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For Harry, Christmas magnified feelings of isolation. How could he escape the annual rollercoaster of anxiety and sadness?

4

The Guardian

Bianca Denny

The Trump administration is trying to legislate trans people out of existence

4

The Guardian

Judith Levine

2025 in Review: The fading West, a cautious Labor win and an uncertain world

4

Pearls and Irritations

John Menadue

Fixers, ‘sensible Greens’ and falling stars: 2025’s best, worst and most embarrassing

Who croaked out a rendition of “It’s Time” with all the gusto of a nursing home singalong? We reveal all.

20

The Sydney Morning Herald

George Brandis

Islamic extremists are the problem, not gun control

20

The Australian

Chris Mitchell

Some leaders are stomping on our shattered hearts

200

The New Daily

Amy Remeikis

They were called Australia’s worst Ashes team in 15 years. Eleven days of cricket later, the urn is theirs

Pat Cummins’ back, Josh Hazlewood’s hamstring, Usman Khawaja’s spasms, Steve Smith’s vertigo, Nathan Lyon’s hamstring: Australia have...

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The Sydney Morning Herald

Daniel Brettig

They were called Australia’s worst Ashes team in 15 years. Eleven days of cricket later, the urn is theirs

Pat Cummins’ back, Josh Hazlewood’s hamstring, Usman Khawaja’s spasms, Steve Smith’s vertigo, Nathan Lyon’s hamstring: Australia have...

9

The Age

Daniel Brettig

Ashes player ratings: The Australian match-winners and England’s missing men

The Ashes are officially Australia’s once again and England are physically and mentally spent. We rate every player from another emphatic victory...

10

WA Today

Andrew Wu

Ashes player ratings: The Australian match-winners and England’s missing men

The Ashes are officially Australia’s once again and England are physically and mentally spent. We rate every player from another emphatic victory...

9

The Age

Andrew Wu

Ashes player ratings: The Australian match-winners and England’s missing men

The Ashes are officially Australia’s once again and England are physically and mentally spent. We rate every player from another emphatic victory...

10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Andrew Wu

Fixers, ‘sensible Greens’ and falling stars: 2025’s best, worst and most embarrassing

Who croaked out a rendition of “It’s Time” with all the gusto of a nursing home singalong? We reveal all.

9

WA Today

George Brandis

Fixers, ‘sensible Greens’ and falling stars: 2025’s best, worst and most embarrassing

Who croaked out a rendition of “It’s Time” with all the gusto of a nursing home singalong? We reveal all.

8

The Age

George Brandis

Fixers, ‘sensible Greens’ and falling stars: 2025’s best, worst and most embarrassing

Who croaked out a rendition of “It’s Time” with all the gusto of a nursing home singalong? We reveal all.

9

Brisbane Times

George Brandis

Ashes player ratings: The Australian match-winners and England’s missing men

The Ashes are officially Australia’s once again and England are physically and mentally spent. We rate every player from another emphatic victory...

8

Brisbane Times

Andrew Wu

Who’d dare put a dumb phone under the tree for a kid? You should do it for adults, too

All I want for Christmas is connection – genuine, human connection.

8

The Age

Simon Smart

Australia’s law enforcement and intelligence agencies to be reviewed post Bondi

in the Albanese government’s latest responsle to the Bondi tragedy Ausrtralian law enforcement and intelligence agencies are to be reviewed.

7

The Conversation

Michelle Grattan

They were called Australia’s worst Ashes team in 15 years. Eleven days of cricket later, the urn is theirs

Pat Cummins’ back, Josh Hazlewood’s hamstring, Usman Khawaja’s spasms, Steve Smith’s vertigo, Nathan Lyon’s hamstring: Australia have...

8

Brisbane Times

Daniel Brettig

They were called Australia’s worst Ashes team in 15 years. Eleven days of cricket later, the urn is theirs

Pat Cummins’ back, Josh Hazlewood’s hamstring, Usman Khawaja’s spasms, Steve Smith’s vertigo, Nathan Lyon’s hamstring: Australia have...

7

WA Today

Daniel Brettig

I liked my boyfriend and his man-bun, but had to end it. He didn’t understand public ridicule

Naomi would still be up at 3am without understanding how ridiculous the situation was. Nigel had much more in common with me, apart from his lack...

7

The Age

Rosie Beaumont

When we looked for leadership we got got bumbling cowardice

10

The Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph Author

China has set a bear trap for Keir Starmer – and our naive PM is walking straight into it

40

The Guardian

Simon Tisdall

Who’d dare put a dumb phone under the tree for a kid? You should do it for adults, too

All I want for Christmas is connection – genuine, human connection.

8

Brisbane Times

Simon Smart

It’s Nutcracker season for the lucky few – but why isn’t dance part of every child’s life?

40

The Guardian

Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

I liked my boyfriend and his man-bun, but had to end it. He didn’t understand public ridicule

Naomi would still be up at 3am without understanding how ridiculous the situation was. Nigel had much more in common with me, apart from his lack...

8

The Sydney Morning Herald

Rosie Beaumont

Who’d dare put a dumb phone under the tree for a kid? You should do it for adults, too

All I want for Christmas is connection – genuine, human connection.

8

The Sydney Morning Herald

Simon Smart

I liked my boyfriend and his man-bun, but had to end it. He didn’t understand public ridicule

Naomi would still be up at 3am without understanding how ridiculous the situation was. Nigel had much more in common with me, apart from his lack...

7

Brisbane Times

Rosie Beaumont

I liked my boyfriend and his man-bun, but had to end it. He didn’t understand public ridicule

Naomi would still be up at 3am without understanding how ridiculous the situation was. Nigel had much more in common with me, apart from his lack...

7

WA Today

Rosie Beaumont

Who’d dare put a dumb phone under the tree for a kid? You should do it for adults, too

All I want for Christmas is connection – genuine, human connection.

7

WA Today

Simon Smart

I’m a Grinch and my husband is like Buddy the Elf – here is how we found a Christmas compromise

8

The Guardian

Polly Hudson

Albanese must seize moment to prepare us all for security threats

10

The Australian

Dennis Shanahan

Slow-and-steady Labor exposed in national calamity

6

The Australian

Tom Dusevic

Snail’s pace scam reform delayed to 2028

Global criminal enterprises that scam about $2 billion a year from Australians will welcome the delayed introduction of a scam intelligence network.

9

Financial Review

Tony Boyd

Warnings along the way to tragedy deserve a response

7

The Australian

Editorial

Why hide from a federal royal commission?

8

The Australian

Cameron Stewart

Albanese showing does not absolve anti-Semitism failures

7

The Australian

Geoff Chambers

Lost truths about Ben Roberts-Smith, amid harsh realities of war

7

The Australian

Chris Mitchell

This one’s on Netanyahu, not Albanese

6

Pearls and Irritations

Jack Waterford

Australia’s roads are full of giant cars, and everyone pays the price

6

Pearls and Irritations

Milad Haghani

Ten threats, one emergency: how to become Earth Citizens

6

Pearls and Irritations

Julian Cribb

Message from the Editor

6

Pearls and Irritations

Catriona Jackson

Cost of wind and batteries fall as CSIRO finds new way to show renewables are cheapest

6

Pearls and Irritations

Sophie Vorrath

Vulnerability at the heart of Christmas

6

Pearls and Irritations

Bill Uren

New Year’s Day and the promise that does not last

6

Pearls and Irritations

Adrian Rosenfeldt

What Australia’s teen social media ban could mean for reading

6

Pearls and Irritations

Bec Kavanagh

We’re pastors. The fight against Maga Christianity starts locally

7

The Guardian

Doug Pagitt And Lori Walke

Flamboyant, furious and full of hope: CMAT is the sound of 2025

7

The Guardian

John Harris

Your favourite lines – and mine – from the crazy-brave world that was 2025

From the ABC’s iconic psephologist to Donald Trump’s comedic nemesis, a jilting lover to the president of “Verdis”, and myriad marvellous minds in...

10

WA Today

Peter Fitzsimons

We have seen the darkness, but if kindness is a light, Australia is glowing

This week I see Israeli flags everywhere, yet I can’t forget that if I’d carried one through the streets last week it would have been seen by some...

8

WA Today

Rachelle Unreich

It’s time for politicians to return Bondi Beach to the people

This crisis requires politicians to stop partisan politicking at the beach and go back to Canberra to work together.

8

WA Today

Jacqueline Maley