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Want to really gross out your adult kids? Tell them how much fun you’re having

Want to really gross out your adult kids? Tell them how much fun you’re having

My friends are leading secret lives to avoid their judgemental kids. But not me.

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Kathy Lette

I wanted to buy an investment property. Where should I invest instead?

I wanted to buy an investment property. Where should I invest instead?

Shares or ETFs may now be more attractive than an investment property, particularly if the proposed tax changes proceed

03.06.2026 0

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Noel Whittaker

Stress fractures in emergency departments

Stress fractures in emergency departments

A new report on the well-being of A&E physicians raises concerns about the future of emergency departments.

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The Herald's View

Cheer up: there’s an 83 per cent chance we won’t be extinct in 100 years

Cheer up: there’s an 83 per cent chance we won’t be extinct in 100 years

Smarter people than me reckon there’s a decent chance the human race could soon be wiped out. Our biggest threat? Ourselves.

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Ross Gittins

Inside the complaints made against a Liberal senator’s husband

Inside the complaints made against a Liberal senator’s husband

Two complaints seen by CBD claimed the behaviour of Ben Collins, dating back to November 2023, was “intimidating” and “aggressive”.

03.06.2026 0

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Max Maddison

Want your last wishes honoured? Don’t draft your will in your Notes app

Want your last wishes honoured? Don’t draft your will in your Notes app

While it might be tempting to consider leaving the legalities for “later on”, there are good reasons why you shouldn’t attempt to prepare your...

03.06.2026 0

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Emma Blay

Thinking of lending your parents money for aged care? Check this first

Thinking of lending your parents money for aged care? Check this first

When a parent moves into residential aged care, it’s common for adult children to want to help out financially. But they should think twice.

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Rachel Lane

US politics has gone insane. Why the worst ideas of the 20th century are back to haunt us

US politics has gone insane. Why the worst ideas of the 20th century are back to haunt us

It is no coincidence that authoritarianism is once again appealing to people. Liberal democracies are struggling and entire generations have no living...

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David French

It’s game on in media players’ brutal battle for the NRL

It’s game on in media players’ brutal battle for the NRL

As for NRL supremo Peter V’landys, like any good auctioneer he is tirelessly working the room.

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Elizabeth Knight

A minimum wage increase delivers a maximum inflation risk

A minimum wage increase delivers a maximum inflation risk

The Fair Work Commission has just added to the Reserve Bank’s inflation troubles with a large increase in the minimum wage.

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Shane Wright

I went looking for One Nation’s policies. Here’s what I didn’t find

I went looking for One Nation’s policies. Here’s what I didn’t find

The divisive party makes grand claims about what regulation or legislation needs to change. But there is no clear explanation of how any of that might...

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Jenna Price

Want more financial success? These three things are holding you back

Want more financial success? These three things are holding you back

Here are three real pieces of advice I’ve given clients that have helped them move towards a happier, healthier financial life.

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Paridhi Jain

Don’t believe the scare campaign. Taxing wealth is our best way forward

Don’t believe the scare campaign. Taxing wealth is our best way forward

The next generation of great Australian workers, carers, thinkers and businesses comes from investing in Australia’s people, not from tax breaks.

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Thomas Walker

SpaceX, Anthropic, OpenAI: What if one of the mega AI IPOs fizzles?

SpaceX, Anthropic, OpenAI: What if one of the mega AI IPOs fizzles?

The companies driving artificial intelligence need access to ever-increasing amounts of capital at ever-increasing valuations. That makes them...

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Stephen Bartholomeusz

If Ebola lands in Australia tomorrow, what happens next?

If Ebola lands in Australia tomorrow, what happens next?

With global travel, a disease that begins far away can quickly become a test of systems here, and the first 24 hours would matter enormously.

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Brendan Crabb

Blue it again: Five graphs that explain another failed Waratahs season

Blue it again: Five graphs that explain another failed Waratahs season

As always, the Tahs season promised so much but has ended before the finals even begin. Here’s where it went wrong.

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Iain Payten

Netanyahu led Trump into war with Iran. Now he won’t let him end it

Netanyahu led Trump into war with Iran. Now he won’t let him end it

Another Israeli leader might bank the military gains and walk away – but Benjamin Netanyahu is under pressure to finish off the Islamic regime,...

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Akhtar Makoii

While Xi gets smart, Trump and Putin are showing the world what dumb power can do

While Xi gets smart, Trump and Putin are showing the world what dumb power can do

The world is paying a high price for illegal wars of hubris which did not need to be waged. Meanwhile, China marches on without firing a shot.

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Peter Hartcher

There’s a good reason I don’t like birthdays and no, it’s not what you’re thinking

There’s a good reason I don’t like birthdays and no, it’s not what you’re thinking

Some people can’t wait their birthdays. Me? I’m quietly relieved when the clock ticks over to the following morning, and it’s done for another year.

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Melissa Hoyer

Looking for suburban bliss? You won’t find it here … mercifully

Looking for suburban bliss? You won’t find it here … mercifully

Sydney needs Darlinghurst. Even if it’s lost some of its bohemian edge, it was and is a remedy for everything that’s boring about Sydney.

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Vince Sorrenti

Trump needs to eat humble pie and make a deal

Trump needs to eat humble pie and make a deal

Trump needs to move on to other things so that by this time next year, today’s global energy panic will be seen as just another passing squall.

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Jeremy Warner

Falling university rankings suggest a wider malaise

Falling university rankings suggest a wider malaise

The public good value of science and education courses had been devalued, according to a report rating Australian universities.

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The Herald's View

Snowballing KPMG scandal sure to claim more casualties

Snowballing KPMG scandal sure to claim more casualties

The professional services network’s ability to audit its own behaviour has come up woefully short.

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Elizabeth Knight

Socceroos’ World Cup squad is one of their youngest ever. It might be their best since 2010

Socceroos’ World Cup squad is one of their youngest ever. It might be their best since 2010

This is a generation of Socceroos worth getting excited about. But has this World Cup come a touch too early for them, or are they ready to make...

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Vince Rugari

Tigers fans shouldn’t be booing Lachie Galvin. They should be cheering

Tigers fans shouldn’t be booing Lachie Galvin. They should be cheering

Given the Tigers’ and Bulldogs’ trajectories since Galvin’s controversial mid-season switch in 2025, Tigers fans should be happy.

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Malcolm Knox

A divorce, a fortune and a bestseller: The memoir everyone is arguing about

A divorce, a fortune and a bestseller: The memoir everyone is arguing about

A literary scandal has reignited an old question: How much truth does a memoir owe its readers?

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Jane Sullivan

India is now Australia’s No.1 source of migrants. It’s a profound shift, and a positive one

India is now Australia’s No.1 source of migrants. It’s a profound shift, and a positive one

As immigration is blamed by some for everything from fraying social cohesion to housing shortages, it’s instructive to see how migrants are pulling...

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Nikhil Kulkarni

Abbott was Australia’s best opposition leader. But his return to the spotlight could overshadow the new guy

Abbott was Australia’s best opposition leader. But his return to the spotlight could overshadow the new guy

Is Tony Abbott Angus Taylor’s puppet master, or his mentor?

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James Massola

Trump’s war is starting to strangle the world

Trump’s war is starting to strangle the world

The impact of the global energy shock sparked by the war is starting to hit economies. And there is more pain coming.

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Stephen Bartholomeusz

Australia’s baby bust is a policy failure. We must fix it

Australia’s baby bust is a policy failure. We must fix it

Australia should be a great place to have children, and to be a child. But at present, many people are being put off for a multitude of reasons.

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The Herald's View

Angus Taylor’s ‘arrogant prick’ taunt was revealing. But voters may not like what it revealed

Angus Taylor’s ‘arrogant prick’ taunt was revealing. But voters may not like what it revealed

Taylor’s remark risked sounding arrogant – neatly matching that well-known psychological habit of accusing others of what we fear is our own worst...

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Sean Kelly

The Bombers start the next chapter under Dean Solomon with many questions to answer

The Bombers start the next chapter under Dean Solomon with many questions to answer

The win didn’t come but the questions facing Essendon would have remained nonetheless. Sunday was just another day in the search for success that...

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Peter Ryan

Don’t tell young people to walk away from university. For many, it’s the only way

Don’t tell young people to walk away from university. For many, it’s the only way

For students without inherited privilege, a university degree is their only lever.

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Cath ellis

Negative result, positive outlook: Why this was the loss the Socceroos had to have

Negative result, positive outlook: Why this was the loss the Socceroos had to have

There’s never a good time to feel “anxious and nervous” in front of nearly 80,000 people. But two weeks before the World Cup is a lot better...

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Vince Rugari

The red light we should be allowed to drive through: My gift to Australia

The red light we should be allowed to drive through: My gift to Australia

There’s plenty Australia could teach my birth country, but here’s a Californian road rule to liberate my fellow Aussie citizens.

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Antone Martinho-Truswell

Dragons end 10 months of agony, and deal Broncos a harrowing reality check

Dragons end 10 months of agony, and deal Broncos a harrowing reality check

This was the win that had been 10 months in the making for St George-Illawarra, one which has issued a damning reality check to the defending NRL...

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Nick Wright

Trump appears indifferent to all the battles he’s losing. So what’s the deal?

Trump appears indifferent to all the battles he’s losing. So what’s the deal?

Donald Trump’s presidency is in trouble, plagued by falling approval at home and disastrous decisions abroad. Yet he appears deliriously detached...

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Bruce Wolpe

Suaalii looked like a man on a mission in Perth. But he’s not the form centre in Australia

Suaalii looked like a man on a mission in Perth. But he’s not the form centre in Australia

The highest-paid player in Australian rugby turned in a strong night against the Force after a season of frustration. But he wasn’t alone.

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Paul Cully

Pontiff’s plea for compassion puts humanity first as AI reshapes world

Pontiff’s plea for compassion puts humanity first as AI reshapes world

Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical on artificial intelligence shows that, in him, ordinary people do have a champion.

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Barney Zwartz

Suzie Miller was told ‘women can’t really write plays’. She’s now won awards in London and New York

Suzie Miller was told ‘women can’t really write plays’. She’s now won awards in London and New York

Suzie Miller has used her legal background to write plays that don’t just entertain, but create change.

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Peter Fitzsimons

Can your workplace force you to take annual leave?

Can your workplace force you to take annual leave?

Leave is generally underutilised by Australian workers, with roughly 209 million days owing.

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Dominic Powell

When my husband David was dying, Neale Daniher offered us more than just hope

When my husband David was dying, Neale Daniher offered us more than just hope

When you’re diagnosed with a terminal disease, or caring for someone who is, it is inevitable that you review your own life and choices, that you...

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Gay Alcorn

Labor wants to move on from the budget. Here’s why it can’t

Labor wants to move on from the budget. Here’s why it can’t

There was a time when the major parties dictated the narrative, but the emerging order in politics is disorder.

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Parnell Palme Mcguinness

Australian-based ISIS victims don’t want the ‘brides’ settled here. For them, it’s personal

Australian-based ISIS victims don’t want the ‘brides’ settled here. For them, it’s personal

Four thousand Yazidi people fled Syria after an ISIS genocide and settled in Australia. Their stories should be heard.

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Jacqueline Maley

NRL Integrity Unit investigating Meninga over claims he courted Bulldogs duo

NRL Integrity Unit investigating Meninga over claims he courted Bulldogs duo

The Perth Bears coach has placed his employer, the NRL, in an awkward position after angering the Bulldogs by telling News Corp of his plans to poach...

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Danny Weidler

We’re nearing a financial burnout crisis. And it’s only getting worse

We’re nearing a financial burnout crisis. And it’s only getting worse

It feels like every time you try to so much as blink or draw breath right now, something new – and potentially stress-inducing – is happening in...

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Victoria devine

With all the new tax changes, is it time to start an SMSF?

With all the new tax changes, is it time to start an SMSF?

The CGT and trust changes might make self-managed super more appealing, but there are still plenty of potential pitfalls to be aware of.

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Paul Benson

Three of the Pies’ biggest names had big nights. They still lost, and that’s a massive problem

Three of the Pies’ biggest names had big nights. They still lost, and that’s a massive problem

As close as Collingwood were to knocking off Sydney, Fremantle and Hawthorn, the reality is the highest-ranked side the Pies have beaten is St Kilda...

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Andrew Wu

Dynasty in tatters? Lions’ third-quarter crisis rears again in Dockers demolition

Dynasty in tatters? Lions’ third-quarter crisis rears again in Dockers demolition

Any hopes the Lions had of emulating their famous sides of the early 2000s are in tatters as the high-flying Fremantle compound their woes.

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Nick Wright

Mission possible: Blues can make finals, as new realism takes root

Mission possible: Blues can make finals, as new realism takes root

A month ago, the journey ahead seemed almost as arduous as that facing Essendon and Richmond. Today, the Carlton coaching role shapes as one of the...

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Jake Niall