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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

Crime is the punishment for a premier stuck in a law-and-order arms race

Crime is the punishment for a premier stuck in a law-and-order arms race

As Chris Minns talks tough on crime, his rivals try to talk tougher. It’s becoming an election focus he didn’t want.

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Michael McGowan

Trump cries wolf on AI censorship

Trump cries wolf on AI censorship

The American president rejects attempts by a “globalist scheme” to control TEAM USA AI.

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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

The invisible wounds of the Bondi shootings are still with us

The invisible wounds of the Bondi shootings are still with us

What becomes of those with nothing to bandage? Who sees their wounds, and who heals them?

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Alex Ryvchin

Walkouts, accusations and a blacked-out agenda: The council meeting where everything went wrong

Walkouts, accusations and a blacked-out agenda: The council meeting where everything went wrong

Liverpool Council’s standards have long been low, but Monday’s meeting was extraordinary in both name and nature. And if the look was bad, the...

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Anthony Segaert

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

Triple Zero services need a new overseer

Triple Zero services need a new overseer

A Senate inquiry recommends Telstra be stripped of controlling the emergency services’ hotline.

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The Herald's View

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

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

My suburb is like an island – one storm and you’re trapped. Luckily, we’re friendly

We have great food and pubs, and even white rabbits. And plenty of history.

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Sally Foley

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

DV killings are our failure to protect the most vulnerable

DV killings are our failure to protect the most vulnerable

The spate of killings of women and children demands governments rethink policies to protect society’s vulnerable

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The Herald's View

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