Editorial
Waving a flag for responsibility
Freedom of speech in a democracy carries responsibilities – not inciting violence or hatred upon one particular part of society must be one of those.
- by The Age's View
Latest
FIFO final could be fitting finish to vintage AFL season
The angst around interstate raiders has rightfully eased and now fans can enjoy one last taste of our great game.
- by The Age's View
Opinion
Crime
Easey Street arrest a credit to new technology and long-standing dedication
That this investigation was kept in motion through decades and may now finally deliver justice is proof of the progress in policing.
- by The Age's View
Opinion
Jacinta Allan
One year on, Premier Jacinta Allan must forge a new path
However much Allan may wish to draw a line between her government and that of Daniel Andrews, on a host of unresolved problems and failures, Allan herself is the point of continuity between that era and the one she is trying to establish as her own.
- by The Age's View
Editorial
Arts
Melbourne’s wait for Yesterday is a warning to all
Public art has a place in our state, but so, too, does accountability, and it’s time some rigour was put behind its commissioning.
- The Age's View
Editorial
ADF
Caution is needed, but war crime investigation delays are of concern
The Office of the Special Investigator needs to proceed carefully but every day that justice is delayed increases the chances that it will be denied.
- The Age's View
Editorial
Social media
Social media ban may be laudable, but it looks far from workable
Every effort should be made to tackle the corrosive effects of some social media content on young minds. But many of the plans hurdles look insurmountable.
- The Age's View
Editorial
International students
Student caps debate sits at crossroads of much bigger issues
The government would be wrong to think capping student numbers, by itself, will meaningfully address housing and immigration issues.
- The Age's View
Editorial
Development
Labor’s proposed planning changes are shortsighted and need a rethink
If, according to the government, every suburb and community is unique, why remove the necessity of councils to consider that uniqueness?
- The Age's View
Opinion
City of Melbourne
Voting, donations reform will make for better council elections
With October’s Melbourne City Council elections approaching, another troubling disconnect between the city and the wider metropolis has resurfaced: that between how voting works in the council and everywhere else in Victoria.
- by The Age's View
Editorial
Building Bad
The CFMEU’s crisis is of its own making. Administration may offer way out
The membership might be unhappy, but the union had lost its way and perhaps now it can make its way back to the core business of safety and wages.
- The Age's View
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