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How Republicans trick Facebook, Twitter with claims of bias

How Republicans trick Facebook, Twitter with claims of bias

"Playing the ref" is an approach conservatives used for decades to encourage media companies to overcompensate, thereby boosting loud partisan voices.

  • by Nikki Usher

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ABC Radio is right to target new audiences – but not like this
Opinion
TV & radio

ABC Radio is right to target new audiences ? but not like this

Why does Aunty think we want FM-style banter and 'relatable content'?

  • by Michael Lallo
Band-Aid solution not enough to fix My Health Record
Opinion
Federal

Band-Aid solution not enough to fix My Health Record

Greg Hunt's very belated recognition of fundamental deficiencies in the design and implementation of a billion dollar e-health scheme is disquieting.

  • by Bruce Baer Arnold
Political courage gone to the dogs after switch on greyhound racing
Opinion
Sport

Political courage gone to the dogs after switch on greyhound racing

You want pathetic? I’ll give you pathetic.To go from planning to ban greyhound racing to putting public money towards keeping it alive is morally bankrupt.

  • by Peter FitzSimons
Trump's real Iran agenda: regime change on the cheap
Opinion
Middle East

Trump's real Iran agenda: regime change on the cheap

Iran's President had no choice but to reject Trump's offer to meet, after a week of hostile tit-for-tat on Twitter.

  • by Shahram Akbarzadeh
It's about time super funds came clean on climate
Opinion
Banking & finance

It's about time super funds came clean on climate

The superannuation industry should not be allowed to be opaque when it comes to managing major risks.

  • by Julien Vincent
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Illustration: Andrew Dyson
National

Health: On privacy, it's still let the buyer, us, beware

The government may have announced changes to the proposed My Health Record legislation, but readers are still wary.

I called off my wedding at the last minute
Opinion
Life & relationships

I called off my wedding at the last minute

You see it in movies a lot, but I did it.

  • by Thomas Mitchell
The government has only itself to blame for Super Saturday results
Opinion
National

The government has only itself to blame for Super Saturday results

There seems to me to be two main problems with interpreting the so-called Super Saturday byelections.

  • by John Warhurst
Fix the mess that's leaving schools dirty
Editorial
Victoria

Fix the mess that's leaving schools dirty

The Victorian government has sought to resolve a problem, but has merely turned a second-rate situation into a first-class stuff-up.

'Personal responsibility' not way to fix obesity crisis
Opinion
The economy

'Personal responsibility' not way to fix obesity crisis

I didn't just leave hospital with a beautiful baby boy - I took home an extra eight kilograms too. To lose it, I sat down with a calculator. But not everyone can do that.

  • by Jessica Irvine
Rio investors to reap $9.7b cash deluge
Opinion
Companies

Rio investors to reap $9.7b cash deluge

Rio has built a solid result but there are some uncertainties about the future.

  • by Stephen Bartholomeusz
The most common causes of death in Australia revealed
Analysis
National

The most common causes of death in Australia revealed

New data reveals the main reasons for death across Australia.

  • by Nigel Gladstone & Craig Butt
This algorithm says I'm aggressive, irresponsible and unattractive. But should we believe it?
Analysis
Technology

This algorithm says I'm aggressive, irresponsible and unattractive. But should we believe it?

The computer said I was 29 and unattractive. Then it said I was attractive and 24. The difference highlights the flaws in increasingly popular artificial intelligence systems.

  • by Ben Grubb
Australia's 'young optimists' deserting traditional TV, research says
Analysis
TV & radio

Australia's 'young optimists' deserting traditional TV, research says

Those same "young optimists" have been exposed as pay TV's fastest-growing demographic.

  • by Michael Idato
I was a regular Coles customer too - until today
Opinion
Sustainability

I was a regular Coles customer too - until today

I know you’re super sensitive about anything that might get in the way of a customer’s unimpeded pathway to the checkout. But your latest decision is wrong.

  • by Louise Williams
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Is it automatically better to be young?
Opinion
Health & wellness

Is it automatically better to be young?

One 63-year-old woman is delighted to learn that this is the decade in which she is living her best life.

  • by Debbie Horsfield
He won't admit it, but Turnbull knows Shorten has his number
Opinion
Federal

He won't admit it, but Turnbull knows Shorten has his number

If Malcolm Turnbull wants to win the next election, he needs to hit the Opposition Leader where it hurts.

  • by John Hewson
Russia may have just spread disinformation on Facebook. Where's Trump?
Opinion
North America

Russia may have just spread disinformation on Facebook. Where's Trump?

Strategy makes perfect sense, when Trump's entire 2016 campaign was built on backlash, against a black president and a changing America.

  • by Paul Waldman
'When will it end': Scott's plea to Bendigo Bank
Opinion
Banking & finance

'When will it end': Scott's plea to Bendigo Bank

Scott Gannon looks back on a decision to listen to his financial adviser with deep regret.

  • by Adele Ferguson
My plan's bigger than yours: Telcos in data fight to the death
Analysis
Companies

My plan's bigger than yours: Telcos in data fight to the death

The result produced by Vodafone for the six months to June signalled just how important the unlimited data plans are to gain new customers.

  • by Elizabeth Knight
Family warriors needed to Close the Gap
Opinion
National

Family warriors needed to Close the Gap

We need home-based heroes, family warriors, as they were in times past ? and still are in functional families.

  • by Ken Wyatt
Illustration: Michael Leunig
National

Cambodia: These gentle people have suffered enough

Readers discuss the recent election in Cambodia and Four Corners' program on it.

'Things need to change and they need to change now'
Opinion
Life & relationships

'Things need to change and they need to change now'

The words of Marie Laguerre, who was sexually and physically harassed in Paris, ring true for Australian women too.

  • by Jane Gilmore
Praise for Cambodia does us no service
Editorial
Asia

Praise for Cambodia does us no service

When a leading minister describes Cambodia as a "fast-paced and vibrant country with a stable economy" something important is being squandered.

Young people bearing the brunt of a weak economy
Opinion
The economy

Young people bearing the brunt of a weak economy

I look at today’s bright and bushy-tailed youngsters, just starting out in both markets, and don’t envy them one bit.

  • by Ross Gittins
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Western Derby 48: second clash of 2018 lacking firepower and fizzle
Analysis
AFL

Western Derby 48: second clash of 2018 lacking firepower and fizzle

It's hard to fathom that last time fierce AFL rivals West Coast and Fremantle met, the match was billed as the biggest game of football in the state's history.

  • by David Prestipino
Housework inequality is costing us more than we imagine
Opinion
Life & relationships

Housework inequality is costing us more than we imagine

Women are still doing, on average, seven more hours of housework a week than men.

  • by Susanne Legena
Unis must try harder at combating sexual assault on campus
Opinion
National

Unis must try harder at combating sexual assault on campus

The University of Sydney portal times out after 10 minutes, meaning that if a survivor takes a break from recounting her experiences to get a cup of tea, her story will be deleted.

  • by Anna Hush
Tights turned a $20k investment into a $2 million business
Analysis
Small business

Tights turned a $20k investment into a $2 million business

Having to wear men's shorts to exercise in when pregnant prompted Nadia Tucker and Stevie Angel to start Active Truth.

  • by Alexandra Cain
New stadiums won't be enough to win Sydney global events
Opinion
National

New stadiums won't be enough to win Sydney global events

No longer famous for its effervescence or local charm, our city’s name has become more synonymous with regulations, infringement notices and lockouts.

  • by Joseph O'Donoghue
Nine deal puts a dollar figure on a priceless commodity
Opinion
National

Nine deal puts a dollar figure on a priceless commodity

The media is engaged in producing something intangible ? culture. That’s why Nine’s paid a premium for Fairfax.

  • by Nicholas Stuart
Sacha Baron Cohen has outlived his usefulness
Opinion
National

Sacha Baron Cohen has outlived his usefulness

Watching the all-white audience hurling racist objections to a mosque proposal is no different from watching a Trump rally.

  • by Nicole Hemmer
Why 'mindfulness' matters for money management
Opinion
Planning & budgeting

Why 'mindfulness' matters for money management

When we feel financially empowered, we feel less stressed.

  • by Melissa Browne
Are you and I to blame for $8.7b a year in ‘missing’ revenue?
Opinion
Tax

Are you and I to blame for $8.7b a year in ‘missing’ revenue?

The Tax Office thinks there is $8.7 billion a year revenue missing because individuals over-claim on their tax returns. Is it right?

  • by Nassim Khadem
Giuliani just obliterated the goal posts on Trump-Russia collusion
Opinion
North America

Giuliani just obliterated the goal posts on Trump-Russia collusion

"I don't even know if that's a crime," the President's lawyer and spokesman said in a baffling round of US morning show interviews.

  • by Aaron Blake
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National

Migration and racism: Surely, it is possible to have a rational dialogue

The place of migration in society has caused readers to respond.

The fashion world says pubic hair is back
Opinion
Life & relationships

The fashion world says pubic hair is back

This is 2018, folks! We’re allowed to have pubic hair now! Could you have ever imagined we’d reach such an incredible state of liberation?

  • by Clementine Ford
Just not cricket: The hypocrisy behind Angela Williamson's sacking
Opinion
National

Just not cricket: The hypocrisy behind Angela Williamson's sacking

Cricket Australia’s got some explaining to do. And probably a hefty damages bill to pay out when Angela Williamson’s lawyers have finished paddling them with a Gray Nicolls Viper.

  • by John Birmingham
'I'm pushing 50, so why was I freaking out?'
Opinion
Life & relationships

'I'm pushing 50, so why was I freaking out?'

Our parents are our touchstones, our anchors, which is why it's so hard to imagine life without them, no matter how old you are.

  • by Kerri Sackville
Big data backlash: Consumers wise up to Facebook, Twitter
Opinion
Consumer affairs

Big data backlash: Consumers wise up to Facebook, Twitter

Social network user bases are flat-lining as consumers and governments respond to data privacy and fake news concerns.

  • by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Call on energy plan a test of Shorten's integrity
Editorial
National

Call on energy plan a test of Shorten's integrity

Bill Shorten is being forced by circumstance to show whether he actually has got the message on national interest.

Cancer and the comfort of strangers
Opinion
National

Cancer and the comfort of strangers

The oddest thing about a cancer diagnosis is the unexpected and random things people say.?And do. Particularly new cancer inductees.

  • by Virginia Haussegger
George Michael mural divides community
Opinion
National

George Michael mural divides community

A mural depicting George Michael as a saint was not intended to hurt religious beliefs

  • by Nicholas Stewart
Eagles face nervous wait on ladder spot after round 23 schedule released
Analysis
AFL

Eagles face nervous wait on ladder spot after round 23 schedule released

West Coast fans may need to wait until the final day of the regular home and away season to know if their team has secured a coveted top-two position on the AFL ladder.

  • by David Prestipino
The Jack Bird conundrum facing the Broncos
Analysis
NRL

The Jack Bird conundrum facing the Broncos

The high-priced purchase continues to have health issues as debate begins about where he fits in at a club stacked with young talent.

  • by Phil Lutton
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Executive carnage: Telstra losing talent at precisely the wrong time
Opinion
Companies

Executive carnage: Telstra losing talent at precisely the wrong time

Telstra's latest changes have a "shifting the deck chairs on the Titanic" feel to them.

  • by Elizabeth Knight
'Liberal rorts': Merlino should put up or shut up
Analysis
Victoria

'Liberal rorts': Merlino should put up or shut up

If the Deputy Premier is so sure the Coalition rorted the system, then show us the evidence.

  • by Noel Towell
Focus on policies and end the bear-pit debate
Opinion
National

Focus on policies and end the bear-pit debate

Time to raise the level of debate

Why so much money is wasted on the wrong infrastructure
Opinion
The economy

Why so much money is wasted on the wrong infrastructure

This is one area where politicians still get to play Santa Claus and nobody will admit mistakes.

  • by Ross Gittins