Editorial
Editorial
UK
Britain on a knife-edge as Johnson navigates virus response
While Australians watch on with trepidation as Melbourne's surge of COVID-19 infections takes hold, in Britain the city of Leicester is its new hotspot epicentre.
- The Herald's View
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Construction
Job of restoring faith in the building industry has only begun
For too many apartment owners, their new homes have become a financial noose, turning their Australian dream into a nightmare.
- The Herald's View
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ADF
True leadership means not turning a blind eye to uncomfortable truths
The mettle of a leader can be measured by how uncomfortable truths about dark deeds within an organisation are dealt with.
- The Herald's View
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Coronavirus pandemic
Much-hyped contact-tracing app a terrible failure
Despite reassurances to the contrary, the rush to deploy the COVIDsafe app without proper testing almost certainly ensured its failure.
- The Herald's View
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FIFA Women's World Cup
Women's World Cup offers a chance to rekindle pre-COVID spirit
This could be the first major sporting competition after the pandemic is brought under control.
- The Herald's View
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Coronavirus pandemic
Qantas job cuts show danger of an economic hard landing
The federal government must wind back wage subsidies but replace them with public investment.
- The Herald's View
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Indigenous justice
What it will take to make Black Lives Matter
The controversy over the protests will pass. The focus now must be practical steps to end Indigenous disadvantage.
- The Herald's View
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Heydon controversy
High Court and Dyson Heydon have failed women
The #MeToo incidents involving former High Court judge Dyson Heydon are shocking because of his special role.
- The Herald's View
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Donald Trump
Preaching to the diverted: Tulsa dumps Trump
Row upon row of empty blue seats: that's what confronted US President Donald Trump at his return rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
- The Herald's View
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Coronavirus pandemic
Victoria shows we cannot let our guard drop on COVID-19
The increase in COVID-19 cases in Victoria, which has led to delays in the relaxation of lockdown laws in that state, should snap us all out of any complacency.
- The Herald's View
Opinion
Opinion
Don’t rob Peter to pay for Paul on uni places
The government is right to tackle the jobs crisis with increased university funding for courses that have strong job prospects, but it is wrong to target humanities.
- by The Herald's View