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At a time of global peril, Jeopardy! is the only thing that can save us

At a time of global peril, Jeopardy! is the only thing that can save us

The best thing on TV right now is a quiz show hosted by a Mormon brainiac.

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John Saxby

What kind of dad are you? Take my Father’s Day quiz and find out

What kind of dad are you? Take my Father’s Day quiz and find out

Do you match up to Bandit Heeler?

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Richard Glover

How Murdoch the Sun King sold out the planet

How Murdoch the Sun King sold out the planet

Telling his audience the truth has not suited the media titan’s business model.

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Gabriel Sherman

The scary problem facing Australians at retirement

The scary problem facing Australians at retirement

Has anyone actually taught you what to do with your superannuation when you retire?

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Bec Wilson

Do you need a little wriggle room to pay your bills late?

Do you need a little wriggle room to pay your bills late?

With four in 10 Australians having scant savings, it pays to know repayment workarounds.

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Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

‘People might be sick of us, and they can be’: The Cats aren’t going anywhere. They might just be getting started

‘People might be sick of us, and they can be’: The Cats aren’t going anywhere. They might just be getting started

The Cats overpowered the Blues with the assuredness of a side that does not understand that some clubs don’t play football in September. Geelong...

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Michael Gleeson

Cats v Blues player ratings: The players who had ‘terrible’, ‘horror’ nights as the fairytale ends for Carlton

Cats v Blues player ratings: The players who had ‘terrible’, ‘horror’ nights as the fairytale ends for Carlton

The fairytale had to end at some stage for the Blues, and it happened at the MCG in front of more than 96,000 fans as the finals-hardened Cats flexed...

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Sam McClure

Finals week at the Swans has gone from open arms to closed ranks

Finals week at the Swans has gone from open arms to closed ranks

Two years ago, as they prepared for a qualifying final, the Swans opened their doors to the media. Now the club has circled the wagons.

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Jonathan Drennan

Why a Friday night grand final is the right call, despite a clash with Harry Styles

Why a Friday night grand final is the right call, despite a clash with Harry Styles

Footy fans have voted with their feet over the first three rounds, with AFLW attendances up by more than 50 per cent from the same stage of last...

yesterday 10

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Kelli Underwood

September hate watch: The NRL finals crisis no one saw coming

September hate watch: The NRL finals crisis no one saw coming

For the majority of fans, watching the NRL in September is no longer about your team, who are now behind the wire in some secure tropical holiday...

yesterday 10

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Malcolm Knox

An $1080 share investment I made in 1993 is now worth $204,000. Should I sell?

An $1080 share investment I made in 1993 is now worth $204,000. Should I sell?

There is no reason to sell the shares because of the capital gains tax changes coming in 2027.

yesterday 10

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Paul Benson

Male politicians blame female teachers for our angry boys. They’re right about one thing

Male politicians blame female teachers for our angry boys. They’re right about one thing

Matt Canavan and Angus Taylor want more male teachers in schools. But they have chosen the single most effective way of ensuring we won’t get them.

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Adam Voigt

My sexier, steamier career is exactly what was needed

My sexier, steamier career is exactly what was needed

Netflix’s bold adaptation swaps outback repression for 21st-century desire – and Miles Franklin would likely approve.

yesterday 8

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Jane Sullivan

What Trump’s decoy plane ruse tells us about poor leadership

What Trump’s decoy plane ruse tells us about poor leadership

Following credible threats, Donald Trump changed planes, leaving staffers and journalists to face the risks, unknowing.

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Bram Connolly

Raygun’s Netflix doco seems like a mockumentary. It’s actually a disturbing love story

Raygun’s Netflix doco seems like a mockumentary. It’s actually a disturbing love story

Love has a dangerous side effect. It makes the person you adore look like the person you think they could be.

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Kate Halfpenny

Trump suggests he would not help UK in another Falklands clash

Trump suggests he would not help UK in another Falklands clash

The president linked the issue to the Iran war by noting, again, that former British prime minister Keir Starmer turned down his request for military...

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David Crowe

Stars align for Frydenberg comeback. That could eclipse Taylor

Stars align for Frydenberg comeback. That could eclipse Taylor

While Labor has had a week full of bad economic news, the federal opposition has been unable to capitalise on it. But there is a saviour waiting in...

yesterday 10

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James Massola

Is Hudson Young’s ‘market value’ whatever a club is willing to pay? Not in the NRL

Is Hudson Young’s ‘market value’ whatever a club is willing to pay? Not in the NRL

Canberra and the existing clubs seemingly had a win when the NRL promised the PNG Chiefs would pay “market value” for their recruits. But what...

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Adrian Proszenko

I can’t get a job because I can work only from home. What can I do?

I can’t get a job because I can work only from home. What can I do?

I have a job that involves desk work. I just need to do it at my desk instead of someone else’s. It costs nothing to accommodate me.

yesterday 10

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Jonathan Rivett

Questions of consent and privacy aren’t the ones we should be asking about social media

Questions of consent and privacy aren’t the ones we should be asking about social media

When we narrow our focus to questions of personal data and opt-in algorithms, we lose sight of the bigger questions about social media.

yesterday 10

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Waleed Aly

Australians are flocking to electric vehicles. There’s a hidden cost

Australians are flocking to electric vehicles. There’s a hidden cost

Our bid to save money on our cars could keep prices – and interest rates – high ... at least for now.

yesterday 10

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Millie Muroi

‘I was just weak’: How an avoidant Rupert Murdoch could have warded off family fight

‘I was just weak’: How an avoidant Rupert Murdoch could have warded off family fight

For years, Murdoch took on unions, billionaires and his own family. But in his old age, he claims he has become conflict averse.

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Calum Jaspan

Dockers v Hawks player ratings: How Fremantle’s stars fared in a horror movie against ‘Hollywood’ Hawks

Dockers v Hawks player ratings: How Fremantle’s stars fared in a horror movie against ‘Hollywood’ Hawks

In front of a packed house at Optus Stadium in Perth, Fremantle were nothing short of embarrassed against Hawthorn. Our experts rate every player from...

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Libby Birch

I posed as a 17-year-old boy on social media. It took 13 minutes to be shown the manosphere

I posed as a 17-year-old boy on social media. It took 13 minutes to be shown the manosphere

Within an hour, TikTok served up content encouraging women to treat their husbands “like their bosses”, wear lipstick and be “agreeable”.

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Amber Schultz

In an AFL world of corporate-style spin, we shouldn’t slam North’s leaders for speaking their ‘Clarko’ truth

In an AFL world of corporate-style spin, we shouldn’t slam North’s leaders for speaking their ‘Clarko’ truth

North Melbourne’s press conference on Wednesday was like the livestreaming of an unflattering performance review, except that the subject wasn’t...

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Jake Niall

The world made a ‘covenant with the future’ – and we broke it

The world made a ‘covenant with the future’ – and we broke it

The UN has finally conceded the world has failed in its bid to hold warming to 1.5 degrees, but our political systems struggle to manage this...

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Nick O'Malley

Britain’s budget blues will end Burnham’s honeymoon

Britain’s budget blues will end Burnham’s honeymoon

There are tough choices ahead for new UK PM Andy Burnham – if he has the stomach to make any.

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David Crowe

Big tech can’t stop people hating data centres

Big tech can’t stop people hating data centres

Big AI companies have “assured” Australia that it won’t build data centres near homes. Will anybody believe them?

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Kishor Napier-Raman

You have a new boss, and they’re younger than you. It’s a jolt

You have a new boss, and they’re younger than you. It’s a jolt

For most of our working lives, we report to managers who are older and more experienced than us – until that changes one day.

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Tim Duggan

I tripped up in my bid for a fun job at a wine shop. It was the question about chardonnay

I tripped up in my bid for a fun job at a wine shop. It was the question about chardonnay

I was looking for something breezy, low commitment and fun. I realise that makes me sound less like a guy looking for a job than a divorcee looking...

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Roby D'ottavi

The toxic cocktail that could blow up markets

The toxic cocktail that could blow up markets

A letter from the Bank of England’s governor highlights the shaky ground that the global economy and financial system are on.

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Stephen Bartholomeusz

From fearful to fearsome: Why the Blues are no longer spooked by pressure

From fearful to fearsome: Why the Blues are no longer spooked by pressure

Belief can be spoken about inside football clubs until it loses all meaning. Fraser has given Carlton something more valuable: proof.

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Libby Birch

Earth to Albo: your radar malfunctioned again. The PM can’t afford many more mistakes

Earth to Albo: your radar malfunctioned again. The PM can’t afford many more mistakes

Anthony Albanese is suffering from severe “meloncholia”. His only silver cloud is that One Nation’s rise is doing even more damage to Angus...

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Niki Savva

I rang my favourite playmaker and asked how he does it. His answers shocked me

I rang my favourite playmaker and asked how he does it. His answers shocked me

I never thought I’d see a player terrorise the defence quite like Cliff Lyons. Then rugby league’s modern-day Michelangelo came along.

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Andrew Johns

In my beauty industry job, I make nothing meaningful. And then I go home

In my beauty industry job, I make nothing meaningful. And then I go home

I have creative burnout. But there’s a solution.

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Symonne Torpy

Fired by a friend: The unsparing kitchen meeting that ended Clarkson’s reign

Fired by a friend: The unsparing kitchen meeting that ended Clarkson’s reign

Four-time AFL premiership coach Alastair Clarkson knew what the problems were at North Melbourne, but didn’t think his job was actually at stake.

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Michael Gleeson

Kyle Sandilands’ latest stunt makes a mockery of his former co-star

Kyle Sandilands’ latest stunt makes a mockery of his former co-star

Kyle Sandilands was “served” with a subpoena on-air this morning. Unsurprisingly, it was all a big stunt.

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Kishor Napier-Raman

John Galliano behaved appallingly 15 years ago. Surely his time in the wilderness is up

John Galliano behaved appallingly 15 years ago. Surely his time in the wilderness is up

The Met Gala has cancelled an exhibition from fashion design John Galliano over antisemitic and racist comments made over a decade ago. This is a...

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Bianca O'Neill

China’s flood rescue is a no-go zone for foreign media, what does it have to hide?

China’s flood rescue is a no-go zone for foreign media, what does it have to hide?

With 260 foreigners from 23 countries believed to be among the missing, the rescue operations under way at the Tibet-Nepal borders are a lot more than...

wednesday 10

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Lisa Visentin

John Galliano behaved appalling 15 years ago. Surely his time is in the wilderness is up

John Galliano behaved appalling 15 years ago. Surely his time is in the wilderness is up

The Met Gala has cancelled an exhibition from fashion design John Galliano over antisemitic and racist comments made over a decade ago. This is a...

wednesday 20

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Bianca O'Neill

Playing shooshies: The quiet grocery theft that’s going under the radar

Playing shooshies: The quiet grocery theft that’s going under the radar

Another online delivery order, another fail. How much food needs to be nicked before the major supermarkets make their online service more reliable?

wednesday 6

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Rita Glennon

As Putin’s long shadow falls across Europe, Germany’s far-right is prospering

As Putin’s long shadow falls across Europe, Germany’s far-right is prospering

Russia’s belligerent rhetoric and increasingly brazen “grey zone” threats are spilling over into election debates across the continent – and...

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David Crowe

Trump kidnapped Venezuela’s president. Now he’s hijacking its future

Trump kidnapped Venezuela’s president. Now he’s hijacking its future

Donald Trump’s oil grab has all the trademarks of one of his deals - bold, aggressive and unrealistic with more than a healthy dose of self-interest.

wednesday 20

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Stephen Bartholomeusz

11 deals, $100m spent: Was this the Socceroos’ best-ever post-World Cup window?

11 deals, $100m spent: Was this the Socceroos’ best-ever post-World Cup window?

If one of the determining success factors in international soccer is the level in club soccer that a nation’s players operate at, this transfer...

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Vince Rugari

My smart glasses were brilliant. Now people think I’m a creep

My smart glasses were brilliant. Now people think I’m a creep

Meta’s Oakleys are the best thing I own for running and filming my toddler. They’re also, increasingly, the reason strangers look at me sideways.

wednesday 20

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David Swan

The ‘motherhood penalty’ is draining your super. Here’s how to stop it

The ‘motherhood penalty’ is draining your super. Here’s how to stop it

Working women often pay the highest price of parenthood when their earnings drop while caring for children.

wednesday 10

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Grace Bacon

My elderly mum has to pay $5.50 a day for a TV. This seems outrageous

My elderly mum has to pay $5.50 a day for a TV. This seems outrageous

The daily fee adds up to more than $2000 a year. Is her aged care provider entitled to charge this fee for a television?

wednesday 20

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Noel Whittaker

Do our pollies really want a more ‘affordable’ housing market? We’re about to find out

Do our pollies really want a more ‘affordable’ housing market? We’re about to find out

If you force them to choose, politicians will always go for rising rather than falling house prices. Why? Arithmetic.

wednesday 20

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Ross Gittins

Trump chose to go it alone against Iran. Now he’s learning the value of friends

Trump chose to go it alone against Iran. Now he’s learning the value of friends

Trump gave a grab-bag of aims for starting the war. Now he has the additional problem of simply guaranteeing freedom of passage for the world’s...

wednesday 10

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Rodger Shanahan

Nepal knows only too well the devastating dangers of climate change

Nepal knows only too well the devastating dangers of climate change

Political leaders in Australia and Nepal had very different answers when asked about the role of climate change in the disaster that struck last week.

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Nick O’malley