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More Boomers are choosing not to retire. Why? They don’t want to

One in four 70-year-old men are still working, up from one in ten 20 years ago. And about 10 per cent of men in their late 70s are still working.

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Ross Gittins

My best-ever investment move – and how you can copy it with one click

When I started investing at 18 I checked a box that I didn’t really understand. It turns out that was the best move I could have made.

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Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

The ‘boring’ thing Gen Z investors can’t get enough of

What do young investors and central banks have in common? They’re all stockpiling this shiny yellow asset.

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Justin Lin

Can I use a loan from the bank to help top up my super?

Borrowing money to make additional superannuation contributions is theoretically possible but there are some things to keep in mind.

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Noel Whittaker

Chips for stocks: Nvidia’s incestuous $151b deal to tie up with OpenAI

The artificial intelligence ecosystem in the US is becoming increasingly interdependent as the sheer scale of the capital it requires is forcing...

yesterday 9

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Where is Gladys Berejiklian in the Optus drama?

With the Optus blame-game now in full swing, unwelcome attention is spreading to one of the telco’s most senior executives – former NSW premier...

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Elizabeth Knight

Without soft power, Trump is left with the hard men of Russia and China

The whole world saw Britain lay on the pomp and circumstance for Donald Trump last week. As UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said, it was a “unique”...

yesterday 10

Peter Hartcher

Not just the Murdochs: How to stop ‘destructive’ inheritance battles

The Murdochs made headlines when they settled their family battle recently, but you don’t need to be a billionaire to have trouble with siblings....

yesterday 9

Noel Whittaker

Australia’s space industry power couple go from failed reality show creators to global stars

The space geeks of Earth are headed Down Under next week for the 76th International Astronautical Congress, the largest shindig in the galaxy for...

yesterday 9

Angus Dalton

Is this Australia’s best chance of winning back the Bledisloe Cup since 2003?

Michael Hooper spent an entire career trying to wrest the Bledisloe Cup back from the All Blacks. And the Wallabies great is adamant better days...

yesterday 9

Tom Decent

Albanese’s moment of magical thinking won’t change the grim reality

“We take the world as it is, but we seek to shape it for the better.” This has been Penny Wong’s guiding foreign policy mantra since before Labor...

yesterday 3

Matthew Knott

How can I stop thinking – and worrying – about money?

I have a lot of anxiety about financial security. I have a stable job and I save well, I’ve learned how to invest. I thought I’d feel secure by...

yesterday 1

Paridhi Jain

The latest painful beauty trend drawing ‘glow up’ tourists to South Korea

What in the World, a free weekly newsletter from our foreign correspondents, is sent every Thursday. Below is an excerpt. Sign up to get the whole...

yesterday 3

Lisa Visentin

The footy world is in uproar, but Nasiah’s Brownlow snub isn’t as bad as you think

There are plenty of issues AFL chief Andrew Dillon must tend to after this season, but overhauling the Brownlow Medal should not be in the top...

yesterday 3

Andrew Wu

Yes, Trump has bigger fish to fry – but after the G7 close call, this snub stings

If you have to cancel a date with someone, you reschedule, right? That’s what a good friend would generally do. Unless you never really wanted to...

yesterday 1

Michael Koziol

Trump may sidestep Albanese. The fate of the US-Australia alliance will be tougher to ignore

So Donald Trump, evidently, has dodged a sit-down meeting with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. We will see if this is a true snub, one that...

yesterday 1

Bruce Wolpe

Pregnancy is already a stressful, fraught time. Trump just made it worse

While the most common response to the Trump administration’s recent announcement that painkillers like Panadol (Tylenol in the US) may cause autism...

yesterday 1

Ahona Guha

As commentator-in-chief, Trump can be charming, even funny. Today he was dangerous

Donald Trump often casts himself as a mere observer – a commentator on American public life rather than its most powerful practitioner and...

yesterday 0

Michael Koziol

Pregnant women, you can ignore Trump. It’s safe to take paracetamol

This week, the Trump administration made headlines again by suggesting a causal link between autism and paracetamol use in pregnancy and promoting...

yesterday 0

Adam Guastella

I’m a bestseller. My genre keeps bookshops alive. Stop calling it ‘trash’

A couple of weeks ago, I spoke at a packed-out romance panel at my favourite Australian bookstore – Readings Hawthorn – with some authors I...

yesterday 2

Ali Berg

How Donald Trump has made it more dangerous to be pregnant

Examine, a free weekly newsletter covering science with a sceptical, evidence-based eye, is sent every Tuesday. You’re reading an excerpt – sign...

yesterday 0

Angus Dalton

Barham’s plank walk buys time for embattled Bombers hierarchy

David Barham’s decision to walk the plank and hand the Essendon presidency to his chosen successor Andrew Welsh, ahead of schedule, could well...

yesterday 1

Jake Niall

Albanese takes his usual each-way bet on climate change

After last week, Anthony Albanese and his Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen are entitled to a great sigh of relief. They made it through without...

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Ross Gittins

29 passes, two kicks, six tries: The evolution behind Penrith’s perfect finals blitz

“It’s been weird the last few weeks – I’ve felt more nerves going into the games, not knowing how we’re going to go,” Nathan Cleary tells...

previous day 10

Dan Walsh

Not just a haven for ‘Western refugees’; we could be a global power

The “Western refugee” is how the Financial Times columnist Janan Ganesh describes “rich-world citizens” who flee their well-heeled homelands...

previous day 10

Nick Bryant

With season on the line, Bulldogs went back to the future. The flux capacitor didn’t work

It’s a funny game, rugby league. After round 16, the Bulldogs sat on top of the ladder. Eleven wins and only two losses, if you don’t mind. The...

previous day 10

Neil Breen

There will be more outages like Optus’ as tech runs the world

Technology is now a pervasive part of our everyday lives. We take for granted that it will work, even if we don’t quite understand how it works....

previous day 4

Stephen Bartholomeusz

So much for cosying up to Trump. Albanese has asserted his independence on day one

New York: By officially recognising Palestinian statehood, Anthony Albanese has done more than send a message to the world about how Australia...

previous day 3

Matthew Knott

Emitters should pay the price of energy transition; not consumers

What should we make of last Thursday’s announcement by Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen of Australia’s target for emissions reduction and the...

previous day 3

Rod Sims

Trump’s split reality: While suing Murdoch, he woos him over TikTok

What about the size of that elephant in the room? When Donald Trump deliberately dropped the bombshell that Rupert Murdoch and son Lachlan were...

previous day 4

Elizabeth Knight

The big winners – and the disappointments – of Australia’s world athletics championships

It was never going to be as good as Paris. Australia’s record-breaking medal haul at the 2024 Olympics set the bar so high for athletics, the team...

previous day 3

Michael Gleeson

More MAGA rally than funeral, Kirk farewell was ultimate blur of church and state

Phoenix, Arizona: It is impossible to know how significant Charlie Kirk will ultimately become in the pantheon of American history. But in the...

previous day 3

Michael Koziol

Think Trump was rough on John Lyons? You never met Bob Hawke on a bad day

What Donald Trump is doing to mangle free speech and the democratic process in the United States should surprise nobody who is awake in Australia....

previous day 3

Neil Mitchell

Oscar Piastri didn’t last one lap in Baku. His title hopes look as strong as ever

Lando Norris was not fooling anyone. Asked whether his seventh-place finish in Sunday’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix was an “opportunity missed” in...

previous day 8

Tom Cary

‘No wucking furries’. How our national dictionary was saved, for now

The Australian National University had announced plans to cease publication of the third edition of the Australian National Dictionary to save...

sunday 2

Peter Fitzsimons

On net zero, there’s a very inconvenient truth for the Coalition: Voters have stopped listening

Great advertising slogans bypass the rational brain and create emotional resonance. They don’t need to make sense or withstand rational scrutiny....

sunday 6

Parnell Palme Mcguinness

Manly lost DCE after a messy contract negotiation. Could Tommy Turbo be next?

Manly have failed to learn from their mistakes with Daly Cherry-Evans and are now running the risk of watching history repeat itself with Tom...

sunday 2

Danny Weidler

Love travel, but can’t afford it? How to save for your dream holiday

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...

sunday 2

Dominic Powell

I have $1.5m in investment debt. Should I pay it off before I retire?

I’ve built a healthy share portfolio over the decades with leveraged debt. At present, I have $1.5 million in investment debt, and about $2.9...

sunday 2

Paul Benson

Why the Magpies’ fall is proof they can no longer stare down Father Time

For the best part of the past two seasons, Collingwood have defiantly stared down Father Time. But if the lessons of their premiership exit are not...

sunday 1

Andrew Wu

Reflecting on darkness and light on the eve of the Jewish New Year

A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of listening to the Australian World Orchestra’s rendition of Gustav Mahler’s stunning Fifth Symphony. Mahler...

sunday 1

Ralph Genende

This photo with my baby used to scream ‘failure’. Now, I am viewing it differently

There’s a saying among parents that you don’t get a true proper night’s sleep until your last child moves out of home. Always worrying, always...

sunday 8

Melissa Singer

The snooping boss, the exec assistant’s secret OnlyFans business and our right to sneak a break

It started with a few lines of legalese and one of those simple tick-a-box consent forms. But the Australian workers who clicked yes say they had...

sunday 8

Paul O&x27Halloran

Under Trump, America’s descent into authoritarianism may be unstoppable

In Ernest Hemingway’s debut novel, The Sun Also Rises, the author has one character (Bill) ask another (Mike) how he went bankrupt. “Two ways,”...

sunday 10

Jacqueline Maley

The early mail on AFL grand final selections and why this duel could define the decider

Two of the most successful clubs this century – Geelong and Brisbane Lions – will battle it out in Saturday’s AFL grand final. The Cats are into...

sunday 2

Marc Mcgowan

Reaction to Charlie Kirk’s death highlights hypocrisy of the left

In the forecourt of the BBC’s headquarters in central London stands a sculpture of George Orwell. On the plinth are inscribed the words: “If...

sunday 6

George Brandis

Trump’s war on free speech won’t stop with Jimmy Kimmel or Stephen Colbert

When I wrote for The Tonight Show in the US – the show that President Donald Trump this week described as being hosted by a “total loser” and on...

sunday 1

Simon Taylor

Optus’ crisis playbook is now so predictable it rings hollow

What do you say when the unthinkable happens? When your company’s failure is linked to three deaths, what words could possibly suffice? After all,...

sunday 4

Sally Branson

Grace had emergency surgery when she was pregnant. Over four years, 15 more followed

A little over four years ago, I found myself sitting tearily on a hospital trolley, a blue gown pulled tightly across my belly. At the time, I was...

sunday 4

Grace Jennings-Edquist

Sydney 2000 remembered: When Cathy was almost caught up in an opening ceremony failure

In Sydney Town, it has been a week of reminiscing – last Monday being 25 years to the day since Cathy Freeman lit the Olympic Cauldron and a...

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More Boomers are choosing not to retire. Why? They don’t want to

Ross Gittins

My best-ever investment move – and how you can copy it with one click

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

The ‘boring’ thing Gen Z investors can’t get enough of

Justin Lin

Can I use a loan from the bank to help top up my super?

Noel Whittaker

Chips for stocks: Nvidia’s incestuous $151b deal to tie up with OpenAI

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Where is Gladys Berejiklian in the Optus drama?

Elizabeth Knight

Without soft power, Trump is left with the hard men of Russia and China

Peter Hartcher

Not just the Murdochs: How to stop ‘destructive’ inheritance battles

Noel Whittaker

Australia’s space industry power couple go from failed reality show creators to global stars

Angus Dalton

Is this Australia’s best chance of winning back the Bledisloe Cup since 2003?

Tom Decent

Albanese’s moment of magical thinking won’t change the grim reality

Matthew Knott

How can I stop thinking – and worrying – about money?

Paridhi Jain

The latest painful beauty trend drawing ‘glow up’ tourists to South Korea

Lisa Visentin

The footy world is in uproar, but Nasiah’s Brownlow snub isn’t as bad as you think

Andrew Wu

Yes, Trump has bigger fish to fry – but after the G7 close call, this snub stings

Michael Koziol

Trump may sidestep Albanese. The fate of the US-Australia alliance will be tougher to ignore

Bruce Wolpe

Pregnancy is already a stressful, fraught time. Trump just made it worse

Ahona Guha

As commentator-in-chief, Trump can be charming, even funny. Today he was dangerous

Michael Koziol

Pregnant women, you can ignore Trump. It’s safe to take paracetamol

Adam Guastella

I’m a bestseller. My genre keeps bookshops alive. Stop calling it ‘trash’

Ali Berg

How Donald Trump has made it more dangerous to be pregnant

Angus Dalton

Barham’s plank walk buys time for embattled Bombers hierarchy

Jake Niall

Albanese takes his usual each-way bet on climate change

Ross Gittins

29 passes, two kicks, six tries: The evolution behind Penrith’s perfect finals blitz

Dan Walsh

Not just a haven for ‘Western refugees’; we could be a global power

Nick Bryant

With season on the line, Bulldogs went back to the future. The flux capacitor didn’t work

Neil Breen

There will be more outages like Optus’ as tech runs the world

Stephen Bartholomeusz

So much for cosying up to Trump. Albanese has asserted his independence on day one

Matthew Knott

Emitters should pay the price of energy transition; not consumers

Rod Sims

Trump’s split reality: While suing Murdoch, he woos him over TikTok

Elizabeth Knight

The big winners – and the disappointments – of Australia’s world athletics championships

Michael Gleeson

More MAGA rally than funeral, Kirk farewell was ultimate blur of church and state

Michael Koziol

Think Trump was rough on John Lyons? You never met Bob Hawke on a bad day

Neil Mitchell

Oscar Piastri didn’t last one lap in Baku. His title hopes look as strong as ever

Tom Cary

‘No wucking furries’. How our national dictionary was saved, for now

Peter Fitzsimons

On net zero, there’s a very inconvenient truth for the Coalition: Voters have stopped listening

Parnell Palme Mcguinness

Manly lost DCE after a messy contract negotiation. Could Tommy Turbo be next?

Danny Weidler

Love travel, but can’t afford it? How to save for your dream holiday

Dominic Powell

I have $1.5m in investment debt. Should I pay it off before I retire?