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Both sides of politics are focused on one group of voters

Both sides of politics are focused on one group of voters

Last week, during the leaders’ debate, Anthony Albanese put on record what he would like his legacy as prime minister to be. “We want the universal...

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Sean Kelly

Case for the defence: How Ciraldo turned the Dogs around

Case for the defence: How Ciraldo turned the Dogs around

Cameron Ciraldo was the architect of the Panthers’ defensive system that helped drive them to four premierships in a row. When he arrived at the...

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Neil Breen

My Easter sermon: How we Trump-proof our society

My Easter sermon: How we Trump-proof our society

Since it’s Easter, and we’ve got the day off – and politicians have gone to ground – it’s a good time for, if not religious observance, then...

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Ross Gittins

Who leads the free world now the US has vacated the stage?

Who leads the free world now the US has vacated the stage?

Ever since his return to the Oval Office, the question of how to deal with Donald Trump has, for democracies and dictatorships alike, been at the...

yesterday 10

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George Brandis

The secret meeting that sparked Benji Marshall–Isaac Moses feud

The secret meeting that sparked Benji Marshall–Isaac Moses feud

Benji Marshall versus Isaac Moses is currently one of the biggest feuds in rugby league, but the reason they have fallen out has remained a secret...

yesterday 10

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Danny Weidler

Forget Lachlan Galvin and Dylan Brown. The next No.6 debate is already here

Forget Lachlan Galvin and Dylan Brown. The next No.6 debate is already here

Forget, if you can, about the No.6s on either side of Easter Monday’s sold-out western Sydney derby. Even after all the endless column inches,...

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Dan Walsh

An unremarkable mutt in Melbourne, my dog is a celebrity in Sydney

An unremarkable mutt in Melbourne, my dog is a celebrity in Sydney

When I anticipated moving from the inner-northern suburbs of Melbourne to Sydney’s east, I imagined the obvious adjustments: Needing to invest in...

yesterday 8

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Madison Griffiths

Disappearances to contactless hellholes is how dictatorships work

Disappearances to contactless hellholes is how dictatorships work

The emergency is here. The crisis is now. It is not six months away. It is not another Supreme Court ruling away from happening. It’s happening...

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Ezra Klein

Trump and Musk are destroying the world, but there’s a way we can counter this

Trump and Musk are destroying the world, but there’s a way we can counter this

Easter is supposed to be a season of hope and new life. This year, I find myself instead, like much of the world, in grief and perhaps even...

yesterday 10

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Tim Costello

How thinking about your tax now can pay dividends in June

How thinking about your tax now can pay dividends in June

Real Money, a free weekly newsletter giving expert tips on how to save, invest and make the most of your money, is sent every Sunday. You’re...

yesterday 10

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Dominic Powell

I’ve got a rocket for these space cadets and their pantomime of feminism

I’ve got a rocket for these space cadets and their pantomime of feminism

Trump 2.0 is testing us all in unexpected ways. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has discovered what it is to be ghosted – after calling Albanese a...

yesterday 10

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Jacqueline Maley

Scott Morrison took the ‘goat track’ to victory. There’s still time for Dutton to do the same

Scott Morrison took the ‘goat track’ to victory. There’s still time for Dutton to do the same

With two weeks of the election campaign to go, Labor has reversed its downward slide in the opinion polls, edging back up into what looks like a...

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Parnell Palme Mcguinness

I want to switch super funds. Should I wait for markets to recover?

I want to switch super funds. Should I wait for markets to recover?

I’m unhappy with my current super fund and wish to switch to another provider. Should I wait for markets to recover before switching, or just get...

yesterday 10

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Paul Benson

When the Nazis hanged a theologian at Easter

When the Nazis hanged a theologian at Easter

This Easter marks the 80th anniversary of the execution by the Nazis of the pastor and theologian, Dietrich Bonhoeffer. He was hanged on April 9,...

yesterday 9

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Simon Smart

LeBron, Steph, SGA, Luka, Jaylen and Jalen: All you need to know about the NBA play-offs

LeBron, Steph, SGA, Luka, Jaylen and Jalen: All you need to know about the NBA play-offs

They’re the best two months of the sporting year. The NBA play-offs are back. Astonishing athletes, white-knuckle tension, and acts of heroism and...

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Paul Zalunardo

‘What can we do?’: Their favourite son now a Sun, Tigers seek to stem bleeding of Indigenous talent

‘What can we do?’: Their favourite son now a Sun, Tigers seek to stem bleeding of Indigenous talent

In the early spring of 2015, a despondent Richmond boss Brendon Gale put a question to his assistant coach Mark Williams. “How do we get better?”...

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Caroline Wilson

Elon Musk and the dangerous myth of ‘omnigenius’

Elon Musk and the dangerous myth of ‘omnigenius’

Elon Musk’s misadventures with the so-called DOGE might be the ultimate example of a powerful flaw in how we think about leaders. That’s our...

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Gautam Mukunda

Too close to call? Antony Green’s surprising verdict on his last federal election

Too close to call? Antony Green’s surprising verdict on his last federal election

Antony Green has been analysing elections for the ABC for the better part of the last forty years. In a fortnight, he will anchor his last federal...

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Peter Fitzsimons

Our love of the ocean runs deep, but yet, we’re in troubled waters

Our love of the ocean runs deep, but yet, we’re in troubled waters

For centuries, fuelled by stories of mythical, serpent-like monsters, people have been fearful of the deep sea. James Joyce described it as...

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Julia Baird

Messiah to pariah: Dutton stopped believing in Trump, and now we know why

Messiah to pariah: Dutton stopped believing in Trump, and now we know why

It wasn’t too long ago that many Coalition members looked to Donald Trump as their messiah. A little over two months ago, Peter Dutton said: “So,...

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Peter Hartcher

The two life-changing words no one’s saying this election

The two life-changing words no one’s saying this election

Financial literacy. They are two dull, non-headline-making words, and in all the territory covered by the party leaders since this election...

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Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

Hooray for better housing policy – but don’t forget about retirees

Hooray for better housing policy – but don’t forget about retirees

For decades, Australia’s retirement income system has relied on a quiet assumption: that by the time you retire, you’ll own your home. It’s not...

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Bec Wilson

The ‘Japanese blood’ plan that could drastically change rugby’s player market

The ‘Japanese blood’ plan that could drastically change rugby’s player market

There is a significant change brewing in Japan Rugby League One (JRLO) that will have significant short- and long-term impacts on the player market...

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Paul Cully

Record crowd cheers Bulldogs on as they make it six of the best

Record crowd cheers Bulldogs on as they make it six of the best

Sydney’s Olympic Park cops a bad rap a lot of the time. When it’s a cold, wet, midwinter night and 90 per cent of the stadium’s 83,500 seats are...

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Robert Dillon

Did we back the wrong war in the ’60s? Now Putin’s Russia is knocking on the door

Did we back the wrong war in the ’60s? Now Putin’s Russia is knocking on the door

This week Cambodia marks the 50th anniversary of the fall of Phnom Penh to the murderous Khmer Rouge, and Vietnam celebrates the fall of Saigon to...

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Ben Bohane

Trump has declared war on the world order, so nations like Australia must step up

Trump has declared war on the world order, so nations like Australia must step up

Palm Sunday in sunny Sumy, when a ballistic missile fired from Russia targets a trolley bus taking citizens and their children to church. Then a...

friday 2

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Geoffrey Robertson

I hear you mocking the female astronauts. You’re doing patriarchy’s dirty work

I hear you mocking the female astronauts. You’re doing patriarchy’s dirty work

Bad feminist that I seem to be, I missed what many other women saw and felt when the “historic” all-female Blue Origin space jaunt started making...

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Brisbane Times

Kate Halfpenny

‘You have to put up with me for a bit longer’: Ange clips critics as Spurs keep trophy hopes alive

‘You have to put up with me for a bit longer’: Ange clips critics as Spurs keep trophy hopes alive

Nestled between the usual posts from the defeatists and doomsayers was a curious report on social media. Huddled in a Frankfurt pub before kick-off,...

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Vince Rugari

Architect-designed Northcote house keeps it simple in cost-of-living crisis

Architect-designed Northcote house keeps it simple in cost-of-living crisis

It may not have wall-to-wall marble, but a deceptively simple architect-designed house in Northcote shows what can be achieved on a relatively...

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Brisbane Times

Stephen Crafti

I already knew AI was deeply uncool. Two grown men just proved it

I already knew AI was deeply uncool. Two grown men just proved it

A moment last week solidified for me that, when it comes to our relationship to AI, the toothpaste has exploded out of the tube. I already had a...

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Brodie Lancaster

Whether you eat alone is one of the best predictors of happiness

Whether you eat alone is one of the best predictors of happiness

If you’re sharing a meal with someone this Easter, chances are you’re happier. In fact, it’s as strong an indicator of how happy you are as the...

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Millie Muroi

Trump has already lost his trade war against China

Trump has already lost his trade war against China

America has misjudged China horribly before. Hyperpower hubris turned the Korean War into a direct conflict between US and Chinese troops....

friday 2

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Ambrose Evans-Pritchard

Could this viral self-help mantra make you happier at work?

Could this viral self-help mantra make you happier at work?

A viral mindset known as the ‘Let Them’ theory is gaining traction in workplaces, with employees rethinking how they respond to difficult...

friday 3

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Amanda Gordon

My colleague was fired for being ‘too nice’. Is that fair?

My colleague was fired for being ‘too nice’. Is that fair?

A colleague [we’ll call them Alex] was made redundant. I thought they were excellent at their job, and they helped me do my job better in many...

friday 3

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Jonathan Rivett

Gen Z are wrong, office uniforms don’t have to be boring

Gen Z are wrong, office uniforms don’t have to be boring

If you were going to dip a tentative toe into the fraught world of TikTok, you might come across a new trend taking hold. So that you don’t have...

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Jessica Burrell

Why is ‘weak’ still considered an insult for men?

Why is ‘weak’ still considered an insult for men?

I don’t particularly want to have a go at Peter Dutton, but why is “strong” considered the ultimate political compliment, particularly for a man,...

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Richard Glover

Is an unremarkable election campaign really a bad thing? Not this time around

Is an unremarkable election campaign really a bad thing? Not this time around

In almost every campaign, there comes a point where commentary turns to how miserable, how uninspiring, how visionless the offering is. This is the...

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Waleed Aly

Forty-six years ago, a young star walked out on Wests. He regrets it

Forty-six years ago, a young star walked out on Wests. He regrets it

To Ray Brown, the Lachlan Galvin walkout on Wests Tigers and subsequent vitriol from the young half’s teammates is, as Rex Mossop might have said,...

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Roy Masters

How the Daicos boys dominated the battle of brothers: Four things learnt in the Lions’ defeat

How the Daicos boys dominated the battle of brothers: Four things learnt in the Lions’ defeat

There is very little the Daicos brothers do that surprises Magpies coach Craig McRae any more, as the pair masterminded their side’s 52-point...

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Nick Wright

Jerome Powell says Trump’s tariffs are a threat to inflation and jobs

Jerome Powell says Trump’s tariffs are a threat to inflation and jobs

Jerome Powell, in unusually candid, almost provocative, remarks at the Economic Club of Chicago, made it clear that President Donald Trump’s...

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Stephen Bartholomeusz

‘What’s he doing here?’ Trump-Musk bromance feels the strain

‘What’s he doing here?’ Trump-Musk bromance feels the strain

Relationship experts say that three of the top reasons behind couples breaking up are money, trust and narcissism. So, the appearance of emerging...

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Elizabeth Knight

Why little lies are more of a big problem for Dutton than Albanese

Why little lies are more of a big problem for Dutton than Albanese

The federal election has entered a final phase when character and trust become even more important to the outcome – and when both sides rely more...

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David Crowe

After the election, is it time to farewell the US protection racket?

After the election, is it time to farewell the US protection racket?

In a world as disordered and dangerous as ours is now, we ought to be thankful for the monotonous nature of Australia’s election campaign, where so...

17.04.2025 2

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Tony Wright

A ‘noble death’ seems inevitable for Postecoglou at Tottenham

A ‘noble death’ seems inevitable for Postecoglou at Tottenham

It was always going to end spectacularly, one way or another. The end, it seems, is almost here – and if this really is Ange Postecoglou’s last...

17.04.2025 10

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Vince Rugari

Patrick Cripps is bullish about the Blues. Is he crazy? Here’s what the evidence says

Patrick Cripps is bullish about the Blues. Is he crazy? Here’s what the evidence says

Carlton supporters could be forgiven for thinking Patrick Cripps had lost his mind when interviewed on Fox Footy after last weekend’s breakthrough...

17.04.2025 1

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Jon Pierik

Why these three words might be the most beautiful cliche in footy

Why these three words might be the most beautiful cliche in footy

I have a deep curiosity about the language we use in football. The phrases, the tropes and the pieces of wisdom. All of it. From the quizzical,...

17.04.2025 3

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Bob Murphy

Here’s how first home buyer couples would fare under Labor and the Coalition

Here’s how first home buyer couples would fare under Labor and the Coalition

Both major parties have been campaigning hard on the cost-of-living crisis – and especially housing affordability – in a bid to win over younger...

17.04.2025 2

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Millie Muroi

Was this the moment Jarome Luai became a poster boy for maturity?

Was this the moment Jarome Luai became a poster boy for maturity?

Four premierships and Origin series triumphs have defined Jarome Luai’s career to date, but Thursday afternoon’s Wests Tigers media performance...

17.04.2025 4

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Michael Chammas

Before you apply for a new job, work out this one simple thing

Before you apply for a new job, work out this one simple thing

If you crudely divided up the working population, most people would fit into one of two categories. There are those who seek the safety and...

17.04.2025 1

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Tim Duggan

The new beauty standard is worse than ‘rewinding the clock’ – it’s having no age at all

The new beauty standard is worse than ‘rewinding the clock’ – it’s having no age at all

Lately, consuming the celebrity content my algorithm knows I cannot walk past, I feel a creeping sense of dread. Cosmetic interventions are,...

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Bunny Banyai