Opinion
‘Frustratingly depressing’: What is the root cause of our housing crisis?
Readers offer up ideas on how to fix the country’s housing problems, with many suggesting it’s time to put a lid on population and urban sprawl.
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FIFA Women's World Cup
It’s not just the Matildas. Why all women footballers deserve better pay
FIFA boss Gianni Infantino dismissed talk of pay equity on the eve of the World Cup. For how long can he remain silent?
- by Andrew Webster
Opinion
Property market
Why this young Green Turk troubles Albanese to the Max
They both hail from the Labor left, but Max Chandler-Mather is out to snare ALP votes for the Greens - and the housing crisis is fertile territory.
- by David Crowe
Opinion
Pop culture
Who do Barbie, Taylor Swift and the Matildas have in common? Us
I thought Netflix had killed shared cultural experiences, but the zeitgeist is back in a way unseen since Seinfeld, Jurassic Park and Patrick’s death.
- by Waleed Aly
Opinion
Sex & relationships
Romance isn’t quite dead in our house. We like to watch
In fact, romance is streaming episodically into our lounge room. Who needs to go out for date night?
- by Julie Power
Analysis
Wallabies
Crazy, courageous or just essential change: Deciphering the shock World Cup squad of Eddie Jones
Eddie Jones is full of surprises but dumping a number of senior players and naming the Wallabies’ least experienced World Cup squad in the professional era left many stunned.
- by Iain Payten
Editorial
Private schools
The Kings School goes for a row over headmaster’s jaunt
The idea of headmaster and his wife swanning off for tea and scones at Henley-on-Thames sits awkwardly beside sacrifices most parents make to send their children to the private school system.
- The Herald's View
Profits of rage: Don’t bank on earnings dissent changing anything
There is not much greater obscenity than the announcement of a $10 billion profit by an Australian bank, followed by the news that its executives have seen their pay packets soar.
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Aviation
The half-billon-dollar economic boost the government won’t let fly
What inflation-fighting government would take a position that promotes airfares remaining higher for longer?
- by Elizabeth Knight
Opinion
AFL 2023
If your club has fallen for this myth, they are in trouble
Don’t believe the rumours; the tagger lives. Sam Mitchell has used one to rejuvenate Hawthorn’s season, but Andrew McQualter has refused to follow suit, and that might cost him the Tigers coaching job.
- by Kane Cornes
Opinion
Trade wars
Higher and higher: America keeps raising its fence against China
Concerned about the transfer of know-how for military or intelligence-gathering applications, the Biden administration restricts investments by US firms in Chinese tech companies.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Opinion
Private banking
Despite 10 billion reasons to hate the banks, it’s not that simple
In these times of ‘greedflation’, businesses like the CBA have too much power to push up prices. But wages growth will outpace prices in the years ahead. You can bank on it.
- by Chris Richardson
Opinion
Wall Street
The fake meat fad has finally been exposed as a complete waste of money
Beyond Meat was supposed to be the poster child for the vegan movement but instead it risks becoming a symbol of the worst excesses of the cheap money era of the last decade.
- by Ben Marlow
Robotinho predicts Women’s World Cup quarter-final results
After another successful round of predictions, we once again turn to our resident AI football expert for a hint of what’s to come in the quarter-finals.
- by "Robotinho" and Mark Stehle
Editorial
Courts
Myths and stereotypes alive and well in NSW sexual assault trials
A new report has laid bare the trauma many sex assault victims feel in NSW courtrooms.
- The Herald's View
Opinion
Sunday Life
Gossiping is an activity we can all enjoy for free – and it’s good for us
Socialising lowers blood pressure, while bonding with others boosts the release of endorphins.
- by Kathy Lette
Opinion
NRL 2023
We know Schuster has brilliance, but Manly need so much more than that
The Sea Eagles five-eighth produced another highlight reel play last week – but his team need a marked improvement if they’re to squeeze into the finals.
- by Andrew Johns
Opinion
Public housing
Old churches could be the answer to our prayers for new housing
More than 2500 places of worship in NSW might be able to support social and affordable rental housing for communities in need.
- by Rob Stokes
Opinion
Public service
Do top public servants deserve $900,000 a year? The short answer is yes
Is it ever possible to rationalise extraordinary pay packets for a few at a time when so many Australians are struggling?
- by Kirstin Ferguson
Matildas pave a path to greatness for the future
The Matildas are not only moving forward in the World Cup, they are inspiring a generation of young people along the way.
Opinion
FIFA World Cup
Boy oh boy has the Women’s World Cup kicked the patriarchy
Staging global sporting events can’t conquer all of our social ills, but it does advance Australia as a nation.
- by Nick Bryant
Opinion
Earnings season
What keeps CBA’s boss awake at night? It isn’t stressed borrowers
Any board that ticks off a share buyback and a higher dividend payout ratio is sending a message that it is not concerned about the strength of its franchise.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Opinion
ICAC
I’m a Laborite, but I’m appalled ICAC felled three Liberal premiers
NSW is no better for the introduction of the ICAC 35 years ago. I didn’t like the idea then, and I still don’t.
- by Stephen Loosley
Opinion
China
China’s exports are crashing. Is this the end of the world’s factory?
A weak domestic economy and structural shifts in global trade since the pandemic have triggered a massive slump in China’s trade performance.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Opinion
FIFA Women's World Cup
Cattledog! Bradbury and Diamonds: Lessons for the Matildas against France
The Matildas are proving to be the perfect national team - but there are a few tricks they can learn from other Australian sports.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Opinion
Culture wars
Don’t mention the (culture) war. Even I’m shutting up
Listening to intolerance and fear rather than challenging it is easier said than done. But I’m trying.
- by Antoinette Lattouf
Analysis
NRL 2023
Expert breakdown of NRL round 24 matches
There’s just four rounds remaining in the regular season, and round 24 kicks off with Manly’s campaign going on the line when they face the NRL’s toughest test.
- by Christian Nicolussi, Dan Walsh and Adrian Proszenko
Analysis
US politics
Republicans hunt for Hunter Biden scandal big enough to sink Joe, save Trump
The danger is that ongoing ructions surrounding the Biden family will continue to be a headache for a president heading into an election.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Analysis
Commercial real estate
‘Recovery fragile’ but land sales show first green shoots
Land sales for new housing at greenfields estates across Melbourne and Geelong rose 13 per cent in the second quarter, ending a run of six straight quarterly declines. The median lot price also jumped 1.3 per cent to a record $385,000.
- by Stephen Miles
Opinion
Money psychology
Why the best money decisions don’t have to make financial sense
The point of life isn’t to make the most money. The point of money is to make the most of life.
- by Paridhi Jain
Analysis
Collectables
The ’70s and ’80s furniture back in fashion, and worth thousands
From today’s perspective, the late 1970s and early ’80s remain radical, pushing the boundaries of what furniture could be.
- by Stephen Crafti
Opinion
Ask an expert
I’ve been scammed by my broker, can I claim it as a tax loss?
When you fall victim to an investment scam, here’s what you can do.
- by Noel Whittaker
Opinion
Australian economy
The Greens could seize control on housing, and the PM didn’t see it coming
Australia is now less binary, more ternary, which bodes ill for our political duopoly if they continue to get it wrong on housing.
- by Tone Wheeler
Opinion
University
I’m starting to worry about Albanese and his government
This smart, well-intentioned Labor government is discovering that, just as in our dysfunctional university sector, some problems can only be solved by spending a lot of money.
- by Ross Gittins
Opinion
General insurance
Looming insurance crisis could make the GFC ‘look like a picnic’
If the blowout in insurance premiums – both here and overseas – is not dealt with soon, we could be forced to face a reckoning nobody is ready for, least of all the global economy.
- by Shane Wright
Analysis
Science
Superconductor or super-suss? The strange story of LK-99, the internet’s new scientific obsession
A South Korean team says it has found a new room-temperature superconductor, but does it stack up?
- by Liam Mannix
It’s not just their football skills that make the Matildas champions
The Matildas’ run through the home World Cup has led some readers to reverse a lifelong aversion to sport.
Editorial
Stuart Robert
Robert should face anti-corruption body over scrapped $191m software deal
Former cabinet minister Stuart Robert held multiple meetings with a tech company that won lucrative contracts to build a government payment system.
- The Herald's View
Snap Shot
AFL 2023
Will they do it again?: Will Day shows Hawks’ willingness to play the name game
The Hawks seem to have a name-based recruiting policy. The good news is it’s working a treat for them.
- by Peter Ryan
Analysis
FIFA Women's World Cup
The two words that prove the Matildas can go all the way at World Cup
We knew the Matildas prefer to play with their backs against the wall. What we didn’t know was if they could beat a team they should beat, and in the manner that good teams do? Their performance against Denmark answered that.
- by Vince Rugari
Opinion
Retail
Why taking the top job at Myer could be a career killer
Myer’s largest shareholder, Solomon Lew, is now the company’s kingmaker. And in this case, (John) King replacer.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Analysis
Payments
New digital ID methods could help stem scam losses
Industry bodies are hoping the introduction of new digital identification methods will stem the amount of money lost to scams.
- by John Collett
Opinion
Russia-Ukraine war
Vladimir Putin is getting a cash boost and the West needs to stop it
Surging oil prices are allowing Russia to generate more revenue to fund its war. It might be time for the West to step in.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Opinion
Parenting
Help! My school WhatsApp group is making me hate other parents
It’s not just the frequent pings. It’s the passive-aggressive nastiness. And anyone can be targeted – principals, teachers, and even volunteers.
- by Shona Hendley
Opinion
Aged care
How to fund aged care without plundering our super
Proposed solutions for funding aged care are plagued with issues. But there is one way we could solve the problem.
- by Noel Whittaker
Analysis
AFL 2023
This is not the selection dilemma Collingwood hoped to face
Collingwood could look to using old faces in fresh ways as they plan for a period without Nick Daicos.
- by Peter Ryan
Opinion
South China Sea
Why Putin is losing his war, and Xi is winning his
Putin chose to launch a kinetic war to expand his territory. Xi chose “grey zone” warfare – distinctly aggressive, but without firing a shot.
- by Peter Hartcher