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Our EV saved us money over Easter. But it required a stressful trade-off

Our EV saved us money over Easter. But it required a stressful trade-off

We knew our EV would save us money at the bowser. What we didn’t account for was the added time and stress it would place on a relaxing getaway with...

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Calum Jaspan

I’m 58 with terminal cancer. How can I maximise my kids’ inheritance?

I’m 58 with terminal cancer. How can I maximise my kids’ inheritance?

If leaving a legacy for your children is important to you, there are a few key things to get across before you go.

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Paul Benson

Should you borrow money to bag a sharemarket bargain?

Should you borrow money to bag a sharemarket bargain?

With the sharemarket still experiencing sustained pressure, savvy investors are eyeing up an opportunity to bag themselves a bargain.

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Victoria devine

‘Prime lunar real estate’: Australia’s lawyer to the stars – and the moon – is worried

‘Prime lunar real estate’: Australia’s lawyer to the stars – and the moon – is worried

In the global race for space domination Dr Cassandra Steer has become the new sheriff of the “wild west”.

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Peter Fitzsimons

Andrew Tate’s not the only man missing from Theroux’s manosphere doco

Andrew Tate’s not the only man missing from Theroux’s manosphere doco

There is ongoing resistance to discussing the issue of fatherlessness – and its impact on boys – in polite society.

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Parnell Palme Mcguinness

I loved being a cop, but it nearly killed me: Now I’ve found my path to happiness

I loved being a cop, but it nearly killed me: Now I’ve found my path to happiness

Little by little, everything began to fall apart. I suffered panic attacks.

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Justyn backhouse

New Spurs boss wants to play like Ange again to avoid $500m relegation iceberg

New Spurs boss wants to play like Ange again to avoid $500m relegation iceberg

Roberto De Zerbi, the new Tottenham manager, wants to bring back Angeball. If he can’t rescue them from the drop, the broader impact on the club...

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Vince Rugari

Is Sydney Writers’ Festival screwing its writers? This isn’t fiction

Is Sydney Writers’ Festival screwing its writers? This isn’t fiction

Bestselling author Michael Robotham is among those unimpressed with the festival’s demand that writers not appear at other book events.

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Melissa mantle

This $10 million prop is as Irish as a suntan, but they almost poached him

This $10 million prop is as Irish as a suntan, but they almost poached him

World Rugby’s grandparent eligibility rule has become a tool for northern hemisphere nations to raid the south for players they had no part in...

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Paul Cully

How undersized Collingwood backline became the team’s most reliable unit

How undersized Collingwood backline became the team’s most reliable unit

Collingwood are struggling to score. But so are their opponents.

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Sam Mcclure

From Ozempic to surprise vegans: Your 2026 dinner party survival guide

From Ozempic to surprise vegans: Your 2026 dinner party survival guide

Forget the soup spoon. In 2026, the real etiquette is surviving internet “facts”, and the dreaded 20-minute phone slideshow.

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Richard Glover

How we invest our super is changing – and not necessarily for the better

How we invest our super is changing – and not necessarily for the better

Labor’s moves to clean up our super system are admirable, but they risk leaving real reforms by the wayside.

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Bec Wilson

It might be too late to fix your mortgage – so try this saving instead

It might be too late to fix your mortgage – so try this saving instead

The thing about locking in your loan interest with a fixed rate is that by the time most people think about doing it, it’s already too late.

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Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

What happens when a drone-killer and toxic radio collide?

What happens when a drone-killer and toxic radio collide?

Australia’s controversial multibillion-dollar defence star has made an unusual pick to rehabilitate its corporate reputation.

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Colin Kruger

Forget what you think you know about Jack Ginnivan. He could be Sam Mitchell’s smartest player

Forget what you think you know about Jack Ginnivan. He could be Sam Mitchell’s smartest player

Ginnivan’s switch to Hawthorn on the last day of the 2023 trade period, in a deal essentially based around second-round pick swaps, now looks a poor...

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Caroline Wilson

McIlroy’s Masters win was as good as it gets. How about another Augusta fairytale?

McIlroy’s Masters win was as good as it gets. How about another Augusta fairytale?

A hugely likeable bloke who had been close at the Masters many times finally fulfilling his dream and putting on the green jacket. Sounds like someone...

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Peter Fitzsimons

It’s Albanese’s moment of truth, but he’s in a race against time

It’s Albanese’s moment of truth, but he’s in a race against time

A carbon dating of Australia’s political parties would locate all in either the past or the future. The demands of office require the government to...

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Peter Hartcher

Collingwood fluff their lines, while Freo’s win comes from two bursts

Collingwood fluff their lines, while Freo’s win comes from two bursts

For a game that was crude and inelegant, miserable and miserly, this was engaging in a brutal sense.

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Michael Gleeson

Diplomacy provides quick relief for PM’s political headache – but not the underlying condition

Diplomacy provides quick relief for PM’s political headache – but not the underlying condition

Much of the fuel crisis is out of Anthony Albanese’s control but he is making up ground after ministers were slow off the mark when the Iran war...

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Paul Sakkal

Tiger deserves compassion, but golf’s refusal to hold him accountable diminishes the sport

Tiger deserves compassion, but golf’s refusal to hold him accountable diminishes the sport

The question is not whether Tiger Woods has brought golf into disrepute, but why the sport’s authorities continually fail to act on his alleged...

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Darren Kane

Why does everything feel so surreal? The word that defined a decade

Why does everything feel so surreal? The word that defined a decade

Ten years ago, the world changed. It’s hard to pinpoint the moment, but hints lie in the dictionary updates.

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David Astle

The Perth Bears enter the NRL in under a year. Rivals are hardly shaking in their boots

The Perth Bears enter the NRL in under a year. Rivals are hardly shaking in their boots

As the attention of the NRL turns to Perth for a double-header at Optus Stadium on Saturday, the challenges confronting the expansion team are...

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Chris Barrett

We’re pining for the ’90s. Yes, even its politics. Please explain

We’re pining for the ’90s. Yes, even its politics. Please explain

Cast your mind back to a time when leaders were bolder, braver and less captive to the hurtling news cycles of this online age.

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Nick Bryant

My husband had a chance encounter in a Vietnam hotel. Some people have an ease with their bodies

My husband had a chance encounter in a Vietnam hotel. Some people have an ease with their bodies

The only person I’ve experienced in real life who had similar unselfconscious ease was Socceroo hottie Lucas Neill.

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Kate Halfpenny

This superintelligent AI is so powerful, even its creators are afraid of what it’s capable of

This superintelligent AI is so powerful, even its creators are afraid of what it’s capable of

If Anthropic’s new AI tool falls into the hands of bad actors, they could hack pretty much every major software system in the world. And so could...

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Thomas L. Friedman

We’re looking at Kyle and Jackie O fighting – investors are looking at their boss

We’re looking at Kyle and Jackie O fighting – investors are looking at their boss

ARN chairman Hamish McLennan, who presided over the pair’s $100 million contracts and their termination, is up for re-election next month.

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Calum Jaspan

Blues try something different, but end up with same sad result

Blues try something different, but end up with same sad result

Carlton needed to make changes, and they showed their desire for a new approach at the selection table. But in the end, they got another disappointing...

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Michael Gleeson

Beijing courts Taiwan’s opposition leader ahead of Trump visit

Beijing courts Taiwan’s opposition leader ahead of Trump visit

Cheng Li-wun, the leader of Taiwan’s main opposition party the Kuomintang (KMT) party, is expected to have a rare meeting with Chinese leader Xi...

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Lisa Visentin

Less hubris, more realism: The Pies need to change tack or risk wasting Nick Daicos

Less hubris, more realism: The Pies need to change tack or risk wasting Nick Daicos

The handling of an injured Nick Daicos at the Gabba is much less consequential than Collingwood’s assembling of a playing list around their young...

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Jake Niall

They come from around the world. Which migrants are choosing Brisbane over Sydney and Melbourne?

They come from around the world. Which migrants are choosing Brisbane over Sydney and Melbourne?

What is the most common overseas country of birth in your suburb? Search our interactive map.

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Marissa calligeros

My niece needs the NDIS. Yes, it must be cut – but with a scalpel, not a chainsaw

My niece needs the NDIS. Yes, it must be cut – but with a scalpel, not a chainsaw

The NDIS must be sustainable – and any rorts stopped. But we can’t deny support for the truly needy. My three-year-old niece is among them.

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James Massola

Many have politicised the Roberts-Smith case. That temptation should be over

Many have politicised the Roberts-Smith case. That temptation should be over

Former prime minister Tony Abbott and others have been eager to say we should not judge Ben Roberts-Smith by civilian standards. Let’s be clear,...

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Waleed Aly

Real estate agents aren’t evil. But they need stricter rules

Real estate agents aren’t evil. But they need stricter rules

There will always be real estate agents who bend and break the rules, but that doesn’t mean we should sit back and let it happen.

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Millie Muroi

Why is my work repeatedly asking me for a background check?

Why is my work repeatedly asking me for a background check?

Job applications are difficult enough currently without the re-submission and double up you’ve described – but there’s good reason for it.

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Jonathan Rivett

Michael Voss insists Carlton are close. The evidence suggests otherwise

Michael Voss insists Carlton are close. The evidence suggests otherwise

The Blues’ coach is confident his team is getting close to clicking. But after another loss, the clock is ticking away on their season.

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Sam Mcclure

‘Sign the extension, you crazy bastards’: Premier goes ‘full Donald’ at Gather Round

‘Sign the extension, you crazy bastards’: Premier goes ‘full Donald’ at Gather Round

Peter Malinauskas invoked Donald Trump’s potty-mouthed Truth social posts in an amusing pitch to the AFL to extend his state’s Gather Round contract.

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Michael Gleeson

The ‘race to the bottom’ on AI job cuts has already started

The ‘race to the bottom’ on AI job cuts has already started

Bendigo Bank is the latest to swing the axe as banks try to expand the use of AI to save costs. Unions are powerless to put that genie back in the...

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Elizabeth Knight

My Easter Showstopper: $23 for a thimbleful of gluey gnocchi

My Easter Showstopper: $23 for a thimbleful of gluey gnocchi

There is inflation; then there’s Clagflation. The ghosts of my Italian grandmothers are horrified.

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Michelle Cazzulino

I’ve been taunted on the field. It’s about time the AFL stamped that behaviour out

I’ve been taunted on the field. It’s about time the AFL stamped that behaviour out

Every time something crosses the line – cheap shots, retaliation, verbal back-and-forth – it drags the game away from what it should be.

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Libby Birch

Three things to do when AI comes for your job

Three things to do when AI comes for your job

So, what do you do if one day you open your inbox and are informed, in a roundabout way, that AI has come for your job?

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Tim Duggan

A little bird told me a lot about my father. Let’s hope Mum never knows

A little bird told me a lot about my father. Let’s hope Mum never knows

A tiny bird’s ungainly end reminded me of my father, his shoddy binoculars, his devotion to a family of pardalotes and the havoc Spice the cat...

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Anson Cameron

The world’s finances weren’t ready for an energy shock of this magnitude

The world’s finances weren’t ready for an energy shock of this magnitude

Governments’ finances were already stretched before the war in Iran sent energy costs soaring.

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Stephen Bartholomeusz

Can money buy NRL success? No. There’s a much more important ingredient

Can money buy NRL success? No. There’s a much more important ingredient

Money can get you a long way in the NRL, but not all the way. First and foremost, clubs need to be well-run. When you have both, you have a powerhouse...

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Neil Breen

Meta has found its footing on AI. Its rival found something much scarier

Meta has found its footing on AI. Its rival found something much scarier

Meta spent billions rebuilding its AI program and finally has something to show for it. Anthropic, meanwhile, has something it’s not sure anyone...

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David Swan

Why Trump and every cat-hater need Sparkles in their lives

She was a homeless cat. My granddaughter stepped in and demanded we adopt her. And so began a story of love – and much-needed respite from a...

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Tony Wright

Trump’s threats to ‘kill a civilisation’ were unhinged. That’s exactly how a nuclear option works

Trump’s threats to ‘kill a civilisation’ were unhinged. That’s exactly how a nuclear option works

The US president has the power to quickly and unilaterally launch nuclear strikes. He is briefed by the military before taking office, and his...

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Clinton Fernandes

Penrith played the best game I’ve ever seen. And they’re getting better every week

Penrith played the best game I’ve ever seen. And they’re getting better every week

Penrith’s latest evolution is at odds with their 16 NRL rivals. They look unbeatable.

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Andrew Johns

Trying to get the perfect photo? You are ruining the world for the rest of us

Trying to get the perfect photo? You are ruining the world for the rest of us

Beware the ‘main character energy’ people, they could be trying to pull you into their web.

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Wendy Squires

Cluelessness is bringing an era to an end. We won’t call them the major parties much longer

Cluelessness is bringing an era to an end. We won’t call them the major parties much longer

“How Do You Solve a Problem Like Pauline?” began as a novelty ditty, but has become a death metal banger for Labor and the Coalition. For too long...

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Shaun Carney

There’s a new surge in ADHD diagnoses. The real problem is other people

There’s a new surge in ADHD diagnoses. The real problem is other people

As a psychologist, I see the shift in the diagnosis of ADHD away from boys and men as an important correction. But there has been too much self- and...

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Bianca Denny