Robert Menzies
- Opinion
- Australian culture
Let’s rethink The Lucky Country. Australia’s fortune was never dumb luck
Donald Horne’s seminal book cast Australia as a mediocre country run by second-rate people. The truth is its brand of democracy has often led the world.
- Nick Bryant
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‘Lifters, not leaners’: Analysing 123 years of Australia’s budget speeches
We’ve used artificial intelligence to analyse one million words from 124 budget speeches from 40 treasurers since 1901. Here’s what we found.
- Shane Wright, Matt Malishev and The Visual Stories Team
- Opinion
- Anzac Day
John Curtin, Winston Churchill and the cable that changed the course of Australian history
During World War II, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill ordered Australian troops to defend Britain’s colonial interests. Australian leader John Curtin had other ideas.
- Peter FitzSimons
- Editorial
- Renting
Power to the renters: Demographic changes give them new clout
Little has been done to help tenants facing runaway rents in Sydney. But they may shape the future of politics in marginal seats.
- The Herald's View
Stairway to heaven started in gilded mansions
I am outraged that my taxpayer dollar contributes to these religious sects, with their long history of breaking up families (including my own) through their cruel doctrine of separation from the world.
Populate and perish
As a model, think of Kosciuszko National Park as the world, and the horses as humans. For the horses to continue to survive, the park has to be destroyed.
- Opinion
- Political leadership
Harold Holt got a pool, Curtin a pub. What does Morrison deserve for a memorial?
Australia has a rich tradition of remembering former prime ministers in inappropriate ways. We choose monuments that sit strangely at odds with the person they commemorate. For Scott Morrison, frankly, there are too many options.
- Michael McGirr
- Opinion
- Five Minutes with Fitz
John Laws scores our PMs out of 10
There’s no more familiar voice in Australian broadcasting than John Laws. Now almost 90 and still on the air, he has lost none of his characteristic alpha male belligerence.
- Peter FitzSimons
How the news has changed over seven decades
The Sun-Herald has been informing and entertaining our readers for 70 years. Here are some of the highlights of our coverage.
- Helen Pitt
- Updated
- Liberal Party
Liberals mourn ‘champion’ federal director Tony Eggleton
A key figure in the party over four decades, Eggleton was thrust into the national spotlight upon the disappearance of Harold Holt in 1967.
- David Crowe
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