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Matildas provide rare moment of joy in a sport that keeps sinking to new lows

Matildas provide rare moment of joy in a sport that keeps sinking to new lows

As FIFA keeps dragging the men’s game into dark places, Sam Kerr, Mary Fowler and co provide a great antidote.

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Malcolm Knox

‘Fool’s solution’: Trump could make the energy disaster worse if he plays his last card

‘Fool’s solution’: Trump could make the energy disaster worse if he plays his last card

Donald Trump is not someone known for making rational moves, and he has one last card to play that could deepen the energy nightmare.

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Ambrose Evans-Pritchard

Donald Trump’s war is not just against Iran. It’s against oil, and it’s creating one giant carbon tax

Donald Trump’s war is not just against Iran. It’s against oil, and it’s creating one giant carbon tax

The global energy watchdog’s recommendations for lowering oil use will give anyone who remembers the loo paper rolls war of the pandemic a nasty...

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Shane Wright

Get ready Wallabies, some giant challenges are on the way

Get ready Wallabies, some giant challenges are on the way

Ireland, Italy and France will play in Australia in July. Australia should prepare for stern challenges.

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Paul Cully

Yes, we feel unsafe, but many Jews know we always will while others live in peril

Yes, we feel unsafe, but many Jews know we always will while others live in peril

Our leaders genuflect to so-called Jewish sensibilities, as if Jewish people speak with one emotional voice. We don’t.

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David Leser

Dumped Kyle Sandilands is demanding respect. There’s a reason he doesn’t deserve it

Dumped Kyle Sandilands is demanding respect. There’s a reason he doesn’t deserve it

The shock jock has loudly complained about how he’s been treated since he was forced from his golden microphone. Now he might stop to think about...

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Michelle Cazzulino

‘Did Gina also pay for the flights?’: John Hancock on Rinehart’s PR songbook

‘Did Gina also pay for the flights?’: John Hancock on Rinehart’s PR songbook

The billionaire mining mogul’s estranged son copped a spray from Sky News host Rita Panahi over his lifestyle. Now he’s responding.

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Calum Jaspan

There is war in our backyard and we have forgotten all about it

There is war in our backyard and we have forgotten all about it

As everyone was absorbing the RBA’s decision to raise interest rates on Tuesday evening, one economist received something of a rock-star reception...

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Michael Ruffles

Chalmers must not use the Iran war to squib tough decisions

Chalmers must not use the Iran war to squib tough decisions

The treasurer is correct to prepare Australians for what could be a difficult couple of years. But these headwinds can’t be the excuse for policy...

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James Massola

The world’s leaders are done with Trump’s games. America has become refusable

The world’s leaders are done with Trump’s games. America has become refusable

Whatever else America is meant to be capable of, we expect it to be able to smash things. And yet, barely a fortnight into Trump’s war on Iran,...

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Waleed Aly

How one CEO’s chatbot could cost his company $355 million

How one CEO’s chatbot could cost his company $355 million

After a takeover soured, the boss turned not to his lawyers but to his chatbot, creating a new dynamic in business.

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Nick Bonyhady

Icebergs founder Maurice Terzini cooks up his salvation tour

Icebergs founder Maurice Terzini cooks up his salvation tour

It was only last year that the Icebergs founder was forced out of his own restaurant. Now it looks like he has booked the first stop on his redemption...

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John Buckley

A recruiter verbally abused me. Is it safe for me to make a complaint?

A recruiter verbally abused me. Is it safe for me to make a complaint?

A good recruiter would have put their consternation aside and sought to understand why you seemingly ignored their advice, rather than blowing up at...

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Jonathan Rivett

How these blue-collar Hawks outshone big-money Charlie

How these blue-collar Hawks outshone big-money Charlie

This Hawthorn team arrived on the scene amid much glitz and glamour, but under Thursday-night lights at the MCG they rolled their sleeves up to disarm...

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Andrew Wu

After a traumatic birth, this rarely discussed caesarean option was healing

After a traumatic birth, this rarely discussed caesarean option was healing

A maternal assisted caesarean is a modification to a traditional c-section and can be transformative. So, why aren’t more mothers offered it?

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Sassica francis-bruce

Is this the secret to getting a good night’s sleep?

Is this the secret to getting a good night’s sleep?

Like all great ideas, I found it in an 18th-century literary classic.

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Richard Glover

Why this fuel crisis could jolt politics just like COVID did

Why this fuel crisis could jolt politics just like COVID did

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is facing a test of his government’s capacity. Business figures say Australians need to know “how real this could...

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Paul Sakkal

Why it’s time we stopped talking about ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ skills

Why it’s time we stopped talking about ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ skills

Both of these terms were created in the old world of work, and we’re on the precipice of a new one filled with more unknowns than ever.

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Tim Duggan

We’ve survived oil shocks before – by changing our energy use. We must again

We’ve survived oil shocks before – by changing our energy use. We must again

For more than 50 years, necessity has been the mother of inventive switches in fuel consumption. But never before has such human ingenuity been so...

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Nick O’malley

‘Nobody knows’: Trump has left an old foe in the dark

‘Nobody knows’: Trump has left an old foe in the dark

Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell has effectively acknowledged that the central bank hasn’t a clue what the impact of the Iran war might mean for...

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Stephen Bartholomeusz

Petrol queues and rationing: How Trump and his secretary of war ignored the lessons of history

The oil shocks of the 1970s had once taught presidents and military chiefs to observe some caution in the Middle East.

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Tony Wright

I copped a spray over this AFL invention. Thank goodness it’s gone

I copped a spray over this AFL invention. Thank goodness it’s gone

I hadn’t been a fan of the AFL sub rule, but my loathing of it went up a level after one particular conversation.

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Wayne Campbell

Trump wants out of this costly war. The Iranian regime has him trapped

Trump wants out of this costly war. The Iranian regime has him trapped

For the ordinary Trump-voting American, the Middle East conflict is a long way away. But what Americans will have noticed is that petrol prices have...

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Clinton Fernandes

No more robots. No more wrestlemania. Six agains can bring back NRL glory days

No more robots. No more wrestlemania. Six agains can bring back NRL glory days

Set restarts are up 67 per cent, which is far too many. But I’m still a fan of the NRL’s latest crackdown because it will pay off in the long run.

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Andrew Johns

Bob Carr draws Labor luminaries to Macquarie Street book launch

Bob Carr draws Labor luminaries to Macquarie Street book launch

A grab bag of Labor heavyweights descended on Macquarie Street on Wednesday for the launch of Bob Carr’s new book, a tribute to his late wife Helen...

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John Buckley

Right-wing tradwives have some advice for women – do what they say, not what they do

Right-wing tradwives have some advice for women – do what they say, not what they do

The stars of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives – who rose to fame by peddling the traditionalist lifestyle to a new generation – are living a very...

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Katy Hall

Trump’s Epic Fury is grandiose, like he wanted. But it’s more of an epic fail

Trump’s Epic Fury is grandiose, like he wanted. But it’s more of an epic fail

The US president has unleashed global chaos with his war on Iran. At this stage, the only geographical location that won’t be negatively affected is...

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Melanie la’brooy

Please, no more ’90s revivals. I’m glad the Buffy reboot is dead.

Please, no more ’90s revivals. I’m glad the Buffy reboot is dead.

I love Buffy the Vampire Slayer – and that’s why I’m glad this revival had a stake run through its heart.

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Nell Geraets

BHP could’ve made corporate history. Sadly for women, it didn’t

BHP could’ve made corporate history. Sadly for women, it didn’t

Neither BHP’s local boss Geraldine Slattery nor chief financial officer Vandita Pant wore a hard hat strong enough to break the glass ceiling.

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Elizabeth Knight

The gender-fluid revolution is over – and Timothée Chalamet just surrendered

The gender-fluid revolution is over – and Timothée Chalamet just surrendered

From icons to insurance salesman, the red carpet has gone MAGA.

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Damien Woolnough

Trump, hit by the karma bus, wins on battlefield but loses on diplomacy

Trump, hit by the karma bus, wins on battlefield but loses on diplomacy

Allies are berated when they don’t offer to help, and belittled when they do. As with the sudden resignation of MAGA ally Joe Kent, what goes around...

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Michael Koziol

Who will pay for Kyle Sandilands’ KIIS goodbye?

Who will pay for Kyle Sandilands’ KIIS goodbye?

The controversial broadcaster has officially been dumped from the most lucrative contract in Australian media, but a legal battle royale has only just...

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Colin Kruger

Trump’s war is wreaking more havoc than you think

Trump’s war is wreaking more havoc than you think

Oil and petrol prices get most of the headlines, but the economic damage inflicted on the world is much more widespread.

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Stephen Bartholomeusz

I’m ashamed Albanese ever backed Trump’s feckless war. At least we’ll send no ships

I’m ashamed Albanese ever backed Trump’s feckless war. At least we’ll send no ships

The US president is furious with Australia and other allies for not sending military support to the Strait of Hormuz, but this is a mess of his own...

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Geraldine Brooks

Iran’s de facto ruler Larijani is dead. It may not be a win for the US and Israel

Iran’s de facto ruler Larijani is dead. It may not be a win for the US and Israel

Ali Larijani’s death could mean a further militarisation of the Iranian system and deeper “regime radicalisation”.

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Yeganeh torbati

How will my gold bullion affect my pension income?

How will my gold bullion affect my pension income?

Buying gold doesn’t create assessable income, but once you own it, the value must be declared to Centrelink.

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Noel Whittaker

If the Bluesfest era has ended, I’ve lost something more precious than money

If the Bluesfest era has ended, I’ve lost something more precious than money

Bluesfest set perilously high standards for itself, which is probably why, in the end, it burnt out instead of fading away.

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David Free

The conversation women can’t afford to avoid

The conversation women can’t afford to avoid

It’s a curious thing. Australian women are more educated and active in the workforce than ever, yet we’re still reluctant to chat openly about our...

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Cherelle Murphy

Why the new super tax could force you to rethink your inheritance

Why the new super tax could force you to rethink your inheritance

For many families, the biggest impact of the new super tax won’t be the headline rate – it will be how it reshapes long-term planning across...

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Grace Bacon

A $17b penalty: How to stop menopause from derailing your finances

A $17b penalty: How to stop menopause from derailing your finances

Menopause isn’t just a health issue. It’s also an economic one. Which means we need to plan for it financially, not just medically.

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Melissa Browne

DV survivors like me suffer private harm. Don’t make it a public spectacle

DV survivors like me suffer private harm. Don’t make it a public spectacle

Even well-intentioned media coverage of domestic violence can compound harm for those involved.

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Orly lavee

A 5-4 vote says everything about the Reserve Bank’s dilemma

A 5-4 vote says everything about the Reserve Bank’s dilemma

Donald Trump has upended the Middle East and oil prices. Now he’s influencing interest rate settings in Australia.

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Shane Wright

The expensive new problem facing aged care residents

The expensive new problem facing aged care residents

What may first appear as a small technical issue is actually costing some aged care residents thousands of dollars.

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Rachel Lane

‘Why are you out to get me?’ Green’s dummy spit raises questions ahead of $4m IPL stint

‘Why are you out to get me?’ Green’s dummy spit raises questions ahead of $4m IPL stint

Cameron Green’s long-awaited century ended in a fiery exchange outside the WA dressing room during a Sheffield Shield match.

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Tom Decent

For all the bluster, the watchdog can’t save us from petrol ‘gouging’

For all the bluster, the watchdog can’t save us from petrol ‘gouging’

What consumers call “gouging” or “profiteering” is what economists describe as the operation of supply and demand.

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Elizabeth Knight

Hiking rates is such a blunt instrument. There are other, better ways to target inflation

Hiking rates is such a blunt instrument. There are other, better ways to target inflation

If the RBA unleashes further painful interest rate hikes, we risk severely hurting the economy and plunging into recession without reducing inflation...

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Alison Pennington

Trump rushes to save his war on the world

Trump rushes to save his war on the world

While America was waging war in Iran, Donald Trump began preparing for a renewed assault on America’s trading partners.

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Stephen Bartholomeusz

Does China have the Matildas’ measure? What to watch for in semi-final clash

Does China have the Matildas’ measure? What to watch for in semi-final clash

Five burning questions ahead of Australia’s Asian Cup semi-final in Perth - and what happens next if they win.

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Emma Kemp

The numbers that reveal the AFL’s brewing problem

The numbers that reveal the AFL’s brewing problem

After soft crowds for marquee matches in round one, there are two themes worth exploring: that they were fully ticketed, requiring even members...

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Jake Niall

I’ve sorted my super and grown my savings. What should I do next?

I’ve sorted my super and grown my savings. What should I do next?

If you’re looking for your next growth opportunity, there are two main steps you can take once your finances are optimised.

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Paridhi Jain