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Young people in Australia are finding social media hiding places but for how long?

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Tim Biggs

Australia’s competition watchdog eyes Warner Bros mega deal

The ACCC is likely to closely scrutinise any Warner Brothers deal for its wide-ranging impact on local and global entertainment industries.

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Calum Jaspan

How a dorky prime minister and a nation of rule abiders is changing the world

Australia may be shy of its influence, but its social media laws have made it a global headline. From Germany to Singapore, people are asking if...

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Cory Alpert

Unspeakable violence against girls and women meets global silence

Australia has just introduced a world-leading sanctions regime against the Taliban, an important but insufficient step as the world turns away.

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Virginia Haussegger

I’m an atheist, so am I a fraud when I say grace at Christmas?

What does Christianity teach us about Christmas? Quite a lot about love, actually.

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Jo Pybus

My kids are all right, but some troll blames me for the social media ban

It’s a heated debate, sure, but keep it civil, people.

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Gayle Mcnaught

Ex-Liberal Party powerbroker says ‘the party is over’

Walter Villatora, former campaign manager for Mike Baird and Tony Abbott, has started a new party: Reform Australia. Here is why.

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Peter Fitzsimons

The social media ban (probably) won’t fix our kids

We all want children to have a digital-free childhood. But the ban won’t solve all their problems.

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Jacqueline Maley

Thanks Daddy Albo, but we’ve got this parenting thing covered

Perhaps the social media ban for under 16s is really a trick to get parents to do their jobs. Let’s hope it works.

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Parnell Palme Mcguinness

‘Crossed the line’: The week Trump turned his back on Europe

A US security plan takes aim at European governments for being weak, with a fixation on open borders, political correctness and censorship.

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James Rothwell

Let there be light and love and art

Faith has many expressions, and art is one of its pre-eminent forms.

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Maureen Barten

Since 1882, winning the Ashes has never been about entertainment

There’s nothing quite as awkward for a professional sporting group as being seen enjoying life when you’re getting trounced. The public believes...

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Geoff Lawson

Our underachiever nation’s lost 25 years

As we pass the quarter-century mark, Australia has rested too much on the laurels of the Hawke/Keating/Howard reform era.

yesterday 10

Nick Bryant

No nominations, no judges, no nothing: Even by FIFA’s standards, Trump’s award is a new low

In the history of sport, has a major organisation ever debased itself to the extent FIFA did last Saturday (AEDT) by awarding Donald Trump its...

yesterday 10

Peter Fitzsimons

Celebrities are becoming unrecognisable. The problem isn’t Ozempic

As reproductive rights are destroyed and female journalists are told to be “quiet, piggy” by the US president, is it a co-incidence that women are...

yesterday 9

Julia Baird

Still despairing about 67? You’ll be OK, Boomer

You don’t have to love this year’s new lingo but it’s here to stay.

yesterday 10

David Astle

Why science says you should let your dog lick your face

A new study reveals that the key to a healthy gut and a happy life might just be a big, wet kiss from your pooch.

yesterday 10

Richard Glover

‘Have they learnt nothing?’ Radical surgery only option for hospital giant

The sale of major hospitals around the country could determine the final fate of Healthscope and its 19,000 staff.

yesterday 10

Colin Kruger

A deep dive into the time of Trumpian magical realism

“What will fiction be like in the Trump era?” one writer wondered eight years ago. Now we have the answer: not as fanciful as reality.

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Nikki Barrowclough

Hand over my social media accounts and pics? I’m cancelling my US trip

It’s a strange old time when a country that once symbolised freedom and the open road wants to poke through your social media posts.

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Kate Halfpenny

Interest rates are blunt. But so is the RBA – when it needs to be

Why was RBA boss Michele Bullock so explicit this week? Here’s why it might be intentional.

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Millie Muroi

A bunch of deep red Republicans just stood up to Trump. Here’s why it matters

In Indiana, the state Senate roundly rejected a push to redraw the electoral map to benefit Donald Trump. In the end, despite the president’s...

previous day 10

Michael Koziol

Khawaja should play in Adelaide out of ruthlessness, not charity

Three weeks ago, Australia’s entire batting stability was thought to depend on Usman Khawaja. Today, he is seen as a cherry on the cake. Before...

previous day 5

Malcolm Knox

I’m 15 and I’ve been podcasting for five years. Do you expect me to stop now?

I’ve been interviewing people about politics since I was 10. This social media ban stifles democracy.

previous day 7

Jack Okill

As China unleashed on Japan, the US stayed silent – until Beijing went too far

Taiwan is the reddest of red lines for Beijing, and Japan’s new prime minister has discovered the cost of crossing it.

previous day 8

Lisa Visentin

What it’s like to live in a $37m apartment at Sydney’s Crown Residences

Dressed in a fluffy robe and mismatched socks, I was leaving the room service tray outside the $37 million apartment when I heard the door slam and...

previous day 4

Kristy Johnson

The social media ban may be a more seismic shift than we realise

There aren’t many cases like this where the divide between experts and the people is so stark. But the implications go far beyond the issue of...

previous day 7

Waleed Aly

Anika Wells is a talent. She could be PM one day, but Albanese should sack her as sports minister

Imagine the booing of cricket fans if she dares to turn up at the Boxing Day Test.

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James Massola

‘25 years of war’: Wests Tigers need a strongman to take charge

When John Singleton was engaging with the Bears to take over management rights of NSW’s Central Coast stadium after their joint venture with Manly...

previous day 2

Roy Masters

England are in disarray. This is what they should be doing in Noosa

England’s Ashes tour is in disarray after two heavy defeats, and the cricket world is questioning their approach. As a former player and coach, I...

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Greg Chappell

From AFP raid target to eulogist: Sky’s Whittaker gets the last word on Richo

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Calum Jaspan

‘It’s really tariffs’: Cutting through the fog, Fed lowers rates again

The US central bank cut interest rates for the third time, but with the spectre of a new Trump-appointed chair looming, dissent among its members...

thursday 2

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Cat and mouse: How under-16s are circumventing the social media ban

Most kids on social media will be blocked, but here’s how the most relentless plan to stay.

thursday 5

Tim Biggs

Stick with Bazball or swallow some pride? How England can save the Ashes

The first two Ashes Tests have been an unmitigated disaster for England, much to the delight of Australian cricket fans. Illustration: Simon Letch...

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Tom Decent

If I had a teenager, I’d rather they were addicted to smoking than scrolling

Two-thirds of the British public think increased social media use is a key driver of rising youth mental health problems and 75 per cent support...

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Fred Thomas

Social media bans are nothing new to me, and here’s why they don’t work

We need to educate everyone, not just those under 16, about how to navigate the beast.

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Brodie Lancaster

Master of the universe: Musk wants to take data centres to space

He’s already the world’s richest man. His latest move is making Elon Musk look increasingly like the poster boy for extreme universal capitalism.

thursday 2

Elizabeth Knight

Albanese is getting close to his ‘I don’t hold a hose’ moment

The prime minister’s sudden insistence the expenses saga has nothing to do with him has left even some of his own colleagues blinking.

thursday 4

Rob Harris

What to do when your child plays detective to unmask Santa

If you are accused of being Santa, perhaps diffuse the crisis by answering a question with a question.

thursday 4

Melissa Coburn

With single act, Nobel Peace Prize winner drastically raises stakes in Trump stand-off

Overnight, Maria Corina Machado has re-established herself as a major player in an escalating game of brinkmanship between the US president and...

thursday 6

Anatoly Kurmanaev

Christmas etiquette used to be simple. These are the new rules for our bizarre times

It’s the most wonderful time of the year … if you don’t make these mistakes.

thursday 4

Kathy Lette

Drivers aged over 40 are pushing us towards record-high road tolls

The nation’s road and transport ministers hope to halve the road toll by 2030. But deaths and accidents are increasing, at a huge human and...

thursday 1

Shane Wright

Tariff rescue: Trump gives Band-Aids to the farmers he hurt

Trump’s $18 billion Band-Aid for embattled US farmers won’t make China buy more soybeans or fix the rising costs of equipment.

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Stephen Bartholomeusz

The only way is up: The RBA’s interest rate reprieve is over

As interest rate cycles go, this will go down as a disappointing one for borrowers.

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Elizabeth Knight

Vanishing act: The Anika Wells expenses exclusive pulled by News Corp

The media company’s free mass-market news site, news.com.au, snagged a red-hot story, so why did it spike it a few hours later?

10.12.2025 3

Calum Jaspan

I wrote the book on anxious kids. It doesn’t matter if this ban isn’t perfect

The American author of The Anxious Generation writes that parents around the world are cheering on Australia as its pioneering social media law...

10.12.2025 5

Jonathan Haidt

I take it all back. Barnaby is a fool, after all

I’ve defended him as a sharp political strategist, but his move to One Nation is utterly idiotic.

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Desperate vibes as under-16s crowd into Yope and Lemon8

Tim Biggs

Australia’s competition watchdog eyes Warner Bros mega deal

Calum Jaspan

How a dorky prime minister and a nation of rule abiders is changing the world

Cory Alpert

Unspeakable violence against girls and women meets global silence

Virginia Haussegger

I’m an atheist, so am I a fraud when I say grace at Christmas?

Jo Pybus

My kids are all right, but some troll blames me for the social media ban

Gayle Mcnaught

Ex-Liberal Party powerbroker says ‘the party is over’

Peter Fitzsimons

The social media ban (probably) won’t fix our kids

Jacqueline Maley

Thanks Daddy Albo, but we’ve got this parenting thing covered

Parnell Palme Mcguinness

‘Crossed the line’: The week Trump turned his back on Europe

James Rothwell

Let there be light and love and art

Maureen Barten

Since 1882, winning the Ashes has never been about entertainment

Geoff Lawson

Our underachiever nation’s lost 25 years

Nick Bryant

No nominations, no judges, no nothing: Even by FIFA’s standards, Trump’s award is a new low

Peter Fitzsimons

Celebrities are becoming unrecognisable. The problem isn’t Ozempic

Julia Baird

Still despairing about 67? You’ll be OK, Boomer

David Astle

Why science says you should let your dog lick your face

Richard Glover

‘Have they learnt nothing?’ Radical surgery only option for hospital giant

Colin Kruger

A deep dive into the time of Trumpian magical realism

Nikki Barrowclough

Hand over my social media accounts and pics? I’m cancelling my US trip

Kate Halfpenny

Interest rates are blunt. But so is the RBA – when it needs to be

Millie Muroi

A bunch of deep red Republicans just stood up to Trump. Here’s why it matters

Michael Koziol

Khawaja should play in Adelaide out of ruthlessness, not charity

Malcolm Knox

I’m 15 and I’ve been podcasting for five years. Do you expect me to stop now?

Jack Okill

As China unleashed on Japan, the US stayed silent – until Beijing went too far

Lisa Visentin

What it’s like to live in a $37m apartment at Sydney’s Crown Residences

Kristy Johnson

The social media ban may be a more seismic shift than we realise

Waleed Aly

Anika Wells is a talent. She could be PM one day, but Albanese should sack her as sports minister

James Massola

‘25 years of war’: Wests Tigers need a strongman to take charge

Roy Masters

England are in disarray. This is what they should be doing in Noosa

Greg Chappell

From AFP raid target to eulogist: Sky’s Whittaker gets the last word on Richo

Calum Jaspan

‘It’s really tariffs’: Cutting through the fog, Fed lowers rates again

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Cat and mouse: How under-16s are circumventing the social media ban

Tim Biggs

Stick with Bazball or swallow some pride? How England can save the Ashes

Tom Decent

If I had a teenager, I’d rather they were addicted to smoking than scrolling

Fred Thomas

Social media bans are nothing new to me, and here’s why they don’t work

Brodie Lancaster

Master of the universe: Musk wants to take data centres to space

Elizabeth Knight

Albanese is getting close to his ‘I don’t hold a hose’ moment

Rob Harris

What to do when your child plays detective to unmask Santa