Like you,I have spent this week weighed down by dread and sadness

Like you,I have spent this week weighed down by dread and sadness

We are living in very disturbing times and I appreciate much of this week’s news will also be extremely distressing for our readers.

  • byBevan Shields

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Our Opera House is a marvel,but would it be built today?

Our Opera House is a marvel,but would it be built today?

Australia’s favourite ‘house’ is turning 50 in a couple of weeks and the Herald has kicked off the celebrations.

  • byBevan Shields
The public has been dudded on a COVID-19 inquiry but the Herald is determined to keep pushing

The public has been dudded on a COVID-19 inquiry but the Herald is determined to keep pushing

The weak response from the prime minister sits uncomfortably with what his own Labor MPs were saying less than 18 months ago.

  • byBevan Shields
Wake-up calls,patriarchy and parking:hard questions at the Herald

Wake-up calls,patriarchy and parking:hard questions at the Herald

Reading a book about Eileen O’Shaughnessy,the “invisible” wife of George Orwell,has prompted an examination of what stories we cover,and what we might have missed.

  • byLiam Phelan
As we debate the Voice,I’ve been thinking about my late friend Michael

As we debate the Voice,I’ve been thinking about my late friend Michael

One of the journos I loved working with and learnt a lot from is no longer with us. But he’s been on my mind lately as we head towards the Voice referendum.

  • byBevan Shields
God help America. It’s in for a bumpy ride

God help America. It’s in for a bumpy ride

It’s hard to be surprised by US politics these days,but a 20-second moment during this week’s Republican presidential debate did stun me.

  • byBevan Shields
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Sydney’s rail network seems to be held together with sticky tape

Sydney’s rail network seems to be held together with sticky tape

Here we are again,mopping up after another embarrassing failure of Sydney’s rail network.

  • byBevan Shields
Why this fallen Star deserves a reprieve

Why this fallen Star deserves a reprieve

Forging ahead with a rushed tax hike that had the potential to shunt thousands of Sydney workers into unemployment made no sense.

  • byBevan Shields
It’s time to be bold on Metro West

It’s time to be bold on Metro West

As our political leaders debate whether the line should go ahead as planned,we should ask ourselves,do we want our city to be truly great?

  • byBevan Shields
Matildas prove themselves a team in every sense of the word

Matildas prove themselves a team in every sense of the word

An electric atmosphere has struck Sydney this week as the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup kicks off.

  • byBevan Shields
The one question troubling me most about the robo-debt disgrace

The one question troubling me most about the robo-debt disgrace

No-nonsense royal commissioner Catherine Holmes has done important forensic work.

  • byBevan Shields