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I posed as a 17-year-old boy on social media. It took 13 minutes to be shown the manosphere

I posed as a 17-year-old boy on social media. It took 13 minutes to be shown the manosphere

Within an hour, TikTok served up content encouraging women to treat their husbands “like their bosses”, wear lipstick and be “agreeable”.

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Amber Schultz

The world made a ‘covenant with the future’ – and we broke it

The world made a ‘covenant with the future’ – and we broke it

The UN has finally conceded the world has failed in its bid to hold warming to 1.5 degrees, but our political systems struggle to manage this...

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Nick O'Malley

In an AFL world of corporate-style spin, we shouldn’t slam North’s leaders for speaking their ‘Clarko’ truth

In an AFL world of corporate-style spin, we shouldn’t slam North’s leaders for speaking their ‘Clarko’ truth

North Melbourne’s press conference on Wednesday was like the livestreaming of an unflattering performance review, except that the subject wasn’t...

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Jake Niall

UN report a timely reminder of urgent need for climate change reforms

UN report a timely reminder of urgent need for climate change reforms

The goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 ºC to avoid the most dangerous consequences of climate change is officially dead.

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Britain’s budget blues will end Burnham’s honeymoon

Britain’s budget blues will end Burnham’s honeymoon

There are tough choices ahead for new UK PM Andy Burnham – if he has the stomach to make any.

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David Crowe

Big tech can’t stop people hating data centres

Big tech can’t stop people hating data centres

Big AI companies have “assured” Australia that it won’t build data centres near homes. Will anybody believe them?

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Kishor Napier-Raman

You have a new boss, and they’re younger than you. It’s a jolt

You have a new boss, and they’re younger than you. It’s a jolt

For most of our working lives, we report to managers who are older and more experienced than us – until that changes one day.

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Tim Duggan

I tripped up in my bid for a fun job at a wine shop. It was the question about chardonnay

I tripped up in my bid for a fun job at a wine shop. It was the question about chardonnay

I was looking for something breezy, low commitment and fun. I realise that makes me sound less like a guy looking for a job than a divorcee looking...

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Roby D'ottavi

The toxic cocktail that could blow up markets

The toxic cocktail that could blow up markets

A letter from the Bank of England’s governor highlights the shaky ground that the global economy and financial system are on.

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Stephen Bartholomeusz

From fearful to fearsome: Why the Blues are no longer spooked by pressure

From fearful to fearsome: Why the Blues are no longer spooked by pressure

Belief can be spoken about inside football clubs until it loses all meaning. Fraser has given Carlton something more valuable: proof.

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Libby Birch

Earth to Albo: your radar malfunctioned again. The PM can’t afford many more mistakes

Earth to Albo: your radar malfunctioned again. The PM can’t afford many more mistakes

Anthony Albanese is suffering from severe “meloncholia”. His only silver cloud is that One Nation’s rise is doing even more damage to Angus...

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Niki Savva

I rang my favourite playmaker and asked how he does it. His answers shocked me

I rang my favourite playmaker and asked how he does it. His answers shocked me

I never thought I’d see a player terrorise the defence quite like Cliff Lyons. Then rugby league’s modern-day Michelangelo came along.

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Andrew Johns

‘We’ll be a team to the finish,’ said Dom Perrottet of brother Charles. This looks like the finish

‘We’ll be a team to the finish,’ said Dom Perrottet of brother Charles. This looks like the finish

Charles Perrottet was instrumental in the political rise of his brother, who became NSW premier. Dominic Perrottet was grateful, but is he now?

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Alexandra Smith

In my beauty industry job, I make nothing meaningful. And then I go home

In my beauty industry job, I make nothing meaningful. And then I go home

I have creative burnout. But there’s a solution.

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Symonne Torpy

Fired by a friend: The unsparing kitchen meeting that ended Clarkson’s reign

Fired by a friend: The unsparing kitchen meeting that ended Clarkson’s reign

Four-time AFL premiership coach Alastair Clarkson knew what the problems were at North Melbourne, but didn’t think his job was actually at stake.

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Michael Gleeson

Sydney’s newest gangland warriors have no respect for the lives of others

Sydney’s newest gangland warriors have no respect for the lives of others

The killing of an innocent man in his suburban bed demands authorities get real on dealing with gangland violence.

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Kyle Sandilands’ latest stunt makes a mockery of his former co-star

Kyle Sandilands’ latest stunt makes a mockery of his former co-star

Kyle Sandilands was “served” with a subpoena on-air this morning. Unsurprisingly, it was all a big stunt.

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Kishor Napier-Raman

John Galliano behaved appallingly 15 years ago. Surely his time in the wilderness is up

John Galliano behaved appallingly 15 years ago. Surely his time in the wilderness is up

The Met Gala has cancelled an exhibition from fashion design John Galliano over antisemitic and racist comments made over a decade ago. This is a...

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Bianca O'Neill

China’s flood rescue is a no-go zone for foreign media, what does it have to hide?

China’s flood rescue is a no-go zone for foreign media, what does it have to hide?

With 260 foreigners from 23 countries believed to be among the missing, the rescue operations under way at the Tibet-Nepal borders are a lot more than...

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Lisa Visentin

John Galliano behaved appalling 15 years ago. Surely his time is in the wilderness is up

John Galliano behaved appalling 15 years ago. Surely his time is in the wilderness is up

The Met Gala has cancelled an exhibition from fashion design John Galliano over antisemitic and racist comments made over a decade ago. This is a...

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Bianca O'Neill

Playing shooshies: The quiet grocery theft that’s going under the radar

Playing shooshies: The quiet grocery theft that’s going under the radar

Another online delivery order, another fail. How much food needs to be nicked before the major supermarkets make their online service more reliable?

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Rita Glennon

As Putin’s long shadow falls across Europe, Germany’s far-right is prospering

As Putin’s long shadow falls across Europe, Germany’s far-right is prospering

Russia’s belligerent rhetoric and increasingly brazen “grey zone” threats are spilling over into election debates across the continent – and...

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David Crowe

Trump kidnapped Venezuela’s president. Now he’s hijacking its future

Trump kidnapped Venezuela’s president. Now he’s hijacking its future

Donald Trump’s oil grab has all the trademarks of one of his deals - bold, aggressive and unrealistic with more than a healthy dose of self-interest.

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Stephen Bartholomeusz

11 deals, $100m spent: Was this the Socceroos’ best-ever post-World Cup window?

11 deals, $100m spent: Was this the Socceroos’ best-ever post-World Cup window?

If one of the determining success factors in international soccer is the level in club soccer that a nation’s players operate at, this transfer...

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Vince Rugari

The ‘motherhood penalty’ is draining your super. Here’s how to stop it

The ‘motherhood penalty’ is draining your super. Here’s how to stop it

Working women often pay the highest price of parenthood when their earnings drop while caring for children.

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Grace Bacon

My elderly mum has to pay $5.50 a day for a TV. This seems outrageous

My elderly mum has to pay $5.50 a day for a TV. This seems outrageous

The daily fee adds up to more than $2000 a year. Is her aged care provider entitled to charge this fee for a television?

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Noel Whittaker

Do our pollies really want a more ‘affordable’ housing market? We’re about to find out

Do our pollies really want a more ‘affordable’ housing market? We’re about to find out

If you force them to choose, politicians will always go for rising rather than falling house prices. Why? Arithmetic.

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Ross Gittins

Old rivalry laid bare as Ray Hadley gives evidence in Alan Jones trial

Old rivalry laid bare as Ray Hadley gives evidence in Alan Jones trial

Jones’ legal team has sought to cast his former radio colleague as the central figure in a Shakespearean tragedy about treachery and revenge.

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Harriet Alexander

Trump chose to go it alone against Iran. Now he’s learning the value of friends

Trump chose to go it alone against Iran. Now he’s learning the value of friends

Trump gave a grab-bag of aims for starting the war. Now he has the additional problem of simply guaranteeing freedom of passage for the world’s...

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Rodger Shanahan

The 11-word text that exposed a ruthless Liberal Party ‘black op’

The 11-word text that exposed a ruthless Liberal Party ‘black op’

Liberal Party numbers man Charles Perrottet has admitted lying to the ICAC. But it’s a text to his wife about kneecapping an opponent that has...

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Kate McClymont

My smart glasses were brilliant. Now people think I’m a creep

My smart glasses were brilliant. Now people think I’m a creep

Meta’s Oakleys are the best thing I own for running and filming my toddler. They’re also, increasingly, the reason strangers look at me sideways.

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David Swan

Messages of hate strike wrong note at Sydney Marathon

Messages of hate strike wrong note at Sydney Marathon

If every public space becomes a site of protest, we give up something fundamentally Australian.

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Orly Lavee

Nepal knows only too well the devastating dangers of climate change

Nepal knows only too well the devastating dangers of climate change

Political leaders in Australia and Nepal had very different answers when asked about the role of climate change in the disaster that struck last week.

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Nick O'Malley

Clubs and pubs cannot shirk responsibility for security lapses

Clubs and pubs cannot shirk responsibility for security lapses

A 16-year-old illegally gambled in both casinos and pubs and clubs exposing a lax system in need of change.

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The Herald's View

We should all want to be YIMBYs. Shame the industry makes it so hard

We should all want to be YIMBYs. Shame the industry makes it so hard

Australia has never needed property developers more urgently. Unfortunately, few have covered themselves in glory of late.

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Kishor Napier-Raman

US Army’s top civilian leader resigns as it grapples with two wars

US Army’s top civilian leader resigns as it grapples with two wars

Dan Driscoll has handed in his notice with no replacement lined up and the armed forces under pressure from the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine.

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Helene Cooper

Wealth isn’t just in your bank account. It’s in your relationships

Wealth isn’t just in your bank account. It’s in your relationships

Is wealth about greed or materialism? Or is it, as seen in some Asian cultures, something of a blessing, something auspicious?

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Paridhi Jain

Powerhouse joins our troubled history of building public institutions

Powerhouse joins our troubled history of building public institutions

Sydney’s newest museum is just months from opening, but the costs are distracting from the displays.

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The Herald's View

The world is in a debt spiral and alarm signals are going off

The world is in a debt spiral and alarm signals are going off

Donald Trump’s trade wars and the war in the Middle East have stepped up the threat posed by the pandemic build-up in global debt. When will it...

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Stephen Bartholomeusz

Will Jett Cleary’s return to Penrith help Nathan stay? We asked the man himself

Will Jett Cleary’s return to Penrith help Nathan stay? We asked the man himself

Nathan Cleary added a Brad Fittler Medal to his Wally Lewis Medal. Can he also win the Dally M medal?

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Christian Nicolussi

Charles the first: Perrottet becomes inaugural ICAC witness to freely call himself a liar

Charles the first: Perrottet becomes inaugural ICAC witness to freely call himself a liar

Charles Perrottet used an unusual strategy as he was grilled by Peggy Dwyer - confess to one set of lies but insist he was truthful about everything...

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Bevan Shields

How Australia’s social media ban loomed over Meta’s $24b settlement

How Australia’s social media ban loomed over Meta’s $24b settlement

A landmark settlement reached by the Facebook owner shows that the government’s social media ban is changing the conversation.

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Kishor Napier-Raman

My suburb’s too busy, too loud and too cramped. But I love it, except for the parking

This is a tale of two suburbs – rich and poor, effortlessly hip and fiercely gritty – caught between the past and the future.

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Jen Marshall

NRL hit the mark with Arrow, but kick-off change went out on the full

NRL hit the mark with Arrow, but kick-off change went out on the full

The NRL’s kick-off rule experiment was a waste of time, but Jai Arrow’s 99th game for the Rabbitohs on the Gold Coast will live long in the memory.

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Malcolm Knox

We saw the floods in Nepal. But will we ever know what happened in Tibet?

We saw the floods in Nepal. But will we ever know what happened in Tibet?

We cannot properly understand the climate crisis in Asia when an important part of it remains behind a mountain of political censorship and control.

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Kyinsom Dhongdue

Trump will be furious as his man at the Fed tries to set his record straight

Trump will be furious as his man at the Fed tries to set his record straight

Kevin Warsh said what he had to say to protect his credibility and that of the US Federal Reserve Board. With the US midterms looming, Donald Trump...

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Stephen Bartholomeusz

An ‘October surprise’ could seal Trump’s fate, or make him great again

An ‘October surprise’ could seal Trump’s fate, or make him great again

The midterms are looking grim for Donald Trump and the Republicans. But this creates the circumstances for a shock that could decide the election.

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Bruce Wolpe

Narco-subs and ballistic missiles: PM’s Pacific trip a swirl of geopolitical turmoil

Narco-subs and ballistic missiles: PM’s Pacific trip a swirl of geopolitical turmoil

Whatever mistakes Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is guilty of, neglecting the Pacific is not one of them.

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Matthew Knott

Oil giant’s retreat on clean energy shows limits of investor pressure

Oil giant’s retreat on clean energy shows limits of investor pressure

Corporate pledges to pursue environment, social and governance goals are no substitute for policy action by governments.

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Clancy Yeates

Employment in NSW has had a golden run. We mustn’t take it for granted

Employment in NSW has had a golden run. We mustn’t take it for granted

The long period of low unemployment has delivered huge benefits to the people of NSW. But it should not be taken for granted.

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