Opinion

Perfectly imperfectEmbracing your inner secret superpowers

The qualities you see as flaws in yourself can take on a positive meaning when they stare back at you through your children, says columnist Paula Kuka.

Paula Kuka

The FerretGovernor Beazley tight-lipped about Perth ‘vision’

Kim “Bomber” Beazley has a vision for Perth. But he wouldn’t tell us about it.

Your SayReader letters: No, unions did not kill Holden

February 29: There are many people to blame for the demise of Holden, but the workers and their unions are not among them.

Hands offMeatless pies just hard to swallow

So Four’N Twenty want us to embrace their new meatless pies but I’m betting it won’t be long before they’re apologising for their corporate madness, writes Susie O’Brien.

Susie O'Brien

Virus falloutCoronavirus damage to economy is immeasurable

Australia can tackle Covid-19 if we show some faith in our authorities and health system but there’s no escaping that the economy will take a hit, writes James Campbell.

James Campbell

CartoonsBest of Mark Knight

Click here to see the latest Mark Knight cartoons that have appeared in the Herald Sun and Sunday Herald Sun.

Lucy CarneOur broken system is only perpetuating family violence

It seems unfathomable that someone with a DVO be given access to the most personal details of the person leaving them. Yet this is the system we force victims to try and survive in, writes Lucy Carne.

Lucy Carne

John RolfeDon’t rule out a surplus this financial year

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says there probably won’t be a surplus in 2019-20, with the coronavirus hitting economies around the world, but National Political Editor John Rolfe wouldn’t rule getting into the positive this financial year. Read why.

John Rolfe

Anna CaldwellWhy the Nationals want to go nuclear

With the target set for zero emissions by 2050, a parliamentary committee is set to challenge environmentally-minded pollies to consider adding atomic power to the mix, writes Anna Caldwell.

Anna Caldwell

Policy failureAnger of Bourke St victims’ families is justified

Families of the victims of James Gargasoulas have every right to condemn police after they failed to stop their loved ones from being “sacrificed”. Now the deep issues at the heart of Victoria Police have been revealed, writes Rita Panahi.

Rita Panahi

David Penberthy.Humans and animals aren’t equal — it’s that simple

Of course we should have respect for animals, great and small. But pretending as though they are equal to humans in all ways is a ridiculous and slippery slope, writes David Penberthy.

David Penberthy

Lucy CarnePauline Hanson is right. These things do happen

The One Nation leader has caused outrage with her comments about a father who burnt his family to death. But she is correct when she says “these things happen”, writes Lucy Carne. That is the sad reality of domestic violence.

Lucy Carne

David MillsWhy we need Mardi Gras more than ever

Since the passing of same sex marriage it’s easy to think that the fight for equality has been won. But a brutal NSW hate crime shows we still have so far to go, argues David Mills.

David Mills

Peter LawHow Ben Wyatt’s resignation offers WA Liberals hope

The resignation of WA Treasurer Ben Wyatt has offered Opposition Leader Liza Harvey a faint glimmer of hope ahead of the 2021 State election.

Peter LawState Political Editor

Test driveHow does the new Service SA centre rate?

The CBD’s new Service SA centre on Currie St is supposed to cut waiting times by 30 per cent. So we put it to the test – but does bureaucracy always find a way?

Miles Kemp

James MacsmithWhy do we keep ignoring toxic femininity?

Much has been made of the supposed toxic masculinity epidemic, but the female equivalent is just as real, just as dangerous, and just as rampant, as we’ve seen this week, writes James Macsmith.

James Macsmith

ClimateGreta’s mum makes world look mad for worshipping her

Greta Thunberg was in a dark place before becoming a global warming saint, but we should see her activism for what it is: self therapy, writes Andrew Bolt.

Andrew Bolt

Louise RobertsWhy we need more male teachers not female executives

While the NSW Department of Education’s aim to promote more women may seem noble, it presents a clear problem for the many children needing positive male role models, writes Louise Roberts.

Louise Roberts

Matt SmithSA senators MIA on submarine contract

Labor Leader Peter Malinauskas as well as Steven Marshall have every right to be angry after our Federal Senators bailed out on the state’s subs mission this week.

Matt Smith

OpinionLittle blocks and shops: What new planning laws have in store

Smaller housing blocks, shops allowed in quiet suburban streets, and lack of privacy. This is what councils are warning could come to a neighbourhood near you under a massive planning shake-up.

Renato Castello

Chris AlthausWhy you’ve got nothing to fear when it comes to 5G

As our rollout of the 5G network nears, we’ve seen a dramatic increase in scaremongering. But the evidence reveals the truth, Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association CEO Chris Althaus.

Chris Althaus

Dhuse ManogramDon’t cancel Tokyo Olympics — it’s the gender equality games

With coronavirus threatening the Tokyo Olympics, there is a significant reason why the 2020 games must go ahead: it will be the first in history with a near equal gender balance of competitors, writes Dhuse Manogram.

Dhuse Manogram

special forcesWhy we should all care about war crimes inquiry

The hard truth from an inquiry into suspected war crimes by our Special Forces in Afghanistan is that some of those we look to protect us may have betrayed us, writes Andrew Bolt.

Andrew Bolt

Mighty fallHow Weinstein was the ultimate virtue signaller

He was a seemingly progressive champion of women, a Leftist political advocate and celebrated by the elite for years. But Harvey Weinstein has been unmasked as the quintessential virtue signaller, writes Rita Panahi.

Rita Panahi