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‘Computer says no’: I asked AI the pitfalls of asking AI for money advice

‘Computer says no’: I asked AI the pitfalls of asking AI for money advice

More than three million Australians use AI for financial advice. Here are the 10 reasons AI gave me not to use it.

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Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

The ‘striking’ difference in how Trump and Xi used their invisible summit

The ‘striking’ difference in how Trump and Xi used their invisible summit

While the US president focused on pomp and prestige, his Chinese counterpart reinforced Beijing’s geopolitical message. But neither side achieved...

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Michael Koziol

Albanese’s trip to the UN was more than selfies with leaders. Now he needs to convince voters

Albanese’s trip to the UN was more than selfies with leaders. Now he needs to convince voters

The prime minister has several foreign trips in coming months. He will need to explain to voters why rubbing shoulders with foreign leaders matters.

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Rob Harris

What do I do now that I’m retired? The question should be what don’t I do

What do I do now that I’m retired? The question should be what don’t I do

I may need to go back to a nine-to-five just to free up some spare time.

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Richard Glover

Finally, this food bible’s coming to Australia. But Sydney and Melbourne must wait

Finally, this food bible’s coming to Australia. But Sydney and Melbourne must wait

South Australia is getting Australia’s Michelin Guide, and there’s a story behind that.

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Symonne Torpy

Never played AFL, too old? If this is Fagan’s farewell, he’s broken the mould

Never played AFL, too old? If this is Fagan’s farewell, he’s broken the mould

Chris Fagan’s 10 years as senior coach have transformed not simply the Brisbane Lions, but the clubs’ conception of what matters in coaching.

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Jake Niall

Neale has behaved selfishly, but he’s worth the angst. He owes the Lions one last hurrah

Neale has behaved selfishly, but he’s worth the angst. He owes the Lions one last hurrah

An affair, a marriage break-up, and the search for a new club: Inside the tumultuous season of Lachie Neale.

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Caroline Wilson

Why Australia simply cannot afford to miss this AI wave

Why Australia simply cannot afford to miss this AI wave

For future prosperity and security, and to have any real influence over the big beasts of AI, Australia must convince them to train their models here.

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Peter Hartcher

Congratulations on the new gig, PVL. But you’ve dropped the ball with the grand final entertainment

Congratulations on the new gig, PVL. But you’ve dropped the ball with the grand final entertainment

Peter V’landys is now rugby league’s benevolent dictator, and his first job should be to send an SOS to Hugh Jackman to sort out this fiasco.

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Peter Fitzsimons

Think there’ll be no age pension when you retire? Think again

Think there’ll be no age pension when you retire? Think again

Every time I discuss the age pension, someone pipes up on social media to say it won’t be there by the time they retire.

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Bec Wilson

Grand final bets are off because WA and Qld premiers are too busy

Grand final bets are off because WA and Qld premiers are too busy

With less than a day to go until the Fremantle Dockers take on the Brisbane Lions in Saturday’s AFL decider, WA Premier Roger Cook and Queensland...

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Hamish Hastie

Frailty, thy name is football: On-field success, off-field drama

Frailty, thy name is football: On-field success, off-field drama

If scandals and controversy were the season’s underbelly, on field the action was compelling.

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The Lachie Neale case highlighted a flaw in AFL’s rules. Here’s my lawyer’s fix

The Lachie Neale case highlighted a flaw in AFL’s rules. Here’s my lawyer’s fix

Other sports have recognised that a one-match ban can be a disproportionately severe punishment depending on the match in which it is served. The...

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Darren Kane

Constable’s death and the dark territory that goes with job

Constable’s death and the dark territory that goes with job

The death of a young female NSW Police officer is a reminder of the dangers of standing in harm’s way on behalf of the community.

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The Herald's View

I am a single mother by choice. Why am I hit with a ‘solo parent’ penalty?

I am a single mother by choice. Why am I hit with a ‘solo parent’ penalty?

There is no ‘spare adult’ to play backstop in single-parent households – and Australia has 1.2 million of them. We haven’t adjusted for this reality.

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Katherine Danks

Ed Sheeran made an art of being inoffensive: Here’s why it didn’t work

Ed Sheeran made an art of being inoffensive: Here’s why it didn’t work

How is it that the singer ended up offending everyone? This is a study in the mental and moral gymnastics of inoffensiveness.

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Malcolm Knox

Think you brush your teeth well? Chances are, you’re doing it wrong

Think you brush your teeth well? Chances are, you’re doing it wrong

Riddle: It is something we do every day, hopefully twice a day, but even when we try our hardest, most of us fail.

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Julie Power

I’ve devised the perfect solution to adult kids living at home. Out at 20, welcomed back at 30

I’ve devised the perfect solution to adult kids living at home. Out at 20, welcomed back at 30

I want my kids back home, but with them improved in all ways since they packed their drum kits and cricket stuff and burned off to their own share...

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Kate Halfpenny

The Sam Walker files: Why the NRL’s greatest minds love this one-man mystery

Champion halves boasting 14 titles and 1500 games between them all agree. Sam Walker – the gambler, meticulous planner and ambidextrous rogue – is...

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Dan Walsh

Albanese once criticised rivals for abusing this power. Just look at him now

Albanese once criticised rivals for abusing this power. Just look at him now

Anthony Albanese promised to fix the political staffing system when he was elected in 2022. Instead, he’s made it worse.

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James Massola

News24 merch sold using the face of pro-migrant influencer

News24 merch sold using the face of pro-migrant influencer

A Brazilian-Latvian influencer who has spoken out about racism is the inadvertent face of T-shirts for the conservative news and opinion outlet.

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Calum Jaspan

Is it a good idea to mix business with pleasure?

Is it a good idea to mix business with pleasure?

A romantic relationship with a colleague might cause genuine problems but if you’re just inviting them to a barbecue, there is room to manoeuvre.

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Jonathan Rivett

We don’t need more babies - and not just because we have migrants

We don’t need more babies - and not just because we have migrants

We shouldn’t be aiming for more children, but it might be a side-effect of focusing on the right thing as we face an ageing population.

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Millie Muroi

Sydney could host an AFLW Gather Round. What about Marvel on grand final eve?

Sydney could host an AFLW Gather Round. What about Marvel on grand final eve?

Instead, there are four games at three different venues, one of which is an eyesore.

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Kelli Underwood

Crazy and crazier: ICAC unravels Jean Nassif’s paranoia

Crazy and crazier: ICAC unravels Jean Nassif’s paranoia

Extortion attempts, secret recordings and shakedowns all featured the day’s evidence. The great confusion was who was doing what to whom.

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Kate McClymont

The US media boycott hit Trump right where it hurts. Now it’s Hanson’s turn

The US media boycott hit Trump right where it hurts. Now it’s Hanson’s turn

Solidarity? In America? Among the media? It seems astonishing that anything quite so unified could grow from America’s famously polarised soil.

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Waleed Aly

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 Herald's View

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