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Are we supposed to be impressed by AI? It’s still so dumb

Are we supposed to be impressed by AI? It’s still so dumb

How can something so influential so often show less ability than the most ill-informed human?

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Richard Glover

Albanese has diagnosed the data centre problem. Now he must show the detail

Albanese has diagnosed the data centre problem. Now he must show the detail

Anthony Albanese’s speech marked a turning point in acknowledging that the technology is reshaping our nation at the macro level.

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Try before you buy: Why Fraser’s no-strings audition suits him and the Blues

Try before you buy: Why Fraser’s no-strings audition suits him and the Blues

Josh Fraser’s decision not to apply for the Carlton senior coaching job he occupies as caretaker has been astute, if not inspired, and he and the...

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Jake Niall

Apple goes to war with the designer of the iPhone

Apple goes to war with the designer of the iPhone

Sir Jony Ive’s 30-year partnership with Apple was one of the world’s most lucrative collaborations. Their break-up could be similarly explosive.

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James Titcomb

Trump lays the groundwork for emergency declaration ahead of midterms

Trump lays the groundwork for emergency declaration ahead of midterms

The US president recently stacked his administration with temporary appointments of loyal friends, some with the explicit purpose of investigating...

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Michael Koziol

Should Wests Tigers fans be worried they might lose Benji?

Should Wests Tigers fans be worried they might lose Benji?

Benji Marshall has been exposed to plenty of drama at the Wests Tigers. Will trying to find a playmaking heir apparent finally break him?

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Christian Nicolussi

The real NRL ladder, finals race and brutal injury tolls – explained in eight graphics

The real NRL ladder, finals race and brutal injury tolls – explained in eight graphics

Will it be the referees, emerging playmakers and trends or the sidelined stars deciding your club’s finals fate?

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Dan Walsh

Trump’s ‘big news’ speech only confirmed his own midterm crisis

Trump’s ‘big news’ speech only confirmed his own midterm crisis

Donald Trump has alleged electoral interference from China. But voters are more focused on economic impact of his disastrous war with Iran.

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Bruce Wolpe

‘You can’t stop Messi’: Our experts have their say on the World Cup final

Can Argentina go back-to-back? Were England unlucky to fall short? And how far can the Socceroos go in 2030?

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Emma Kemp

A girls’ getaway is a priceless thing, but it’s wasted on Gina and Pauline

A girls’ getaway is a priceless thing, but it’s wasted on Gina and Pauline

Pauline Hanson and Gina Rinehart could learn a thing or three about girls’ trips from the way we used to do them. It’s not the price tag that matters.

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Kate Halfpenny

I ended up in a Medicare urgent care clinic … and I liked it

I ended up in a Medicare urgent care clinic … and I liked it

A badly rolled ankle landed Millie Muroi at a new urgent care clinic in Perth. Four hours later, she hobbled away with an unexpected prognosis.

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Millie Muroi

I no longer tell people I’m from Victoria. They can get their laughs elsewhere

I no longer tell people I’m from Victoria. They can get their laughs elsewhere

Pity, derision and puzzled anger are part of the deal when I cross the border.

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Anson Cameron

Rinehart’s media monitoring tests her commitment to freedom of speech

Rinehart’s media monitoring tests her commitment to freedom of speech

The billionaire has some of the outward hallmarks of a free speech champion, but that hasn’t stopped even niche journalists getting terse complaints.

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Calum Jaspan

If we don’t fix the housing market, Sydney will lose its soul

If we don’t fix the housing market, Sydney will lose its soul

The decline in homes lived in by their owners is reshaping the nation’s housing map.

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Hanson’s new stuff sounds like the old establishment. No wonder support is waning

Hanson’s new stuff sounds like the old establishment. No wonder support is waning

Pauline Hanson is discovering that things can get complicated quickly when you begin to sound like the old order you’re trying to dismantle.

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Waleed Aly

My colleague is constantly negative. How can I make them cheer up?

My colleague is constantly negative. How can I make them cheer up?

When a colleague is always down, it can make your workplace experience negative too. But there are some things you can try.

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Jonathan Rivett

There’s no Sweet Caroline at the Wests Tigers, the team still looking for a home

There’s no Sweet Caroline at the Wests Tigers, the team still looking for a home

Awash with taxpayer-funded facilities and poker machine cash, the Wests Tigers have a problem that no amount of money has been able to fix.

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Neil Breen

On the cusp of my own senior’s card, I’m rethinking my ageism

On the cusp of my own senior’s card, I’m rethinking my ageism

I traded my old doctor for a new one. On the surface this does reek of ageism, but I’m done with those who have laminated their opinions.

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Jo Pybus

ABC chair Kim Williams enters the lion’s den at Sky News

ABC chair Kim Williams enters the lion’s den at Sky News

The ABC’s top man found he was a long way from his home circuit of writer’s festivals, but did not give Chris Kenny an inch.

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Kishor Napier-Raman

Is SpaceX a meme stock? Elon Musk loses trillionaire status

Is SpaceX a meme stock? Elon Musk loses trillionaire status

A month after the biggest IPO in human history, SpaceX is trading below its float price. Is the market finally waking up?

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Kishor Napier-Raman

Jarome Luai knows his place in the big, brutal world of NRL business

Jarome Luai knows his place in the big, brutal world of NRL business

At a time when rugby league has never been more transactional, Jarome Luai has accepted his fate after being shown the door at Wests Tigers.

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Adrian Proszenko

Hanson has a support base. But could it slip on a Sicilian pool deck?

Hanson has a support base. But could it slip on a Sicilian pool deck?

Detailed polling shows what voters like about Pauline Hanson, and many are clearly interested in some of her offerings – but can she ride the wave...

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Shane Wright

Modern slavery builds many EVs. What if your government is a customer?

Modern slavery builds many EVs. What if your government is a customer?

In parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, children as young as seven have been documented working in cobalt mines.

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James Cockayne

Why chucking a sickie is something we should all be proud of

Why chucking a sickie is something we should all be proud of

Our propensity to call in sick more than other countries has a broad range of benefits for individuals, the community and the workplace.

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Tim Duggan

China’s economic divide is widening in era of protectionism

China’s economic divide is widening in era of protectionism

China’s growth is faltering and its export-led economy is threatened by increased protectionism around the world. Now, Beijing is finally looking to...

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Stephen Bartholomeusz

‘Makes you sick, doesn’t it?’ The brutal truth about missing out on a premiership

‘Makes you sick, doesn’t it?’ The brutal truth about missing out on a premiership

If you give every morsel of your being to achieving something for a decade or so, and you don’t achieve it, have you failed?

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Wayne Campbell

Looking for an antidote to the attention economy? Stop scrolling and try this

Looking for an antidote to the attention economy? Stop scrolling and try this

Forget the 30-second dopamine hits and settle in for some meditative long-form (very long-form) documentaries.

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Paul Kalina

Amnesty picked a fight with JK Rowling over trans rights. It backfired

Amnesty picked a fight with JK Rowling over trans rights. It backfired

The human rights body drilled into a volcano guaranteed to erupt when it called out the author’s women-only centre for survivors of sexual abuse.

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David Crowe

Even when he loses, he wins: The $36 million reason why the World Cup is David Beckham’s oyster

Even when he loses, he wins: The $36 million reason why the World Cup is David Beckham’s oyster

The star everyone wants to see and be seen with has not played professional football for more than a decade. It’s great news for his bank account.

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Bronte Gossling

Tuchel’s position looks untenable after England’s latest heartbreak

Tuchel’s position looks untenable after England’s latest heartbreak

England fans, journalists and pundits have rounded on Thomas Tuchel for “bottling” their semi-final against Argentina. It’s hard to argue with them.

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Vince Rugari

This nation’s coffee myth must be confronted. It’s overrated and at $6 a cup, overpriced

This nation’s coffee myth must be confronted. It’s overrated and at $6 a cup, overpriced

We wanted to embrace the lifestyle built around the cult of good coffee; we wanted the grungy bean roasters in groovy laneways. Newsflash: the coffee...

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James Panichi

A generations-long shibboleth about house prices has just been shattered

A generations-long shibboleth about house prices has just been shattered

Until this week, there was a view shared among almost every member of the federal parliament, the shock jock community and the angry columnists of...

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Shane Wright

Big chain optometrists are straining customer relations

Big chain optometrists are straining customer relations

Corporate imperatives are making the delivery of quality optometry problematic.

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The Herald's View

How China’s EV boom spun dangerously out of control

How China’s EV boom spun dangerously out of control

China never intended to create so many carmakers. Now the electric vehicle explosion could backfire on Beijing.

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Juliana Liu

How Sam Neill embodied the difference between Aussies and Kiwis (bro)

How Sam Neill embodied the difference between Aussies and Kiwis (bro)

The loss of the beloved Kiwi actor Sam Neill offers Australians a moment of reflection on our deep relationship with our trans-Tasman cousins.

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Anthony Dennis

For the true believers: Albanese echoes Pope Leo in his own AI missive

For the true believers: Albanese echoes Pope Leo in his own AI missive

As technology threatens to upend life as we know it, Albanese came with a message of reassurance and calm, on a mission to lower the collective heart...

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Matthew Knott

How an allegation of an affair between teammates rocked Australian cricket

How an allegation of an affair between teammates rocked Australian cricket

The vice captain of Australia’s World Cup-winning team will, in time, need to speak publicly again.

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Daniel Brettig

A 64-team FIFA World Cup? Maybe it’s not as bad an idea as it sounds

A 64-team FIFA World Cup? Maybe it’s not as bad an idea as it sounds

Gianni Infantino has confirmed FIFA will consider expanding the World Cup from 48 to 64 teams. They’ve come up with far worse ideas than that. But...

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Vince Rugari

‘Grasping at straws’: Trump’s Hormuz toll thought bubble didn’t last long – but the ramifications will

‘Grasping at straws’: Trump’s Hormuz toll thought bubble didn’t last long – but the ramifications will

If the US president’s war enabled Iran to weaponise the strait in the first place, the preposterous 20 per cent toll proposal only gives them more...

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Michael Koziol

‘I don’t see it that way’: Why Trump’s man just rained on the president’s parade

‘I don’t see it that way’: Why Trump’s man just rained on the president’s parade

Donald Trump was quick to celebrate some surprising economic news, but his own actions mean his joy will probably be short-lived.

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Stephen Bartholomeusz

The case for a ban on eating fish in the office

The case for a ban on eating fish in the office

I have a good nose for a bad lunch, but might it start an office war?

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Julie Power

England v Argentina: This ultimate World Cup grudge match could get a little Messi

England v Argentina: This ultimate World Cup grudge match could get a little Messi

This semi-final will be, at its most fundamental, a game of football. But, based on the campaigns of both teams, the history and the countless...

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Emma Kemp

I played against Maradona five times and Messi is better

I played against Maradona five times and Messi is better

It is futile for England to set traps for Argentina’s icon because he will see them coming a mile off and embarrass you in the process.

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Graeme Souness

I found my dream community. Then I discovered the hidden divide between the haves and have-nots

I found my dream community. Then I discovered the hidden divide between the haves and have-nots

After my life took a bad turn and I faced losing the use of my hands, I was grateful to be offered a rental in a new development. I didn’t...

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Georgie Armstrong

I miss my old neighbourhood chemist. Don’t think she’ll ever be back

I miss my old neighbourhood chemist. Don’t think she’ll ever be back

I don’t want my community pharmacy to turn into a supermarket – or even to be located in one. But it looks like I’m fighting a losing battle.

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Jenna Price

If I die, can my wife still use my credit card?

If I die, can my wife still use my credit card?

As you get older it can be more difficult to get a credit card from your bank, so it’s best to act now.

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Noel Whittaker

Why Eels hope Luai can take them where he couldn’t take the Tigers

Why Eels hope Luai can take them where he couldn’t take the Tigers

Jarome Luai has inflicted plenty of pain on Parramatta, but they have just entered a marriage of convenience after his time at the Tigers was cut...

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Adrian Proszenko

Trump’s ridiculous Hormuz proposal is the last thing the world needs

Trump’s ridiculous Hormuz proposal is the last thing the world needs

The US president’s proposed extortionate 20 per cent toll destroys what little credibility he had left.

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The Herald's View

Convicted rapists should go to jail. But in NSW, that does not always happen

Convicted rapists should go to jail. But in NSW, that does not always happen

If you rape someone and plead not guilty, the community expects you will go behind bars if convicted. But in at least two cases, the judge thought...

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David Heilpern

Australia’s millionaire factory is closed for business

Australia’s millionaire factory is closed for business

Mike Cannon-Brookes wants Atlassian to finally turn a profit. The price is dismantling the wealth machine that built its culture.

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David Swan