Abbott’s divisive climate rhetoric must be stopped

Abbott’s divisive climate rhetoric must be stopped

Former PM Tony Abbott thinks that his divisive views on climate change “need to be repeated a little more”.

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Friend of Hawke was ambassador to the US,Indonesia and Israel

Friend of Hawke was ambassador to the US,Indonesia and Israel

As ambassador to Israel from 1972-1975,Rawdon Dalrymple managed the intense policy and consular demands of the Yom Kippur war.

  • byDennis Richardson
Governments need to take on powerful private schools lobby

Governments need to take on powerful private schools lobby

If past government decisions had been made

Bill Hayden,giant of the Labor Party and legend of the labour movement

Bill Hayden,giant of the Labor Party and legend of the labour movement

The former Labor leader and long-serving governor-general leaves a legacy of reform,including as one of the key architects of universal healthcare in Australia.

  • byTony Wright
Why my dad,Bob Hawke,would be rolling in his grave over the Voice

Why my dad,Bob Hawke,would be rolling in his grave over the Voice

This is what my father,Australia’s 23rd prime minister Robert James Lee Hawke,realised too late about some of the modern history of Australia. And it pained him deeply.

  • bySue Pieters-Hawke
How the news has changed over seven decades

How the news has changed over seven decades

The Sun-Herald has been informing and entertaining our readers for 70 years. Here are some of the highlights of our coverage.

  • byHelen Pitt
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‘I’d squirrel ’em away’:The Snickers stash on board Australia II’s America’s Cup win

‘I’d squirrel ’em away’:The Snickers stash on board Australia II’s America’s Cup win

Trimmer Skip Lissiman smuggled the chocolate bars on board for every race in Newport in 1983,and the rest of the crew tried in vain to find his secret hiding spots.

  • byEmma Kemp
The end of empire almost upended our careers (don’t tell the editor)
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The end of empire almost upended our careers (don’t tell the editor)

A 1991 meeting in Zimbabwe came at the end of the old world order,and soon,Bob Hawke’s political career. It also almost capsized the careers of two reporters.

  • byTony Wright
PM tells small business a Matildas public holiday would be a win

PM tells small business a Matildas public holiday would be a win

The decision is ultimately one for states and territories,but Albanese has backed giving Australians a day to celebrate if the Matildas win the World Cup.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos
The unsafe space that is the parliament of Australia
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The unsafe space that is the parliament of Australia

The men and women charged with legislating to make the environment of Australian workplaces safer,ludicrously,seem unable to get their own house in order.

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Wirth the wait:A moment of turbulence as Goyder anoints new Qantas boss

Wirth the wait:A moment of turbulence as Goyder anoints new Qantas boss

The airline chairman’s public anointment of Vanessa Hudson to replace Alan Joyce was going well,until an unfortunate slip-up.

  • byNoel Towell andKishor Napier-Raman