Opinion
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Culture wars
Dave Chappelle’s comedy controversy is a stoush about power
As a jihad against cultural elites, Netflix special The Closer starts with low-value targets and works its way up.
- by Julie Szego
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Climate policy
Problems abound, but we could yet emerge as winners
The keys to making life in Australia better rather than worse are to face up to all the change being forced upon us, and to unite in finding fair solutions.
- by Ross Gittins
Opinion
Scott Morrison
Morrison is a man of the people but with no firm policy convictions
Turnbull had his Snowy Hydro 2.0 and Gillard her NDIS while this Prime Minister has an election win and a range of props.
- by Shaun Carney
Analysis
Travel tips
Airlines gear up, but how much will it cost?
Domestic and international airlines are gearing up for a flood of tourists, as well as thousands of people that have not travelled to see their families in almost two years, when borders re-open.
- by Emily Chantiri
Analysis
Home loans
Super-low fixed rate mortgage party looks over
Australia’s biggest banks are expecting a rise in their cost of funding within the next two years.
- by John Collett
Opinion
Aged care
The great dilemma: Who will look after mum or dad?
A good option is to move a parent into a community of connected like-minded people – either a traditional retirement village or one of the fast-growing lifestyle communities.
- by Noel Whittaker
Opinion
Household debt
How to get your post-pandemic finances back on track
Four ways to avoid a financial crisis and set you on the right path to become debt free.
- by Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
Analysis
Home loans
High-debt borrowers in regulatory crosshairs
The financial regulators are reaching into a toolkit that can have a powerful impact on the biggest asset class in Australia: the $9 trillion housing market.
- by Clancy Yeates
Analysis
Queensland Health
Queensland contact tracers may be overwhelmed with 1000 cases a day
Queensland modelling assumes contact tracers have a capacity for 100 new cases daily – a 10th of the number expected to swamp them when borders reopen.
- by Felicity Caldwell
Analysis
Science
Is media coverage of COVID-19 too negative?
Is it possible the news coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic has been too negative? Some curious research should at least make us consider the question.
- by Liam Mannix
Analysis
Richmond
From rescuing Tigers to RMIT Chancellor, who is Peggy O’Neal?
Peggy O’Neal - the first woman to be president of an AFL club - can see strong parallels between her new role as RMIT Chancellor and Richmond.
- by Jake Niall
Opinion
Property market
Want to improve housing affordability? Here’s the solution
The federal government should provide incentive payments to state and local governments prepared to reform their planning systems and build more housing.
- by Peter Tulip
Analysis
Streaming
With Voice Plan, Apple pays you to use only Siri for music
With Voice Plan, users can pay less for their music subscription if they’re willing to lock themselves in to Apple’s ecosystem.
- by Tim Biggs
The green wars: Nickel stoush between BHP and Andrew Forrest heats up
Copper and nickel are the new black of environmentally sought after commodities. BHP and Andrew Forrest are chasing one small Canadian company sitting on both.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Opinion
Live music
Emma, you brought us so much joy, like a veggie stir-fry with some soy
Yellow Wiggle Emma Watkins has announced she’s going to leave the popular children’s band, but her legacy will live long with her most devoted fans.
- by Niki Tolios
Opinion
Ask an expert
How to navigate super traps after partner’s death
Superannuation fund rules usually allow for a benefit to be taken partly as a lump sum and partly as a pension.
- by Noel Whittaker
Analysis
Please Explain podcast
Scott Morrison on the verge of locking in net zero by 2050 target
Chief political correspondent David Crowe joins Bianca Hall to discuss the Morrison government’s long and arduous path to net zero emissions by 2050.
- by Bianca Hall
Opinion
Global economy
China’s economy is cooling rapidly and Australia could feel the chill
China’s economy is confronting many challenges, some of its own making. How it deals with them will have flow-on effects to the rest of the world and, most particularly, Australia.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Analysis
Glasgow summit
How one US senator could sink Biden’s climate agenda and COP26
With Biden’s climate legislation at risk of collapse in Congress, the US President’s ability to deliver on his emissions reduction target is in serious doubt.
- by Matthew Knott
Analysis
Mergers & acquisitions
Pandemic boom: Wall Street’s biggest dealmakers have never been busier
The world is experiencing economic upheaval caused by the pandemic, trade disputes and geopolitical tension. And dealmakers at America’s biggest banks are the busiest they have ever been.
- by Lananh Nguyen
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
Opening up Sydney means freedom for some, but fear for others
As we cheerily reclaim our lives, spare a thought for those who will not be protected against COVID until we all are.
- by Lisa Lintern
Opinion
Inside China
Purges, a plot and the real reason why Xi Jinping might be afraid to leave China
There are credible reports of a foiled conspiracy against the Chinese leader.
- by Peter Hartcher
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
‘These are really sick people’: My week working on a Sydney COVID ward
The virus is abating - for now. But last month, it was all hands to the pump at my hospital.
- by Nicholas Wilcken
Opinion
Broadcast rights
TV reality: The uneasy relationship between the NRL and Nine as broadcast deal looms
There’s still a long way to go before a deal is struck for free-to-air rights.
- by Andrew Webster
Opinion
Australian cricket
Australian cricket must tap South Asian talent pipeline
There are nearly a million people of South Asian extraction in Australia. With the right leader at the helm of Cricket Australia, this precious resource could guarantee a strong future for the game.
- by Darshak Mehta
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City life
Choirmaster sorry over charity confusion
Jonathon Welch has cleared up the status of his Play It Forward music education project.
- by Stephen Brook and Samantha Hutchinson
Analysis
Political leadership
Eroding privacy: The murder of an MP could happen in Australia too
The murder of a British MP during a routine meeting with voters could happen in Australia, where MPs are increasingly worried about attacks.
- by Rob Harris
Analysis
Australian cricket
Forward-thinking Dodemaide a natural selection for Australia
Long-serving administrator Tony Dodemaide will provide a steadying hand alongside Justin Langer and George Bailey on the selection panel, but the 58-year-old is no cricket conservative.
- by Malcolm Conn
Opinion
Glasgow summit
Why I learnt to love the Queen and church in a hot minute
We need some higher powers to help us if Australia is to lift its climate action targets.
- by Jenna Price
Editorial
ABC
ABC complaints handling review is long overdue
The ABC has announced it will review - and not before time - the way it handles complaints from viewers.
- The Herald's View
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
Australia needs to step up as Papua New Guinea is hit by COVID
Papua New Guinea is experiencing a challenging COVID outbreak and steps need to be taken to combat vaccine misinformation in the country.
- by Hillary Mansour
Analysis
Please Explain podcast
What’s driving Norway’s electric vehicle revolution?
Europe correspondent Bevan Shields joins Bianca Hall to discuss Norway’s clean-car evolution.
- by Bianca Hall
Opinion
Inside China
China plays down contagion fears as clock ticks on Evergrande
China’s central bank insists the fallout from Evergrande’s looming collapse can be contained. That looks set to be tested this week.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
We need to talk about Christmas as Victoria opens up
Christmas will be a super-spreader event in any state living with the virus. So what do we need to do now to achieve a decent festive season without too much risk?
- by Tony Blakely and Nancy Baxter
Opinion
Climate policy
Climate’s shifted in Scott-land, but will real action follow?
The Morrison government’s apparent climate epiphany has been given the royal treatment in some quarters, but it may not shift the political dial enough to retain power.
- by Sean Kelly
Opinion
Political donations
I’ve raised millions for the Liberals, but donation rules must change
Political donations have been at the heart of many corruption investigations. While the existing system remains, this will not change.
- by Michael Yabsley
CBD
City life
Gaven wants Gavin for top job at ABC News
In the race to succeed Gaven Morris as ABC director of news, analysis and investigations, speculation in the first instance must fall on his protege Gavin Fang.
- by Stephen Brook and Samantha Hutchinson
Opinion
Nobel Prize
Nobel Prize winners make economics more useful, not a math parlour game
It turns out that, in economics, maths – like technology and much else – can be used for good or ill.
- by Ross Gittins
Analysis
Draft
All you need to know about the AFL draft points system
There are two elite father-son prospects this year, Nick Daicos and Sam Darcy. Here’s how the points system will deliver them to their clubs on draft night.
- by Michael Gleeson
Opinion
Anti-Semitism
A crucial step to fighting anti-Semitism
Scott Morrison’s pledge to embrace the definition of anti-Semitism as set out by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance will be welcomed by Jewish university students.
- by Josh Feldman
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
Even the most eager students have fears about going back to school
As schools resume face-to-face teaching, children may experience back-to-school anxieties. But there are parental strategies that can help.
- by Rachael Murrihy
Opinion
Life in Lockdown
Who are you going to be after we get out of lockdown?
Emerging back into society we’ve been presented with an opportunity few will ever have: we get to completely reinvent ourselves.
- by Alice Clarke
Opinion
The Everest
Luck’s a fortune for Nature Strip as Incentivise’s Cup runneth over
Nature Strip confirmed his world rating in a sprint mounting to greatness over the last five years, but Incentivise produced a performance ranked with the best in a staying test that goes back to 1879.
- by Max Presnell
Analysis
Energy
How do we tackle Australia’s burning problem before it burns us?
If Australia sets a ‘net zero by 2050’ target at COP26, it will likely be heralded as a major shift, but it’s unlikely to do anything to align us with that trajectory.
- by Ketan Joshi
Twitter might hate Jonathan Franzen, but serious readers love him
Like every good novelist, he’s a complicater. He insists that we’re all made from crooked timber, and there are no easy answers in life.
- by David Free
Opinion
Sunday Life
There’s only so much bandwidth in our brains and mine is full
This would be why I turned up to an appointment a whole 24 hours early, and why I’ve lost my wallet – inside my house.
- by Jo Stanley
Opinion
Climate policy
When bad news is good News: accepting climate change shouldn’t mean denying it will hurt jobs
It’s unclear who feels more betrayed by News Corp’s new Mission Zero campaign.
- by Parnell Palme McGuinness
Opinion
Five Minutes with Fitz
‘We just want our aircraft back in the air’: Alan Joyce on why prices won’t be sky-high when travel returns
And why asking passengers to be double jabbed is the right thing to do.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Analysis
ICC Men’s World Cup
Twenty20 World Cup guide: Big guns take aim at short-form showpiece
We take a look at the leading contenders to lift this year’s men’s Twenty20 World Cup.
- by Andrew Wu
Opinion
Arts
Forcing audiences into casinos to see theatre is just what Sydney doesn’t need
Sydney has a desperate lack of commercial theatre space. Putting new ones in casinos is not the answer.
- by Nathanael Cooper