Opinion
Opinion
Murdoch family case
Anna Murdoch told me succession would bring heartbreak. How right she was
I interviewed Anna Murdoch after her marriage to Rupert ended. Now, 23 years later, her fears about succession tearing the family apart look remarkably prescient.
- by David Leser
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Housing crisis
By siding with the right the Greens are in a race to the bottom
I have observed Labor’s attempts to pass its housing legislation this week with growing anger. The Greens’ attempts at blackmailing the government betray their own voters.
- by Emma Dawson
Opinion
NRL 2024
Manly or Easts? Welcome to the NRL’s insoluble moral quandary
League needs hatred like Dracula needs blood, and Saturday night’s semi-final has something for everyone.
- by Malcolm Knox
Opinion
Victoria Police
In the days before cameras, these cops kept us safe in their own way
There is something that sets combatants apart from the rest of us.
- by Anson Cameron
Opinion
Real life
An isolated beach shack has finally made me feel like myself again
After being on call 24/7 for decades – kids, ageing parents, dogs – I feel like I’m exhaling after holding my breath for far too long.
- by Kate Halfpenny
Analysis
China relations
After murder of Japanese boy in China, Xi Jinping’s nationalism faces reckoning
With unrest mounting over China’s economic slowdown, the government is now grappling with online hatred spilling over into real life violence.
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World markets
Wall Street is primed to crumble if the Fed made a mistake
The start of a Fed rate-cutting cycle is a huge moment for the international financial system. Whether it has come too late remains to be seen.
- by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
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Australian economy
The key to happiness and economic prosperity? Growing rounder
Since the industrial revolution, we’ve fattened up our economy by pumping out products and consuming more. But there’s a way to grow outside the box.
- by Millie Muroi
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Horse racing
Four Corners sets sights on V’landys as inquiry fallout continues
You can judge a man by his enemies. The Racing NSW and ARLC boss has some influential ones circling him at the moment.
- by Andrew Webster
Opinion
Housing crisis
Why this is the housing fight Albanese had to have
Labor tried for an outcome on housing in the parliament, and got obstruction instead. It did not get the law it wanted, but it got the argument it needed.
- by David Crowe
Opinion
Scams
A scams bill that protects banks over victims is the biggest scam of all
Asking people who may have lost their life savings to wait for however long, at whatever cost, just for a shot at compensation doesn’t look like putting victims first.
- by Waleed Aly
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Column 8
Did the Father of Federation fill the bill?
And what drove Calwell to make sweeping reforms?
Strip searches should have ended years ago
Not only should those innocent people who were humiliated by being strip-searched be compensated, the police responsible for such actions should be charged.
Opinion
Insolvency
The company that time forgot: Lifting the lid on Tupperware’s demise
The most shocking aspect to the end of the storage container maker is that it lasted this long.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Analysis
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
‘The mission is clear’: Israeli generals in no doubt about next step against Hezbollah
In addition to exploding electronic devices, Israel has moved a powerful fighting force up of thousands of troops to the northern border.
- by Julia Frankel
Analysis
Interest rates
Bullock might have to change her tune after America’s big-bang rate cut
The US Federal Reserve has gone big with its rate cut – exposing the problems facing the Reserve Bank of Australia in its inflation fight.
- by Shane Wright
Editorial
Bullying
Charlotte’s heartbreaking final act is a wake-up call to end bullying
The apparent suicide of a 12-year-old girl has raised questions about an epidemic of bullying in schools.
- The Herald's View
Opinion
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Why did Israel choose 3.30pm on a weekday to detonate its explosive pagers?
With its explosive devices distributed to Hezbollah, Israel had the luxury of waiting for exactly the right moment to detonate them.
- by Rodger Shanahan
Opinion
Interest rates
How Trump could destroy the Fed’s grand plan
The Federal Reserve has started its rate-cutting cycle with a bang as it tries to help keep the US out of a recession. That plan could be derailed by November’s election.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Opinion
AFL 2024
A blessing and a curse: The pains of being a Port Adelaide supporter
Our club’s motto is literally: “We exist to win premierships.” It’s been way too long.
- by Vince Rugari
Opinion
AFL 2024
De Konings reunited? Why the Blues must pounce on this big Cat
If the Blues are to advance from pretenders to true premiership contenders, they must put all their resources towards luring Geelong defender Sam De Koning to Princes Park.
- by Kane Cornes
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AFL 2024
Welcome to Country at the footy is not the place to push personal views
As an ex-player who now listens to Welcome to Country in the same way as most of the population, I feel it is being overdone.
- by Mathew Stokes
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NRL 2024
Nicho Hynes is under pressure to deliver on the big stage, but here’s my simple message to him
The only way for the Sharks and their star player to prove the detractors wrong is to win a big game. But it doesn’t need to be a big fix for Hynes.
- by Andrew Johns
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NSW council elections
When life gives you Libertarians, you build a lemonade stand (with or without permission)
Got a development application? You’ll get a welcome carpet from the new wave of Libertarians elected to NSW councils.
- by Alexandra Smith
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US Votes 2024
As a red-state American, I’m asked one question in Australia more than any other
While the American political scene is very complex, there is, when it comes to this particular question, one overriding simple answer.
- by Bill Wyman
Opinion
Sunday Life
What my mother’s 80th birthday taught me about life
Because of my mum, I never arrive empty-handed, I treat heartache with a long walk, and the reason my house is tidy is because of a mantra she gave me.
- by Jo Stanley
Opinion
Social media
Social media helped me find my voice. It’s a shame others won’t have the same chance
The federal push to ban under-16s from social media would cut young people off from news sources and the ability to engage meaningfully in the political process.
- by Anjali Sharma
It’s so hard for schools to deal with bullying
It is easy to blame the specific school involved in the latest devastating bullying incident and ignore the fact that no school knows how to handle bullying
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Class action
Bad timing: Big business’ image tarnished by Harvey Norman class action
All it took was a class action lawsuit to put a kink in a nation-unifying call from the Business Council to cease and desist with business bashing.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Opinion
Alcohol
A school formal booze ban won’t stop pre-loaders (and that’s just the parents)
If parents can’t be trusted not to get drunk at a school event, their kids have bigger problems than can be solved by an alcohol ban.
- by Kerri Sackville
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Cash
The costly business of cash has to change
When debating surcharges imposed on people who pay with a card versus physical money, I’ve lost track of the number of times I’ve had to explain that cash is not free.
- by Shane Wright
Editorial
Deaths in custody
The crucial 23 minutes that could have saved Tammy Shipley’s life
Institutional neglect has been exposed in the unnecessary and lonely death of a troubled Aboriginal woman at Silverwater Women’s Correctional Centre.
- The Herald's View
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Hedge funds
Risk of flash crashes in markets is rising as Japan does its own thing
When the Federal Reserve Board cuts US interest rates this week, Japan’s will be the only major central bank moving in the other direction. That could lead to more turbulence.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Opinion
Gender equality
Cricket’s horror in indulging Afghanistan under Taliban must be stopped
Afghanistan must be banned from international cricket while the terror against women in the country continues.
- by Oliver Brown
Analysis
Australian soccer
Why the Matildas are at a crossroads
With a playing group in dire need of rejuvenation, it’s the right call by Football Australia to take its time with the appointment of a full-time successor to Tony Gustavsson.
- by Vince Rugari
Opinion
US Votes 2024
Hey Elon, assassination is hilarious, right? #duck!
Perhaps it was overkill to use X to complain that “no one was even trying” to shoot Joe Biden or Kamala Harris.
- by Michelle Cazzulino
Analysis
Social media
Instagram locks down teens: How the new feature will work
All teens using Instagram will automatically have strong restrictions applied, with the change expected to roll out over the next 60 days.
- by Tim Biggs
Opinion
Aged care
New aged care rules will leave most of us worse off as costs rise
Aged care – and who pays for it – will be redefined in “once in a generation” changes.
- by Rachel Lane
Opinion
Disability
The best thing our pollies have done in decades is also the worst
With the coming departure from politics of Bill Shorten, it’s time to talk about his former bouncing baby, and now obese adult.
- by Ross Gittins
Opinion
Investment tips
The misconception about investing that scares a lot of people
The challenge is that most people have a flawed understanding of “risk”.
- by Paridhi Jain
Opinion
Ask an expert
I have some Coles shares. Should I sell them before applying for the age pension?
If you feel the shares appear to have good long-term value your best strategy might be to hold them for the long term.
- by Noel Whittaker
Opinion
Investment tips
Seven things to talk about before you invest with friends and family
Ask yourself these questions to ensure everyone enjoys the proceeds and the relationship stays intact.
- by Helen Baker
Opinion
Cost of living
For young people, the great Australian dream now means leaving the country
Phnom Penh is a cool 50.1 per cent cheaper than Melbourne, Bangkok is 41.8 per cent cheaper, and Bali is 36.6 per cent more financially friendly. If you want to save, it’s time to get out of here.
- by Alexandra Koster
Science and climate policy are poles apart
Labor’s reluctance to include a climate trigger in environmental legislation implicitly acknowledges that evidence would rule out fossil fuel projects.
Editorial
Public transport
Timetable cuts foist the idea on train travellers that less is more
Less than a month after the opening of the transformative Sydney metro, authorities plan to cut peak hour services on key rail lines.
- The Herald's View
Albanese’s love affair with the big end of town is on the rocks
High inflation, elevated interest rates and a cost-of-living crisis have spawned a competition in Canberra over which party can produce the most populist policies. Now business is fighting back.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Opinion
US Votes 2024
Violence at home, violence abroad. Let’s stop pretending: This is the American way
The mistake we make in judging the US for its enduring problem with violence is not recognising this national attitude also spreads well beyond its borders.
- by Dr Emma Shortis
Of the 900 recommendations for struggling veterans, there is one that stands out
People are understandably cynical about the prospect of change. Veterans and their families have the right to ask what will be different about these latest recommendations.
- by Dr Alex Lim