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Frailty, thy name is football: On-field success, off-field drama

Frailty, thy name is football: On-field success, off-field drama

If scandals and controversy were the season’s underbelly, on field the action was compelling.

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The Age's View

Grand final bets are off because WA and Qld premiers are too busy

Grand final bets are off because WA and Qld premiers are too busy

With less than a day to go until the Fremantle Dockers take on the Brisbane Lions in Saturday’s AFL decider, WA Premier Roger Cook and Queensland...

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Hamish Hastie

The Lachie Neale case highlighted a flaw in AFL’s rules. Here’s my lawyer’s fix

The Lachie Neale case highlighted a flaw in AFL’s rules. Here’s my lawyer’s fix

Other sports have recognised that a one-match ban can be a disproportionately severe punishment depending on the match in which it is served. The...

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Darren Kane

I am a single mother by choice. Why am I hit with a ‘solo parent’ penalty?

I am a single mother by choice. Why am I hit with a ‘solo parent’ penalty?

There is no ‘spare adult’ to play backstop in single-parent households – and Australia has 1.2 million of them. We haven’t adjusted for this reality.

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Katherine Danks

Ed Sheeran made an art of being inoffensive: Here’s why it didn’t work

Ed Sheeran made an art of being inoffensive: Here’s why it didn’t work

How is it that the singer ended up offending everyone? This is a study in the mental and moral gymnastics of inoffensiveness.

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Malcolm Knox

Think you brush your teeth well? Chances are, you’re doing it wrong

Think you brush your teeth well? Chances are, you’re doing it wrong

Riddle: It is something we do every day, hopefully twice a day, but even when we try our hardest, most of us fail.

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Julie Power

I’ve devised the perfect solution to adult kids living at home. Out at 20, welcomed back at 30

I’ve devised the perfect solution to adult kids living at home. Out at 20, welcomed back at 30

I want my kids back home, but with them improved in all ways since they packed their drum kits and cricket stuff and burned off to their own share...

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Kate Halfpenny

The Sam Walker files: Why the NRL’s greatest minds love this one-man mystery

Champion halves boasting 14 titles and 1500 games between them all agree. Sam Walker – the gambler, meticulous planner and ambidextrous rogue – is...

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Dan Walsh

Albanese once criticised rivals for abusing this power. Just look at him now

Albanese once criticised rivals for abusing this power. Just look at him now

Anthony Albanese promised to fix the political staffing system when he was elected in 2022. Instead, he’s made it worse.

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James Massola

News24 merch sold using the face of pro-migrant influencer

News24 merch sold using the face of pro-migrant influencer

A Brazilian-Latvian influencer who has spoken out about racism is the inadvertent face of T-shirts for the conservative news and opinion outlet.

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Calum Jaspan

Is it a good idea to mix business with pleasure?

Is it a good idea to mix business with pleasure?

A romantic relationship with a colleague might cause genuine problems but if you’re just inviting them to a barbecue, there is room to manoeuvre.

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Jonathan Rivett

We don’t need more babies - and not just because we have migrants

We don’t need more babies - and not just because we have migrants

We shouldn’t be aiming for more children, but it might be a side-effect of focusing on the right thing as we face an ageing population.

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Millie Muroi

Sydney could host an AFLW Gather Round. What about Marvel on grand final eve?

Sydney could host an AFLW Gather Round. What about Marvel on grand final eve?

Instead, there are four games at three different venues, one of which is an eyesore.

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Kelli Underwood

The US media boycott hit Trump right where it hurts. Now it’s Hanson’s turn

The US media boycott hit Trump right where it hurts. Now it’s Hanson’s turn

Solidarity? In America? Among the media? It seems astonishing that anything quite so unified could grow from America’s famously polarised soil.

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Waleed Aly

Flawed reasons for a just outcome: Why Neale playing in the grand final is the right thing

Flawed reasons for a just outcome: Why Neale playing in the grand final is the right thing

The underlying wrinkle of this case is that the match review system leaves little room for shades of grey in the grading of offences.

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Jake Niall

Nice work on the Medicare hack, Albo, but you’re still letting AI steal my art

Nice work on the Medicare hack, Albo, but you’re still letting AI steal my art

Come to Australia, steal and plunder. That’s the prime minister’s message to the AI giants.

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Ben Quilty

Diana’s brother says he is an ‘eyewitness to history’ in his memoir. But is he a reliable narrator?

Diana’s brother says he is an ‘eyewitness to history’ in his memoir. But is he a reliable narrator?

Factual errors are only part of the reason critics are lashing his book as a cash grab. The true state of Earl Spencer’s relationship with his...

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Bronte Gossling

Performance art or marketing ploy? The empty promise of South Korea’s ‘dopamine shops’

Performance art or marketing ploy? The empty promise of South Korea’s ‘dopamine shops’

The quirky trend is digital edging for the person who gets off on designer labels, not sex – PornHub for the Carrie Bradshaws of the world.

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Lauren Ironmonger

More than a wolf warrior: China’s top diplomat begins Canberra charm offensive

More than a wolf warrior: China’s top diplomat begins Canberra charm offensive

Liu Jinsong’s first Australian speech was not a time to emphasise differences, but to accentuate the positive – and implore both sides to pursue...

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Matthew Knott

How McDonald’s is grappling with the Ozempic boom

How McDonald’s is grappling with the Ozempic boom

The company synonymous with super-sized everything is revamping its menu for an era of slimming waist lines.

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Kishor Napier-Raman

What lazy Roman elites can teach us about the AI in the workplace

What lazy Roman elites can teach us about the AI in the workplace

An ancient Roman philosopher wrote about a wealthy and lazy man who desired to appear worldly and educated, without wanting to do the hard work of...

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Tim Duggan

Artie’s great wish was a Roosters-Dolphins grand final. This is the next best thing

Artie’s great wish was a Roosters-Dolphins grand final. This is the next best thing

Arthur Beetson is an icon of both clubs. Friday’s preliminary final clash provides a fitting opportunity to remember the big fella’s incredible...

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Brad Fittler

Rogue agent or human error? What OpenAI’s Medicare breach means for you

Rogue agent or human error? What OpenAI’s Medicare breach means for you

The modern cyber threat is no longer a person in a balaclava. How secure is our data in this new AI age?

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David Swan

The Trump effect: Why cracks are widening in financial markets

The Trump effect: Why cracks are widening in financial markets

It is one of the world’s most important markets, and the alarm bells are starting to ring louder.

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Stephen Bartholomeusz

Seismic switcheroo: Peter V’landys quits Racing NSW for unprecedented NRL job

Seismic switcheroo: Peter V’landys quits Racing NSW for unprecedented NRL job

The powerful administrator will on Thursday announce his resignation as Racing NSW boss. Hours later, he will be unveiled as the NRL’s new executive...

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Bevan Shields

Albanese’s digital crusade puts him on a collision course with Washington. The Medicare hack gives him ammunition

Albanese’s digital crusade puts him on a collision course with Washington. The Medicare hack gives him ammunition

If one were being overly cynical, Albanese could not have been handed a more potent demonstration of the dangers of AI at a more useful moment.

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Rob Harris

Inside the mind of an AFL finals umpire when everyone else is losing theirs

Inside the mind of an AFL finals umpire when everyone else is losing theirs

Players will try to con them. They will be yelled at, and might even have things thrown at them. But the four field umpires picked for Saturday’s...

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Wayne Campbell

Cleary and Walker will wage a war in their own heads. But only one might survive

Cleary and Walker will wage a war in their own heads. But only one might survive

The NRL’s two best No.7s are playing grand final qualifiers under injury clouds. And it could just be the Panthers champion who comes unstuck.

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Andrew Johns

The RBA will hike rates again but inflation is testing the bank’s most valuable asset

The RBA will hike rates again but inflation is testing the bank’s most valuable asset

Our independent Reserve Bank is in a protracted battle against high inflation. But the RBA faces another reputational threat: credibility.

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Cherelle Murphy

The $16b Aussie tech firm in a slanging match over its China links

The $16b Aussie tech firm in a slanging match over its China links

The $16 billion Australian payments unicorn remains very sensitive to criticism of its operations in China.

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Kishor Napier-Raman

The world economy is becoming wary of America

The world economy is becoming wary of America

Almost two years into Donald Trump’s second term, the global economy is looking for ways to distance itself from the United States.

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Alan Rappeport

I want to control my car without crashing it. Here’s where design is going wrong

I want to control my car without crashing it. Here’s where design is going wrong

Enshittification is spreading. Now everyday products are getting worse too. The biggest backward step is the high-tech feature that hides behind a...

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Steve Martinuzzo

I am done with saving outfits for ‘best’, so don’t be surprised to see me out in a ballgown

I am done with saving outfits for ‘best’, so don’t be surprised to see me out in a ballgown

I’ve bought so many clothes I have never worn. Finally, I am vowing to change my ways.

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Kathy Lette

Not all games are equal. This radical idea for grand final punishments proves it

Not all games are equal. This radical idea for grand final punishments proves it

The question is, should the AFL weigh up the greater significance of missing a grand final?

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Michael Gleeson

‘Fake news’ v faker-in-chief: Why Trump’s media war is backfiring

‘Fake news’ v faker-in-chief: Why Trump’s media war is backfiring

The US president speaks relentlessly with a forked tongue – and that has provoked the media’s increasingly probing coverage.

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Bruce Wolpe

Warren Buffett just took a big risk with the $1.5 trillion giant he built

Warren Buffett just took a big risk with the $1.5 trillion giant he built

At face value, 71-year-old farmer Howard Buffett has no obvious qualifications to be appointed chairman of a prestigious company, other than that he...

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Stephen Bartholomeusz

Quick question: Anyone else think Radiohead sucks?

Quick question: Anyone else think Radiohead sucks?

The band’s Australian tour has sparked the sort of frenzy that would embarrass Swifties.

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Robert Moran

Kids moving back home? Here’s what it could really cost you

Kids moving back home? Here’s what it could really cost you

A high-usage young adult can add around $1061 annually to your electricity bill.

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Emily Chantiri

Israel may soon learn occupation and devastation are no guarantee of security

Israel may soon learn occupation and devastation are no guarantee of security

Militaries are rarely good occupiers. Time and demographics usually wear down the occupying power, and the reasons why occupation initially made sense...

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Rodger Shanahan

Do you know how your money is being spent? You might want to pay attention

Do you know how your money is being spent? You might want to pay attention

The rise of populism on the left and right is being assisted by ignorance. It can’t continue.

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Shane Wright

Ditch the credit card? Why it’s time to switch to debit

Ditch the credit card? Why it’s time to switch to debit

Shop around rather than assuming you must stay with your bank. For overseas travel, cards such as Wise are also worth investigating.

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Noel Whittaker

Spy pens, eggs on toast and a side of alleged corruption: PI spills the beans to ICAC

Spy pens, eggs on toast and a side of alleged corruption: PI spills the beans to ICAC

The ICAC heard a PI used covert devices hoping to catch out dodgy dealings – but only picked up breakfast orders.

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Kate McClymont

My generation has lost the ability to date in real life. Dating apps aren’t helping

My generation has lost the ability to date in real life. Dating apps aren’t helping

Gen Z has become completely dependent on dating apps. But it’s not because we’re modern: it’s because we’re scared.

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Saria Ratnam

The day the music died at the NRL grand final? Say it ain’t so

The day the music died at the NRL grand final? Say it ain’t so

The NRL has fumbled its grand final entertainment. But there’s still time to save it.

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Robert Moran

Former NZ leader Jacinda Ardern snaps up $5.3m home in Dee Why

Former NZ leader Jacinda Ardern snaps up $5.3m home in Dee Why

After much speculation, it’s been confirmed the popular leader has finally settled on a home on the northern beaches.

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John Buckley

Have the Murdochs lost faith in Donald Trump?

Have the Murdochs lost faith in Donald Trump?

Donald Trump owes his dominance of American politics to Rupert Murdoch’s Fox News. But this week, the media empire deserted the president.

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Kishor Napier-Raman

Most people love their parents. But sometimes it turns deadly

Most people love their parents. But sometimes it turns deadly

More and more children are murdering their parents. I have a theory.

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Jenna Price

‘I worry I’ve over-spent’: Here’s how to spend and not feel guilty

‘I worry I’ve over-spent’: Here’s how to spend and not feel guilty

This requires changing your psychological and emotional relationship with spending.

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Paridhi Jain

‘Stop the bleeding’? A Trump move to stop the diesel spike could hurt all of us

‘Stop the bleeding’? A Trump move to stop the diesel spike could hurt all of us

Republicans, fearful of losing control of Congress, are pressuring the US president to ban or restrict diesel exports to stop the fuel’s price surge...

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Stephen Bartholomeusz

The pretence of Trump running the most transparent White House ever is over

The pretence of Trump running the most transparent White House ever is over

TV-loving Trump returned to office pledging to give the media access like never before. In reality, that meant fewer serious journalists and coverage...

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Michael Koziol