NewsBite

Editorial

Advertisement
Emergency waiting room at a hospital.

Who pays for COVID’s victims? Ultimately, we all do

Even if you do not care about the health of others, there is a self-interested reason to want fewer people spending months of their lives in private hospitals.

  • The Herald's View

Latest

Bill Shorten will leave politics on Monday.

The NDIS is Shorten’s legacy, and Labor’s problem

The NDIS may be one of modern Labor’s biggest reforms, but the unwieldy scheme has come at a big cost politicians will spend years wrangling.

  • The Herald's View
RTBU president Craig Turner and RTBU secretary Toby Warnes.

Rail union’s industrial bastardry must stop. Take the pay offer and get back to work

Militant union leaders must immediately drop the gun they have been holding to the head of every Sydney commuter for many months now.

  • The Herald's View
<p>

Sydney’s young people deserve to be heard – before we lose them for good

Sydney’s housing crisis is here and now – and the city’s young people don’t think they can wait much longer for large-scale solutions.

  • The Herald's View
**AFR FIRST USE** Generic gen23 exam test high school certificate education students testing hsc. Photographed at Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Snr Campus in Sydney on June 20, 2024. Photo: Dominic Lorrimer

Better oversight of HSC top achievers’ private coaching needed

Sydney’s estimated multimillion-dollar private tutoring industry is continuing to grow but a lack of regulation means its impact on the education system is difficult to assess. 

  • The Herald's View
Homeowners are left in the lurch when rectification orders are defied.

It’s time for the Building Commission to take a harder line on shoddy builders

Far too many Sydneysiders building and buying new homes are being left in the lurch.

  • The Herald's View
Advertisement
Sam Konstas had a debut for the ages on day one of the Boxing Day Test at the MCG.

Konstas dazzled on debut, but patience essential for such a young star

Not all of the 19-year-old’s innings will be as exciting, or productive, as on day one of the MCG Test, but selectors need to give him time to flourish.

  • The Herald's View
Digital health services and infection control will be boosted by the new funding.

Australia cannot afford to ignore these 1100 – or 13.4 million – women

Tackling medical misogyny is about ensuring the wellbeing of a population Australia cannot afford to lose. 

  • The Herald's View
Sunbakers and swimmers at Barangaroo ocean pool, 2023.

The sunburnt country turned things around. But it can’t stop now

Although Australia’s public health response to skin cancer risk should be celebrated, there are real and founded concerns that the gains made could be lost.

  • The Herald's View
Connect Global.

Probe into rehab centre welcome, but whole system needs review

The Herald believes there should be a broader inquiry into the use of private rehabilitation centres by the NSW justice system and an apparent lack of regulation in the field.

  • The Herald's View

Original URL: https://www.theage.com.au/topic/smh-editorial-1r6