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Listen: Modest budget full of sweeteners, no ‘grand message’

It wasn’t a bold budget, but then again, pre-election budgets never are, senior economics correspondent Shane Wright tells The Morning Edition...

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Shane Wright

Despite growth rate cut and best intentions, Australia’s NDIS remains an unsustainable program

The runaway costs of the National Disability Insurance Scheme need to be addressed as a matter of urgency, whoever wins the election.

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The Herald&x27S View

Albanese and Dutton are bidding to buy your vote, with no regard for the price

Australians are about to be invited to an auction where Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton bid for votes with competing claims about personal tax cuts.

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David Crowe

We’re becoming dumb and dumber – welcome to the idiocracy

The human capacity for mental focus is in decline. I’m feeling it, people.

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Cherie Gilmour

It’s jaw-dropping gall from team Trump, who just can’t admit a mistake

The Trump administration’s attempt to manage the Signal group chat scandal has run the full gamut of downplay, disparage and deny – but not...

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Michael Koziol

Should politicians be banned from owning multiple properties?

We need a broader conversation about not only disincentivising MPs owning multiple properties, but limiting them.

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William Bennett

Pet-owning renters won the battle, but might landlords win the war?

The courts and NSW law have affirmed renters’ rights to own pets, but landlords could sidestep those rules by switching to holiday rentals.

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Jimmy Thomson

In Australia’s energy dilemma, Japan may end up selling us our own gas

The humiliation of Australia, the energy superpower, is now a very real prospect as we face the need to buy gas from our biggest customer.

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Colin Kruger

Think you’re too young for self-managed super? Maybe not

More and more young Australians are opting for self-managed super funds. So what’s the appeal?

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Daniel Zaffino

I hid my epilepsy for years, but brain surgery released me from misunderstood disease

I hid my epilepsy for years, but brain surgery released me from misunderstood disease

It’s been 18 years since I stopped waking every morning thinking “when is it going to happen?” When will my next seizure occur? And how will I...

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Wally Lewis

Why our former PMs should speak up, not shut up

Why our former PMs should speak up, not shut up

Should Malcolm Turnbull just shut up? It’s a question the former prime minister faced this month when he appeared on The Project to talk about...

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Matthew Knott

One last push, and the Socceroos can book their spot at the 2026 World Cup

One last push, and the Socceroos can book their spot at the 2026 World Cup

World Cup qualifiers for the Socceroos are typically nerve-wracking, stomach-churning affairs. Long nights and/or early mornings filled with dread...

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Vince Rugari

Adolescence is heartbreaking and brilliant. But it has one crucial flaw

Adolescence is heartbreaking and brilliant. But it has one crucial flaw

Warning: This column contains spoilers. It’s wonderful that the internet is lighting up over the new Netflix series Adolescence . This intimate,...

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Steve Biddulph

The government is timid, uninspired and uninspiring. This budget fits it perfectly

The government is timid, uninspired and uninspiring. This budget fits it perfectly

If you’re having trouble working up much interest in the budget, don’t feel bad. It’s not you, it’s the government. So much fuss is made about the...

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Ross Gittins

An extra $5 a week might not be much, but it’s intelligent

An extra $5 a week might not be much, but it’s intelligent

The federal budget’s headline tax cuts are best described as breadcrumbs. They’re tiny, one eventually leads to another, and they’re supposed to...

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Peter Hartcher

The budget that nobody wanted ... and nobody might get

The budget that nobody wanted ... and nobody might get

Forget Paul Keating’s famous invocation of the “recession we had to have”. This is the budget we had to have when we really didn’t expect to have a...

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Jacqueline Maley

Joe Rogan won’t give us all measles but he’s one part of a bigger problem

Joe Rogan won’t give us all measles but he’s one part of a bigger problem

Measles outbreaks are occurring around the world, including in Australia. With the new Trump administration white-anting vaccine confidence and...

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Julie Leask

Was this really the budget we needed? Our experts deliver their verdicts

Was this really the budget we needed? Our experts deliver their verdicts

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Treasurer Jim Chalmers has announced tax cuts as the headline measure in his fourth...

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Shane Wright

Chalmers didn’t give much away. The real gift could come later this year

Chalmers didn’t give much away. The real gift could come later this year

Michele Bullock and her new board of monetary policy experts at the Reserve Bank can breathe a sigh of relief. Jim Chalmers’ fourth budget could...

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Shane Wright

Bleed for the Bulls: What really happened behind the Khawaja blow-up

Bleed for the Bulls: What really happened behind the Khawaja blow-up

When Usman Khawaja walks out to bat in the Sheffield Shield final, he will have the opportunity to make runs in front of his fiercest critic....

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Daniel Brettig

Ugly reality of beauty industry demands urgent makeover

Ugly reality of beauty industry demands urgent makeover

“Magic mirror on the wall, who is the fairest one of all?” On one level, the fairytale of Snow White – back in the cinemas since last week – is the...

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Trump is everywhere in the budget, but you won’t find his name

Trump is everywhere in the budget, but you won’t find his name

Call it the “he who shall not be named” budget. Donald Trump looms over this year’s economic statement like a menacing spectre, threatening to...

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Matthew Knott

Is the world’s hottest company losing its mojo?

Is the world’s hottest company losing its mojo?

A year ago, Nvidia was one of Wall Street’s hottest stocks. The semiconductor giant, already a dominant force in the video game graphics market...

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Tim Biggs

The budget explained in seven charts

The budget explained in seven charts

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Treasurer Jim Chalmers has delivered his fourth budget amid what he calls a “new...

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Matt Wade

Who really ‘invented Wi-Fi’, and the problem of Australian science innovation

Who really ‘invented Wi-Fi’, and the problem of Australian science innovation

Examine, a free weekly newsletter covering science with a sceptical, evidence-based eye, is sent every Tuesday. You’re reading an excerpt – sign...

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Liam Mannix

Inside the circus that led to Daly Cherry-Evans’ bombshell Manly exit

Inside the circus that led to Daly Cherry-Evans’ bombshell Manly exit

As Manly scramble to persuade Daly Cherry-Evans to stay at the club, the fact remains they had never tabled a formal offer for their...

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Michael Chammas

Princess of the people? Meghan’s new fashion venture misses the mark

Princess of the people? Meghan’s new fashion venture misses the mark

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, has shrugged off the last vestiges of a noble life, trading access to the crown jewels to spruik a symphony of beige and...

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Damien Woolnough

Are you a winner or a loser in this budget?

Are you a winner or a loser in this budget?

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The budget has been handed down, promising relief on income tax, power bills and...

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Paul Sakkal

How the budget affects you – from students to retirees

How the budget affects you – from students to retirees

Australians saddled with rising health costs, power bills and mortgage repayments are the target of Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ fourth budget, as Labor...

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Natassia Chrysanthos

The greatest threat to America’s security? Donald Trump’s inept inner circle

The greatest threat to America’s security? Donald Trump’s inept inner circle

News broke on Tuesday that senior members of the Trump administration were using the encrypted messaging app Signal to plan major military strikes...

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Cory Alpert

Singapore’s approach to drugs works for Singaporeans

Singapore’s approach to drugs works for Singaporeans

In recent times, two opinion pieces have been written about Singapore’s strict approach to drugs. On December 3, 2024, Lex Lasry called Singapore “...

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Anil Nayar

The Trump turmoil has handed China a golden opportunity

The Trump turmoil has handed China a golden opportunity

Steve Brice had just returned from meeting prospective investors in Jakarta, Surabaya and Manila when he saw what US President Donald Trump would...

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Chris Price

More than half of NRL clubs could benefit from DCE. Where will he end up?

More than half of NRL clubs could benefit from DCE. Where will he end up?

Daly Cherry-Evans’ shock decision to leave Manly has put the NRL on high alert. A strong case could be made for more than half the clubs to sign...

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Adrian Proszenko

Trump an ogre to Canada but an elephant in our polling booths

Trump an ogre to Canada but an elephant in our polling booths

New Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced a national election for April 28, coincidentally just weeks before the Australian federal...

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Day by day, Trump’s America becomes more like Xi’s China

Day by day, Trump’s America becomes more like Xi’s China

For three or four decades, the fashionable consensus in the West was that China was becoming more like the West. Once the Chinese people enjoyed...

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Peter Hartcher

Why Waratahs-Brumbies cracker could cost McKellar, Larkham Wallabies job … for now

Why Waratahs-Brumbies cracker could cost McKellar, Larkham Wallabies job … for now

The Waratahs-Brumbies game on Saturday was a firecracker: intense, seesawing and with moments of real quality. It made you want to see the teams go...

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Paul Cully

Trend or mirage? The AFL teams whose form you can trust

Trend or mirage? The AFL teams whose form you can trust

We are often guilty of handing out praise for clubs that scoop up a bevy of recruits in the player movement period, and can be critical when rivals...

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Marc Mcgowan

Major Australian healthcare provider can’t pay bills with time running out

Major Australian healthcare provider can’t pay bills with time running out

A big “For Sale” sign has gone up outside dozens of Australia’s private hospitals, but the real concern is why. Healthscope, operator of the...

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Colin Kruger

How a stainless-steel monster became the world’s most hated car

How a stainless-steel monster became the world’s most hated car

New Orleans’ Mardi Gras festival celebrates weirdness, but among the costumes, masks and bacchanalian partying, one newcomer at this year’s...

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James Titcomb

The politics of gratitude: How Trump insists on thanks from foreign leaders

The politics of gratitude: How Trump insists on thanks from foreign leaders

Washington: After US President Donald Trump spoke on the phone with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky last week, the White House wanted to...

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Erica L. Green

I was a professional cleaner. Here are all the things men do wrong

I was a professional cleaner. Here are all the things men do wrong

The issue of men and housework is suddenly current, or current again, or current still, thanks to the latest Household, Income and Labour Dynamics...

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Jacqueline Wilson

Forget Tuesday’s budget. Trump’s liberation day will shape the world

Forget Tuesday’s budget. Trump’s liberation day will shape the world

Tuesday’s federal budget is vital to the re-election chances of Anthony Albanese. But the political importance of March 25 is likely to be...

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Shane Wright

Xi’s plan to make China a football power is failing. Australia can deliver the killer blow

Xi’s plan to make China a football power is failing. Australia can deliver the killer blow

It has been a decade since China announced an ambitious 50-point reform plan to bring to life the “football dream” of avid fan President Xi...

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Vince Rugari

The ‘ghost jobs’ that could be harming Australia’s future

The ‘ghost jobs’ that could be harming Australia’s future

Ghost ads – listings for jobs that don’t actually exist – are a nuisance for jobseekers. They linger for months, dupe eager applicants to pursue...

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Chris Zappone

‘He wants to break us’: Canada’s newbie PM calls snap election as Trump looms large

‘He wants to break us’: Canada’s newbie PM calls snap election as Trump looms large

Washington: Canadians will go to the polls at the end of April in an election that will be as much about another country as it is their own. The...

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Michael Koziol

Working from home is part of the new normal. Bosses need to lay off

Working from home is part of the new normal. Bosses need to lay off

Headlines about major employers “ordering” their employees back to the office suggest Australia is in full-scale retreat from working from home....

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Trent Wiltshire

Goodwin’s candour invites unwanted attention on Gawn but empathy can’t be faulted

Goodwin’s candour invites unwanted attention on Gawn but empathy can’t be faulted

“I’m not going to go into the details, but he’s someone that ... there’s footy, and there’s some stuff in life. We’ve just got to understand that...

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Jake Niall

Lachlan Galvin could sign a $20m deal. He’s worth every cent

Lachlan Galvin could sign a $20m deal. He’s worth every cent

Lachlan Galvin will be on the open market at the end of this season. Wait for the fireworks. Don’t laugh, but at least $15 million – and possibly...

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Neil Breen

It’s official – supermarkets are overcharging. Quick, change the subject

It’s official – supermarkets are overcharging. Quick, change the subject

Why does a government release a highly critical report on the conduct of Woolworths and Coles on the Friday before a budget that will lead straight...

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Ross Gittins

Why where you work is the new political battleground

Why where you work is the new political battleground

The debate over work from home is rapidly becoming a war over the lived experience of hundreds of thousands of Australians. Anthony Albanese and...

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Shane Wright