Opinion
Letters
Letters
Radical shake-up needed of rental market
Readers debate the pros and cons of investment in the housing market.
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Royalty
Get stuffed, Uncle Sam! Return Winnie-the-Pooh immediately
Queen Camilla this week gifted America a stuffed toy called Roo, to complete a set of Winnie-the-Pooh characters. But if Greece can take back the Elgin Marbles, surely Britain should reclaim Winnie and co.
- by Catherine Pepinster
Opinion
Pop culture
The ’80s are back, but should they be?
It’s 2026 but Tom Cruise, Madonna, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bon Jovi didn’t get the memo. I was an ’80s kid but I’m parking my BMX, OK?
- by Charles Purcell
Opinion
Middle East at war
Trump’s war has been a gift to an industry he detests
The US president would be furious at the unintended consequences of his war on Iran.
- by Jeremy Warner
Opinion
WordPlay
Believe it or not, I’m lost for a word
What do you call it when a thing is not really a thing?
- by David Astle
Echoes of Lindt inquest in Bondi inquiry: Security chiefs must accept scrutiny
In the case of Lindt, police fell into the trap of complacency. State and federal agencies must be open to criticism over the Bondi atrocity.
- by Deborah Snow
Opinion
Crime
Apparently crime in Melbourne is so bad people are fleeing to Queensland. Have fun up there
Veteran entertainment reporter Peter Ford this week fled to the Gold Coast because he said crime in Melbourne has gotten so bad. I have some news for you, Pete.
- by Kate Halfpenny
Opinion
LIV Golf Series
The Saudis used LIV Golf to try to win over Trump. The players were just rich pawns
The rebel golf tour sold itself as an attempt to reinvent the game. What will be its legacy?
- by Malcolm Knox
Opinion
Pop culture
This Mother’s Day, let’s be proud that at least we’re not Betty Draper
Watching mothers behaving badly reassures us we’re doing OK.
- by Sophie Quick
Opinion
Work therapy
My colleagues secretly mock my clothing choices. What can I do?
At the centre of this behaviour is an effort to maintain a hierarchy, and it’s one you should think carefully about being a part of.
- by Jonathan Rivett
Opinion
Tax reform
Housing isn’t just a young people problem. We know how this story ends
Intergenerational fairness is an issue for all of us. Our politicians need to act on it.
- by Millie Muroi
Opinion
On Background
‘My stuff-up’: Alan Kohler pulls out of political event
ABC finance presenter Alan Kohler, arguably Australia’s most experienced business journalist, was an unlikely headline speaker at a ticketed event in Melbourne.
- by Calum Jaspan
Opinion
Gas
Australians have had it with mining companies. A gas exports tax is inevitable
When One Nation voters strongly support a policy backed by the Greens, Labor’s rank-and-file and the likely future leader of the Liberal Party, it might not happen overnight, but it will happen.
- by Waleed Aly
Opinion
Federal budget
Can Albanese hold his nerve when the angry Boomers come for him?
Labor is expected to make some of its most ambitious tax changes in the federal budget. Baby Boomers will be among the big losers – and it’s a calculated gamble that most voters won’t care.
- by James Massola
Letters
Letters
Here’s to the hanky, long may it reign
A piece on the humble handkerchief has elicited myriad responses from readers.
Analysis
LIV Golf Series
LIV Golf is on the brink of collapse. What’s next for Cam Smith and the rebels?
LIV Golf stars, including Smith and several other Aussies, face uncertain futures and some tricky pathways back to other major tours.
- by Iain Payten
Opinion
Climate crisis
In a time of big shocks, Australians want bigger answers
Our research has found that people are pragmatic, especially about their energy choices. Politicians are the ones lagging.
- by Rebecca Huntley
Opinion
Sleep
Considering a sleep divorce? This Danish technique might just save your marriage
Couples who are not sleeping well have more anger and conflict in their relationships and worsened perceptions of relationship quality.
- by Lisa Martin
Analysis
Antisemitism royal commission
The key questions Virginia Bell wants ASIO, police and the government to answer
Bell’s interim report leaves many questions unanswered but makes clear she believes more could have been done to respond to surging antisemitism.
- by Matthew Knott
Opinion
Middle East at war
This oil shock will hit Asia harder than the 1970s
Europe’s oil demand never recovered from the shocks of the 1970s. If the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz doesn’t end soon, a dramatic transformation awaits in Asia.
- by David Fickling
Opinion
Supermarkets
Woolies launches charm offensive for customers as shareholders take a hit
Woolworths is love-bombing customers in a strategy to win market share and improve loyalty - at least in the near term.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Opinion
AI
Think twice: Five key rules for using AI at work
Every worker should define their own personal rules of engagement for how they choose to interact with this powerful new technology.
- by Tim Duggan
Opinion
AFL 2026
Called a snitch: Inside the case that blew up the AFL players’ code
I’ve experienced the AFL’s judiciary system from a couple of different perspectives. Bitter disappointment only arose once.
- by Wayne Campbell
Opinion
Federal Reserve
Trump will be furious as an old foe digs in his heels
Fed chair Jerome Powell has long been one of Donald Trump’s favourite targets. But he might have the last laugh after a historic move that will incense the president.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Tony Wright’s Column
Indigenous culture
My grandfather was told to offer Kitty Wallaby a meal. She rebuffed him with six words
Kitty Wallaby’s welcome to Tony Wright’s family was an act of grace and generosity. It is a message lost on far too many today.
- by Tony Wright
Opinion
NRL 2026
Everyone, even the Tigers, can win with Luai’s PNG move. Here’s who I would target next
I don’t think the PNG Chiefs could have landed a better marquee player to lead the NRL’s new franchise. Their next signings could set up a rugby league powerhouse.
- by Andrew Johns
Opinion
Middle East at war
Iran’s supreme leader has not been seen in months. For Trump’s sake, he better not be dead
The Islamic Republic has long featured multiple and competing centres of power, often played off against each other by the supreme leader in a chaotic yet effective strategy of divide and rule.
- by Kylie Moore-Gilbert
Opinion
Style
Hardly ground-breaking. What happened to the fashion in The Devil Wears Prada 2?
Even Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway can’t save this sequel from dated looks and flat handbags.
- by Damien Woolnough
Opinion
Victorian budget
Jacinta Allan has a strange plan to reduce debt. It involves spending even more
The Victorian premier has outlined the principles of Allanomics, a circular budgetary philosophy where there’s one antidote to excessive government spending.
- by Chip Le Grand
Letters
Letters
Australia needs to rethink its defence strategies
Readers cast a stern eye over the AUKUS submarine deal, and options put forward by the Coalition.
Analysis
Defamation
Rebel without a pause: The ‘truth teller’ and the celebrity silk duel
Subplots abound in the real-life drama of Rebel Wilson.
- by Harriet Alexander
Analysis
AFL 2026
Guerra was appointed last April. It didn’t take long for the Demons to get buyer’s remorse
Paul Guerra drove into the MCG’s underground car park at 7.30am on Tuesday. Everything about the day was normal – until it wasn’t.
- by Michael Gleeson
Opinion
Middle East at war
The next casualty of Trump’s war is already here
It is the coldest-known substance on Earth used in a number of crucial parts of the global economy. And we are running low.
- by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
Analysis
Inflation
Everyone’s getting mugged by inflation – and you’ve got one man to blame
If Donald Trump’s war against Iran had not started, inflation would be falling – not increasing. That’s the problem facing the Reserve Bank.
- by Shane Wright
Opinion
AFL 2026
Brad Hill had a hard conversation with Ross Lyon. This is why it’s good for the AFL
It showed me what can happen when people get on the front foot, don’t hide things and are prepared, as leaders, to be vulnerable.
- by Mathew Stokes
Analysis
Political leadership
Why One Nation candidate David Farley’s ‘political journey’ doesn’t add up
Pauline Hanson’s man in Farrer voiced support for independent Michelle Milthorpe at the last election. He didn’t stop there.
- by Rob Harris
Opinion
AI
Musk says he’s saving humanity as he battles Altman in court - but it may actually be xAI
Musk is playing up his role as AI’s - and indeed humanity’s - safety guard against a technology that “could kill us all”.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Opinion
Literature
If kids read The Twits and laugh, hairy-faced men will just have to cope
An academic fears Roald Dahl’s novel exposes children to violence, coercive power and stereotyping of men with beards. OK, but what if kids actually opened a book and couldn’t put it down?
- by Michelle Cazzulino
Opinion
Health
The humble hanky has fallen out of fashion. I am, single-handedly, bringing it back
A hanky contains multitudes. Or it can. An adept user with a thick cold can bestow it with six or eight emissions before it goes into the laundry at the end of the day.
- by Michael Bachelard
Opinion
Oil
Emiratis’ exit from OPEC will boost the flow of oil after the war
UAE’s defection will reduce the oil cartel’s influence over the global energy market and help make up for the billion barrels of oil lost because of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Analysis
King Charles III
King Charles just told Trump exactly what he needed to hear – but it may not be enough
The King used the power of the podium at the US Congress to deliver a clever message to the American people – but the US president is unlikely to listen.
- by David Crowe
Opinion
Superannuation
Forget the flowers: This Mother’s Day gift could net you $730k
This one decision could be worth more to your financial future than any bunch of service station carnations ever will be.
- by Melissa Browne
Opinion
Ask an expert
Our grandkids’ super accounts were frozen. How else can we invest for them?
Superannuation is a great way to save money while you’re working, but it’s less suitable for young children.
- by Noel Whittaker
Opinion
Trump's America
Trump told Americans to ‘do their own research’. Now they think the attacks on him are staged
Two popular theories now circulating in the MAGA-verse are that the 2024 assassination attempt against Trump was staged and that Trump is the literal Antichrist.
- by Melanie La'Brooy
Opinion
Climate policy
The fossil fuel industry is using the Iran war to undermine net zero
The war is like a Trojan horse – it’s being used by oil and gas producers to lobby for “energy security” and fight tax rises.
- by Ross Gittins
Opinion
NRL 2026
How speed killed the Bulldogs and the Storm
Melbourne and Canterbury built their games on defence – with plenty of success. But the expanded use of six-again set-restarts this season has left them exposed.
- by Neil Breen
Letters
Letters
Trump right to take on misogyny of Iran regime
Readers respond to conflict in the Middle East, a welcoming nation, bicycles on Sydney Road, and Donald’s ducking.
Editorial
Political leadership
Victoria’s public board appointments process must be examined
The numbers show it is well past time that the appointments process for public board spots was changed.
- The Age's View
Analysis
Healthcare
There’s a new nose-spray flu vaccine. Should your kids get it?
With flu season almost upon us, it’s time to get vaccinated. And for the first time, there’s more than one option available.
- by Liam Mannix
Opinion
Religion
Accused rapist Russell Brand has found God. If only he knew how to find Bible verses on live TV
The comedian turned conspiracy theorist turned born-again Christian was doing an interview with commentator Piers Morgan to promote a new book about his awakening when it all went off the rails.
- by Katy Hall