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Religion in Afghanistan has all too often been a victim of politics.
Artificial intelligence negating our need for money? Add it to the long, long list of outlandish claims that Elon Musk has made over the past decade.
“Am I having a heart attack?” I asked it.
The fundamentalist church controlled every aspect of Alexandra’s life – until she opened the door and ran.
Apart from the Super League madness of the mid-1990s, the player market has never been more volatile. What’s driving it? Money. A lot of money.
Remaining loyal to your insurer doesn’t always pay – in fact, it can cost you more. Make them work for your business.
One in three Australians now have an allergy. Finally, the government has taken notice.
Andy Burnham’s strategy is to head the populists off at the pass, but that involves some risk on the progressive side of the ledger.
The Tricolours and their star halfback have put contract negotiations on hold, with the parties still some way apart in their valuation of the Maroons...
While there might be a “correct” answer to this question, often the allure of being debt free in retirement is what most people would prefer.
In this topsy-turvy Test, Australia’s backs seemed to do all the grunt work while the forwards feasted with eight tries, continuing a successful...
Unlike in Australia, New Zealand sport fans are happy to support both rugby codes, while the country’s production line of collision-sport athletes...
Clancy is forever, but it’s time to say hello to Frank (aka “No Chewing”).
Colin Carter said an acceptable wage for an AFL chief executive should be around $1.5 million, which would align the role with that of a university...
We like to think AI will solve some of our biggest problems. Here’s how it’ll probably make things worse before making things better.
The whole thing feels so desperately unhappy – and private – that I just couldn’t quite bear to go into it. Until now.
The opposition leader has only a short period to prove himself. This week showed that both sides are wasting time.
Times are still tough, so if you’re getting to the end of your tether, here are some tactics to try to give you some breathing room.
Following the Hayne royal commission, the industry moved to separate advice from the products sitting behind it. Now increasingly, they’re being...
The parallel stories of Lachie Schultz and Jack Ginnivan offer insights into the different mindsets and philosophies of Collingwood and Hawthorn.
Unlike Britain, the United States and Canada, Australia has rejected a speedy, life-saving response to detained victims.
Pat Cummins’ men are fighting for Test match life against a Bangladesh side who have had the temerity not to implode like England did.
I have to say Sydney Airport’s system of monitoring the ground movement of aircraft, on active runways and taxiways, is not as good as I’ve seen...
Donald Trump could trigger a disaster as markets lose faith in Washington’s economic management.
The flight time, to a very small and overtired person, was half past why-am-I-still-awake-time-to-morph-into-a-psychopath o’clock.
The Reform leader’s byelection win over the celebrated “man wearing a bin on his head” means little politically, and it wasn’t exactly comedy...
Content blunders have sparked predictable uproar, but the national broadcaster is quietly preparing for a high-stakes, October strategic shake-up.
Rather than asking their player to sign a secret ‘liability waiver’ assuming responsibility for future on-field head injuries, the Cats could –...
It’s a bit rich for wealthy people to mount their property high horses when they already own so much property.
After several years of escalating geopolitical tensions, and on the eve of its expansion to include Canada, Eurovision rules that countries in war...
Apart from being disastrously unprofessional, it strikes me as the ad hominem attack of a person who has nothing to support their main contention.
Nigel Farage called this a contest between the people and the establishment, but what did this mean once he was going head-to-head with a bin?
The PM’s stubborn streak and refusal to back down is a problem – for everyone.
Foxtel is looking for an extra $250 million a year to pay the NRL, after agreeing to a record sports broadcast deal. Hiking prices is one option on...
We are told the regions cannot attract specialists. This is not true. They cannot keep them.
That a Swedish private equity firm is now cued up as a likely buyer for the NRL team marks a new era in the commercial coming-of-age for Australian...
The so-called “Caspian Express” has become the backbone of Vladimir Putin’s effort to arm Tehran while allowing both countries to circumvent US...
Many people now use their phones for everything except speaking to each other, and baulk at the idea of it ever ringing.
A group of heavyweight Wall Street firms has teamed with Nvidia to financially engineer a more than $700 billion funding pool for AI chips.
Far from the comforts of home, I found something more consoling.
Do you say “about” or “around”? Trust me: it matters.
An eftpos operator is rolling out new payment terminals that can identify you through your face or hands.
Do Gold Coast actually want Ben King to tell them before season’s end if he is going?
The latest midterm election developments suggest Americans are generally savvy enough to reward reasonable candidates and reject those who don’t...
The misery index was created in the late 1960s to assess which circumstances make people – and their countries – feel pretty rotten. It didn’t...
The injured Panthers co-captain is worth 10 points a game, and I don’t think he’ll play again this season. I’m fascinated by how Penrith handle...
The Albanese government has scarcely met an ageing industrial facility that it doesn’t think deserves vast sums of federal support.
We’re good at filling out forms, it seems, but allow me to put the nation’s adults to the test.
The Iranian strikes that killed three American soldiers in Jordan show how quickly Iran’s war-fighting skills have evolved, as the Pentagon runs low...
The Hawks’ AFLW team has been sprinting and sweating for the last three months at Dingley, ready for their moment. What a pity the club forgot about...