The Herald's View
Since the Herald was first published in 1831, the editorial team has believed it important to express a considered view on the issues of the day for readers, always putting the public interest first.
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PwC tax scandal
PwC’s self-immolation prompts concern the fire has spread
A corrupt culture could permeate the outsourcing of federal government work to the consultant industry and we are powerless to prevent it
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Cars
Reign of the car must end if road toll is to be reduced
Australians enthusiastically continue to buy more new vehicles and build new freeways and tunnels but the stubborn road toll demands a change in thinking.
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Medicine
Online doctors cannot ‘tick and flick’ their patients
The impending decision by the Medical Board of Australia to ban online doctors from prescribing drugs to patients they have never spoken to is both welcome and necessary.
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Forestry
Native forest logging back in the spotlight in NSW after changes in Victoria
The future of the NSW logging industry is back in the spotlight after the Victorian government’s announcement last week to end native forest logging next year.
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South-East Asian economy
Modi visit marks a high point in Australia India relationship
A stronger alliance between India and Australia serves mutual economic and security interests.
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Indigenous Voice
Voice debate must not be pulled into vitriol
Given all that is at stake, it is sad that the war for the Voice will be so bitterly fought.
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Child abuse
Hardly a princely sum for victims of child abuse
King Charles should step in and fix the miserly compensation offer made to Australian child abuse victims of the Fairbridge Society.
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Property development
Stamp duty change is money for nothing for most
The Minns government’s move to lift the threshhold on stamp duty on a first home must be like a lottery win for some, but for most, the leg up into the housing market is a division four win at best.
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Forestry
Loggers get their way in proposed koala national park
The Minns government’s failure to immediately halt Forestry Corporation NSW plans to log the proposed Great Koala National Park on the Mid North Coast is a policy travesty.
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Police
Police commissioner caught in her own Webb
Police Commissioner Karen Webb has made herself the issue in the controversy surrounding the use of a Taser on a 95-year-old woman.
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National security
Chinese and Russian brinkmanship cut from the same cloth
The brinkmanship makes it increasingly difficult for Australia to chart a path between compromise and contest.
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