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Courts have to prioritise protecting women rather than their attackers

The death in jail of a man with a history of violence who was allowed back into the community to kill highlights failures in the law enforcement and...

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In our troubled times, Anzac Day has a profound meaning

This year’s Anzac Day takes place in a world that seems to be suffering collective amnesia about war after 80 years of relative peace.

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Trump shift on China tariffs only adds to the confusion he creates

US President Donald Trump’s ill-thought tariff polices look even sillier now he has floated lowering his 145 per cent tariffs on Chinese goods.

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Grand Sydney Central Station plans may not be so grand

Rezoning proposals to curb development at Central Station create more planning confusion.

22.04.2025 8

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Pope Francis battled entrenched interests to lift his church

The pontiff’s death at 88 leaves the Catholic Church at the crossroads of modernity and traditionalism.

21.04.2025 10

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We must honour Molly Ticehurst’s memory with action

We must honour Molly Ticehurst’s memory with action

Domestic violence never goes away but has taken a back seat this federal election.

20.04.2025 10

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Women are not second-class citizens: medical misogyny must end

Women are not second-class citizens: medical misogyny must end

The Herald’s reporting paints a damning picture of what women have to endure in seeking treatment and care in the medical system. Change must start...

18.04.2025 5

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Minns government must take control of Northern Beaches public hospital

Minns government must take control of Northern Beaches public hospital

An independent report by the NSW auditor-general has raised questions about a public hospital facility remaining at the controversial Northern Beaches...

17.04.2025 10

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The right to protest carries responsibilities

The right to protest carries responsibilities

Campaign security concern as prime minister ambushed by alt-right protesters at his supposedly secret overnight stop in Melbourne.

16.04.2025 4

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Liberal Party machine campaign is full of self harm

Liberal Party machine campaign is full of self harm

Liberal strategists are making it hard for Opposition Leader Peter Dutton to cut through.

15.04.2025 10

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Housing is the right problem but our leaders have the wrong policies

Opinion polls show housing affordability – for buyers and renters - is one of the biggest worries of Australian voters.

14.04.2025 10

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The crying shame of South Korea’s adoption scandal for Australia

Labor has promised an in-house investigation into Australia-Korea adoptions, but it needs the heft of a parliamentary inquiry.

11.04.2025 10

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Public’s right to know demands open justice and transparency in courts

An alleged serial rapist wanted the courts to allow him to remain anonymous. We did not.

10.04.2025 9

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Trump’s chaos makes an Australian inquiry into AUKUS common sense

Trump’s chaos makes an Australian inquiry into AUKUS common sense

An English parliamentary inquiry is investigating if AUKUS is on track.

09.04.2025 2

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A culture war over public and private schools fails everyone

A culture war over public and private schools fails everyone

The head of the NSW Education Department is wrong to question the existence of private schools and needs to get his own schools in order.

08.04.2025 20

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Restoring faith in building industry is vital for growing city

Restoring faith in building industry is vital for growing city

Building defects and unqualified construction workers are costing Sydney homeowners and taxpayers $700 million a year – even as development...

07.04.2025 9

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Mark Latham is like red wine: a stain that seems impossible to remove

Mark Latham is like red wine: a stain that seems impossible to remove

At 64, surely it is time for him to do the right thing and resign and put the people of NSW out of our collective pain.

06.04.2025 10

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Implementing NSW drug summit recommendations should not be delayed

Implementing NSW drug summit recommendations should not be delayed

The 2024 NSW drug summit has called for a shake-up of criminal justice and policing, and an end to the use of strip searches and sniffer detection...

04.04.2025 3

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ABC funding is hardly at the centre of voters’ priorities this election

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has again shown his propensity for being roped into arguing over niche issues.

02.04.2025 5

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Phantom issues and hiding details is no way to campaign

The two hip-pocket policies that opened the election campaign are not much to write home about.

31.03.2025 8

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After months in the doldrums, the government has its mojo back, right when it was really needed

Despite the good news in the latest Resolve Political Monitor, it is a strange world when Labor finds comfort in any poll that has its primary vote at...

30.03.2025 10

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Cost-of-living election campaign looms as long-term issues press in

The federal election is being fought on domestic issues, but it comes at a crucial moment for our country and the world.

28.03.2025 8

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Trump and co’s intransigence over breach sends bad Signal to the world

President Donald Trump’s attempt to sanitise the Signal chat scandal that has rocked the White House won’t wash.

27.03.2025 10

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Despite growth rate cut and best intentions, Australia’s NDIS remains an unsustainable program

The runaway costs of the National Disability Insurance Scheme need to be addressed as a matter of urgency, whoever wins the election.

26.03.2025 7

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Trump an ogre to Canada but an elephant in our polling booths

The shadow of the US president looms over both the Canadian and Australian elections.

24.03.2025 10

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Sydney’s night-time economy gets boost by going west

Kings Cross was Sydney’s entertainment capital but clubs and restaurants are spreading across the metropolitan area thanks to relaxation of old...

23.03.2025 10

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MP voices raised in protest or common sense should be hailed, not muted

Australian politicians have become increasingly intolerant of political dissent, but a difference of opinion helps build democracy.

20.03.2025 9

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Social media, bullies and the rise of youth crime in regional NSW

NSW Police Commissioner has announced a crackdown on the juvenile ringleaders who are changing the face of youth crime in NSW.

19.03.2025 10

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Politicians should not have power to cancel Australian citizenship

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s citizenship thought bubble stokes the politics of division.

18.03.2025 9

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The swimming carnival is nearly over and will cost lives

Royal Life Saving Australia said one in four Australian schools had abandoned the annual swimming carnival.

17.03.2025 9

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The streets of Western Australia are paved with GST gold

A wrong-headed GST deal to bail out Western Australia continues to skew the system.

14.03.2025 9

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A medical achievement gives us heart in these times of doom and gloom

Australian research has helped design an implant that acts as a bridge to keep a person alive while they wait for a donor heart transplant to become...

12.03.2025 5

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Biting your tongue on Trump will have no impact on tariffs

Tiptoeing around Donald Trump’s sensibilities is not going to have any effect on what he does about tariffs.

11.03.2025 9

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Black Hawks still grounded as floods engulf NSW and Queensland coasts

The two organisations charged with allowing two helicopters to join natural disaster relief efforts cannot seem to get their acts together.

10.03.2025 10

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The predator Mohamed Al-Fayed was aided and abetted by many

The disgraceful behaviour of the former owner of Harrods department story may constitute the world’s worst case of corporate sexual abuse.

09.03.2025 8

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The prime minister would be mad to call an election on Sunday or Monday

Labor had planned calling a federal election in the coming days but Prime Minister Anthony Albanese should delay pulling the trigger.

07.03.2025 20

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Why Labor is justified in breaking this election promise on poker machines

The statewide introduction of a cashless gaming card must be the guiding light of reform.

06.03.2025 5

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NSW’s most dangerous freed men need to receive equal treatment

A sexual sadist is set to be released from forensic hospital and it’s a reminder of what faces authorities monitoring the state’s most dangerous...

05.03.2025 9

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Comprehensive schools carry a disproportionate burden of disadvantage

The SMH Schools Summit 2025 will hear radical proposals for selective public schools and private schools to share the load of disadvantaged students.

04.03.2025 9

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New homes without new schools is shooting planning in the foot

The Minns government has shelved plans to build schools in the very suburbs it has earmarked for housing development.

03.03.2025 7

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These Sydney homes were supposed to be havens, not hellholes

A Herald investigation raises concerns about how we treat some of our most vulnerable citizens.

02.03.2025 10

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Visits by Chinese warships off the coast of Australia will be the new normal

The insouciant voyage by the Chinese around our waters must surely be the start of things to come.

28.02.2025 10

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The unguarded moment that has caused a painful reminder for Peter Dutton

A former NSW Liberal MP hoping to enter the federal parliament made a slip that unleashed the teal fundraising machine and opened a new flank in the...

27.02.2025 10

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New treatment required for dangerous inmates who like to reoffend

The arrest of the notorious North Shore Rapist has again focused attention on the porous and ineffective controls to keep the state’s high-risk...

26.02.2025 10

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Election spending promises are fine, but how will we pay for them?

The cost of living crisis is hurting everybody except the election promises of campaigning politicians.

25.02.2025 6

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As Trump and Putin advance their interests, the people of Ukraine suffer

Three years after Ukraine was invaded, the country stands at the edge of an abyss as Moscow and Washington circle.

24.02.2025 9

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Shameful state of taxi industry shows it is past time to protect customers

It is clear the industry has lost the public’s trust. Now governments must take swift, decisive action to fix the mess.

21.02.2025 10

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It’s Valentine’s Day and the rail union has broken Sydney commuters’ hearts

For workers and businesses, it was one to forget. Even the most sympathetic to the unions’ cause are tired of being used as bargaining chips.

14.02.2025 3

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It was meant to be the Opera House for fish. Instead, there’s something rotten in Blackwattle Bay

For five years, a stench has been growing around the damp squib that is the new Sydney Fish Market. Taxpayers should be tired of being on the hook.

13.02.2025 10

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Lattouf case raises questions about the ABC

Viewers expect ABC presenters and journalists to report without fear or favour. But to do that, staff must be assured their employer will back them.

12.02.2025 20

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