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There are millions of us, ordinary, work-our-whole-lives, one-modest-home people, staring at ceilings at 3am worrying about carrying mortgages into...
Maroons veteran Ben Hunt says two Origin rookies are up to the task of filling the state’s halfback void left by Tom Dearden.
Australian cricket faces genuine commercial pressures, but selling the T20 league to private interests wasn’t the answer. Instead, we need a CA...
The Liberal Party leader must somehow win back voters from both Labor and One Nation. It’s a diabolical challenge for a leader who is still cutting...
In 2017, the ABC took aim at One Nation’s decision to deny the broadcaster access to events. This time, its leaders haven’t commented.
The latest tax changes will hurt people, including some of the people they’re meant to help. But they’re the right move to make.
Our tax system tells you that if you earn money by working, you’re a fool. You should instead be earning it by owning an asset whose growth is...
If an influential colleague is turning your workmates against you, there’s a chance you could be a victim of groupthink.
In our unstable world it’s no surprise many see secure employment as a victory. But what if I told you this could come at a cost?
Geelong’s 41-point win over the two-time reigning premier Lions shows they are a genuine top-four contender again this season.
Anthony Albanese and Angus Taylor are both putting a lot of chips on the table. Only one of them will get the chance to cash them.
The court found that Coles had misled the public. But retailers can get around the ruling by keeping certain information from shoppers.
A poorly received commencement speech made by a real estate executive in the US has shown just how quickly young people are turning against AI.
If battling Aussies were shopping for another reason to hate Australia’s supermarket duopoly, the competition watchdog has handed it to them on a...
While holding the ball has been a talking point since the game started, it has reached fever pitch. Here’s why.
Country people once felt valued. But many came to feel abandoned as services considered the natural right of city dwellers were withdrawn. Now comes...
The latest International Energy Agency assessment of the oil market points to a continuing shortfall of oil supply, and higher prices, even if the war...
Former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig, who spent more than 1000 days detained by China, says middle powers will be anxious to avoid an ambiguous...
My friends are raging against the machine of mid-life malaise and I’m here for it.
Billy Slater should look to the future, not the past, when picking his No.7 for Origin, which means giving Sam Walker a chance over veterans Daly...
Pass the smelling salts: an Australian government has used a budget to reorganise the economic system and, by implication, society.
Xi Jinping hasn’t forgotten what happened when he rolled out the red carpet for Trump’s China visit in 2017. Trump responded with tariffs on...
When it comes to the later stages of life, making sure you have accommodation that suits your lifestyle becomes a key priority.
Property as an investment has always been more complicated than our cultural obsession leads us to believe.
Blues CEO Graham Wright said the club wants more selections in this year’s draft, the last uncompromised one before Tasmania’s entry, but how can...
Regardless of what happens next, Ivan Cleary will be remembered alongside coaching greats Wayne Bennett and Craig Bellamy. But unlike the veteran...
Long-awaited action on taxes producing perverse outcomes is to be welcomed but there is still much to be done to boost the economy and repair the...
Have your views about the Middle East. You’re entitled to them. Criticise Israel if you like – you can find plenty of Zionists who will do so too....
The removal of capital gains tax concessions is seismic for the founders of daring new businesses. It will hurt Australian enterprise.
The One Nation leader was keen to project confidence. In a wobbly press conference, she ended up guarding her MPs from questions about rogue...
My cinephile friends can scoff but I could be on the verge of a creative breakthrough.
The new head of the Federal Reserve starts this week. He just found out he won’t be able to deliver what Donald Trump expects from him.
Jim Chalmers’ fifth budget broke election promises, but the government says it simply had to rebalance Australia’s wealth. Here’s what our...
In exploiting the human instinct to seek threat, online “rage bait” is dividing society. Is it time it came with a warning label?
While last night’s budget no doubt addressed intergenerational inequality, I’d say the reforms are more of a tiptoe than a slam dunk.
Liberal leader Angus Taylor thought he had found the way to staunch the bleeding. He’s since discovered that fighting the hard right populists on...
Graham Wright helped get the Magpies back into contention after Nathan Buckley left. Can he do the same in the post-Michael Voss era at Carlton?
The former Brisbane Lions champion spent much of his coaching career looking over his shoulder.
Almost 4000 men lose their lives to prostate cancer each year. This has to stop.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says this is the budget that will finally do something to correct “intergenerational unfairness”. In which case, it gets a...
The war, the response of older investors and the actions of the Reserve Bank are the biggest risks to Chalmers’ outlook, which anticipates a quick...
By fighting to protect investors and older people, the Coalition could defend a dying demographic while Labor looks to a better future for younger...
We mark the treasurer’s work – and his grades are a mixed bag.
Aware that Labor’s (and Australia’s) golden age could end at any moment, Jim Chalmers has pitched reforms to help workers and younger generations....
There’s help on the way for taxpayers and first home buyers – while property investors and trust fund users won’t be as thrilled
In a contest of “eating bitterness” and enduring economic pain, Communist China has infinitely greater staying power than unruly, grievance-ridden...
Riding an e-bike is like being a teenager again. You fly along; adult problems left behind in your slipstream.
Sixteen weeks ago, our beautiful, healthy baby girl arrived. She was born a long way from home, in Reno, Nevada. My partner Hamish and I stood in awe...
Among the moments that contributed to rising frustration at Carlton was a meeting after an embarrassing defeat that didn’t pan out as expected.
The new Carlton regime wanted Voss to succeed, but in the end he couldn’t deliver the improvement his bosses wanted.