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ScoMo’s China blues comes back to bite our beef sector

Fresh Chinese tariffs have handed beef producers like Gina Rinehart a fizzer of a New Year, but it may be good news for Aussie shoppers.

08.01.2026 3

Colin Kruger

The mood on Iran’s streets seems to be desperation rather than hope

This latest round of popular protest was triggered by a catastrophic collapse of the Iranian rial, which has lost more than 50 per cent of its...

08.01.2026 3

Kylie Moore-Gilbert

The tab for MPs living away from home in their own homes

Another long-held entitlement for federal politicians looks increasingly out of step with public expectations.

08.01.2026 3

The Herald&x27S View

Kellie Sloane can’t beat Minns next time. But she has a winning factor to spook him

The NSW Liberal leader has a strong team behind her, unlike Labor. After Minns, who will lead?

08.01.2026 3

Alexandra Smith

I know how to lower the road toll, but politicians aren’t listening

There are evidence-based methods for reducing deaths on roads. And then there’s political courage.

08.01.2026 3

Raphael Grzebieta

Webster saves the day, but Australia reject spin at their peril

Australia are not only reluctant to pick a full-time spin bowler, they are also reluctant to use the spin options they do have until pace is...

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Daniel Brettig

We have seen the future of English cricket. But why did it take so long?

Jacob Bethell, 22 and in just his 28th first-class match, showed his colleagues how to bat with maturity and intelligence. So why didn’t he play in...

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Malcolm Knox

Melburnians are friendlier than Sydneysiders – except when they drive

Merging in Melbourne is murder: as soon as you indicate, the car beside will almost always speed up to block you.

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Dan Kaufman

Why Trump’s Venezuela gambit will not change Beijing’s calculus on Taiwan

But it does give China a propaganda win to portray the US as the world’s rogue cop, while positioning itself as alternative global leader.

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Lisa Visentin

I didn’t realise at the time, but it was the last summer I would spend with my little brother

My childhood home abuts a forest reserve called Foxes Lair and I trawled its depths with Seva, my 11-year-old brother, spotting echidnas,...

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Lily Chan

Trump now has his very own oil empire

Having de facto control of the Western Hemisphere’s petroleum wealth is a geopolitical game changer.

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Javier Blas

Why would you work hard? All some kids have to do is sit and wait

I was raised with a feverish work ethic typical of Australian working-class families preparing their kids to survive and build independent lives....

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Alison Pennington

Populate and cherish, wonderful ideas for city’s growth

NSW and Sydney are at a crossroads. Five and a half million people call Sydney home and the NSW government estimates that number could top 6.3...

latest 7

The Herald&x27S View

The fumbling, bumbling moments that sum up England’s miserable summer holiday

Like some miserable holiday slideshow, back from when people were subjected to those things, day three of the fifth Test featured a montage of...

latest 7

Dan Walsh

Trump’s most evangelical warrior is having a come to Jesus moment

It seems that Marjorie Taylor Greene, once the darling of Donald Trump’s Make America Great Again movement and an avowed conspiracy theorist, has...

latest 6

Katy Hall

Four conditions set the scene for catastrophic fire conditions. So far, there’s only two

A weeklong heatwave is frying south-eastern Australia to a crisp and our many nervous conversations begin again: how bad will the bushfires be this...

latest 8

Mike Foley

Ruthless Smith shuts the door on England, and retirement

When Steve Smith walked to the middle of the SCG on day three, Australia still trailed England by 150 runs on first innings. It is true that the...

yesterday 10

Daniel Brettig

Captains maintain the rage as series meanders towards finish line

The Ashes captains, Steve Smith and Ben Stokes, were so expressive on Tuesday at the Sydney Cricket Ground that they formed two poles drawing the...

yesterday 10

Malcolm Knox

Looking for a better work-life balance? Start wearing a tie

I’ve recently embraced a simple wardrobe hack that’s unlocked a new level of work-life balance and made me feel more switched on in the office. I...

yesterday 10

Elias Visontay

Albanese, Wells no-shows at the SCG for McGrath Foundation high tea

Over the past two decades, Australian prime ministers have become reliable guests of the McGrath Foundation’s high tea, the high-powered annual...

yesterday 10

John Buckley

Trump’s dramatic show of force is an old-school move – and a risky one

Follow our live coverage of the Venezuela crisis here The night-time raid that ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro this weekend was the most...

yesterday 10

Michael Birnbaum

I wanted to hitchhike to Sydney. The pill-gobbling truckie had other ideas

This piece is part of a summer opinion series from our writers about a year of their youth when they had trying times. We’d been rolling up the...

yesterday 7

Tony Wright

The Greenland alarm is sounding. Europe needs to hear it

London: Denmark was worried about US intentions towards Greenland even before Donald Trump sent his troops and bombers into Venezuela over the...

yesterday 10

Marc Champion

Investment apps are everywhere. But who really holds your money?

Australian investors have been urged to double-check the ownership structure of their shares, with many having little understanding of who controls...

yesterday 10

Nina Hendy

Hawaiian shirts, shorts and cutting-edge weapons: A dive into the world of defence tech

Costa Mesa, California: “You want China to know that these types of things exist,” says Palmer Luckey, the sandal-wearing tech entrepreneur who co-...

yesterday 10

Chris Zappone

Call for e-bike green slips is worth considering

The popular rides of our lives have turned out to be the most lethal. Our love of SUVs, so-called tradie trucks and Fatboy e-bikes with top speeds...

yesterday 10

The Herald&x27S View

Trump takes out Maduro. But can the Democrats take out Trump?

There was no surprise in the attack that US President Donald Trump ordered to take out Nicolás Maduro, the dictator of Venezuela. Trump had...

yesterday 9

Bruce Wolpe

The three football options hovering over Lachie Neale as he deals with marriage breakdown

After Lachie Neale stepped down as Lions’ captain last Friday the immediate thought from a football perspective was what his marriage breakdown...

yesterday 9

Peter Ryan

Travis Head is the new Doug Walters – a folk hero the fans love

In the shadow of the ghost of the old Doug Walters Stand, Travis Head was forging irresistible parallels. Folk heroes have been an important...

previous day 10

Malcolm Knox

My editor rang me with urgent news. I hung up and cried in the street

This is the first piece in a summer opinion series from our writers about a year of their youth when they had trying times. The boss was on the...

previous day 30

Stephen Brook

What Venezuela tells us about Australia’s security

The image was confronting: Venezuela’s President, Nicolás Maduro, handcuffed aboard a United States warship, the USS Iwo Jima. It was a moment that...

previous day 10

Jennifer Parker

Groped on the dancefloor? No thanks, we’re Gen Z

It’s 2am on a Sunday, but the flashing lights, loud music and packed bar hide that. The floor is sticky, greasy even, and the smell is like a post-...

previous day 10

Siena Fagan

Head-scratcher: Should Australia persist with Jake Weatherald?

Jake Weatherald paused for a moment as England celebrated his lbw, then made the “T” sign for a review. Six weeks back on debut, Weatherald had...

previous day 20

Daniel Brettig

This is a warning to all world leaders who antagonise Trump

There is no legal difference between Russian President Vladimir Putin’s attack on Ukraine and US President Donald Trump’s attack on Venezuela. Both...

previous day 10

Geoffrey Robertson

Five scenarios for a post-Maduro Venezuela – and what they could signal to the wider region

Follow our live coverage of the unfolding situation in Venezuela here. The predawn US military operation that spirited Nicolás Maduro and his wife...

previous day 2

Robert Muggah

By refusing a royal commission, what is the ALP covering up?

Anthony Albanese is very good at politics. His judgment is almost always sound, both as a strategist and as a tactician. Nobody would accuse him of...

previous day 10

George Brandis

In claiming American strength, Trump also highlights weakness

Follow our live coverage of the unfolding situation in Venezuela here. Geneva: Nobody should be shedding any tears for Nicolás Maduro now that the...

sunday 20

David Crowe

Bradman loved spin bowling. He would hate the pace monotony of this Ashes

On match eve at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Australia’s assistant coach and decorated former spin bowler Daniel Vettori shrugged his shoulders, in a...

sunday 30

Daniel Brettig

This could be Trump’s Iraq, and Americans must ask: Is it what we voted for?

When it was pointed out to Donald Trump on Sunday (AEDT) that the US has a “mixed track record” when it comes to ousting dictators – which is...

sunday 20

Michael Koziol

Trump’s attack on Venezuela is a dangerous and illegal gambit

US President Donald Trump was elected partly on an “America First” platform, but his illegal and contrary military attack on Venezuela contains the...

sunday 3

The Herald&x27S View

Why the Sydney Test has dead rubber written all over it

The participants can deny it till they’re blue in the face, but there are telltale signs of a dead rubber at the end of a Test series. The players...

sunday 5

Malcolm Knox

The Ashes fifth Test day one recap: Buy the ticket, take the Harry Brook ride. Just imagine when he works out Test cricket

In a previous, thoroughly unproductive batting life, Harry Brook scored just 113 runs from 14 innings in Australia. The miserable run stemmed from...

sunday 4

Dan Walsh

De Minaur deflated after Ruud loss, but he’s been here before

It was a tough watch as Alex de Minaur walked into his press conference at 11.04pm on Saturday night. The Australian No.1 had just lost to Norway’s...

sunday 10

Billie Eder

Beware energy plans chosen by your retailer: This trickery is filching hundreds of millions

Do you look forward to renewing your annual energy plan? Do you diligently sift through the hundreds of plans on offer by the 50 or so retailers?...

sunday 20

Ted Woodley

Australia should not lie in bed with a shameless dictator like Trump

President Trump’s brazen attack on Venezuela has violated the most sacred rule of international law – the near-century old ban on use of military...

sunday 70

Ben Saul

The former bus driver who squeezed the life out of Latin America’s richest nation

Follow our live coverage of the unfolding situation in Venezuela here. Lima: Shortly after the death of Hugo Chavez in 2013, Nicolás Maduro, who...

sunday 2

Simeon Tegel

Royal commissions are often used to buy time, not create change

As public pressure mounts on the Albanese government to establish a royal commission into the killings at Bondi Beach, a familiar assumption has...

sunday 10

John Wallace

Google’s ‘chess master’ is working on AI’s killer app

You may have only recently heard about Demis Hassabis. He’s been named one of Time magazine’s “AI architects”, won a Nobel Prize for using the...

sunday 5

Parmy Olson

When I was behind bars, time stopped. But you could never hide from the new year

When you’re a prisoner time passes differently to life outside. Individual days drag by, but the relentless monotony of it all dulls your ability...

sunday 20

Kylie Moore-Gilbert

We’re a great nation. Let’s remind ourselves why that is

A new year column should look forwards and upwards. A new year column should above all contain hope. And as we begin this new year, one which will...

sunday 20

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ScoMo’s China blues comes back to bite our beef sector

Colin Kruger

The mood on Iran’s streets seems to be desperation rather than hope

Kylie Moore-Gilbert

The tab for MPs living away from home in their own homes

The Herald&x27S View

Kellie Sloane can’t beat Minns next time. But she has a winning factor to spook him

Alexandra Smith

I know how to lower the road toll, but politicians aren’t listening

Raphael Grzebieta

Webster saves the day, but Australia reject spin at their peril

Daniel Brettig

We have seen the future of English cricket. But why did it take so long?

Malcolm Knox

Melburnians are friendlier than Sydneysiders – except when they drive

Dan Kaufman

Why Trump’s Venezuela gambit will not change Beijing’s calculus on Taiwan

Lisa Visentin

I didn’t realise at the time, but it was the last summer I would spend with my little brother

Lily Chan

Trump now has his very own oil empire

Javier Blas

Why would you work hard? All some kids have to do is sit and wait

Alison Pennington

Populate and cherish, wonderful ideas for city’s growth

The Herald&x27S View

The fumbling, bumbling moments that sum up England’s miserable summer holiday

Dan Walsh

Trump’s most evangelical warrior is having a come to Jesus moment

Katy Hall

Four conditions set the scene for catastrophic fire conditions. So far, there’s only two

Mike Foley

Ruthless Smith shuts the door on England, and retirement

Daniel Brettig

Captains maintain the rage as series meanders towards finish line

Malcolm Knox

Looking for a better work-life balance? Start wearing a tie

Elias Visontay

Albanese, Wells no-shows at the SCG for McGrath Foundation high tea

John Buckley

Trump’s dramatic show of force is an old-school move – and a risky one

Michael Birnbaum

I wanted to hitchhike to Sydney. The pill-gobbling truckie had other ideas

Tony Wright

The Greenland alarm is sounding. Europe needs to hear it

Marc Champion

Investment apps are everywhere. But who really holds your money?

Nina Hendy

Hawaiian shirts, shorts and cutting-edge weapons: A dive into the world of defence tech

Chris Zappone

Call for e-bike green slips is worth considering

The Herald&x27S View

Trump takes out Maduro. But can the Democrats take out Trump?

Bruce Wolpe

The three football options hovering over Lachie Neale as he deals with marriage breakdown

Peter Ryan

Travis Head is the new Doug Walters – a folk hero the fans love

Malcolm Knox

My editor rang me with urgent news. I hung up and cried in the street

Stephen Brook

What Venezuela tells us about Australia’s security

Jennifer Parker

Groped on the dancefloor? No thanks, we’re Gen Z

Siena Fagan

Head-scratcher: Should Australia persist with Jake Weatherald?

Daniel Brettig

This is a warning to all world leaders who antagonise Trump

Geoffrey Robertson

Five scenarios for a post-Maduro Venezuela – and what they could signal to the wider region

Robert Muggah

By refusing a royal commission, what is the ALP covering up?

George Brandis

In claiming American strength, Trump also highlights weakness

David Crowe

Bradman loved spin bowling. He would hate the pace monotony of this Ashes

Daniel Brettig

This could be Trump’s Iraq, and Americans must ask: Is it what we voted for?