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Follow the money: Why Trump will win the midterm elections

Follow the money: Why Trump will win the midterm elections

The Iran war is a running sore, bringing with it higher petrol prices, fertiliser shortages and pessimism. But there are half a billion reasons to...

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Clinton Fernandes

Stop complaining. Australia’s in good economic shape (mostly)

Stop complaining. Australia’s in good economic shape (mostly)

Australia has existed as a federation for one-and-a-quarter centuries. And on the economic front, things are not as bad as they seem.

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Ross Gittins

My teenage children want to invest $4000. Where should they start?

My teenage children want to invest $4000. Where should they start?

It’s terrific that your children want to start investing while they’re still so young. Time is the greatest asset an investor has.

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Noel Whittaker

Recent cases show exactly why suppression law must change

Recent cases show exactly why suppression law must change

Several high-profile court cases show the urgency needed to change the state’s suppression law.

yesterday 10

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Ariana Grande says she’s healthy, but for many women her image is a painful reminder of a toxic era

Ariana Grande says she’s healthy, but for many women her image is a painful reminder of a toxic era

A few years ago when I was visiting my mother’s house and going through boxes of things from my childhood, I came across a planner I’d had in high...

yesterday 9

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Katy Hall

Trump’s foolish war is humiliating America

Trump’s foolish war is humiliating America

Trump’s pointless war has been a strategic fiasco on every level and it is changing the world’s balance of power before our eyes.

yesterday 10

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Ambrose Evans-Pritchard

He lied about an affair and cost his company nearly $30 million. Now he has a new job

He lied about an affair and cost his company nearly $30 million. Now he has a new job

The disgraced former chief executive of Rebel Sport owner Super Retail has been hired to lead luxury appliances seller Winning Group.

yesterday 10

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Kishor Napier-Raman

Pool fiasco reflects poorly on the morals of an entire administration

Pool fiasco reflects poorly on the morals of an entire administration

How many people contributed to prolonging the lie that David Hearn and others vandalised the monument, and sat silent until the legal system forced...

yesterday 10

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Michael Koziol

I was convinced I would never have a child due to climate dread. Then I selfishly had one anyway

I was convinced I would never have a child due to climate dread. Then I selfishly had one anyway

Like many Millennials, I was convinced it was irresponsible to bring a child into a world that was slowly breaking down.

yesterday 10

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Zoya Patel

Deposed Aung San Suu Kyi shown in proof of life photo

Deposed Aung San Suu Kyi shown in proof of life photo

The first images of the deposed Myanmar leader for more than five years have appeared as she is seen meeting a Red Cross official while in detention...

yesterday 10

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Zach Hope

Three money habits that can keep you stuck financially

Three money habits that can keep you stuck financially

If you’ve hit a ceiling in your financial growth, today’s column is for you.

yesterday 10

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Paridhi Jain

The real reason Trump just rushed to help Japan

The real reason Trump just rushed to help Japan

Tactless as ever, Donald Trump invoked the attack on Pearl Harbour as the US jumped in to help boost Japan’s currency. What’s more compelling is...

yesterday 10

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Stephen Bartholomeusz

Why Australians can no longer count on property to make them rich

Why Australians can no longer count on property to make them rich

There are growing signs that the tide may be turning on Australia’s longstanding preference for residential property.

yesterday 10

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Marc Jocum

I wish Hill and Stengle well, but the game must learn lessons from their exits

I wish Hill and Stengle well, but the game must learn lessons from their exits

Collingwood and Geelong announced last week that they had reached agreement with Bobby Hill and Tyson Stengle to end their careers at the club. But we...

yesterday 10

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Mathew Stokes

It’s the new battleground for China v the US. But Beijing has one big advantage

It’s the new battleground for China v the US. But Beijing has one big advantage

The global superpowers are locked in a race for AI domination and, while America is out in front, China’s playing the long game and may prevail.

yesterday 10

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Peter Hartcher

My suburb is fine. There’s an invisible dividing line and the other side is definitely nicer

My suburb is fine. There’s an invisible dividing line and the other side is definitely nicer

Until very recently my suburb had a big attraction. Now it’s like the majority of the suburbs in Melbourne – unremarkable but fine.

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Amitava Das

In the run to finals, these five clubs are locked in a battle for the top four

In the run to finals, these five clubs are locked in a battle for the top four

The Swans, Hawks and Lions are battling for second spot, while the remaining finals berths are open. What’s in store for your side?

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Jon Pierik

The path to first home ownership might be under a flight path

The path to first home ownership might be under a flight path

A new report shows the lengths to which some would-be home owners are prepared to go to reach stage one of the property ownership dream.

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Elizabeth Knight

When half the competition has nothing to play for, the NRL has a problem

When half the competition has nothing to play for, the NRL has a problem

Most NRL fans could have made September holiday plans as far back as June. With expansion on the horizon, the shallowness of the competition is a...

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Malcolm Knox

How the Trump factor finally turned the soccer world against Infantino

How the Trump factor finally turned the soccer world against Infantino

After a World Cup that delivered $25 billion in revenue, the FIFA boss is facing criticism like never before.

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Oliver Brown

Fool’s gold: Trump’s promise to America is not going to plan

Fool’s gold: Trump’s promise to America is not going to plan

Donald Trump is fast running out of time to deliver on his pledge to deliver a “Golden Age” for America.

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Stephen Bartholomeusz

Forget the Sydney bubble for a moment. This is the best NRL story of 2026

Forget the Sydney bubble for a moment. This is the best NRL story of 2026

Among the usual suspects that dominate the rugby league cycle is a redemption story worthy of far greater attention.

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Dan Walsh

The key takeaway from Australia’s athletics performance at the Commonwealth Games

The key takeaway from Australia’s athletics performance at the Commonwealth Games

Australia has long had strong athletics teams, especially at Commonwealth level, but the strength of this team was outside the norm – and it bodes...

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Michael Gleeson

Trump’s entered a new phase, the unmaking of his presidency

Trump’s entered a new phase, the unmaking of his presidency

Beyond America’s borders, the president’s objectives are failing. At home, voters think he’s no longer looking after their interests. Is Trump...

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Bruce Wolpe

I was excited to be a ‘boy mum’. Then I picked up my phone

I was excited to be a ‘boy mum’. Then I picked up my phone

This online identity is set on exploiting our anxieties about raising boys.

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Hannah Vanderheide

The dismantling of KPMG is about to begin

The dismantling of KPMG is about to begin

Any day now, the dismantling of the global accounting/consulting giant KPMG will start in earnest, but massive job cuts are only the beginning.

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Colin Kruger

Money, power, influence, secrecy: This same old rinse cycle is destroying politics

Money, power, influence, secrecy: This same old rinse cycle is destroying politics

Events of the past fortnight have reminded Australians why they’ve become cynical about the people – elected or not – who run this country.

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Sean Kelly

Sliding housing prices gave the Reserve Bank a surprise helping hand

Sliding housing prices gave the Reserve Bank a surprise helping hand

The RBA’s three rate rises were always going to slow inflation. But it’s got an unexpected assist from the government’s budget measures.

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Shane Wright

How to benefit from the coming mortgage price war

How to benefit from the coming mortgage price war

Borrowers are in the box seat as competition between banks steps up in a weakening market. But price wars in banking are different to other sectors.

sunday 10

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Clancy Yeates

Trump’s ‘short war’ is spiralling out of control. His personal failings were the trigger

Trump’s ‘short war’ is spiralling out of control. His personal failings were the trigger

Before initiating a war, you must understand why and what you want to achieve. Trump didn’t, and his actions are leading to a less stable Middle...

sunday 20

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Rodger Shanahan

The moment Daisy Pearce broke the ice inside the Australian camp

The moment Daisy Pearce broke the ice inside the Australian camp

Libby Birch takes us into the Australian preparations for their AFLW international victory over Ireland.

sunday 10

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Libby Birch

Tony Abbott recalls a whiter Australia than I do. Menzies rejected his version, as do many Liberals

Tony Abbott recalls a whiter Australia than I do. Menzies rejected his version, as do many Liberals

Abbott upset a lot of Liberals by pronouncing multiculturalism a failure. Our party’s founder ridiculed the notion that we should be a “species of...

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George Brandis

I’m 67 and on the pension. How do I leave my kids a good inheritance?

I’m 67 and on the pension. How do I leave my kids a good inheritance?

When it comes to passing on your assets once you’re gone, there’s nothing more valuable than the family home.

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Paul Benson

I love eavesdropping but there are things I shouldn’t have to hear in public

I love eavesdropping but there are things I shouldn’t have to hear in public

As children, we’re told not to snoop, but that didn’t stop us. As adults, there’s a part of us that invites and revels in having an audience.

sunday 10

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Roby D'ottavi

I have seen the ‘sex faces’ of nearly every working actor, and I really don’t want to

I have seen the ‘sex faces’ of nearly every working actor, and I really don’t want to

Bring back the old days, when the details were left to our imaginations.

sunday 10

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Wendy Squires

Glasgow may have saved the Commonwealth Games, but it made a crucial mistake

Glasgow may have saved the Commonwealth Games, but it made a crucial mistake

Funded largely by Victoria, these Commonwealth Games were stripped back to ensure the event’s survival. The determination to keep it small and its...

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Michael Gleeson

‘It’s too late’: Patients are dying in agony due to limits on VAD

‘It’s too late’: Patients are dying in agony due to limits on VAD

VAD doctors and their terminally ill patients are calling on the government to allow them to use telehealth.

sunday 10

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Peter Fitzsimons

Your data has been leaked. What should you do?

Your data has been leaked. What should you do?

Corporate cyberattacks are on the rise. How should you protect yourself if you fall victim to a breach?

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Dominic Powell

Why the tradwife trend is totally logical

Why the tradwife trend is totally logical

Why be a frazzled career woman, when you can bake in a nice kitchen while someone else brings home the bacon?

sunday 10

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Jacqueline Maley

We’re being sold ‘get-fixed-quick’ schemes. It’s destroying our nation

We’re being sold ‘get-fixed-quick’ schemes. It’s destroying our nation

Politicians have worked out that voters reward them for the illusion of extra money more than for actually doing the hard things necessary to make you...

sunday 10

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Parnell Palme McGuinness

NRL ‘media cop’ to crackdown on negative coverage of game

NRL ‘media cop’ to crackdown on negative coverage of game

The NRL will assign an employee to police rugby league commentators with perceived conflicts of interest and broadcasters deemed to be too negative in...

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Danny Weidler

Why Richmond offer the best, win-win-win deal for Butters and Port Adelaide

Why Richmond offer the best, win-win-win deal for Butters and Port Adelaide

Holding pick No.1, the Tigers can put these two deals on the table, which would satisfy Port and would be damned hard for the other suitors to beat.

sunday 10

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Jake Niall

Men control 60% of household finances. Here’s why they shouldn’t

Men control 60% of household finances. Here’s why they shouldn’t

When it comes to seeking advice on big decisions or long-term financial strategies, women are still deferring to the men in their life.

sunday 10

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Victoria Devine

As census time nears, it pays to look beyond the headline numbers on this controversial question

As census time nears, it pays to look beyond the headline numbers on this controversial question

Fewer people may identify as religious, but that’s not the whole story.

sunday 10

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Barney Zwartz

The Blues are seizing their moment. It’s time Josh Fraser seized his, too

The Blues are seizing their moment. It’s time Josh Fraser seized his, too

Carlton’s interim coach will finally decide this week if he puts his hat in the ring for the top job. He’d be mad not to.

sunday 10

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Andrew Wu

Before they find a new coach, the Waratahs need to find an identity

Before they find a new coach, the Waratahs need to find an identity

The last time NSW had a clear sense of who they were was in 2014, when they last won the Super Rugby title. Twelve years later, does anyone have a...

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Paul Cully

Knock on wood, but I think I’ve wasted enough time on silly superstitions

Knock on wood, but I think I’ve wasted enough time on silly superstitions

Sometimes a splodge of bird poo is just a splodge of bird poo.

01.08.2026 10

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Richard Glover

Political donations are a matter for all of us

Political donations are a matter for all of us

Politicians reflexively duck questions when they’re asked about those who pay to see them. That’s no longer good enough.

01.08.2026 10

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‘Not if that chairman was you’: The brutal exchange that sparked the AFL’s quiet revolution

‘Not if that chairman was you’: The brutal exchange that sparked the AFL’s quiet revolution

There are positive signs that the political infighting and campaigning that accompanied Richard Goyder’s last days as AFL Commission chairman are a...

01.08.2026 10

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Caroline Wilson

Is this the worst thing that’s happened in cricket? Praise the Lord, and pass the sandpaper

Is this the worst thing that’s happened in cricket? Praise the Lord, and pass the sandpaper

The reaction to “Clicky Ponting’s” actions has been hysterical. All this for a village cricketer who did what he shouldn’t have?

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Peter Fitzsimons