World War II
At Auschwitz, a solemn 80th anniversary ceremony is held amid global rise in antisemitism
Auschwitz survivors warned of the dangers of rising antisemitism, as world leaders gathered to mark 80 years since the Nazi German death camp was liberated.
- Rob Harris
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A house at Auschwitz opens its doors to a chilling past
The home of the death camp’s wartime commandant, Rudolf Höss, which was the subject of the Oscar-winning movie The Zone of Interest, will soon welcome visitors.
- Andrew Higgins
- Editorial
- Antisemitism
The anniversary that shows why the Holocaust must never be forgotten
New generations forget or do not know, but the dwindling number of Holocaust survivors can bear witness and remind us how close we may be to repeating the horror.
- The Herald's View
Eighty years after Auschwitz, survey reveals shocking lack of Holocaust awareness
Even in Germany, the Claims Conference survey found one in nine young people were unaware of the Holocaust, and a quarter could not name a concentration camp.
- Rob Harris
Hitler’s ‘English girlfriend’ says she was bullied by Goebbels because she didn’t like Mussolini
The revelation follows the discovery of secret diaries from British socialite Unity Mitford.
- Stephen Del
Flame trees’ fiery warning for tinderbox Aussie bush
The wildfires ravaging Los Angeles hold important lessons for Australia which, like California, has large forests of highly flammable (introduced) eucalypt trees, which are nicknamed “gasoline trees” in the US.
What drives Germany’s neo-Nazis? This masterful novel seeks answers
Bernhard Schlink took us inside the mind of an SS guard in The Reader. His latest work explores a modern country still shadowed by the past.
- Tom Ryan
The bank of nan and pop has undermined the fair go
Jordan Baker’s article about the growing ubiquity of the bank of nan and pop in the payment of school fees should make us very concerned about the direction our society has decided to follow.
- Editorial
- Property development
The Sydney street that prefers to keep homeless women sleeping in cars
Opposition to a planned social housing project that would help the needy is misplaced.
- The Herald's View
- Editorial
- Housing crisis
The more our housing crisis changes, the more it stays the same
Cabinet papers from the Howard government era show governments squibbed on reforms to solve the housing crisis – and governments continue to do so today.
- The Herald's View
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