opinion

There’s little doubt as to why the Minerals Council of Australia (ably assisted by the Coalition and right-wing media) would spruik for nuclear energy in preference to renewable energy (Mike Seccombe, “ Nuclear confusion ”, August 19-25). Nuclear...

Mike Seccombe Getting to net zero can be done — more importantly, it must be done to avoid cooking the planet.

John Hewson As someone who has long advocated for relying on market forces whenever possible, it pains me to recognise that market failure has been a major feature of the emerging housing crisis. The failure is apparent in the context of a long-term shift by...

Chris Wallace Labor Party national conferences – Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has seen a few. He’s been going to them all his life. His attendance at this week’s three-day conference in Brisbane, which concludes today, will be as familiar as putting on an old...

Refugee policy is Labor’s quiet embarrassment. As much as possible, they would prefer not to talk about it. They know it is wrong but they don’t have the courage to fix it.

Jessica Rudd Put crudely, Australia’s economic prosperity is dependent on having more people who do more stuff. Herein lies the conundrum: the more reproductive we are, the less productive we can afford to be. The Productivity Commission is due to hand down its...