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Nationals
Joycean antics show parliament needs new stream of consciousness
Footage of our former deputy prime minister lying on his back mumbling profanities will be replayed worldwide for years as shorthand for Australian politicians.
- The Herald's View
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Australian Border Force
Deep failings revealed in the operation of Australia’s gatekeepers
The failure by senior federal public servants to check the background of companies contracted to run Australia’s asylum seeker offshore program has ramifications far beyond our borders.
- The Herald's View
Give communities a chance to have their say on retail outlets
The arrival of a tobacco retailer in an inner west suburb has prompted a change to development application regulations.
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Australian culture
Let’s all get behind the Powerhouse Museum renovation
The clamour of voices raised in concern over the temporary closure of the Powerhouse Museum do themselves and Sydney’s cultural heritage a disservice.
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Industrial relations
New disconnect laws for workers could help, but also harm
New laws allowing employees to disconnect from the work are a reflection of how the digital age has blurred the lines between work and home, but the legislation has potential to both help and harm.
- The Herald's View
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Renewables
Joyce’s attack on renewable energy is low-rent politics
Barnaby Joyce’s rabble-rousing attack on renewable energy development as a “swindle” and wind turbines as “filth” is petulant and puerile.
- The Herald's View
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The Sydney Morning Herald
Few journalists have the trust of their readers quite like Ross Gittins
Economics editor Ross Gittins’ 50th anniversary at the Herald on Wednesday is a time to celebrate an Australian institution.
- The Herald's View
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Electric vehicles
Australia should no longer be a happy dumping ground for carmakers
The Albanese government’s move will ensure efficiency standards for new cars to reduce emissions by more than 60 per cent and force manufacturers to sell more electric and fuel-efficient vehicles or face penalties.
- The Herald's View
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City life
Treasurer’s San Francisco comparison is a wake-up call
The NSW treasurer is right to call for calm in the intensifying debate over density and also warn what is at stake.
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Crime
A decade too late, but NSW Police must change their pursuit policy now
The alarm was sounded in a coronial inquest in 2014, when pursuits were described as a “Russian roulette”. The statistics show it has only become worse.
- The Herald's View
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
The protest that brought shame to our city
The NSW Police say they have no evidence that protesters chanted “gas the Jews” at Sydney Opera House just days after the Hamas attack on Israel. But other antisemitic phrases were uttered, and must be condemned by all right-minded people.
- The Herald's View