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Coronavirus pandemic
You don't need hindsight to see Boris Johnson has made the same mistake twice
In trying to protect the economy by delaying a lockdown, the Prime Minister has probably inflicted even greater harm on it.
- by Bevan Shields
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Coronavirus pandemic
Winning was easy for Palaszczuk - but now there is nowhere to hide
The next four years are going to be tough for Queensland's returned Labor government and playing the old political games of border closures will not create one job.
- by Peter Beattie
Opinion
Trade
Don't get too fixated on Trump's America. We trade much more with others
Our fascination with the US election is understandable. Why we pay much less attention to Asian politics and society is harder to fathom.
- by Matt Wade
Opinion
Qatar
Payne must ensure travellers have rights respected at Middle East airports
The internal examinations of Australian women at Doha airport was an absolute violation of their human rights and they deserve more than just an expression of regret.
- by The Herald's View
Opinion
Australian music
Turn the car around and go home: sport fans don't deserve music
Given nothing seems to please those who watch grand finals, the time may have come to withdraw their entertainment access.
- by Nathanael Cooper
Opinion
China's Spy Secrets
Why we should suspect China’s secret police are at work on our streets
Xi Jinping’s “Operation Fox Hunt” has been caught tracking down Chinese citizens living in the US. We have strong reasons to believe they are doing the same here.
- by Clive Hamilton
Analysis
Bledisloe Cup
Dreadful Wallabies drubbing proves Wellington was no more than false dawn
Australia were diabolical in a record-breaking loss to the All Blacks. It proved once and for all the draw in Wellington was a blip rather than a sign of things to come.
- by Sam Phillips
Opinion
Money Makeover
Income tax returns are due on Monday. Here are seven ways I minimise my tax
Tax deductibility reduces the cost of something by whatever marginal tax rate you would have otherwise paid on that money. You still incur a cost.
- by Jessica Irvine
Opinion
Home loans
Switching to fortnightly mortgage repayments can save you $48,000
The strategy requires you to find more money but is a way of psychologically tricking yourself into making overpayments.
- by Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
Opinion
Ask an expert
Complex granny flat plan has its drawbacks
If you build a property in someone else’s name, Centrelink would deem it to be gifting in excess of the limits and would count the gift for five years.
- by George Cochrane
Opinion
US election
Puppies, alcohol and bullet-proof vests: an anxious US readies for election storm
As the pandemic and US election collide, Americans are living in fear about what will happen post election.
- by Anne Summers
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
Ready for a rocket?: No one's laughing as a new Bonfire Night nears
The hundreds of deaths in aged care homes amount to a bonfire of problems not just for the Victorian government but the federal government too.
- by Tony Wright
Opinion
Childcare
'Why does no one care?': the tragic flaws in the childcare system
We trust our childcare services to provide the highest quality care. But as one traumatised family learned, our expectations aren't always met.
- by Julia Baird
Opinion
icare investigation
'Too much spin': icare board papers reveal business is a 'shambles'
The inner workings of scandal-ridden icare’s board read like an insiders club, where bad news was buried and directors were being spun by management.
- by Adele Ferguson
Opinion
MyCareer
COVID-deniers are still living in the Dark Ages
15th-century astronomer Copernicus came up against similar attitudes when he published his theory of the planets.
- by Jim Bright
Analysis
Secrets of War
Who knew, and who was responsible for alleged special forces atrocities in Afghanistan?
In the report by sociologist Samantha Crompvoets that is now four years old, but remarkably prescient, there is the outline of an answer.
- by Chris Masters and Nick McKenzie
Opinion
The Fitz Files
Bellamy is still barking – but you can't say it doesn't work
If you were wondering what makes Craig Bellamy such an outstanding coach - the final minutes of last Sunday's grand final can give you a glimpse.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Opinion
National security
Trump and China force Australia to secure its defence closer to home
Australia can no longer put all its faith in the US alliance as its best defence. It is turning to regional neighbours in what the Defence Minister calls "the most consequential realignment since World War II”.
- by Peter Hartcher
Opinion
Richmond
Adaptability key to Richmond dynasty
Richmond's unique achievement is to have continued winning premierships when changes to the game mean it shouldn't have.
- by Waleed Aly
Editorial
Climate policy
A call to arms on greenhouse gas emissions
The bushfire royal commission report shows that the time has come for the Prime Minister Scott Morrison to address global warming.
- The Age's View
Analysis
QLD Votes 2020
Labor talks COVID, while for LNP it's jobs and crime
Analysis of campaign media coverage lays bare the conflicting strategies of the major parties as Labor has sought to ensure a pandemic-focused election.
- by Conal Hanna
Opinion
Review
Wynne winners: Standout Indigenous works dominate in bushfire year
Surprisingly few landscape painters tackled the bushfires. But as Indigenous artists continue to dominate the Wynne Prize, there is some sideline grumbling.
- by John McDonald
Opinion
Spectrum
Act like a dog! A fine appearance can't make you morally superior
The human obsession with appearance is perplexing and shallow.
- by Richard Glover
Opinion
Bledisloe Cup
Team Rennie has the chance to end Wallabies' identity crisis
It’s been a long time since spectators can confidently (without swearing) finish the sentence that starts ‘The Wallabies are…’. The current crop can change that.
- by Malcolm Knox
Analysis
Please Explain podcast
Please Explain podcast: France reeling from terror attacks as COVID rages across Europe
In this episode, national editor Tory Maguire and Europe correspondent Bevan Shields discuss the COVID threat in Europe and the atrocities France has experienced overnight.
- by Tory Maguire
Opinion
US election
Toppling Trump: Grab 'em by the... selfie?
"Now that I have your attention": How celebrities are using the "thirst trap vote" to try and save American democracy.
- by Samantha Selinger-Morris
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
The world's largest economy was hit by a bus. It’s healing, but slowly.
To understand what the latest numbers on US gross domestic product are telling us, imagine you were spending the last two weeks of March in a hospital room with catastrophic injuries. Now you can move around a little bit, cut back on pain medication.
- by Neil Irwin
Opinion
US election
It's up to people power to mend a system that Trump has trashed
Historians looking back on this US election may see the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg as the critical turning point. Or they may see a reassertion of people power that even an activist judiciary could not overcome.
- by Chloe Ward and Emma Shortis
Opinion
Bills
Rise and fall: How the inflation dragon has been slayed
There’s been a fundamental shift in the factors bearing down on the economy – the implications of which we’re yet to fully realise, let alone fix.
- by Ross Gittins
Analysis
A Trump win is bad news for Big Tech break-up
The US technology giants are in for a reckoning irrespective of who wins the race to the White House, the only consideration is which administration hit them harder.
- by Supratim Adhikari
Opinion
Startups
Why cheaters at work suffer the most
The shame that follows dishonest behaviour has the power to rip teams apart.
- by James Adonis
Opinion
National security
The most powerful mandarin in our 'extended' security state
Home Affairs secretary Michael Pezzullo has advocated that the state must "embed itself invisibly" to defend its citizens. The liberal tradition might prefer the state derived its powers from the consent of the governed.
- by Brian Toohey
Opinion
Work therapy
How to maintain a quiet space in a chatty office
What can a company do to help people concentrate during a busy day?
- by Jonathan Rivett
Opinion
Political Leadership
Why Morrison needs to quickly fix the Liberal Party's gender imbalance
An analysis of women in politics that shows Labor has the edge. But it also shows things don't have to stay that way.
- by David Crowe
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
COVID-19 gap widens between Australia and the rest of the world
The news coming out of Europe and the United States is shocking. The graphs are startling. Don't count on travel beyond the Asia-Pacific region any time soon.
- by Michael Toole
Opinion
Australia
Fossil fuels are the new cigarettes - and sport must take a stand
Using sport to advertise cigarettes to children is unthinkable these days. But another cashed-up, unhealthy industry is taking its place. And the latest target is the State of Origin.
- by Belinda Noble
Opinion
Anti-corruption
Reasons for delaying an integrity commission are blatant nonsense
To stubbornly ignore the views of experts and enlightened parliamentarians is to place personal and party interests before the public interest.
- by Colleen Lewis
Analysis
State of Origin
PM tackles the NRL over Origin national anthem and forces a turnover
The NRL attempted to swing the ball wide to skirt controversy - but just ended up turned around by none other than the Prime Minister.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Analysis
AFL 2020
Richardson sacking raises questions of Bombers
Essendon's decision to sack Dan Richardson raises searching questions for chairman Paul Brasher's review of the club about other senior positions and direction.
- by Michael Gleeson
Analysis
China relations
An intolerant, divisive Australian image is damaging us in China
"The cameras in Beijing will form an opinion of us which is very different I think of the way we would want ourselves to be portrayed."
- by Eryk Bagshaw
Opinion
NRL 2020
How did South Sydney let Joseph Suaalii slip through their fingers?
Souths chief executive Blake Solly thinks he can run the NRL —then he missed out on signing the hottest talent in decades.
- by Andrew Webster
Opinion
Executive shake-up
The 11th hour coup: how Myer's board got rolled
Only hours before Myer's virtual annual meeting was set to begin, chairman Garry Hounsell had no choice but to be counted as a no-show.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Analysis
Please Explain podcast
Please Explain podcast: Presidential strategies differ as crunch-time nears
National editor Tory Maguire joins North America correspondent Matthew Knott to discuss the impact of vastly different presidential campaigns.
- by Tory Maguire
Opinion
Big four
ANZ's bad news day better than expected
A surprise element of the result has been the way customers have responded to the dire threats to their finances.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Analysis
US votes 2020
Trump's narrow - but not impossible - path to victory
If Donald Trump scores a second upset election victory next week, how will it happen? Two states hold the key: Florida and Pennsylvania.
- by Matthew Knott
Analysis
Global economy
'Hole is getting bigger': The grim economic reality facing Trump and Biden
The winner of the race for the White House will have millions of Americans struggling to get back to work because of a health crisis not seen in more than 100 years.
- by Jonnelle Marte
Opinion
World markets
Investors fearing a catastrophic market crash more than they have in years
The coronavirus crisis and the November election have driven fears of a major market crash to the highest levels in many years.
- by Robert J. Shiller
Analysis
IPO
The world's biggest float comes with question marks
Jack Ma's Ant Group is poised to break the record as the world's biggest float but faces many challenges that investors have to consider.
- by Matthew Field
Opinion
Aged care
A more humane, less costly solution for aged care: stay at home
The Netherlands, like Australia, had 7.5 per of its elderly people in residential aged care. Then it worked hard to cut that to 3 per cent.
- by Pru Goward
Opinion
US votes 2020
If Biden wins, he will not inherit a foreign policy crisis from Trump
Before Trump came 30 years of US foreign policy disorder and aggression - from Democrat as well as Republican presidents.
- by Timothy Lynch