Editorial

"We are staying the course," Rio Australia chief Kellie Parker says of the company's culture change. (Alan Porritt/AAP PHOTOS)
Editorial

Rio Tinto must stay course against toxic culture backlash

EDITORIAL: Creating cultural change is really bloody hard. Rio Tinto is finding out just how much of a relentless, bruising slog it can be. 

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EDITORIAL: We don’t want to stop people from certain countries coming in, or to slam the gates shut altogether. We just want an end to the perceived free-for-all. 
Opinion

Cost of living drives alarm over immigration

EDITORIAL: We don’t want to stop people from certain countries coming in, or to slam the gates shut altogether. We just want an end to the perceived free-for-all. 

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Myer's Christmas windows is an annual tradition which has been held for almost seven decades. (Mal Fairclough/AAP PHOTOS)
Opinion
Hayley Sorensen

Protesters, get a job and leave Christmas alone

EDITORIAL: How on earth did something as inoffensive and innocent as a department store’s Christmas-themed window display find itself the target of pro-Palestine protests? 

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EDITORIAL: Misinformation and disinformation can have real, serious consequences. But the Government’s ill-thought-out misinformation Bill is not the way to deal with its threat. 
Opinion

Misinformation Bill an attack on free speech

EDITORIAL: Misinformation and disinformation can have real, serious consequences. But the Government’s ill-thought-out misinformation Bill is not the way to deal with its threat. 

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EDITORIAL: Donald Trump has given every indication that he will shift to another gear when he reclaims the Oval Office in January.  The only safe prediction is unpredictability. 
Opinion

Unpredictability the only certainty for Trump

EDITORIAL: Donald Trump has given every indication that he will shift to another gear when he reclaims the Oval Office in January.  The only safe prediction is unpredictability. 

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EDITORIAL: The dud nature reform must be put out of its misery.
Opinion

Dud nature reform must be put out of its misery

EDITORIAL: News that Labor’s flawed Nature Positive reform is on the brink of death should come as a relief to Australian business, as well as anyone with an interest in this country having a strong economy. 

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Private Richard Norden was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for acts of gallantry. (Supplied by Government House/AAP PHOTOS)
Opinion

Finally, Aussie hero receives the recognition he deserves

EDITORIAL: Finally, 56 years after his astonishing act of heroism, Private Richard Leslie Norden is getting the recognition he deserves. 

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EDITORIAL: While Albo’s headline-grabbing stunt may give the illusion of action, that’s all it is — an illusion. It will make little difference in helping to keep kids safe on social media. 
Opinion

Social ban an old man solution to a modern problem

EDITORIAL: While Albo’s headline-grabbing stunt may give the illusion of action, that’s all it is — an illusion. It will make little difference in helping to keep kids safe on social media. 

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
Editorial

Labor in danger of repeating democrats’ mistakes

EDITORIAL: If there’s one lesson for the Australian political class to take out of Donald Trump’s re-emergence, it’s this: stop with the distractions. 

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Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump dances after speaking at an election night watch party.
Editorial

Democrats to blame for Trump’s re-emergence

EDITORIAL: Here we go again. The re-election of Donald Trump as American president will be greeted by many Australians with apprehension and bafflement, no more so than in Canberra.

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The ABC has apologised to Defence troops for errors in a story about their conduct in Afghanistan. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)
Opinion

ABC’s doctored audio defence doesn’t stack up

EDITORIAL: The ABC’s errors in reporting on allegations of misconduct by Australian soldiers overseas go much deeper than this doctored audio saga. Sorry isn’t enough. 

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The challenge for whoever triumphs will be to keep the nation united, for the good of the entire world. Neither have so far shown they are capable of doing so. 
Opinion
Editorial

Challenges ahead for US, regardless of outcome

EDITORIAL: Whichever way the US election falls, it’s difficult to see an outcome that doesn’t result in an America more deeply divided than ever before.

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EDITORIAL: Regardless of their feelings about Pauline Hanson’s divisive brand of politics, Australians who believe in freedom of speech and the right to political expression should back her in this fight. 
Opinion
Editorial

Why Australians must defend the right to offend

EDITORIAL: Regardless of their feelings about Pauline Hanson’s divisive brand of politics, Australians who believe in freedom of speech and the right to political expression should back her in this fight. 

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While Kamala Harris has a narrow lead in the popular vote according to polls, a number of models have Republican candidate Trump on track to prevail in the all-important Electoral College.
Opinion
Editorial

American election looms as trade game changer

EDITORIAL: There’s a strong possibility Donald Trump will become the US President again. The impact of a change in administration would be huge. Not just for the US, but for the world. We need to be prepared.

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Analysts have questioned whether Jim Chalmers' 'inflation-busting' measures in his Budget may will sway RBA Governor Michele Bullock, right, on rate cuts.
Editorial
Editorial

Falling inflation is welcome, but the war isn’t over yet

EDITORIAL: Inflation has slowed, and that’s a good thing. But prices are continuing to rise, and thanks to our protracted inflation cycle, they’re doing so off a much higher base. 

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