Push needed to speed up electric cars
Federal and state governments need to do more to get electric cars on our roads.
The Age Editorials
Where did it go so wrong for Bernard Tomic?
We are witnessing a squandering of talent, one that may have been avoidable
The can of worms that is Brexit
The problems unleashed by Brexit have a long way to run.
The case for president Oprah
The appeal of the popular talk-show host lies in the contrasts with Donald Trump.
There is a problem with youth violence
In certain streets in certain suburbs, there are people who are scared of what might happen to them in their homes, cars and on the streets.
Records coming that we don't want to break
Globally, no year on record has been hotter than 2017 without the boost of an El Nino in the Pacific.
Trucks should be banned from the fast lane on all freeways
The nine-month trial of excluding trucks from the right-hand lane on Melbourne's Monash Freeway is an excellent idea
Trump's mastery of distraction on full display
While we have seen Teflon politicians in the past, few have ever managed to take scandal management to this level.
Complacency a killer on our beaches
So many drownings happen only a few hundred metres from the patrolled area.
Property price drop good news for most
It will give struggling first home buyers a foot in the door, particularly as investors lose interest and chase better returns elsewhere.
Lack of Trump envoy not a major concern
In assessing the US administration, we must also look beyond the US President's fist-shaking.
Iran unrest points to an enduring dream
Even if the ayatollahs manage to suppress this latest rising, the dream of a more democratic Iran will only be deferred, never extinguished.
We can do more to cut the road toll
Each fatality is a disaster at an individual, family and community level.
Force alone won't solve youth violence problem
The time for excuses is over and all-round solutions must be found.
We tax alcohol, pokies, smokes - sugar is long overdue
Here's a suggestion for our nation's parliamentarians that should sustain them for the full 12 months ahead: make this the year Canberra slaps a tax on sugar.
A new year's resolution that could save your life
Here's a question you're guaranteed to be asked at tonight's New Year's Eve party over a glass of wine and a snack – or several: "Made any new year's resolutions?"
The precarious balance between laws, rights and freedoms
The Institute of Public Affairs has done well to highlight the way new laws have been eroding the basic rights of Australians over the past 12 months.
There's no religious freedom in refusing to vote
There are many reasons why it was wrong for a court to excuse a man for not voting in the last federal election.
Echoes of Watergate in battle over Trump probe
In the days before Christmas a dangerous new tone crept into the political combat surrounding the investigation into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and suspected Russian efforts to influence the outcome of the 2016 presidential election.
A Boxing Day tradition well worth reviving
We could all think about an act of charity, or "boxing", today