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Teaching your teenager to drive is terrifying (for more reasons than the obvious ones)

Teaching your teenager to drive is terrifying (for more reasons than the obvious ones)

My daughter is learning to drive, and I am a cliché on wheels: proud, supportive and scared for my life. Torn between gentle instruction, and the...

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Jo Stanley

Clueless about how your super is invested? You’re not alone

Clueless about how your super is invested? You’re not alone

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...

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Dominic Powell

Is this the end of free-to-air TV? A veteran weighs in

Is this the end of free-to-air TV? A veteran weighs in

Peter Meakin is Australia’s most experienced and legendary news and current affairs producer, having worked on such seminal programs as 60 Minutes,...

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Peter Fitzsimons

I loved confronting the left-wing mob on the Q+A panel. I’ll miss it dearly

I loved confronting the left-wing mob on the Q+A panel. I’ll miss it dearly

The irony. After making its name in the heady days of internet cancellations, the ABC’s Q A has finally received a taste of its own medicine. Not...

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Parnell Palme Mcguinness

With the Bulldogs under fire, Ciraldo asked Gould to address the team. This is what he said

With the Bulldogs under fire, Ciraldo asked Gould to address the team. This is what he said

It would appear from the outside that the challenge Canterbury coach Cameron Ciraldo is facing with Lachlan Galvin is one every club would like to...

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Danny Weidler

Good enough: Simon Goodwin’s done enough repairs to coach Demons next year

Good enough: Simon Goodwin’s done enough repairs to coach Demons next year

Essendon are hardly a fearsome unit in 2025. So when the Bombers toyed with Melbourne on the Saturday of Gather Round, Simon Goodwin’s position...

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Jake Niall

I’m 10 years off retirement. Should I focus on buying a property?

I’m 10 years off retirement. Should I focus on buying a property?

I am 55, aiming to retire within the next 10 years. I don’t own property but have $800,000 in super that my employer is contributing at 16.5 per...

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Paul Benson

Chokers no more: For South Africa, the past stayed in the past

Chokers no more: For South Africa, the past stayed in the past

London: There was no mad scramble, no final-ball thriller, no cruel twist of fate. Just two men, bats in hand, embracing mid-wicket at Lord’s to...

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Rob Harris

Cummins hits team reset button after Australia fail at Lord’s

Cummins hits team reset button after Australia fail at Lord’s

London: As Australia fought to string out the final day of their failed World Test Championship bid against South Africa, they were also raging...

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Daniel Brettig

Farewell Johnny Shakespeare – a great artist, an even better man

Farewell Johnny Shakespeare – a great artist, an even better man

This has been a very sad week for those of us at the Herald and, from your touching reaction, many readers, too. It was the week we lost the...

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Peter Fitzsimons

Why Mountainhead’s ‘tech bro’ satire rings eerily true

Why Mountainhead’s ‘tech bro’ satire rings eerily true

Four obscenely wealthy men, standing on a white mountain top, faces lit with snow glare. One uncaps a bright red lipstick and begins to perform...

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Julia Baird

To defend itself, Australia mustn’t kowtow to its rivals. Or its allies

To defend itself, Australia mustn’t kowtow to its rivals. Or its allies

Anthony Albanese’s plane took off from Canberra on Friday morning without any word on whether he would be meeting Donald Trump. The same US...

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Peter Hartcher

Deeply flawed, highly problematic ... but FIFA’s Club World Cup is well worth your time

Deeply flawed, highly problematic ... but FIFA’s Club World Cup is well worth your time

David, meet Goliath. Harry Kane, meet Conor Tracey, a dude who works as a storeman at Auckland’s largest veterinary pharmaceutical warehouse....

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Vince Rugari

What’s the alternative? The many AUKUS questions the PM must answer

What’s the alternative? The many AUKUS questions the PM must answer

The AUKUS submarine program, announced in September 2021, is the most complex defence project in this nation’s history, costing an estimated $368...

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The Age&x27S View

New laws could mean bad news for Afterpay, Zip users

New laws could mean bad news for Afterpay, Zip users

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) reforms have been a curiously long time coming. First discussed more than 10 years ago, they came into effect last week....

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Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

I had a car accident the other day. It couldn’t have gone any better

I had a car accident the other day. It couldn’t have gone any better

I had a slight bingle on the roads the other day. Someone had cut in front of me, I whacked on the brakes and the car behind smacked into me. But...

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Richard Glover

Seven steps to boost your super this tax time

Seven steps to boost your super this tax time

Most people don’t think about their super until something shifts. A milestone birthday. A serious conversation about retiring. A market wobble that...

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Bec Wilson

A tale of two cities on either side of a divided country

A tale of two cities on either side of a divided country

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...

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Michael Koziol

How the f--- are we losing at swearing to the Yanks and Poms?

How the f--- are we losing at swearing to the Yanks and Poms?

Australia, with respect, lift your f---ing game. Americans can beat us in the Davis Cup. England can snag an Ashes upset. But how are we losing to...

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David Astle

Israeli strikes back Iran’s leadership into a corner

Israeli strikes back Iran’s leadership into a corner

Jerusalem/Washington: Israel’s surprise attack on Iran had an obvious goal of sharply disrupting Tehran’s nuclear programme and lengthening the...

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Samia Nakhoul

Danger signs are building as the ‘grumpy rally’ gathers steam

Danger signs are building as the ‘grumpy rally’ gathers steam

Last week, it was the Commonwealth Bank becoming the first Australian stock to top the $300 billion mark with absolutely no one convinced this was...

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Colin Kruger

How to talk to your child about global chaos (while they’re watching Bluey)

How to talk to your child about global chaos (while they’re watching Bluey)

Halfway through the year, we can all agree that things are not going well. Even by Modern Standards, 2025 is shaping up to be a bin fire that will...

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Thomas Mitchell

Star of Sandpapergate gives Australia a Test batting lesson

Star of Sandpapergate gives Australia a Test batting lesson

London: A few days ago, Pat Cummins was queried about some unresolved elements of the 2018 “Sandpapergate” series in South Africa by an English...

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Daniel Brettig

It’s the race Australia’s swimmers never lose. Now the USA can smell blood

It’s the race Australia’s swimmers never lose. Now the USA can smell blood

Mollie O’Callaghan took out the women’s 100m freestyle final at the Australian swimming trials on Friday night in a solid time of 52.87 seconds,...

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Tom Decent

‘Like being in bed with Richard Burton’: how alcohol became the third wheel in our marriage

‘Like being in bed with Richard Burton’: how alcohol became the third wheel in our marriage

When we discovered a shared love for Barry Manilow and vodka on our first date, I knew Chris was the one. Our courtship was fuelled by post-work...

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Kate Halfpenny

The scariest thing about Trump? Nothing he does can shock us any more

The scariest thing about Trump? Nothing he does can shock us any more

For a president famed for his shock value, the dog days of June have actually been some of the least shocking of his tenure. The break-up of Donald...

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Nick Bryant

Why the World Test Championship is a flawed concept

Why the World Test Championship is a flawed concept

Those who have blamed the Lord’s pitch for the helter-skelter World Test Championship final might have picked the wrong target. The Australia-South...

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Malcolm Knox

He was in Daniel Levy’s shoes 30 years ago. Instead of sacking Ange, he called in sick

He was in Daniel Levy’s shoes 30 years ago. Instead of sacking Ange, he called in sick

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. George Vasilopoulos made a lot of big decisions as president of South Melbourne...

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Vince Rugari

Policeman’s inside story on the evidence trail that led to Carly’s killer

Policeman’s inside story on the evidence trail that led to Carly’s killer

Clyde Sampson decided to become a cop while playing American football – not because of the game, but because of his teammates. It was April 1991,...

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John Silvester

Netanyahu knew the lethal risk of striking Iran. But he did it anyway

Netanyahu knew the lethal risk of striking Iran. But he did it anyway

The attack without warning by Israel against a range of targets across Iran is unprecedented, even by the new standards of behaviour established...

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Rodger Shanahan

Is the Air India crash one tragedy too many for Boeing’s reputation?

Is the Air India crash one tragedy too many for Boeing’s reputation?

Before the 787-8 Dreamliner departing Ahmedabad, India, plunged to the ground after take-off on Thursday, Boeing was already tiptoeing away from a...

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Chris Zappone

I can’t be certain what caused the Air India crash, but there’s one thing my pilot’s eyes can’t ignore

I can’t be certain what caused the Air India crash, but there’s one thing my pilot’s eyes can’t ignore

When a modern aircraft crashes as tragically and sensationally as Air India Flight AI 171 did on take-off bound for London last night, it’s normal...

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David Evans

It would be catastrophic for America if Trump doesn’t forgive Musk

It would be catastrophic for America if Trump doesn’t forgive Musk

It would have been hard to miss the news this month of the spat between US President Trump and Elon Musk. It “escalated quickly”, as the kids say,...

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Philip Pilkington

Donald Trump is desperate to play ‘peacemaker’ – he’s just had a nuclear setback

Donald Trump is desperate to play ‘peacemaker’ – he’s just had a nuclear setback

On the campaign trail, US President Donald Trump promised to end the world’s hottest conflicts and usher in global peace. But nearly five months...

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Gram Slattery

Is this the beginning of the end for white-collar jobs?

Is this the beginning of the end for white-collar jobs?

When Starbucks announced last month that it was laying off more than 1000 corporate employees, it highlighted a disturbing trend for white-collar...

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Noam Scheiber

This is the column I never wanted to have to write

This is the column I never wanted to have to write

Allow me, this one time, to peel back the curtain. My editors for this column wanted me to write about Channel 10’s announcement this week that the...

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Waleed Aly

The government can print money. So, why can’t it keep borrowing?

The government can print money. So, why can’t it keep borrowing?

Every few years, the US government goes into crisis-mode, and not just because of a certain unpredictable president. While it’s always been...

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Millie Muroi

Australia’s fragile batters leave door open for South Africa - and selectors

Australia’s fragile batters leave door open for South Africa - and selectors

London: If this game has been the ultimate Test, as billed by its promoters, then Australia’s increasingly fragile batting lineup has largely...

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Daniel Brettig

Why was I left to clean up my departed colleague’s mess?

Why was I left to clean up my departed colleague’s mess?

One of the most annoying things that has happened in my long career was when a departing employee left their parting mess to be cleaned up. As the...

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Jonathan Rivett

Gen Z are quitting jobs with fanfare. They’re making a big mistake

Gen Z are quitting jobs with fanfare. They’re making a big mistake

In today’s rapidly shifting work culture, quitting your job has become an entire genre of online performance. On TikTok, ‘Quit-Toks’ glamorise the...

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Roxanne Calder

‘Fear of the unknown’: Why aren’t companies hiring disabled workers?

‘Fear of the unknown’: Why aren’t companies hiring disabled workers?

Despite being fit and in her twenties, Lisa Cox suffered a stroke. After a year in and out of hospital, she was left with multiple amputations and...

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Emily Chantiri

Inside the secretive labs where Apple’s torturers put iPhones to the test

Inside the secretive labs where Apple’s torturers put iPhones to the test

Most of us have, at some point, dropped a phone. Sometimes it hits at just the wrong angle, or on just the wrong surface, and shatters. Other...

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Tim Biggs

We are about to find out the cost of the Trump chaos

We are about to find out the cost of the Trump chaos

Donald Trump hailed the latest US inflation data as “great numbers” and said the Federal Reserve Board should cut interest rates by a full...

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Stephen Bartholomeusz

The collateral damage from Monash IVF’s colossal embryo bungles

The collateral damage from Monash IVF’s colossal embryo bungles

What drives shareholders into a tailspin, a cohort of prospective parents into crisis, and sends a chief executive packing? An IVF company...

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Elizabeth Knight

Albanese must make Trump an offer he can’t refuse

Albanese must make Trump an offer he can’t refuse

The Trump administration’s decision to review the AUKUS nuclear submarine deal should not be a cause for panic within the Albanese government. At...

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James Massola

He heard voices … and music’s soul: The anguished genius of Beach Boy Brian Wilson

He heard voices … and music’s soul: The anguished genius of Beach Boy Brian Wilson

Brian Wilson occupies a special place in the pop pantheon, the golden youth who blew his mind making mind-blowing music. His 1966 masterpiece Pet...

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Neil Mccormick

The most important meeting of Albanese’s career just got trickier

The most important meeting of Albanese’s career just got trickier

The federal government’s decision to sanction two far-right Israeli minsters, Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, has been a long time coming. It...

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James Massola

Trbojevic knocked back NSW 18th man job to play for Manly. He shouldn’t have to choose

Trbojevic knocked back NSW 18th man job to play for Manly. He shouldn’t have to choose

For years, clubs have been asked to make sacrifices in the name of State of Origin. They lose players to Origin camps, players to injuries from...

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Michael Chammas

Want to enjoy your job? Then it’s time to ditch the small talk

Want to enjoy your job? Then it’s time to ditch the small talk

Here’s a statistic that might shock you: we will spend around one third of all the waking hours of our life at work. That’s a third of our limited...

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Tim Duggan

Trump’s AUKUS review is routine, not a harbinger of collapse

Trump’s AUKUS review is routine, not a harbinger of collapse

News that the US Department of Defence has launched an AUKUS review has Canberra’s defence circles in overdrive, with familiar critics already...

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Jennifer Parker