Credit:Illustration To submit a letter to The Age, email [email protected]. Please include your home address and telephone number. THE HUMANITIES Studying English is an essential, not a luxury I took an arts degree in English at the University of Melbourne, followed by a diploma of education in England. I spent my working life teaching English […]

FACE masks for staff in offices are "being considered", a Government minister has admitted. Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick said that making face masks mandatory "does have some benefit" as the list of places they must be worn has grown to try and stop the spread of coronavirus. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the […]

Protecting intact peatlands and restoring degraded ones are crucial steps if the world is to counter climate change, European researchers said Friday. In a study, they said peat bogs, wetlands that contain large amounts of carbon in the form of decaying vegetation that has built up over centuries, could help the world achieve climate goals […]

THE ground is shifting. This week, more than 12,000 scientists signed up to a courageous protest against current coronavirus policies. It has been spearheaded by three distinguished international scientists, including Oxford University’s Prof Sunetra Gupta. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates While our Government plans fresh lockdowns, they have […]

RICHMOND is London's new coronavirus hotspot – as cases rise across the city. The West London borough now has the highest infection rate in the capital, with 112.1 new cases per 100,00 people. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates However, this is still much lower than the high-risk areas […]

Eighty-eight people are hurt in South Korean towering inferno as rescue workers pluck residents from the roof of burning apartment block A huge fire engulfed the entirety of a tower block in the city of Ulsan on Thursday Firefighters battled the blaze, worsened by strong winds, for almost nine hours  Hundreds of residents were evacuated […]

President Trump on Thursday night criticized Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, while denouncing any “extreme violence” in America, hours after authorities arrested a number of militia members in the state who were plotting to kidnap her. Trump, writing on Twitter, said he expected Whitmer to thank him because the Justice Department helped arrest the plotters — […]

President Trump on Thursday night criticized Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, while denouncing any “extreme violence” in America, hours after authorities arrested a number of militia members in the state who were plotting to kidnap her. Trump, writing on Twitter, said he expected Whitmer to thank him because the Justice Department helped arrest the plotters — […]

We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. In September a message reading “down with party officials who live well by exploiting the people” was written on a marketplace fence in South Pyongan province, to the north of capital Pyongyang. As […]

The Internal Revenue Service taxes different kinds of income at different rates. Capital gains, such as profits from a stock sale, are generally taxed at a more favorable rate than your salary or wages. However, not all capital gains are treated equally. The tax rate can vary dramatically between short-term and long-term gains. Generating gains […]