The Herald's View
Since the Herald was first published in 1831, the editorial team has believed it important to express a considered view on the issues of the day for readers, always putting the public interest first.
Editorial
Cash economy
Cash is no longer king, but it pays to keep it around
Few among us would not have felt the sting of a surcharge for using debit and credit cards, but the cost of banknotes and coins is a real and growing concern.
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Social media
Social media giants must do more to protect Australians from scams
Cybersecurity experts have warned that our ability to identify scams may be compromised by more sophisticated techniques, including the use of AI and deepfakes.
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Vaccination
The US may ‘go wild’, but Australia must protect vaccination sentiment
As the US faces the possibility of health policy driven by an anti-vaxxer, Australia must tackle rising vaccine scepticism following the COVID-19 pandemic.
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HECS
Give them a break: Cutting student debt is a good investment
While Australians should contribute to the cost of their tertiary education, the current system has imposed an unreasonable burden on many young people.
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Sydney councils
Heritage must be balanced with amenity. And amenities
Sydney must be careful not to lose the benefit of the places we try to protect.
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Sustainable fashion
With 200,000 tonnes of clothes in landfill each year, rethink rather than return
The fashion industry can only do so much to reduce its climate impact without the support of its customers.
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Social media
A home-grown streaming giant should be a reason to celebrate
Kick markets itself as more permissive than Twitch, the industry’s dominant live-steaming site, and it appears unwilling to enforce basic standards
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Legal Cannabis
The medicinal cannabis business risks going up in smoke
There are legitimate reasons cannabis has been legalised for medicinal purposes, but the industry has serious questions to answer about regulation, medical ethics and risks to consumers.
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Royal no-show by Australian premiers is disrespectful and childish
While there might be millions of Australians who want a republic, the Australian Republic Movement is all but dead as a political force.
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Voice to parliament
Failure of all sides of politics to pick up the pieces after the Voice defeat is a national disgrace
It should not beyond our capacity to respect the referendum result but push on with other ways of helping Indigenous Australians.
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State Parliament
If a child is too young for TikTok, should they be strip-searched?
Premier Chris Minns is right to want to protect NSW’s children. But it is a failure of his government to ignore the harm occurring in interactions with police.
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