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Royal commission hints at original sin of Big Build

Royal commission hints at original sin of Big Build

Chris Kourakis’ royal commission started at the top. But he also signalled his willingness to stand back and interrogate some bigger, long-overdue...

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Chip le Grand

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

The Melbourne fun police just made a very Sydney decision

The Melbourne fun police just made a very Sydney decision

A couple of whingeing neighbours are trying to put an end to a beloved alfresco pastime.

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Cara Waters

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

Community needs a voice in data centre developments

Community needs a voice in data centre developments

Premier Ben Carroll has outlined new measures surrounding the development of data centres. While welcome, he could have gone further.

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The Age's View

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

Got cash but scared to spend it? How to ditch financial guilt

Got cash but scared to spend it? How to ditch financial guilt

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

Surprise! Putin just won the Russian elections. But his biggest win was elsewhere

Surprise! Putin just won the Russian elections. But his biggest win was elsewhere

The election result was predictable for a country ruled so long by an autocrat whose enemies share the habit of falling out of windows from great...

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David Crowe

Why this new Ukraine pact is a war-game changer for Australia

Why this new Ukraine pact is a war-game changer for Australia

Ukraine is now training NATO forces in drone and electronic warfare. Under a new security agreement, Australia will also benefit from Kyiv’s...

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Peter Hartcher

My suburb lacks the cool factor but growing up here was a blessing

My suburb lacks the cool factor but growing up here was a blessing

As a born-and-bred local, I can see Croydon’s shortfalls. But as a kid, it had everything I could want. And moving back after a few years away has...

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Angus Delaney

Xi under fire as cracks widen in China

Xi under fire as cracks widen in China

China’s economy is in its worst shape in decades and Xi Jinping is facing criticism for what he is focusing on.

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Li Yuan

The secret relationship, the $40 million legal fight and the corporate cop’s latest case

The secret relationship, the $40 million legal fight and the corporate cop’s latest case

Former Super Retail Group boss Anthony Heraghty had just started a new high-profile gig when ASIC came knocking.

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Kishor Napier-Raman

Chalmers can try to predict 40 years into the future, but he’s really talking 2028

Chalmers can try to predict 40 years into the future, but he’s really talking 2028

There is a notable focus on what Labor has done in five years and how the government’s most recent budget tackles issues like housing affordability...

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James Massola

Footy fans must pull their heads in after unruly crowd behaviour

Footy fans must pull their heads in after unruly crowd behaviour

Two tremendous games of football, in both the NRL and AFL, were marred by spectators hurling projectiles at match officials.

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Tom Decent

Behind Trump’s bluster there’s a sobering realisation he is losing the public

Behind Trump’s bluster there’s a sobering realisation he is losing the public

The US president has routinely dismissed poor polls, but he is starting to get the message that his brand and his party are on the nose with US...

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Natalie Allison

Trump’s war is strangling the world

Trump’s war is strangling the world

It’s no surprise Fed chair Kevin Warsh avoided direct references to the war in the Middle East last week. But the consequences of Trump’s...

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Stephen Bartholomeusz

Diana’s brother is right to be furious with Charles over Harry and William

Diana’s brother is right to be furious with Charles over Harry and William

A war of words has erupted over conversations between Diana’s brother and her ex-husband over her sons’ role at the funeral almost 30 years ago

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Eleanor Mills

Newcastle’s rise from spoon to prelim is remarkable. But the Panthers are the big winners

Newcastle’s rise from spoon to prelim is remarkable. But the Panthers are the big winners

Knights coach Justin Holbrook has created team spirit and harmony in a short period of time. They will need all that and more against Penrith.

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Malcolm Knox

In Washington, temples to Trump’s ego lie ruined. And another is on the way

In Washington, temples to Trump’s ego lie ruined. And another is on the way

The Kennedy Centre was once America’s cultural heart. Now it is barricaded, empty and being held hostage as the US president insists his name be...

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Michael Koziol

Why higher interest rates are the new normal

Why higher interest rates are the new normal

Even when the RBA is satisfied it has inflation under control, we should not expect rates to come down by a lot.

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Clancy Yeates

Forget the grand final, this is the hardest week in rugby league

Forget the grand final, this is the hardest week in rugby league

NRL players are hyper-aware that one tiny slip-up in the preliminary final could end their season days short of what could have been a premiership.

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Roy Masters

Can Labor rise above the chaotic carnival of our politics? We’re about to find out

Can Labor rise above the chaotic carnival of our politics? We’re about to find out

The Albanese government wants to create a sense of contrast between its own seriousness and the disorder of its opponents. But will voters reward it...

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Sean Kelly

Lleyton Hewitt says Australian tennis is struggling. Is he right?

Lleyton Hewitt says Australian tennis is struggling. Is he right?

Australia’s indifferent results on the global, and particularly grand slam, stage are again in the spotlight after Lleyton Hewitt’s frank comments...

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Marc McGowan

The AI app that Silicon Valley thinks is actually useful

The AI app that Silicon Valley thinks is actually useful

Bots like ChatGPT and Claude have proved adept at coding and generating bad fiction. But Instinct AI is proving it can get life administration done...

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Nick Bonyhady

Putin will win Russia’s sham election. What happens next terrifies Europe

Putin will win Russia’s sham election. What happens next terrifies Europe

Western officials fear Russia’s leader will escalate not just the war in Ukraine but also attacks on NATO.

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Adrian Blomfield

Men are looking for love in the wrong places. I write about what women really want

Men are looking for love in the wrong places. I write about what women really want

Reading romance fiction won’t decode every woman’s desire – that’s the whole point.

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Ali Berg

The four tests the Wallabies must pass to beat the Springboks

The four tests the Wallabies must pass to beat the Springboks

The back-to-back world champions will provide Les Kiss’ toughest test since he took charge of the Wallabies.

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Paul Cully

Albo wanders in to Tim Apple’s place to fix the internet

Albo wanders in to Tim Apple’s place to fix the internet

When the prime minister spent a morning at Apple Park in California, it felt a bit like a scene from The Truman Show.

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Rob Harris

The secret to DCE’s 424-game career? A ‘goldfish memory’, Ted Lasso and Dolphin days

The secret to DCE’s 424-game career? A ‘goldfish memory’, Ted Lasso and Dolphin days

Daly Cherry-Evans weighed up signing with the Dolphins last season, 30 years after discovering rugby league as a barefoot kid in Redcliffe.

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Dan Walsh

Three contentious free kicks, one crazy minute: The detailed verdict on preliminary final umpiring calls

Three contentious free kicks, one crazy minute: The detailed verdict on preliminary final umpiring calls

Ray Chamberlain has umpired three AFL grand finals, now he joins two of our seasoned football scribes to stand in judgement of the three big calls of...

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Peter Ryan

The UN is an abject failure at stopping war. Could Australia help it escape Trump’s America?

The UN is an abject failure at stopping war. Could Australia help it escape Trump’s America?

The United Nations is powerless to protect democracy, and its most powerful members use their veto to prevent action against atrocities.

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Geoffrey Robertson

The Qantas lounge gave her a dressing down for her ugg boots. I’m with the airline on this one

The Qantas lounge gave her a dressing down for her ugg boots. I’m with the airline on this one

Airport style has been in freefall for years. I’m taking a stand. Dress up to take off.

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Melissa Hoyer

Faith does not mean getting what you want

Faith does not mean getting what you want

Times of hardship can test faith; they can also strengthen it.

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Melissa Coburn

‘The white males no longer rule’: Australia’s changed, and not in a way that helps One Nation

‘The white males no longer rule’: Australia’s changed, and not in a way that helps One Nation

Australia’s been transformed from the nation it was a generation ago. Only some of our politicians have been paying attention.

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Peter Fitzsimons

My cheat sheet to teach your kids about money … because it’s possible they won’t learn at school

My cheat sheet to teach your kids about money … because it’s possible they won’t learn at school

We know that children want to learn how to manage money. These life-changing lessons will get their attention.

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Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

I have two super funds with different strategies. Which should I choose?

I have two super funds with different strategies. Which should I choose?

It makes sense to invest as aggressively as possible when retirement is distant and be more conservative as you get older.

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Paul Benson

Beware. Gift card scammers are stealing your present

Beware. Gift card scammers are stealing your present

Shoppers purchase gift cards, add money and activate them, only to find scammers have drained the funds.

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Victoria Devine