Opinion
Editorial
Victorian Parliament
Voters care about integrity – the Andrews government should pay heed
He may be favourite to win the state election in November, but Daniel Andrews should not think that paying lip service to issues around integrity will satisfy Victorians.
- The Age's View
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UK
Independence? Now? Rebellious Scots should think again
There’s a fresh push for Scotland to leave the United Kingdom. But another Scottish independence referendum is no guaranteed success, and there are other reasons why it might be a bad idea.
- by Therese Raphael
Opinion
Trump's White House
Endgame nears for Trump as chaotic cadre unravels
The congressional hearings into the January 6 Capitol riots have revealed the full dangerous mayhem of the last days of Donald Trump’s presidency. And there’s more to come.
- by Bill Wyman
Analysis
Australian cricket
With next deal in sight, timing is everything in Seven’s latest crack at cricket
For all the friendly rhetoric last year, Seven never actually terminated the pre-discovery legal action first lodged in 2020 and Cricket Australia always reckoned Seven would likely return to the nuclear, legal option. Why? To save money, but also to wangle a better negotiating position for the next rights cycle that starts in 2024.
- by Daniel Brettig
Opinion
Mike Cannon-Brookes
Stranger things: Brookfield’s cover blown as battle for AGL takes thrilling turn
AGL, which regularly trawls its own share register, quickly found an unusually named new shareholder and smelt a rat.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Opinion
AI
We must not sleepwalk into mass surveillance
There are many legitimate uses of facial recognition, however left unregulated, the technology also poses a real threat.
- by Edward Santow
Opinion
Australian culture
Australians could learn from the Japanese way of being naked
When do we become one of those women in a public change room, who carelessly expose their naked bodies for all to see? Why do we feel such shame for being in our natural state?
- by Emma Sullivan
Opinion
Currencies
China’s long march towards world currency domination
China has added another plank to its ambition of eroding US dollar dominance within the global financial system while expanding its own influence in the Asia-Pacific region.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Analysis
NRL 2022
NRL round 16 previews: Experts analyse the head-to-head match-ups
All-Sydney and all-Queensland blockbusters on Friday and Saturday respectively headline the action as the NRL premiership resumes for round 16.
Opinion
Russia-Ukraine war
The dismal truth is that Putin is winning the economic war
Sanctions on Russia have put a rocket under energy and food prices. It’s become hard to know who they are damaging most - Russia or the West.
- by Jeremy Warner
Analysis
Australian cricket
Lyon’s five wickets in Galle all about celebration and redemption
Eleven years after claiming five wickets on debut in Galle, Nathan Lyon has repeated the performance in very different circumstances.
- by Malcolm Conn
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State of Origin
Andrew Johns: Matt Burton has the gift and cannot be dropped
There’s no space for Jack Wighton or Latrell Mitchell in Brad Fittler’s Origin side.
- by Andrew Johns
Opinion
CBD
Ardern banks on a stop at Docklands
The Kiwi PM will grace ANZ’s headquarters with her rock star presence.
- by Noel Towell and Kishor Napier-Raman
Opinion
Illness
Heaven help my heart – and my best friend’s too
As my bestie and I recently found out, middle-aged women are good at looking after other people – but we are not so great at advocating for ourselves.
- by Sharon Smith
Siblings planning ties highlight flaws in lobbying laws
The appointment of a planning minister whose brother is a lobbyist for major developers has raised concerns about potential conflict.
- by Catherine Williams
Opinion
Review
Baz Luhrmann films are all style and no substance
No one makes a splash quite like Baz. Trouble is, that splash is so shallow it barely breaks the surface.
- by Karl Quinn
Opinion
Census
Census exposes the forgotten Australians
Renters, single mothers, migrant workers. These groups form vast sections of our population, yet they continue to be overlooked by policymakers.
- by Osman Faruqi
Editorial
Political leadership
Outrage over crossbench staff cuts, but bluster on all sides
Voters have made it clear they have had enough of wrecking tactics in parliament, but the past few days hint at politics as usual.
- The Age's View
Analysis
Matildas
Matildas need change and it should start with Gustavsson
If the Matildas are to make something of the 2023 World Cup on home soil, a lot needs to change. After their Iberian trip, that might have to be their coach.
- by Dominic Bossi
Opinion
England rugby
Steady Eddie: Why Jones has stayed at the top of his game for decades
England’s head coach is a man with detractors as fierce as his disciples, but no one disputes that he is the most fascinating figure in world rugby.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Opinion
Fintech
Another one bites the dust: The neobank financial experiment that failed
The end of Volt is also a bit of a bloody nose for the regulator and its chair, who issued these three fintech lab rats with banking licences.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Opinion
Census
Not my tribe: Australians have turned their back on religion, but not on their faith
In Australia, traditionally, if you were Irish or Italian, you were Catholic. If you were English, you were Church of England. But Australians are breaking with this tribal link. We are less inclined to join any group. We are a more individualistic society.
- by Michael Jensen
Analysis
Wimbledon
Is this the end? Questions linger after Serena’s Wimbledon exit
It made for uncomfortable viewing, seeing the rusty seven-time champion a shadow of the player who has won 23 grand slam singles crowns.
- by Ossian Shine
Opinion
Russia-Ukraine war
Russia gets caught in messy financial web woven by the West
Russia has been forced into a default on its foreign debts. But it’s not because of its inability or unwillingness to pay them.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Analysis
NRL 2022
Matt Lodge arrives as a journeyman, not a star, at his latest NRL club
Trent Robinson will be hoping he has a bargain in Matt Lodge, who might be the right man at the right time at the right price for the struggling Roosters.
- by Phil Lutton
Can Solomon Lew keep shooting the lights out at Premier?
With inflation soaring and tough times on the horizon, can Solomon Lew’s Premier Investments, which has the likes of Smiggle and Peter Alexander in its stable, keep performing?
- by Dominic Powell
Analysis
Shares
‘Nothing to see here’: ASX-listed companies under-report climate risk
A study of ASX-listed companies on their sustainability reporting finds many are understating their climate change or other ESG risks, claiming there is ‘nothing to see here.’
- by John Collett
Opinion
Gender pay gap
Men: Talk less, smile more to help fix equality deficit
There’s only one reason why men get the big bucks and the bonuses, while women are overlooked. Men talk – a lot.
- by Jenna Price
CBD
City life
Albanese’s ministers hiring in all directions
The Labor government is slowly filling its offices with ministerial advisers, but it’s not all plain sailing.
- by Noel Towell and Kishor Napier-Raman
Opinion
Energy
Cheap power, net-zero emissions: with a commonsense plan we can have both
The truth is that the current energy crisis gripping Victoria is the result of years of mismanagement and politically motivated policy under the Andrews Labor government.
- by Matthew Guy
Analysis
Ethical investing
The green banking trend that could save you $6000
Worried about rising interest rates, record energy prices and worsening climate change? This loan product might help.
- by Charlotte Grieve
Editorial
Census
Census makes for a better Australia
The census data provides not just a fascinating snapshot of contemporary society, but an enormously rich source of information to help determine how the country is run.
- The Age's View
Analysis
AFL 2022
Tribunal’s new threshold: Four for Tom Stewart is a warning for everyone else
A three-match offence becomes four, and the AFL tribunal raises the bar on head-high contact by one notch.
- by Greg Baum
This is why people moved away from major parties
Age readers respond to the proposed cutting of staffers for the independents.
Opinion
ADF
China gives ADF leaders ‘great clarity’ about military challenges
Nothing focuses military minds like the prospect of war. Given the geopolitical unrest, the ADF’s reshuffled leadership will have to consider that eventuality.
- by Mick Ryan
Opinion
Census
Census results mean religions should stop getting special treatment
This census result is the first time that the number of Australians indicating a belief in Christianity is less than 50 per cent.
- by Heidi Nicholl
Analysis
Cryptocurrencies
Newbie investors suffer as market darlings lose lustre
The value of sharemarket portfolios held by many young people are seriously underwater, as their investments of choice – technology company shares and cryptocurrency – take a big hit.
- by John Collett
Opinion
Ethical investing
Ethical fund ‘transparency and trust paramount’
The financial regulator is stepping up efforts to rid the superannuation and fund management industries of so-called “greenwashing”, where claims to invest in an environmentally responsible manner often cannot be substantiated.
- by John Collett
Opinion
Census
Millennials take over the nest in a rapidly changing world
Far from being a smashed avo-loving, fast-fashion spending snowflake generation, it turns out that this generation are contributors, influencers and leaders.
- by Mark McCrindle
Editorial
Census
Snapshot of contemporary Australia highlights a generational shift
The census is not just a fascinating snapshot of contemporary Australian society, but an enormously rich source of information for governments and businesses
- The Herald's View
Opinion
City life
Southern Cross is grim, grimy and depressing. Melbourne deserves better
After moving out of Melbourne to a regional city, I’ve discovered the joys and delights of Southern Cross Station, of which there are none.
- by Emily Day
Opinion
Mergers & acquisitions
Why Australian salmon is such a tasty morsel for international buyers
Salmon is clearly protein’s new black and there is a corporate scramble to buy those producing it as the bid by Canada’s Cooke for ASX-listed Tasmanian group Tassal shows.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Opinion
Electricity
Power prices are going up: What can you do about it?
Big increases in your electricity bills are looming large next month. Here’s a quick guide to what you can do about it.
- by Joel Gibson
Opinion
WTA Tour
Pam Shriver: Revealing my abuse story helped me see just how serious it was
Tennis is working to eradicate inappropriate relationships between coaches and their players, but the issue won’t be fixed in one afternoon.
- by Pam Shriver
Opinion
Ask an expert
Stay the course with super salary sacrifice to snap up share bargains
By making extra superannuation contributions when the sharemarket is down, you are effectively buying assets at sale prices.
- by Noel Whittaker
Analysis
Australian rugby
The inconvenient truth at the heart of Eddie-Quade reunion
Both England and former Queensland coach Eddie Jones and Wallabies playmaker Quade Cooper have taken the long road to Saturday’s reunion at Perth’s Optus Stadium.
- by Wayne Smith
Editorial
Daniel Andrews
Premier’s strategic masterstroke leaves him flying solo
If it wasn’t always going to be about Daniel Andrews, it will be now.
- The Age's View
Opinion
Putin's Russia
Putin will be livid as Russia officially becomes an economic basket case
Russia just defaulted on its foreign debt for the first time in a century. While seen by some as merely a symbolic defeat, it leaves a sizeable dent in the country’s financial standing - and Vladimir Putin’s pride.
- by Ben Marlow
Opinion
Australian recession
How jobs will save us from a recession
Even in these “unprecedented” times, it’s not all doom and gloom on the economic front.
- by Jo Masters
Opinion
China relations
‘Disaster just around the corner’: Australia must not misread China’s deadly strategy
Australia and the West are continuing to miss the bigger picture about China’s imperialistic plans. Time is running out.
- by David Livingstone