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Riddle of the Roosters: Why does the NRL’s most talented team fluctuate so wildly?

Riddle of the Roosters: Why does the NRL’s most talented team fluctuate so wildly?

The Roosters have arguably the best roster in the competition, yet they can swing wildly from Harlem Globetrotters to Washington Generals – often...

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WA Today

Dan Walsh

I told my colleagues their project was terrible. Should I have kept quiet?

I told my colleagues their project was terrible. Should I have kept quiet?

There’s something laughable about excitedly asking for someone’s true opinion and then instantly rejecting it.

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The Age

Jonathan Rivett

Businesses say higher wages will lead to higher prices. Be suspicious

Businesses say higher wages will lead to higher prices. Be suspicious

The 4.75 per cent minimum wage increase is unlikely to flow through to higher prices as much as businesses warn. It might even be the key to keeping...

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The Age

Millie Muroi

Drug reform law should not make roads more dangerous

Drug reform law should not make roads more dangerous

Reform to clarify the position on driving and medically prescribed cannabis is likely to meet road blocks.

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The Sydney Morning Herald

The Herald's View

The big, unspoken issue that drives our strong feelings about second-hand submarines

The big, unspoken issue that drives our strong feelings about second-hand submarines

There is a fundamental frustration that AUKUS seems to be something that just happened. We woke up one morning and there it was. A surprise to the...

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Brisbane Times

Waleed Aly

Businesses say higher wages will lead to higher prices. Be suspicious

Businesses say higher wages will lead to higher prices. Be suspicious

The 4.75 per cent minimum wage increase is unlikely to flow through to higher prices as much as businesses warn. It might even be the key to keeping...

9

Brisbane Times

Millie Muroi

Businesses say higher wages will lead to higher prices. Be suspicious

Businesses say higher wages will lead to higher prices. Be suspicious

The 4.75 per cent minimum wage increase is unlikely to flow through to higher prices as much as businesses warn. It might even be the key to keeping...

8

WA Today

Millie Muroi

The big, unspoken issue that drives our strong feelings about second-hand submarines

The big, unspoken issue that drives our strong feelings about second-hand submarines

There is a fundamental frustration that AUKUS seems to be something that just happened. We woke up one morning and there it was. A surprise to the...

9

The Age

Waleed Aly

I told my colleagues their project was terrible. Should I have kept quiet?

I told my colleagues their project was terrible. Should I have kept quiet?

There’s something laughable about excitedly asking for someone’s true opinion and then instantly rejecting it.

9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jonathan Rivett

Businesses say higher wages will lead to higher prices. Be suspicious

Businesses say higher wages will lead to higher prices. Be suspicious

The 4.75 per cent minimum wage increase is unlikely to flow through to higher prices as much as businesses warn. It might even be the key to keeping...

8

The Sydney Morning Herald

Millie Muroi

China’s iron ore squeeze is testing free market miners

China’s iron ore squeeze is testing free market miners

A state-directed cartel for iron ore would be a retrograde reversion to the nation’s Fortress Australia protectionist path.

8

Financial Review

The Afr View

The big, unspoken issue that drives our strong feelings about second-hand submarines

The big, unspoken issue that drives our strong feelings about second-hand submarines

There is a fundamental frustration that AUKUS seems to be something that just happened. We woke up one morning and there it was. A surprise to the...

9

WA Today

Waleed Aly

We can bury the truth or balance it with honesty

We can bury the truth or balance it with honesty

Cemeteries, it's said, are the richest places on earth because so much unrealised potential lies beneath them. Subscribe now for unlimited...

8

Canberra Times

Garry Linnell

How a premiership Pie, a Scotch old boy and Eddie McGuire could reshape the AFL Commission

How a premiership Pie, a Scotch old boy and Eddie McGuire could reshape the AFL Commission

New AFL chairman Craig Drummond has flagged major changes to the commission. We know who’s going out, so who’s on the hit list to bring in?

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The Age

Sam Mcclure

How a premiership Pie, a Scotch old boy and Eddie McGuire could reshape the AFL Commission

How a premiership Pie, a Scotch old boy and Eddie McGuire could reshape the AFL Commission

New AFL chairman Craig Drummond has flagged major changes to the commission. We know who’s going out, so who’s on the hit list to bring in?

9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Sam Mcclure

How a premiership Pie, a Scotch old boy and Eddie McGuire could reshape the AFL Commission

How a premiership Pie, a Scotch old boy and Eddie McGuire could reshape the AFL Commission

New AFL chairman Craig Drummond has flagged major changes to the commission. We know who’s going out, so who’s on the hit list to bring in?

9

WA Today

Sam Mcclure

Hanson prepares to take the big stage as Husic hits out at straitjacket on caucus

Hanson prepares to take the big stage as Husic hits out at straitjacket on caucus

When One Nation leader Pauline Hanson addresses the National Press Club on June 17, there will be landmines everywhere. Subscribe now for unlimited...

6

The Examiner

Michelle Grattan

‘Young beautiful woman, never smiles’: Trump attacks journalist again amid battle for CNN

‘Young beautiful woman, never smiles’: Trump attacks journalist again amid battle for CNN

A former aide to the US president said Trump’s “misogynistic” treatment of Kaitlan Collins stemmed from fear – but there are also political...

6

The Age

Michael Koziol

‘Young beautiful woman, never smiles’: Trump attacks journalist again amid battle for CNN

‘Young beautiful woman, never smiles’: Trump attacks journalist again amid battle for CNN

A former aide to the US president said Trump’s “misogynistic” treatment of Kaitlan Collins stemmed from fear – but there are also political...

6

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Koziol

‘Young beautiful woman, never smiles’: Trump attacks journalist again amid battle for CNN

‘Young beautiful woman, never smiles’: Trump attacks journalist again amid battle for CNN

A former aide to the US president said Trump’s “misogynistic” treatment of Kaitlan Collins stemmed from fear – but there are also political...

7

Brisbane Times

Michael Koziol

‘Young beautiful woman, never smiles’: Trump attacks journalist again amid battle for CNN

‘Young beautiful woman, never smiles’: Trump attacks journalist again amid battle for CNN

A former aide to the US president said Trump’s “misogynistic” treatment of Kaitlan Collins stemmed from fear – but there are also political...

6

WA Today

Michael Koziol

Disunity is death, but here’s why more friendly fire might help the PM

Disunity is death, but here’s why more friendly fire might help the PM

The “sheep” on Labor’s backbench will become lambs to the slaughter if they can’t find their voice before the next election.

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WA Today

James Massola

Can you bring a plus-one to a wedding? Taylor Swift appears to have resolved the debate

Can you bring a plus-one to a wedding? Taylor Swift appears to have resolved the debate

Building a wedding list is a task with more inbuilt booby traps than Home Alone. Invite kids but not dates? Problem. Dates but not kids? Problem....

5

The Age

Kate Halfpenny

Can you bring a plus-one to a wedding? Taylor Swift appears to have resolved the debate

Can you bring a plus-one to a wedding? Taylor Swift appears to have resolved the debate

Building a wedding list is a task with more inbuilt booby traps than Home Alone. Invite kids but not dates? Problem. Dates but not kids? Problem....

5

The Sydney Morning Herald

Kate Halfpenny

Can you bring a plus-one to a wedding? Taylor Swift appears to have resolved the debate

Can you bring a plus-one to a wedding? Taylor Swift appears to have resolved the debate

Building a wedding list is a task with more inbuilt booby traps than Home Alone. Invite kids but not dates? Problem. Dates but not kids? Problem....

6

Brisbane Times

Kate Halfpenny

Can you bring a plus-one to a wedding? Taylor Swift appears to have resolved the debate

Can you bring a plus-one to a wedding? Taylor Swift appears to have resolved the debate

Building a wedding list is a task with more inbuilt booby traps than Home Alone. Invite kids but not dates? Problem. Dates but not kids? Problem....

5

WA Today

Kate Halfpenny

Disunity is death, but here’s why more friendly fire might help the PM

Disunity is death, but here’s why more friendly fire might help the PM

The “sheep” on Labor’s backbench will become lambs to the slaughter if they can’t find their voice before the next election.

5

The Age

James Massola

The brutal cost of a one-size-fits-all shooshing machine

The brutal cost of a one-size-fits-all shooshing machine

Long time coming. Long, long time. For decades, workplace victims of sexual violence, of bullying, of harassment, have been silenced with a tool used...

4

Canberra Times

Jenna Price

Hanson prepares to take the big stage as Husic hits out at straitjacket on caucus

Hanson prepares to take the big stage as Husic hits out at straitjacket on caucus

When One Nation leader Pauline Hanson addresses the National Press Club on June 17, there will be landmines everywhere. Subscribe now for unlimited...

4

Canberra Times

Michelle Grattan

How a premiership Pie, a Scotch old boy and Eddie McGuire could reshape the AFL Commission

How a premiership Pie, a Scotch old boy and Eddie McGuire could reshape the AFL Commission

New AFL chairman Craig Drummond has flagged major changes to the commission. We know who’s going out, so who’s on the hit list to bring in?

8

Brisbane Times

Sam Mcclure

The brutal cost of a one-size-fits-all shooshing machine

The brutal cost of a one-size-fits-all shooshing machine

Long time coming. Long, long time. For decades, workplace victims of sexual violence, of bullying, of harassment, have been silenced with a tool used...

4

The Examiner

Jenna Price

Hailing Australia's under-appreciated life-saving heroes

Hailing Australia's under-appreciated life-saving heroes

Desmond Manderson’s High Time – How Australia changed its mind about illegal drugs, is a social history of Australia’s drug policy and a...

7

Pearls and Irritations

Andrew Fraser

Hottest brand in politics isn’t Labor or Liberal. It’s Pauline Hanson

Hottest brand in politics isn’t Labor or Liberal. It’s Pauline Hanson

The One Nation leader is riding the wave of voters’ discontent. What happens next in this revised political drama?

4

Financial Review

Jennifer Hewett

Hanson is supremely confident, but her podcast interview reveals flaws Taylor can attack

Hanson is supremely confident, but her podcast interview reveals flaws Taylor can attack

Ordinary Australians would likely be surprised by the collection of right-wing forces, particularly online, barracking for Hanson.

5

The Sydney Morning Herald

Paul Sakkal

Kerbside parking is great for drivers – but terrible for everyone else. Could we get rid of it?

Kerbside parking is great for drivers – but terrible for everyone else. Could we get rid of it?

Australia largely has enough off-street parking to do away with unsightly kerbside parking – and free up space for bikes, pedestrians and scooters.

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The Conversation

Dorina Pojani

Hanson is supremely confident, but her podcast interview reveals flaws Taylor can attack

Hanson is supremely confident, but her podcast interview reveals flaws Taylor can attack

Ordinary Australians would likely be surprised by the collection of right-wing forces, particularly online, barracking for Hanson.

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Brisbane Times

Paul Sakkal

Hanson is supremely confident, but her podcast interview reveals flaws Taylor can attack

Hanson is supremely confident, but her podcast interview reveals flaws Taylor can attack

Ordinary Australians would likely be surprised by the collection of right-wing forces, particularly online, barracking for Hanson.

5

WA Today

Paul Sakkal

Three new Ebola vaccines are being developed. An infectious disease expert explains

Three new Ebola vaccines are being developed. An infectious disease expert explains

There is no approved vaccine to curb the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. But new funding offers hope.

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The Conversation

Paul Griffin

Duterte’s trial should worry Trump

Duterte’s trial should worry Trump

The court cases facing Nicolás Maduro and Rodrigo Duterte highlight the legal exposure of leaders who use violence, abduction and war as instruments...

6

Pearls and Irritations

Alison Broinowski

Why visiting art galleries can leave you flat on the floor

Why visiting art galleries can leave you flat on the floor

Readers, let me tell you the one big problem with art galleries, and especially with Canberra's National Gallery of Australia and National...

5

Canberra Times

Ian Warden

Hanson is supremely confident, but her podcast interview reveals flaws Taylor can attack

Hanson is supremely confident, but her podcast interview reveals flaws Taylor can attack

Ordinary Australians would likely be surprised by the collection of right-wing forces, particularly online, barracking for Hanson.

4

The Age

Paul Sakkal

Labor’s tax reform con was 18 months in the grifting

Labor’s tax reform con was 18 months in the grifting

The setting was a heavily publicised economic reform roundtable, orchestrated by the treasurer: polished and carefully stage-managed but a complete...

7

Financial Review

Ted O'Brien

Politicians have long misunderstood the ‘working class’. The rise of the far right shows how mistaken they have been

Politicians have long misunderstood the ‘working class’. The rise of the far right shows how mistaken they have been

Class has always mattered, and now labour parties around the world are finding out why.

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The Conversation

David Peetz

Australian unis have dropped again in global rankings. Here’s why we can’t just shrug it off

Australian unis have dropped again in global rankings. Here’s why we can’t just shrug it off

According to international assessments, Australian unis are ‘struggling’. Closer to home, some academics are questioning whether a uni degree is...

8

The Conversation

Kylie Message

I told my colleagues their project was terrible. Should I have kept quiet?

I told my colleagues their project was terrible. Should I have kept quiet?

There’s something laughable about excitedly asking for someone’s true opinion and then instantly rejecting it.

9

Brisbane Times

Jonathan Rivett

From exporting spyware to surveilling activists – how democracies became the new digital authoritarians

From exporting spyware to surveilling activists – how democracies became the new digital authoritarians

Democracies can either defend rights in the digital age, or drift into complicity as the architects of a new, global authoritarianism enabled by AI.

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The Conversation

Ihsan Yilmaz

Threat or no threat, now is not the time for ‘the economics of love’

Threat or no threat, now is not the time for ‘the economics of love’

The Albanese government must resist the temptation to roll out more largesse to stave off the One Nation threat.

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Financial Review

Phillip Coorey

National insecurity: what happens when countries start to lose their sense of identity?

National insecurity: what happens when countries start to lose their sense of identity?

Borrowed from psychiatry, the term “ontological security” describes how nations understand themselves and their place in the world – and how it...

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The Conversation

Nicholas Ross Smith

As a trauma surgeon, I know cannabis kills. Don’t green-light ‘medicinal’ drivers

As a trauma surgeon, I know cannabis kills. Don’t green-light ‘medicinal’ drivers

Cannabis is now the No. 1 substance found in the blood of seriously or fatally injured road victims – and the premier wants to go light on...

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The Sydney Morning Herald

John crozier

Riddle of the Roosters: Why does the NRL’s most talented team fluctuate so wildly?

Riddle of the Roosters: Why does the NRL’s most talented team fluctuate so wildly?

The Roosters have arguably the best roster in the competition, yet they can swing wildly from Harlem Globetrotters to Washington Generals – often...

8

The Sydney Morning Herald

Dan Walsh