Health problems in the US,and the repercussions

Health problems in the US,and the repercussions

Jacqueline Maley’s excellent analysis covers parts of the utterly broken system in the US that Luigi Mangione experienced in a failed healthcare system,

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Respect all public sector workers with a fair wage

Respect all public sector workers with a fair wage

Sydney’s rail network will be strangled by industrial action in the lead-up to New Year after the NSW government failed to strike a pay deal with the Rail Tram and Bus Union.

In defence of the middle ground on Gaza

In defence of the middle ground on Gaza

Rodger Shanahan perfectly sums up the disturbing nature of Middle East commentary,where “advocates press hard for their side without conceding any ground to the other”.

New ABC boss has a steep learning curve ahead of him

New ABC boss has a steep learning curve ahead of him

Marks should be given a chance to prove his critics wrong by recognising that the ABC is not a commercial outfit,but a public broadcaster dedicated to producing independent,trustworthy and quality programming to a diverse audience,regardless of class or political persuasion.

The heat is on

The heat is on

Omi Kumari and Ehsan Noroozinejad effectively identify the “latte line” as a climate division line. The low side of the line is effectively the Sydney Basin,whose main climate problem was once that it trapped smog – toxic leaded fuel pollution. Trees,shade and constructing buildings close so together that the sun does not reach ground level are urban responses developed long ago by humanity for hot climates.

Liberals’ ‘broad church’ has become a pervasive sect

Liberals’ ‘broad church’ has become a pervasive sect

Behind the Liberal banner,reasonableness has been steadily squeezed out and,with supreme irony,the breadth of its ranks has been shrivelled to exclude moderation,pragmatism,compromise and tolerance.

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Folly of Fission Impossible exposed by the fiscal facts

Folly of Fission Impossible exposed by the fiscal facts

I worked in the nuclear energy business in England in the 1960s and I have monitored disappointment after disappointment for the past 50 years.

No,the ABC has not lost its curiosity. But more of the same may not cut it

No,the ABC has not lost its curiosity. But more of the same may not cut it

Parnell Palme McGuinness is wrong about the ABC losing its curiosity But is its wealth of thought-provoking programs enough to stem the decline in audiences?

Booming solar industry will make nuclear power obsolete

Booming solar industry will make nuclear power obsolete

In 2023,China installed as much solar capacity as the entire world did in 2022.

Private schools are major financial players. Why aren’t they paying council rates?

Private schools are major financial players. Why aren’t they paying council rates?

Top fee-paying schools in North Sydney are significant users of local infrastructure. The time for them to be exempted from council rates has long gone.

Voters laboring under gutless government

Voters laboring under gutless government

Ross Gittins may well bemoan the “era of gutless government”,but perhaps he should direct his criticism to the people responsible,the electors of Australia.