
Thank you for your support, Australia, but don’t lose interest in Ukraine
Ukraine’s foreign minister says more aid is urgently needed now and in the future.
- by Dmytro Kuleba
Opinion
Renewables
Australia has a lot to learn about renewable energy but maybe not from Germany
Germany highlights the risk of relying on a global fuel market vulnerable to shocks such as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
- by Paul Beaton
Opinion
Political leadership
Make or brake: The critical test for Albanese’s manufacturing vision
Anthony Albanese has pledged to lead a manufacturing nation. That could be costly and risky, but so could neglecting the challenge.
- by David Crowe
Opinion
The lowdown
Who gets fired over social media posts? We studied hundreds of cases to find out
What you say and do on social media can affect your employment; it can prevent you from getting hired, stall career progression and may even get you fired. Is this fair – or an invasion of privacy?
- by Brady Robards and Darren Graf
Opinion
Motherhood
I’m rejecting the style conventions that new mothers normally follow
Am I allowed to dress sexy and wear low cut necklines now that I have transformed into A Mother?
- by Caroline Zielinski
Opinion
China
Lockdowns spark signs of defiance among China’s restless youth
Urban, educated young people in China are increasingly disillusioned about the country’s future. Harsh lockdowns have exposed a burgeoning mood of disquiet.
- by Yun Jiang
Letters
Letters
Don’t get comfortable with COVID: pandemic leadership has left us exposed
Where is the sanity of reducing mask mandates, among other restrictions, in a rising tide of COVID numbers and deaths?
In the Herald : June 24, 1926
Ferry collision in fog, heavy losses for trams, and a strike on Newtown bridge.
- by Ellen Fitzgerald