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‘Scroungers’ or worth a second chance: What Londoners really think of Harry and Meghan

‘Scroungers’ or worth a second chance: What Londoners really think of Harry and Meghan

We headed to the Duke of Sussex pub in Waterloo to find out. When Harry and Meghan return, they should drop in for a drink.

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David Crowe

After a week of pain, the healing begins for the Swans and their supporters

After a week of pain, the healing begins for the Swans and their supporters

The first home double-header in Sydney Swans history was both an unremarkably normal and singularly bizarre experience.

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Vince Rugari

Natalie Harp has a magnificent obsession with Trump

Natalie Harp has a magnificent obsession with Trump

It’s a perfect (taxpayer-funded) relationship. She thinks he’s amazing. And he agrees.

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Maureen Dowd

‘Free burgers! Free hot chips’: Two-day Test cricket is drab and damaging to the game

‘Free burgers! Free hot chips’: Two-day Test cricket is drab and damaging to the game

Spectators in Mackay were actually cheering any not out verdict from the umpires on Sunday, not through any lack of patriotism, but simply because...

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Daniel Brettig

Natalie’s Magnificent Obsession

Natalie’s Magnificent Obsession

It’s a perfect (taxpayer-funded) relationship. She thinks he’s amazing. And he agrees.

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Maureen Dowd

I bet my wife I could do our grocery shop in five minutes with AI. I was wrong

I bet my wife I could do our grocery shop in five minutes with AI. I was wrong

There is a lot more human input in this errand than I had thought.

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Kirk Simmons

Australia had an innings win, but these five players didn’t get a pass mark in our player ratings

Australia had an innings win, but these five players didn’t get a pass mark in our player ratings

How the Australians rated in the second Test against Bangladesh in Mackay.

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Daniel Brettig

Trump’s desperate move to mess with markets is destined to fail

Trump’s desperate move to mess with markets is destined to fail

The Trump administration shouldn’t be in the business of using taxpayer money to muck around with markets. Its latest move is the longest of...

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Jonathan Levin

Like an iPad in your pocket: The best big folding phones of 2026

Like an iPad in your pocket: The best big folding phones of 2026

Though they cost a premium, book-style folding phones can give you the best of a smartphone and a tablet in one.

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Tim Biggs

There is a time for all things, including winter

There is a time for all things, including winter

The seasons have ruled humanity for all its lifetime, not least winter.

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Ann Rennie

Melissa Donnelly used to work at Target. Now she’s the head of the ACTU

Melissa Donnelly used to work at Target. Now she’s the head of the ACTU

The average union member in Australia is a 40-something working mother. So is the new head of the ACTU.

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Peter Fitzsimons

Why selling your shares is about to become more taxing

Why selling your shares is about to become more taxing

Until now, selling shares has been fairly straightforward, but the impending tax law changes will alter that.

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Dominic Powell

Survival of the fittest: Could this NRL title race be the easiest yet?

Survival of the fittest: Could this NRL title race be the easiest yet?

Of the teams expected to contest the grand final, the Panthers are the most experienced; the Roosters have the most depth and the Warriors would be...

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Roy Masters

From the Swans to Scots: Blaming the alleged victim means a harrowing truth can be avoided

From the Swans to Scots: Blaming the alleged victim means a harrowing truth can be avoided

When famous men or private schoolboys are accused of sexual assault, victim blaming is a disturbingly familiar misogynistic reflex.

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Jacqueline Maley

Posting this photo was a big mistake for a club trying to re-establish itself as an NRL giant

Posting this photo was a big mistake for a club trying to re-establish itself as an NRL giant

Parramatta posted two photos of controversial former star Jarryd Hayne in their dressing rooms last weekend. The backlash was swift and damning.

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Danny Weidler

Both major parties are right and wrong in their response to One Nation

Both major parties are right and wrong in their response to One Nation

Neither side knows if dealing with Pauline Hanson is a risk or an opportunity.

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Parnell Palme McGuinness

Missed out on a pay rise? Here’s how to guarantee one next year

Missed out on a pay rise? Here’s how to guarantee one next year

Getting turned down for a raise can really knock the wind out of your sails and sour how you feel about your job. Here’s how to make the most of it.

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Victoria Devine

I’m 64 and I just inherited $700,000. What should I do with it?

I’m 64 and I just inherited $700,000. What should I do with it?

A large inheritance can seem like an overwhelming prospect, but there are some clear areas you should be looking to invest it.

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Paul Benson

Can Australia afford to take Labuschagne back to the land of his birth?

Can Australia afford to take Labuschagne back to the land of his birth?

Australia must ask whether they can reasonably take Marnus Labuschagne across the Indian Ocean to enjoy the braai. On current evidence, he looks...

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Daniel Brettig

The Swans are nothing without the W: Why I’ll be at the SCG on Sunday

The Swans are nothing without the W: Why I’ll be at the SCG on Sunday

The horror of headlines on Monday and Tuesday about some of our most revered players has led to a reckoning of who we are and what we can support.

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Victoria Rawlings

Why there are no guarantees with Michael Cheika’s second coming

Why there are no guarantees with Michael Cheika’s second coming

The incoming Waratahs coach remains one of the big beasts of the coaching jungle. But the Super Rugby landscape has changed drastically since his...

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Paul Cully

‘He’s a world-class operator’: How the Cheika deal to return to the Waratahs was done

‘He’s a world-class operator’: How the Cheika deal to return to the Waratahs was done

Michael Cheika may end up only leading the Waratahs for one season, but that didn’t deter Rugby Australia from bringing back the only man to win a...

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Iain Payten

There’s good news for your super – but a big hole remains for retirees

There’s good news for your super – but a big hole remains for retirees

Finally, the government has made its move on financial advice. And there’s plenty for everyday people like us to be happy about.

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Bec Wilson

The worst part of ageing? No one knows what I’m talking about any more

The worst part of ageing? No one knows what I’m talking about any more

“I’ll have to consult my bank manager.” To anyone under 60, I might as well be speaking gibberish.

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Richard Glover

Can anyone stop Arsenal? That and five other big Premier League storylines to follow

Can anyone stop Arsenal? That and five other big Premier League storylines to follow

What next for Mikel Arteta’s man? Can Enzo Maresca fill Pep Guardiola’s boots? Will Tottenham’s spending spree pay off? We explore all the big...

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Vince Rugari

I went to an Opus Dei school. What I was taught was unbelievable

I went to an Opus Dei school. What I was taught was unbelievable

We were taught that watching pornography causes holes in the brain and homosexuality is a mental illness.

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Claire J. Harris

Elite school sports culture has much to answer for this week. But it can still be a force for good

Elite school sports culture has much to answer for this week. But it can still be a force for good

Allegations of sexual assault involving students from Scots and St Gregory’s, and players from the Sydney Swans, have turned the spotlight on...

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Peter Fitzsimons

Nobody knows if any of these five will play for the Swans again

Nobody knows if any of these five will play for the Swans again

The wild events in the 12 hours after Sydney’s win over Essendon on Sunday ruined their season, destroyed the reputations of the cleanskin Swans and...

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Andrew Wu

It’s not just the bookies hailing the new gambling laws as a win

It’s not just the bookies hailing the new gambling laws as a win

The Albanese government looks fearless when taking on big tech but spineless on gambling reform. There’s a reason for that.

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Peter Hartcher

Dear Prime Minister: Are you really going to let Kiwi kids best us?

Dear Prime Minister: Are you really going to let Kiwi kids best us?

I write for urgent action on something that appears to have fallen off the government’s agenda: the money smarts of our kids.

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Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

The deep reaction among Swans fans is the disgust at having been sold a lie. Can they fix it?

The deep reaction among Swans fans is the disgust at having been sold a lie. Can they fix it?

When “culture” is turned into a commodity that is successfully financialised, it soon ceases to be a culture in any real sense; it’s a product.

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Malcolm Knox

It’s the primally terrifying case that’s gripping America. But is this mother a murderer or a victim?

It’s the primally terrifying case that’s gripping America. But is this mother a murderer or a victim?

In January 2024, Lindsay Clancy was building a snowman with her three children. Hours later, in the midst of a postpartum psychotic episode, she...

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Julia Baird

Confessions of a Tim Tam hostage

Confessions of a Tim Tam hostage

What happens when your cleaning lady decides she’s entitled to more than just a wage?

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Anson Cameron

The importance of reminding WA’s seniors how capable they really are

The importance of reminding WA’s seniors how capable they really are

A woman had to remind her overwhelmed mother that she once ran a very busy Perth hospital ward for some years with aplomb, while another gave her...

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Erin Timu

This moment crystallises a very uncomfortable truth about sexual violence

This moment crystallises a very uncomfortable truth about sexual violence

Allegations of sexual assault involving men and boys tied to powerful institutions are back in the headlines again. It’s depressingly familiar.

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Natassia Chrysanthos

Nicole Kidman’s third act has a disco beat. Shame the rest of us can’t keep up

Nicole Kidman’s third act has a disco beat. Shame the rest of us can’t keep up

Approaching her 60th birthday, our Nic could have gone quiet. Instead, she’s going to raves in “a little dark wig” in party towns like Ibiza.

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Kate Halfpenny

The GST carve-up is cooked, but we need to stop piling onto WA

The GST carve-up is cooked, but we need to stop piling onto WA

WA seems to have bagged a great deal, but it’s not quite that simple.

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Millie Muroi

As Hanson and Taylor change tack, the PM can maintain a steady course

As Hanson and Taylor change tack, the PM can maintain a steady course

One Nation and the Coalition are repositioning themselves for the election to come. But Anthony Albanese’s still in control of the political...

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James Massola

‘It is a shakedown’: The NRA director taking on Labor’s big tech tax

‘It is a shakedown’: The NRA director taking on Labor’s big tech tax

Anti-tax activist Grover Norquist is no fan of Labor’s news media bargaining incentive ...but also a non-interventionist on foreign policy.

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Calum Jaspan

Albanese is manipulating his rivals to wage war on One Nation. It’s unlikely to work

Albanese is manipulating his rivals to wage war on One Nation. It’s unlikely to work

This week, the full parliamentary power of the Albanese government was on display. I’m not sure I can remember a week in which a government struck...

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Waleed Aly

How did we get here? The 20-year journey to $1t in debt

How did we get here? The 20-year journey to $1t in debt

It’s taken 20 years, two crises, a demographic turnaround and demand for more services to push Australian government debt beyond $1 trillion.

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Shane Wright

I’ve been job hunting for months with no luck. Is this strategy worth a try?

I’ve been job hunting for months with no luck. Is this strategy worth a try?

The maxim that “it’s not what you know but who you know” has been around for a very long time, and I’m sad to say it’s probably never been wrong.

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Jonathan Rivett

It’s been said Kyrgios is ‘not good for the sport’ of tennis. It’s never been that simple

It’s been said Kyrgios is ‘not good for the sport’ of tennis. It’s never been that simple

There is more nuance to Nick Kyrgios’ situation than you might think. It comes down to understanding – or trying to understand – who he is, and isn’t.

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Marc McGowan

A photo op or nuclear talks? What Trump wants from a meeting with North Korea’s dictator

A photo op or nuclear talks? What Trump wants from a meeting with North Korea’s dictator

Donald Trump is pushing for a meeting with Kim Jong-un, but the stakes shift dramatically depending on what he’s hoping to achieve.

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Lisa Visentin

No excuse for toxic off-field behaviour, but there is an explanation

No excuse for toxic off-field behaviour, but there is an explanation

Elite athletes need education based on real-world situations, delivered by men who speak their language.

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Catharine Lumby

Want to know the most powerful thing about being an older woman? Not needing to be liked

Want to know the most powerful thing about being an older woman? Not needing to be liked

We are world-weary, but in the most positive way.

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Jane Caro

Is CBA’s revamped rewards scheme worth it?

Is CBA’s revamped rewards scheme worth it?

Leaving aside the Qantas kick in the teeth, CBA’s revamped Yello rewards scheme is an interesting – possibly just extra – option for customers.

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Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

Harry wants to go home. Can he return to the royal fold?

Harry wants to go home. Can he return to the royal fold?

The prince has long harboured desire to return to the UK, but security issues, commercial deals and lingering family battles have proven stumbling...

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Victoria Ward

Did CBA boss Matt Comyn’s marriage breakdown meet the public interest test?

Did CBA boss Matt Comyn’s marriage breakdown meet the public interest test?

The Cult of Comyn. He has been likened to the business equivalent of Taylor Swift.

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Elizabeth Knight

Fury, disbelief and trauma: Why women bear the brunt of the Swans crisis

Fury, disbelief and trauma: Why women bear the brunt of the Swans crisis

Sydney will need to heed clearly the disappointment, disbelief, and anger being felt by the general fan base and what it has done to the reputation of...

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Kelli Underwood