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A red-light district in Yokohama, or a Dutch game of tag? Take your pick, as hunky-dory is a linguistic puzzle. Either the idiom emerges from the...
If the Dolphins want to match their haul of nine gold, three silver and eight bronze medals at Tokyo 2020, they will not only have to beat the best...
Three years ago I achieved my childhood tennis dream when I was triumphant on the famous Wimbledon grasscourts. Winning that tournament was amazing...
Kamala Harris’ dizzying rollout as a presidential candidate somehow pulled off the rare feat of looking organic and organised, fun but without...
Microsoft Corp is betting that artificially intelligent assistants will transform workplaces around the world, generating new excitement and...
These have been amazing days. Donald Trump, wounded in an assassination attempt, recovers and is the supreme hero of the Republican Party, on...
For almost a decade, former US president Donald Trump has been willing to repeatedly shatter the usual norms of political behaviour. The Democrats,...
Well I never. I mean it. Jamais! Last Monday, TFF cracked an invite to the Elysee Palace to attend a reception hosted by French President Emmanuel...
Ever found yourself doubting your achievements, feeling like a fraud at work despite clear evidence of your capabilities? That gnawing doubt –...
John Silvester lifts the lid on Australia’s criminal underworld in Naked City , an exclusive newsletter for subscribers sent every Thursday....
Damn right I’ve got the blues. John Mayall has left this earthly stage. The godfather of British blues and a legend both sides of the Atlantic...
It’s a puzzle at the heart of US politics, and it occurs in Australian politics, too. Americans consistently say that by far the most important...
The higher women climb, the thinner the air, the starker the double standard becomes. As Kamala Harris’s mother likes to say, none of us have...
It’s a puzzle at the heart of US politics, and it occurs in Australian politics, too. Americans consistently say that by far the most important...
It was at about 3.30pm on an otherwise quiet and uneventful Friday that Ashwin Pal’s phone began blowing up. He was at home working when hundreds...
Hang on all, I’ll be right back. Just have to grab my Straya towel from Crazy Clark’s to wipe the old face. I’m sweating it up from wearing a...
Gone are the days when people spend entire careers with a single company. Instead, many professionals embrace job-hopping as a viable strategy for...
The first China Shock in the 1990s and early 2000s flooded the world with cheap goods and redrew the contours of the global economy. It let...
For all the empowering and uplifting financial stories I’ve heard over the years, there is one line I heard years ago that’s never left me: If...
Rupert Murdoch is trying to set his legacy using his family trust, and thousands of Australians are following in his footsteps. A year ago, the...
If you had to explain to a child why you keep your money in a bank, what would you say? My guess is you wouldn’t say much about...
Never ones to give their political opponents the space to flounder, the Victorian Liberal Party is reigniting decades-old factional tensions ahead...
I have started using a standing desk at work and have been a little surprised to find it has been greeted with doubt from people I work with. One...
So far, so Sydney. You will recall back then at the dawn of the millennium: if Historical Pre-Games-Grumbling had been an Olympic sport, then...
The shudder that rippled through Wall Street overnight appears to reflect a dawning realisation that the returns from the massive investments in...
Washington: Four days after he withdrew from the 2024 US presidential election, Joe Biden delivered the most consequential speech he never wanted...
School career advisers are like a backwards Google. You can ask them any question you want, but they’ll only have one answer: journalism. For...
Donald Trump has openly said that if he wins in November and returns to office, he won’t be a dictator, “except for Day 1”. Kevin Roberts,...
When Australian swim coach Michael Palfrey called out “go Korea” at the end of an extracurricular poolside interview on Tuesday, he might have...
Family patriarch, media mogul, nonagenarian and serial groom Rupert Murdoch has been famed for his remarks that he will live forever. He now...
Harry McKay should not be playing in Friday night’s game against Port Adelaide. A week after AFL chief executive Andrew Dillon declared player...
We now know the next president of the United States will not be Joe Biden. The 81-year-old’s dramatic exit from the presidential race on Sunday...
If I had an eraser that could magically scrub away any common phrase from our collective minds, I’d use it to delete a phrase that’s become so...
The Matildas have never beaten Germany in a major international competition - and the key to breaking that drought will be the tactical growth...
I’ve finally taken the time to watch a replay of last week’s phenomenal State of Origin series decider and one question came to mind: can the...
God, apparently as a prank, devised two sexes and called them “opposite”. Even though there is only a pair of chromosomes which separate us, I...
In Western Australia on Tuesday, US admiral and member of the joint chiefs of staff Lisa Franchetti made comforting noises when asked about the...
Tesla’s earnings might be $US1.2 billion ($1.8 billion) lower than a year ago amid slowing growth of the electric vehicle market, but that...
It’s time to book that overdue holiday. Updated profit guidance from Flight Centre should be music to the ears of the travelling public –...
Travel is best when you have a mission, however unlikely. It might be the need to buy a present for a friend obsessed with chihuahuas. It may be...
The run home to the AFL finals in 2024 shapes as one for the ages, with positions two through to eight there for the taking with five home-and-away...
The appearance of the blue screen of death across the world’s laptops and PCs last Friday will have caused billions of dollars worth of problems...
Late on Tuesday night (AEST), FIFPro Europe - a branch of the global players’ union FIFPro - announced it will take joint legal action against...
Every brokerage house is coming out with its list of “Trump trades”, now that America’s triumphant caudillo is deemed a shoo-in for a second...
The first time I saw crying that frightened me, it was a Wednesday in 1983. I heard it before I saw it. My dad’s enormous body producing...
With remarkable blends of speed, strength and skill, Mark Nawaqanitawase and Antoine Dupont will make it look easy at these Olympics. Their...
An increasing number of people seeking financial advice to help them navigate complex rules and regulations, particularly around retirement...
Across Australia we face constraints on new home building supply and the ability of households to undertake major renovations. The most prominent...
Most retired couples live on an account-based pension from their super fund, often supplemented by a part age pension. This usually works well...
Lately, I’ve been getting more questions from aspiring business owners. Today, I want to share the financial mistakes to avoid and how to set...
If you believe the opinion polls, we’re all groaning under the weight of the cost-of-living crisis. And Treasurer Jim Chalmers confirms we’ve all...
I have a query regarding your recent article on wills. You seemed to be advocating withdrawing money from bank accounts or superannuation funds...
As banks seek to sign up the next generation of customers, Westpac has taken a further step towards the cradle by lowering the age for access to...
Residents in retirement villages who stay longer than the average nine years have long posed a problem for operators, but one company has come up...
Last week’s “third plenum” of China’s Communist Party may have disappointed with its lack of any plans for large-scale stimulus, but its...
With Australia’s federal election looming and the battleground issue being the cost-of-living crisis, the Albanese government’s decision to...
If only feigning shock could restore order to the nation’s building sites. If that were the case then the procession of supposedly gobsmacked...
As Baby Boomers prepare for their final act, it is hard to ignore the recent musings on the role of grandparents. From the op-ed pages to the...
Some of Australia’s best-known listed companies have share prices that are languishing – often for reasons not of their own making – with...
An endless maelstrom of exclusive stories, breaking news and bombshell revelations is rapidly making NRL expansion the most tedious topic in the...
While blundering his way towards a crushing defeat in the UK’s general election this month, Rishi Sunak made many mistakes as prime minister....