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Why do we only notice our bodies when they break?

Why do we only notice our bodies when they break?

We forget, most of the time, to give our bodies the thanks they deserve.

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Richard Glover

There’s a hidden job market for over 50s, but you’ll need to do this to get in

There’s a hidden job market for over 50s, but you’ll need to do this to get in

Many organisations are looking for people who can solve specific problems, lead through change, bring wisdom and perspective, often without a...

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Robyn greaves

Worried falling markets might ruin your retirement? Here’s what to do

Worried falling markets might ruin your retirement? Here’s what to do

For people approaching retirement a market shock just before they leap, or early in retirement, can also become a personal financial shock.

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Bec Wilson

From fuel to groceries, here are five ways to beat rising costs

From fuel to groceries, here are five ways to beat rising costs

A forecast from NAB last week suggested our consumer prices index may spike more than a whole percentage point, to above 5 per cent.

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Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

Attn Waratahs: Rugby is a team game. So all 14 of you, just give the ball to Jorgo...

Attn Waratahs: Rugby is a team game. So all 14 of you, just give the ball to Jorgo...

Desperate measures are needed after NSW’s thrashing by the Hurricanes last weekend. I humbly offer my coaching talents to assist Dan McKellar and Co.

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Peter Fitzsimons

We need to make AI work for us, not the other way around

We need to make AI work for us, not the other way around

Tech companies started shedding staff as AI affects bottom lines

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The Herald's View

Matt Canavan has done in an hour what Angus Taylor failed to do in a month

Matt Canavan has done in an hour what Angus Taylor failed to do in a month

Australia - the complacent country - is receiving a wake-up call on race, resilience and energy.

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Peter Hartcher

Thousands of fans ran onto the field when Johnston broke the try-scoring record. The PM and I were two of them

Thousands of fans ran onto the field when Johnston broke the try-scoring record. The PM and I were two of them

The NRL warned fans not to run onto Allianz Stadium if Alex Johnston became the game’s most prolific try-scorer, but no one listened. Here’s what...

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Tom Decent

Trump’s war is the most dangerous double-edged gamble I can remember

Trump’s war is the most dangerous double-edged gamble I can remember

If Donald Trump’s war against Iran is really about the containment of China, it is a hell of a risk.

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Ambrose Evans-Pritchard

From Sabrina Carpenter to J.Lo, when did everything get so code-coded?

From Sabrina Carpenter to J.Lo, when did everything get so code-coded?

Charting the rise of the suffix of the moment.

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David Astle

Why the Albanese government is struggling to calm a precarious fuel crisis

Why the Albanese government is struggling to calm a precarious fuel crisis

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese can’t stop Australians filling up jerrycans with petrol and selling it on Facebook Marketplace at a premium. He can...

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Paul Sakkal

Australian-made babies galore? Let’s examine that thought, Matt Canavan

Australian-made babies galore? Let’s examine that thought, Matt Canavan

The new Nationals leader wants us to return to the good old days when Australia’s birth rate was much higher. OK, but let’s check what was so good...

yesterday 10

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Virginia Haussegger

The ghost of Alan Joyce is still haunting Qantas

The ghost of Alan Joyce is still haunting Qantas

Friday’s $105 million settlement brings to roughly $340 million the fines, penalties and compensation it has chalked up thanks to actions under Alan...

yesterday 10

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Elizabeth Knight

My son’s school trip to Canberra’s in doubt. That should worry every parent

My son’s school trip to Canberra’s in doubt. That should worry every parent

Swimming lessons, the zoo excursion and overnight camps: these important markers of childhood are now out of reach for many families.

yesterday 4

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Matt sharpe

The Zac Lomax situation has left both league and union looking bad

The Zac Lomax situation has left both league and union looking bad

The 15-man game has plenty of talent coming through in the outside backs - not that you’d know that this week.

yesterday 7

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Paul Cully

What was that, rugby league? And what is going on at Brisbane?

What was that, rugby league? And what is going on at Brisbane?

The Broncos are off to the worst premiership defence – at least as far as effort without the ball is concerned – in history. But in 2026, how much...

yesterday 8

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Dan Walsh

Why women are obsessed with Nadia Bartel, and men will never get it

Why women are obsessed with Nadia Bartel, and men will never get it

When news broke this week that the influencer has listed her Windsor home for sale, the story went nuts. Everyone raced to have a good old sticky...

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Kate Halfpenny

Trump is flirting with financial chaos

Trump is flirting with financial chaos

Donald Trump is finding out that backing out of a trade war is significantly simpler than retreating from a real one.

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Paul J. Davies

Is Melbourne a better city than Sydney? The evidence is pretty much in

Is Melbourne a better city than Sydney? The evidence is pretty much in

This global poll puts Adelaide ahead of Amsterdam. Really? Sydney, in 21st place, beat Paris – but let’s admit the harbour city is a work in progress.

yesterday 10

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Malcolm Knox

My colleague does numerology at work. How do I avoid a Jackie O-style blow-up?

My colleague does numerology at work. How do I avoid a Jackie O-style blow-up?

It’s so often the case: what seems at first blush to be a trivial matter at work ends up being the situation that threatens to pull a team apart.

yesterday 9

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Jonathan Rivett

‘My salary increased’: How motherhood can kickstart your career growth

‘My salary increased’: How motherhood can kickstart your career growth

Society just loves to look at women one-dimensionally, and today’s mothers are sick of that negative association.

yesterday 10

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Amanda Smith

Caviar, missiles and Mar-a-Lago: Inside Panahi’s birthday bash

Caviar, missiles and Mar-a-Lago: Inside Panahi’s birthday bash

The Sky News provocateur has learnt to stop worrying and love the bomb – along with some offensive language – after her 50th birthday party.

yesterday 9

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Calum Jaspan

The Iranian soccer team is a feelgood story that perfectly suits Trump

The Iranian soccer team is a feelgood story that perfectly suits Trump

The thought of turning those women away was, rightly, intolerable. Meanwhile, Trump has sent at least three planes of Iranians back to Iran, several...

yesterday 10

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Waleed Aly

Former spy chief quits, leaving Albanese out in the cold

Former spy chief quits, leaving Albanese out in the cold

Former ASIO chief Dennis Richardson’s resignation has sorely injured the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion.

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The Herald's View

Labor has set a political trap for Taylor and Canavan. Will they fall for it?

Labor has set a political trap for Taylor and Canavan. Will they fall for it?

The newly installed Coalition leaders can go on opposing every Labor move, but they should recall what John Howard did in opposition.

yesterday 9

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James Massola

Crisis averted, or just postponed? Blues take back control of their narrative – for now

Crisis averted, or just postponed? Blues take back control of their narrative – for now

The reaction had Carlton lost to Richmond, after last week’s Sydney belting, requires no imagination. But there was a more interesting storyline...

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Michael Gleeson

The kid who bought me lollies claims she’s about to be a grandma. I’ll get over it

The kid who bought me lollies claims she’s about to be a grandma. I’ll get over it

This is confronting. It’s like the first time you realise you can no longer swing across monkey bars. Does this mean I’m old?

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Melissa Coburn

What do war, interest rate rises and oil at $200 a barrel mean? A recession

What do war, interest rate rises and oil at $200 a barrel mean? A recession

Economists are predicting two more rate rises in the next eight weeks. But with oil prices climbing, it could also mean an Australian recession.

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Shane Wright

The royal commission already looked rushed. Now it’s ‘embarrassment all round’

The royal commission already looked rushed. Now it’s ‘embarrassment all round’

Richardson could have carried on for a few more weeks and done his best. If he felt overpaid, he could have taken a pay cut. But there’s plenty of...

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Matthew Knott

Tsunami of disruption: Why this Aussie tech giant is swinging the axe

Tsunami of disruption: Why this Aussie tech giant is swinging the axe

The world’s most feared and revered technology, artificial intelligence, has become Atlassian’s nemesis and its enabler.

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Elizabeth Knight

This Gen Z-inspired concept could help us fall in love with work again

This Gen Z-inspired concept could help us fall in love with work again

AI is making everything easier, but there’s a backlash brewing to smoothing out every single aspect of our work, and for good reason too.

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Tim Duggan

Oil shock: Iran has the world over a barrel, and there’s no quick fix

Oil shock: Iran has the world over a barrel, and there’s no quick fix

The International Energy Agency will release 400 million barrels of oil into the market, but that won’t re-open the crucial Strait of Hormuz and end...

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Stephen Bartholomeusz

Enter Canavan, hyper-nationalist, coal enthusiast and protector of jokes around the barbie

Enter Canavan, hyper-nationalist, coal enthusiast and protector of jokes around the barbie

The National Party should be placed in its proper context. Out of the nation’s 226 federal parliamentarians, only 18 identify as National Party MPs....

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Shaun Carney

Hit these numbers and all is forgiven for NRL’s biggest disappointments

Hit these numbers and all is forgiven for NRL’s biggest disappointments

It’s not pretty. But trust me, it will work. And it’s the easiest fix for round one underachievers Brisbane, Parramatta and the Roosters.

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Andrew Johns

One year from the NSW election, there’s an elephant in the Liberal party room

One year from the NSW election, there’s an elephant in the Liberal party room

An old scandal is coming back to haunt Liberals, who are anxious about the prospect of a corruption inquiry.

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Alexandra Smith

Canavan has a chance to stop the rot and take on One Nation

Canavan has a chance to stop the rot and take on One Nation

The Nationals turn to a new leader after years of turmoil on the Coalition side of politics.

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The Herald's View

My friends are permitted only two minutes to talk about their ailments

My friends are permitted only two minutes to talk about their ailments

I’m a firm believer in a problem shared is a problem halved. But there are limits to how much truth one can take from elderly friends.

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Claire Heaney

Trump is facing a humiliating crisis he created himself

Trump is facing a humiliating crisis he created himself

The president is manifestly unprepared for the economic fallout from his attack on Iran.

wednesday 10

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Ambrose Evans-Pritchard

Canavan is a perfect pick for a fight with One Nation – but could hurt the Coalition

Canavan is a perfect pick for a fight with One Nation – but could hurt the Coalition

Matt Canavan is the high-risk, high-reward choice as the new Nationals leader.

wednesday 10

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James Massola

Why wouldn’t Zac Lomax want to play a truly world game?

Why wouldn’t Zac Lomax want to play a truly world game?

The best of times continued on Monday when Rugby Australia signed Zac Lomax, prompting hilarious carry-on by the denizens of league. They were most...

wednesday 10

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Peter Fitzsimons

Qantas expects ‘seven-year shocks’. Trump has accelerated the timeline

Qantas expects ‘seven-year shocks’. Trump has accelerated the timeline

At Qantas HQ in Mascot, a team is gaming out Iran war scenarios and potential responses, but the airline won’t be able to dodge a hit on its profits.

wednesday 10

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Elizabeth Knight

Hey Timothée Chalamet, Opera Australia thanks you

Hey Timothée Chalamet, Opera Australia thanks you

The Oscar nominee declared “nobody cares” about opera any more. Let me introduce him to a million Australian opera goers.

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Alex budd

After 22 years, the AFL’s absurd pretence is over. It’s about time

After 22 years, the AFL’s absurd pretence is over. It’s about time

There will be a cohort of law-and-order types who might view the scrapping of strikes among the changes to the illicit drug policy as the...

wednesday 10

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Jake Niall

China’s latest plan to dominate global trade

China’s latest plan to dominate global trade

China’s latest five-year plan seeks to dominate artificial intelligence and other high-tech sectors and expand exports that are already...

wednesday 10

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Stephen Bartholomeusz

As Iran’s exiled prince, I fear for the women Australia couldn’t save

As Iran’s exiled prince, I fear for the women Australia couldn’t save

Australia has saved seven Iranian female football players but their teammates – and all of Iran’s women – will not be safe until this regime has gone.

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Reza pahlavi

We Americans don’t know if we’re the good guys anymore

We Americans don’t know if we’re the good guys anymore

Without a cogent explanation, we’ve been left to speculate on Trump’s reasons for attacking Iran. Was it at the behest of Netanyahu? Or a...

wednesday 10

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Cory Alpert

The forever chemicals giving Blue Mountains peas no chance

The forever chemicals giving Blue Mountains peas no chance

EPA testing has found some Blue Mountains vegetable garden soils laced with poisonous chemicals.

wednesday 10

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The Herald's View

Will Victorian hearts break again? The AFL’s biggest trade and free agency targets in 2026

Will Victorian hearts break again? The AFL’s biggest trade and free agency targets in 2026

From big-ticket targets to the players who might be squeezed out of their clubs, this is the mail on the footballers who will be hunted by teams in...

wednesday 10

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Marc Mcgowan

Jim, this is the most important budget this century. You’d better not bottle it

Jim, this is the most important budget this century. You’d better not bottle it

After 27 years of spineless and incompetent budgets, all Australians desperately need Treasurer Jim Chalmers to be brave. Now, right now, is the time...

wednesday 10

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Shane Wright

It’s dire in the Strait of Hormuz, so budgets need skill, ambition and care

It’s dire in the Strait of Hormuz, so budgets need skill, ambition and care

This year’s federal and Victorian budgets must not repeat the mistakes of past year’s in an increasingly challenging environment.

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The Age's View