‘We’re weird mob … we’re brilliant, but we can be frustrating’
‘We can reach great heights and yet be deeply disappointing … but I have seen Australians achieve amazing outcomes,’ writes former Governor-General David Hurley.
Opinion
Cosgrove: ‘Is civility dying in Australia?’
Is civility dying in Australia? Do you feel that in previous times, people were kinder, wiser, living in greater harmony? Australians need their leaders to help find it, writes Peter Cosgrove.
Why Twiggy still invests in Australia’s hard yakka
There is a growing pride in Australia’s ability to do anything it turns its mind to, and rightly so, writes Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest.
Jacinta Nampijinpa Price: ‘We all belong to this place equally’
My Indigenous heritage taught me we all belong. Regardless of race or heritage, resilience, courage and loyalty to each other and this place must endure, writes Jacinta Nampijinpa Price.
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‘Thieves’: Brutal backlash over bank’s $3 ‘highway robbery’
The Commonwealth Bank’s decision to add an extra fee to customers has sparked savage criticism. HAVE YOUR SAY
Why a new era awaits Trump’s presidency
When Donald Trump takes his oath in January, the president-elect will be stepping into a world that’s dramatically changed since his last time in office.
Shocking soldier suicides can no longer be ignored
With a permanent independent body to oversee the cultural and systemic changes needed to address the suicide rate among Defence personnel, the issue can never be ignored again.
‘Ferocious headwinds’: Can Albo avoid Harris’s fate?
Kamala Harris’s campaign chiefs were strangely fatalistic about the reasons for her defeat. Tom Minear argues Anthony Albanese is facing similarly perilous circumstances.
Wooley: Anniversary prompts reflections of power and beauty
An artist and a pollie both saw it in its original state, and just like Lake Pedder they are now gone … but their views live on, writes Charles Wooley
Lidia’s tanty proof we’re in a ‘societal crisis’
Anyone watching the antics in Canberra over the past couple of days will be astonished by some of the behaviour of people in the house. If this is how parliamentarians are behaving, Julie Cross writes, God help us.
Big clue Australia could dodge Trump tariffs
Donald Trump’s tariff threat sent shockwaves through Australia’s economy, but there is a glimmer of hope that we could avoid the worst of his trade attacks.
Penbo: Molly the Magpie’s biggest threat is flocks of feral stickybeaks
Just as the joyless bureaucrats back off, the owners of the beloved native bird face a new miserable twist, writes David Penberthy.
Bond: Ironic twist in Gen Alpha’s sudden climate shift
I don’t mean to gloat while people are suffering, but I saw this coming, writes Caleb Bond.
Penbo: Bizarre snub confirms Qantas is now a national joke
You’re not a national carrier if foreign airlines do a better job of serving Australians than you will, writes David Penberthy.
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