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It’s not until Nathan Lyon is missing that Australia realises how much they need him

Already without Patrick Cummins and Josh Hazlewood, to voluntarily add Lyon smacked of overthinking.

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Malcolm Knox

The economy is picking up pace. What about the speed limit?

Some have warned the Australian economy is pushing up against its speed limit. But we might just be able to shift towards the fast lane if that...

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Millie Muroi

Fergie’s moving into Princess Beatrice’s cowshed? I want in

Amid the vulgarity, there are things about Sarah Ferguson I’ve long grudgingly appreciated. Her heaving jolly-hockey-sticks positivity....

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Kate Halfpenny

Facial age verification: Can it be fooled and how safe is it?

Scanning a face to guess its age is likely to be a major part of the “waterfall” of methods used to comply with the social media ban.

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Tim Biggs

The curse of Rupert: Lachlan Murdoch has a long way to go to match his dad

The empire is now safely in Lachlan Murdoch’s hands, but as his Christmas party showed, the shadow of his father looms large.

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Colin Kruger

Out in the deep, I was tested. Turns out I’m not the hero I’d hoped for

The doom bell was ringing, and Joni was on her own.

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Anson Cameron

In Hong Kong, tragedy fuels a national security crackdown

The Wang Fuk Court towers were still smouldering when Hong Kong authorities shifted gear from crisis to crackdown.

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Lisa Visentin

Next, a Hanson-branded sandwich press and more defectors to follow Barnaby Joyce

One Nation is so pleased with itself at the moment, the party – which is on the brink of recruiting Barnaby Joyce – is planning to sell a Pauline...

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James Massola

Last week I travelled to Mecca, shaved my head and learnt a lesson about masculinity

Apologies for my absence last week (or alternatively: you’re welcome). I’ve spent most of this fortnight far away from the news cycle, in the...

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Waleed Aly

Want to get your dream job? You’ll need to impress AI first

Recruiters aren’t the only ones reading your CVs any more. Artificial intelligence (AI) is now screening, scoring and shortlisting candidates...

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Tracy Sheen

Will my colleague think my Secret Santa gift is ‘cheap’?

I started working in a new team this year and for the first time in my career I’ve been asked to participate in a Secret Santa. Our price limit is...

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Jonathan Rivett

It’s a narrow path to victory, but this is why Oscar Piastri can still win the Formula 1 world title

Oscar Piastri’s quest to become Australia’s third Formula 1 world champion reaches its last lap at the 2025 season finale in Abu Dhabi this...

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Matthew Clayton

Ukraine is running out of cash. Can Europe seize Russian money to help?

For more than two years, the Europeans have been wrangling over whether and how to use about $270 billion of frozen Russian funds to help fund...

yesterday 8

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Why Usman Khawaja shouldn’t go quietly

“People do say I’m cocky. Some say I need a good whoopin’. Some say I talk too much. But, anything that I say I’m willing to back up.”...

yesterday 9

Daniel Brettig

If Australia are just messing with England’s heads, it’s a plan that’s worked before

There’s tricky, and there’s too tricky by half. On the morning of the start of the second Test match in Brisbane, Australia had still not announced...

yesterday 10

Malcolm Knox

The World Cup draw looms large. Here’s what fans, and the Socceroos, can expect

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A selection of sporting luminaries will, on Saturday morning (AEDT), reach into a...

yesterday 20

Vince Rugari

Is our new ‘museum’ brilliant, bonkers or just a big box?

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. When the Powerhouse Parramatta opens next year, it won’t just be the largest museum...

yesterday 10

Linda Morris

My Spotify listening age is 73 years old? I demand a recount

I never thought Spotify’s Wrapped list would be the thing that led me to an existential crisis, but here we are. The streaming giant’s annual...

yesterday 7

Robert Moran

Princess of Wales chooses tiara with love story for state banquet

London: Leave it to the Princess of Wales to deliver a wow fashion moment in the same week as the Fashion Awards in Britain and an A-list Chanel...

yesterday 9

Tamara Abraham

‘Is this Soviet Russia?’ Australia is getting smoked by its tobacco fail

The underground trade in illegal tobacco has become a growing cancer for the Australian economy, inflating the cost of healthcare and law...

yesterday 4

Elizabeth Knight

Breathing new life into Bondi Junction

Sydney’s chronic housing shortage crisis offers developers a guilt-edged guarantee that if they build, they will come. But Bondi Junction is torn...

yesterday 3

The Herald&x27S View

Instead of procrastinating at work, try ‘eating the frog’

Can you hear that? The sound in the distance? It’s the faint drum of a rapidly approaching deadline, and it’s getting louder every minute. The...

yesterday 3

Tim Duggan

O Christmas tree, I’d stuff you in the green bin. Now sing that, Mariah Carey

O Christmas tree, how desperately Do I suddenly wish it was January. O Christmas tree, how readily Would I stuff you in the green bin, seriously....

yesterday 2

Michelle Cazzulino

It started as a sweet cafe moment with a lovely lady. Then she followed me

I was at a cafe in Melbourne with a friend on a quiet weekday afternoon when a lovely older woman with silver-speckled hair beside us smiled and...

yesterday 3

Najma Sambul

Yes, cutting uni staff and courses is painful – but we must to keep running

Across Australia, many universities are facing real financial strain, making it difficult to deliver the education and research our communities...

yesterday 3

Andrew Parfitt

Root takes full advantage of Australia’s Lyon-shaped hole

Brisbane: Joe Root might easily have made a hundred in just his second Test match in Australia had it not been for Nathan Lyon. At Adelaide Oval in...

yesterday 3

Daniel Brettig

Five years on, Australia is calling out the thugs who jailed me for what they are

Last week I quietly marked the fifth anniversary of my freedom from prison in Iran. November 25 was on the surface a day like any other,...

yesterday 9

Kylie Moore-Gilbert

An e-bike for Christmas? That would be a big fat no

As my three kids dutifully prepare their Christmas wish lists, I am glad for one big omission. Yes, the bikini my daughter is hoping for seems to...

yesterday 10

Alexandra Smith

A fix looking for a problem: Why the Ashes doesn’t need a pink-ball Test

For England, proceeding from a two-day Test in Perth to a pink-ball encounter at the Gabba must seem like jumping from frying pan to fire, albeit...

yesterday 1

Greg Baum

Marital tension? It’s time to bring in a third party

I’ve been quite sick this last week, so I have been delegating my parenting responsibilities to Disney . While my kids mainlined Tangled and...

yesterday 1

Mali Cornish

Bruce Lehrmann went back for his hat a second time – and paid the price

It is difficult to imagine a more excoriating judgment. The circumstances before Bruce Lehrmann in the early hours of March 23, 2019, “screamed...

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Michaela Whitbourn

‘Fog of war’ might excuse an admiral, but it won’t let Hegseth off the hook

On Monday, just as the Trump administration was facing fresh scrutiny over its war on foreign boats allegedly smuggling drugs to the United States,...

previous day 10

Michael Koziol

It’s a Code Red moment for the dominant AI players

Only a few weeks ago, an apparently stellar quarterly result from Nvidia was hailed as dispelling fears of an artificial intelligence bubble while...

previous day 20

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s latest thought bubble: Mimic our superannuation system

Tuesday was a historic day for philanthropy in the US. But bizarrely the announcement of the largest-ever private donation to America’s kids put...

previous day 2

Elizabeth Knight

Wells’ Big Apple trip suggests something beginning to rot at the core

Communications Minister Anika Wells’ costly $190,000 jaunt to New York has needlessly distracted attention from the teen social media ban she is...

previous day 3

The Herald&x27S View

The optics on these $94,000 flights are terrible, but the timing is even worse

In Canberra, the most dangerous political scandals are never the labyrinthine ones requiring whiteboards and flow charts. It’s the simple ones, the...

previous day 30

Rob Harris

I keep hearing excuses for alcoholics like my father. His antics were a moral failing

Is alcoholism, or indeed any other dependency, a moral failing? And is it something for which addicts should be stigmatised? The Princess of Wales...

previous day 10

Michael Mosbacher

It would be a Christmas miracle if we can stop talking about this

’Tis the season. The season I’m rolling my eyes so much I’m going to strain them. Press releases about how to enjoy a “guilt-free” Christmas are...

previous day 10

Sarah Berry

I’m a big fan of attacking cricket, but England and Bazball must evolve

The Oxford Dictionary describes Bazball as a style of Test cricket where the batting side attempts to gain the initiative by playing in a highly...

previous day 1

Greg Chappell

We need to rethink the use of e-bikes, especially by children

Christmas is a little over three weeks away and thousands of parents across Sydney are being pestered by their teens to get them the latest...

previous day 10

The Herald&x27S View

Labor or Coalition; It’s still the same old ‘jobs for mates’

Former Australian Public Service Commissioner, Lynelle Briggs, wrote a report about appointment standards and processes in government two years...

previous day 1

Gabrielle Appleby

Boardroom dramas could cost the Tigers their star duo. Fans should be marching in the streets

Wests Tigers fans would have rolled their eyes when news broke of the latest boardroom dramas to beset their club. Who cares, they would have...

previous day 1

Christian Nicolussi

Australia is a global outlier on one key indicator. Changing it will help fix the housing crisis

Australia has picked up a dubious new international distinction: our big capital cities lead the world for their sparse population densities and...

previous day 10

Matt Wade

Journalist Wendy Bacon arrested quelling coals to Newcastle

Last weekend, dozens of protesters jumped in kayaks and paddled into Newcastle Harbour to stage a blockade in the world’s largest coal port, part...

previous day 1

Kishor Napier-Raman

Why have my aged care costs risen over 30 per cent?

Many retirees aim to “retire with confidence,” but rising costs in retirement villages can make that harder than expected. Legislation in most...

previous day 1

Noel Whittaker

Trump’s act of genius could spark trouble in the world’s most important market

It didn’t take much to trigger a new bout of fear and heavy selling in cryptocurrency markets; just a comment from the Bank of Japan’s governor...

tuesday 10

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Like a weather forecast, but for terror: This app shows you how Ukraine peace talks are really going

Lviv, Ukraine: There are mobile apps to measure progress in the peace talks on Ukraine – and they are lighting up with warning signs. The apps tell...

tuesday 7

David Crowe

If Labor really cared about our future, these tax breaks must go

When you hear someone say that Australia is “living beyond its means”, or as Opposition Leader Sussan Ley put it, about a culture of dependence...

tuesday 20

Thomas Walker

Trump’s war on women enters sinister new phase

“Why does it feel like it’s somehow all slipping away? And how do we get it back?” That’s one of the opening lines in Liberation, a play now...

tuesday 20

Liz Gooch

The eight AFL draftees primed to make an instant impact in 2026

A life-changing summer awaits for the fresh batch of AFL draftees who will try to force their way into round one calculations in four months’ time....

tuesday 10

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It’s not until Nathan Lyon is missing that Australia realises how much they need him

Malcolm Knox

The economy is picking up pace. What about the speed limit?

Millie Muroi

Fergie’s moving into Princess Beatrice’s cowshed? I want in

Kate Halfpenny

Facial age verification: Can it be fooled and how safe is it?

Tim Biggs

The curse of Rupert: Lachlan Murdoch has a long way to go to match his dad

Colin Kruger

Out in the deep, I was tested. Turns out I’m not the hero I’d hoped for

Anson Cameron

In Hong Kong, tragedy fuels a national security crackdown

Lisa Visentin

Next, a Hanson-branded sandwich press and more defectors to follow Barnaby Joyce

James Massola

Last week I travelled to Mecca, shaved my head and learnt a lesson about masculinity

Waleed Aly

Want to get your dream job? You’ll need to impress AI first

Tracy Sheen

Will my colleague think my Secret Santa gift is ‘cheap’?

Jonathan Rivett

It’s a narrow path to victory, but this is why Oscar Piastri can still win the Formula 1 world title

Matthew Clayton

Ukraine is running out of cash. Can Europe seize Russian money to help?

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Why Usman Khawaja shouldn’t go quietly

Daniel Brettig

If Australia are just messing with England’s heads, it’s a plan that’s worked before

Malcolm Knox

The World Cup draw looms large. Here’s what fans, and the Socceroos, can expect

Vince Rugari

Is our new ‘museum’ brilliant, bonkers or just a big box?

Linda Morris

My Spotify listening age is 73 years old? I demand a recount

Robert Moran

Princess of Wales chooses tiara with love story for state banquet

Tamara Abraham

‘Is this Soviet Russia?’ Australia is getting smoked by its tobacco fail

Elizabeth Knight

Breathing new life into Bondi Junction

The Herald&x27S View

Instead of procrastinating at work, try ‘eating the frog’

Tim Duggan

O Christmas tree, I’d stuff you in the green bin. Now sing that, Mariah Carey

Michelle Cazzulino

It started as a sweet cafe moment with a lovely lady. Then she followed me

Najma Sambul

Yes, cutting uni staff and courses is painful – but we must to keep running

Andrew Parfitt

Root takes full advantage of Australia’s Lyon-shaped hole

Daniel Brettig

Five years on, Australia is calling out the thugs who jailed me for what they are

Kylie Moore-Gilbert

An e-bike for Christmas? That would be a big fat no

Alexandra Smith

A fix looking for a problem: Why the Ashes doesn’t need a pink-ball Test

Greg Baum

Marital tension? It’s time to bring in a third party

Mali Cornish

Bruce Lehrmann went back for his hat a second time – and paid the price

Michaela Whitbourn

‘Fog of war’ might excuse an admiral, but it won’t let Hegseth off the hook

Michael Koziol

It’s a Code Red moment for the dominant AI players

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s latest thought bubble: Mimic our superannuation system

Elizabeth Knight

Wells’ Big Apple trip suggests something beginning to rot at the core

The Herald&x27S View

The optics on these $94,000 flights are terrible, but the timing is even worse

Rob Harris

I keep hearing excuses for alcoholics like my father. His antics were a moral failing

Michael Mosbacher

It would be a Christmas miracle if we can stop talking about this

Sarah Berry

I’m a big fan of attacking cricket, but England and Bazball must evolve