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Trump has just exposed America’s weakness

China’s weapon in its talks with the US was hiding in plain sight – and Trump didn’t see it.

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Stephen Bartholomeusz

Ley has entered the most dangerous moment of her leadership – how much of it is her fault?

There were only three topics that Liberal MPs and their Nationals cousins were talking about. Ley must have an answer for each of them.

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James Massola

A touring Indian superstar cops racist abuse. I’m sad, but not surprised

His social media following outnumbers the population of Australia and yet, Punjabi pop star Diljit Dosanjh was the target of xenophobic hate during...

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Khushaal Vyas

Does Australia still stand with Ukraine? The reality no longer matches the rhetoric

In the past 12 months, the Australian government has made no new contributions of any kind to Ukraine – military, humanitarian or reconstruction....

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Vasyl Myroshnychenko

Rue and Berejiklian will survive, but Optus customers won’t wait

Optus’ top brass had a rare chance to rebuild trust after a catastrophic network failure and multiple deaths. Instead, they dug the company deeper...

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David Swan

Pauline Hanson, Gina Rinehart sighted at Trump’s Halloween party

The One Nation senator and Australia’s richest person were both spotted at the president’s lavish Great Gatsby-themed Halloween bash in Florida.

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Kishor Napier-Raman

Manly CEO set to follow Cherry-Evans out the back door

The Sea Eagles are expected to announce later this week that chief executive Tony Mestrov - the man who oversaw the negotiations that resulted in...

latest 5

Robert Dillon

Physics of the atmosphere will ignore atmospherics of Australian politicians

Abandoning 2050 as the target time to reach carbon neutrality is the wrong move – and it will raise the cost of shifting to renewable energy.

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Matt Kean

Back to plain old Sarah, this is the end of the royal road for Fergie

As her disgraced ex-husband loses his royal titles, Sarah Ferguson too faces the quiet end of her long, scandal-shadowed royal life.

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Gordon Rayner

As the world’s greatest human crisis takes a hideous turn, Trump turns away

For a White House that loves a quick deal and a photo-op, a US-led answer to this crisis – which has rapidly deteriorated in the past week – seems...

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Ishaan Tharoor

Vauban has failed twice in the Melbourne Cup. Here’s why the third time will be the charm

Form analyst Ally Mosley has run her eye over the Cup field and come up with a winner – and the wet weather will only help her pick.

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Ally Mosley

With the Coalition self-destructing, there’s little pressure on Labor. It’s starting to show

There are three dominant facts about the Australian political scene right now. The first is that, gradually perhaps, something dangerous is...

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Sean Kelly

How many hours do you work? Australia’s most gruelling jobs revealed

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Miners, farmers, surgeons and even politicians are among the occupations that put...

latest 6

Matt Wade

Even the King cannot save Andrew from questions about Epstein

London: There are many ways to measure the fall of Andrew Mountbatten Windsor from prince to private citizen, and most of them are about money and...

yesterday 6

David Crowe

Fifteen Test matches in a year is too much. The Wallabies are paying the price

The Wallabies’ 25-7 loss to England confirmed they are in a slump – they haven’t played well across their past five Tests. At Twickenham, there...

yesterday 6

Paul Cully

Baby Priya brought compassion to the parliament. Then four men hijacked the debate

Politics can be a cynical and nasty business, but outbreaks of grace and compassion do occur. One happened on Wednesday during a parliamentary...

yesterday 4

Jacqueline Maley

These Bluetooth headphones cost $1000. They’re still a bargain

The premium noise-cancelling headphones market has never been more competitive or more expensive. With flagship models routinely exceeding $700,...

yesterday 1

David Swan

Fairytales and heavyweights: How to tip the Melbourne Cup trifecta

Our racing writers Danny Russell and Peter Ryan pull apart the Melbourne Cup field in search of tipping the coveted trifecta. Hey, Pete, part of my...

yesterday 5

Danny Russell

The royals want a chance to recover over Andrew. They may not get it

“Sandringham,” former Conservative Party MP (and ex-prisoner) Jonathan Aitken remarked drily to LBC radio’s Nick Ferrari, “is not Siberia.” It is,...

yesterday 6

Peter Hunt

I hissed at a man on the train. Don’t judge me, there are two types of Karens

I have sympathy for so-called Karens because with each passing day I realise I’m turning into one. I haven’t sent a half-eaten meal back to the...

yesterday 1

Claire Heaney

The Nationals’ decision on net zero will push Sussan Ley’s leadership to the brink

For the second time in three years, David Littleproud’s Nationals have ratted on the Liberal Party and staked out a policy position that has...

yesterday 1

James Massola

Bromance ads are everywhere, but they hide a darker truth about men

After my mom died, I went to the same movie every day for a week, a buddy comedy about two divorce mediators who sneak into weddings to seduce...

yesterday 6

Maureen Dowd

I am in my mid-60s. When people suggest I retire, this is what I tell them

You could never accuse me of being shy and retiring. I tend to say what I’m thinking. So, when my accountant started talking to me about retiring I...

yesterday 4

Kathy Lette

The email from your super fund you don’t want to miss

Real Money, a free weekly newsletter giving expert tips on how to save, invest and make the most of your money, is sent every Sunday. You’re...

yesterday 1

Dominic Powell

Barnaby Joyce and Andrew Hastie worry these women might cheat the system

Politics can be a cynical and nasty business, but outbreaks of grace and compassion do occur. One happened on Wednesday during a parliamentary...

yesterday 5

Jacqueline Maley

Sussan Ley must say ‘sorry’ – and not just about T-shirtgate

Now would be a good time for Sussan Ley to admit that she’s wrong. After a churlish comment about our US ambassador in a moment of national good...

yesterday 4

Parnell Palme Mcguinness

I’m 68 and about to inherit $1.5 million. What should I do with it?

I will soon inherit money from my mother, who recently died. It will be somewhere in the region of $1.5 million. At present, I have a very modest...

yesterday 1

Paul Benson

My friend may have died, but I only have to remember her and she is there

At my father’s funeral, just after the casket was lowered into the ground, she hugged me so comfortingly that it spoke louder than words. In that...

yesterday 5

Gemma Di Bari

Why England have stacked their bench – and given the Wallabies an opportunity

Here is a statistic that might comfort Wallabies fans looking ahead to the Twickenham clash against England with a degree of anxiety given the...

previous day 2

Paul Cully

The Ashes are here and Australia still haven’t found an opener. But mess isn’t all of selectors’ making

Maybe David Warner was right, and the Australian selectors really did have to put up with the mediocrity of his declining years because there was...

previous day 1

Malcolm Knox

Our law to ‘save’ nature is a rubber stamp for species extinction

Australian governments have perfected the art of watching things die, then approving more things to keep the dead things company. For example, many...

previous day 2

Natalie Kyriacou

Australia’s resisting the global populist tide. But now’s no time for smugness

March for Australia rallies, at which neo-Nazis have been a visible presence. The heightened prominence of the sovereign citizen movement. Vigils...

previous day 1

Nick Bryant

Treat or trick? Why Trump won the trade truce but may yet lose the war

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. New York: Pictorially, Donald Trump had a blockbuster 24 hours. One minute he was...

previous day 1

Michael Koziol

We set our sights on this race months ago. It’s where reputations are made

For any racing fan, the Melbourne Cup carnival marks the pinnacle of the racing season – a week when world-class horses, owners, trainers, and...

previous day 1

Sam Freedman

Can this loophole help our kids onto the housing ladder?

Hi Nicole, I have a friend who gave me an intriguing idea: contribute to your underage child’s super so they can withdraw it sooner than age 60 and...

previous day 1

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

On hold for two hours: How the super system is failing everyday retirees

Most Australians don’t wake up eager to wrestle with their superannuation. They want to save, contribute, tick the box and feel confident they’re...

previous day 1

Bec Wilson

The ultimate zomcom: How one word ate the dictionary

“Travelling in a fried-out Kombi, on a hippie trail, head full of zombie …” You know the words by heart or have the nerve to mumble them on karaoke...

previous day 1

David Astle

Say cheese! Am I dressing up for the supermarket security camera?

Halloween is over. It was fun and creative – I don’t agree with the naysayers – but, as all that sparkly plastic is being trucked off to landfill,...

previous day 1

Richard Glover

The more we know the better: How the AFL’s NBA-style gamble on injury could come unstuck

The AFL typically looks to the NFL for its lead: using a salary cap, the draft, the “any given Sunday” principle where any team can win, and Snoop...

previous day 2

Michael Gleeson

Patchy regulation in the freebirthing sector has put lives at risk

Over the past year, The Age has brought readers the voices of women subjected to the most appalling misogyny within the medical system. An...

previous day 1

The Age&x27S View

It’s all gone quiet at R360. Hopefully, it stays that way

Wither R360? I certainly hope so! For right up until the sudden release of Ryan Papenhuyzen by the Melbourne Storm this week – and we’ll get to...

previous day 1

Peter Fitzsimons

How an always-smiling train manager just stopped the hard right in its tracks

London: A smiling centrist has emerged as the biggest winner of the Dutch elections after voters shifted to the middle ground – and blocked the...

friday 10

David Crowe

Andrew believed the worst was over ... the King had other ideas

London: Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, as he is now to be known, had believed the worst was over when he agreed to stop using the title Duke of York....

friday 10

Gordon Rayner

The West has to ratchet up the pain on Putin

Vladimir Putin’s predicament is deteriorating fast across every front of the global energy war. Western sanctions are at last going for the...

friday 1

Ambrose Evans-Pritchard

‘Huge risk’: ChatGPT’s suicide prevention not enough, experts say

OpenAI has unveiled new measures to mitigate ChatGPT mental health concerns, as millions of users confide in the bot about suicidal thoughts, self-...

friday 10

Tim Biggs

How Trump’s antivaxxers helped trigger Aussie giant’s $50b implosion

By February this year, one thing was clear – the US was experiencing one of its worst flu seasons in decades. According to a preliminary assessment...

friday 7

Colin Kruger

England’s desperate dirt file is heartening for Wallabies … and hypocritical

There was a potential mindset problem brewing for the Wallabies heading into Sunday’s clash with England at Twickenham. Last year, the Wallabies...

friday 7

Iain Payten

Albanese dodges diplomatic curveballs in blitz through summit season

Gyeongju, South Korea: From a dinner with Donald Trump to a bump-in with Xi Jinping, Anthony Albanese has blitzed through summit season in Asia,...

friday 6

Lisa Visentin

Appalling Andrew: Biographer says late Queen must share blame for the ‘monster she created’

No one knows more about the shortcomings of Prince Andrew than Andrew Lownie, an English historian who wrote the recently released Entitled: the...

friday 2

Peter Fitzsimons

No title, no royal status – but a house on the King’s estate. What now for Andrew?

London: In a historic decision with immediate effect, Prince Andrew has suddenly become Andrew Mountbatten Windsor – a private citizen with no...

friday 1

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Trump has just exposed America’s weakness

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Ley has entered the most dangerous moment of her leadership – how much of it is her fault?

James Massola

A touring Indian superstar cops racist abuse. I’m sad, but not surprised

Khushaal Vyas

Does Australia still stand with Ukraine? The reality no longer matches the rhetoric

Vasyl Myroshnychenko

Rue and Berejiklian will survive, but Optus customers won’t wait

David Swan

Pauline Hanson, Gina Rinehart sighted at Trump’s Halloween party

Kishor Napier-Raman

Manly CEO set to follow Cherry-Evans out the back door

Robert Dillon

Physics of the atmosphere will ignore atmospherics of Australian politicians

Matt Kean

Back to plain old Sarah, this is the end of the royal road for Fergie

Gordon Rayner

As the world’s greatest human crisis takes a hideous turn, Trump turns away

Ishaan Tharoor

Vauban has failed twice in the Melbourne Cup. Here’s why the third time will be the charm

Ally Mosley

With the Coalition self-destructing, there’s little pressure on Labor. It’s starting to show

Sean Kelly

How many hours do you work? Australia’s most gruelling jobs revealed

Matt Wade

Even the King cannot save Andrew from questions about Epstein

David Crowe

Fifteen Test matches in a year is too much. The Wallabies are paying the price

Paul Cully

Baby Priya brought compassion to the parliament. Then four men hijacked the debate

Jacqueline Maley

These Bluetooth headphones cost $1000. They’re still a bargain

David Swan

Fairytales and heavyweights: How to tip the Melbourne Cup trifecta

Danny Russell

The royals want a chance to recover over Andrew. They may not get it

Peter Hunt

I hissed at a man on the train. Don’t judge me, there are two types of Karens

Claire Heaney

The Nationals’ decision on net zero will push Sussan Ley’s leadership to the brink

James Massola

Bromance ads are everywhere, but they hide a darker truth about men

Maureen Dowd

I am in my mid-60s. When people suggest I retire, this is what I tell them

Kathy Lette

The email from your super fund you don’t want to miss

Dominic Powell

Barnaby Joyce and Andrew Hastie worry these women might cheat the system

Jacqueline Maley

Sussan Ley must say ‘sorry’ – and not just about T-shirtgate

Parnell Palme Mcguinness

I’m 68 and about to inherit $1.5 million. What should I do with it?

Paul Benson

My friend may have died, but I only have to remember her and she is there

Gemma Di Bari

Why England have stacked their bench – and given the Wallabies an opportunity

Paul Cully

The Ashes are here and Australia still haven’t found an opener. But mess isn’t all of selectors’ making

Malcolm Knox

Our law to ‘save’ nature is a rubber stamp for species extinction

Natalie Kyriacou

Australia’s resisting the global populist tide. But now’s no time for smugness

Nick Bryant

Treat or trick? Why Trump won the trade truce but may yet lose the war

Michael Koziol

We set our sights on this race months ago. It’s where reputations are made

Sam Freedman

Can this loophole help our kids onto the housing ladder?

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

On hold for two hours: How the super system is failing everyday retirees

Bec Wilson

The ultimate zomcom: How one word ate the dictionary

David Astle

Say cheese! Am I dressing up for the supermarket security camera?

Richard Glover

The more we know the better: How the AFL’s NBA-style gamble on injury could come unstuck