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Keep, trade or axe: The Blues are in a hole. We examine their list to see how they can climb out

Keep, trade or axe: The Blues are in a hole. We examine their list to see how they can climb out

Blues CEO Graham Wright said the club wants more selections in this year’s draft, the last uncompromised one before Tasmania’s entry, but how can...

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Andrew Wu

The Cleary bombshell we all should have seen coming

The Cleary bombshell we all should have seen coming

Regardless of what happens next, Ivan Cleary will be remembered alongside coaching greats Wayne Bennett and Craig Bellamy. But unlike the veteran...

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Adrian Proszenko

We Australian Jews are not responsible for Israel’s actions. Please stand up for us

We Australian Jews are not responsible for Israel’s actions. Please stand up for us

Have your views about the Middle East. You’re entitled to them. Criticise Israel if you like – you can find plenty of Zionists who will do so too....

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Keren Zelwer

A budget that meets the moment but doesn’t yet prepare for the future

A budget that meets the moment but doesn’t yet prepare for the future

Long-awaited action on taxes producing perverse outcomes is to be welcomed but there is still much to be done to boost the economy and repair the...

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The Age's View

Australia loves unicorns, so why are we taxing go-getters like me, Mr Chalmers?

Australia loves unicorns, so why are we taxing go-getters like me, Mr Chalmers?

The removal of capital gains tax concessions is seismic for the founders of daring new businesses. It will hurt Australian enterprise.

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Shivani Gopal

Pauline plays mother duck as she parades new recruit in Canberra

Pauline plays mother duck as she parades new recruit in Canberra

The One Nation leader was keen to project confidence. In a wobbly press conference, she ended up guarding her MPs from questions about rogue...

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Mike Foley

Yes, this film was deep. But was it really better than Wayne’s World?

Yes, this film was deep. But was it really better than Wayne’s World?

My cinephile friends can scoff but I could be on the verge of a creative breakthrough.

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Sophie quick

Trump’s man can’t do what the president wants from him

Trump’s man can’t do what the president wants from him

The new head of the Federal Reserve starts this week. He just found out he won’t be able to deliver what Donald Trump expects from him.

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Stephen Bartholomeusz

Is this the budget we need? Our experts deliver their verdicts

Is this the budget we need? Our experts deliver their verdicts

Jim Chalmers’ fifth budget broke election promises, but the government says it simply had to rebalance Australia’s wealth. Here’s what our...

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Shane Wright

The ‘angertainment’ trap: Why you can’t stop clicking on things that make you mad

In exploiting the human instinct to seek threat, online “rage bait” is dividing society. Is it time it came with a warning label?

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Ed Coper

Labor’s budget promised reform, but delivered only half measures

Labor’s budget promised reform, but delivered only half measures

While last night’s budget no doubt addressed intergenerational inequality, I’d say the reforms are more of a tiptoe than a slam dunk.

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Max Yong

We’re witnessing a hard right populist revolt. There’s a way Albanese can stop it turning ugly

We’re witnessing a hard right populist revolt. There’s a way Albanese can stop it turning ugly

Liberal leader Angus Taylor thought he had found the way to staunch the bleeding. He’s since discovered that fighting the hard right populists on...

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Dennis Glover

Why Carlton could follow Collingwood in this key area after Voss’ resignation

Why Carlton could follow Collingwood in this key area after Voss’ resignation

Graham Wright helped get the Magpies back into contention after Nathan Buckley left. Can he do the same in the post-Michael Voss era at Carlton?

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Peter Ryan

Voss passionately defended his club. He did not have the same support from his bosses

Voss passionately defended his club. He did not have the same support from his bosses

The former Brisbane Lions champion spent much of his coaching career looking over his shoulder.

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Caroline Wilson

“For me, it’s personal”. Wayne Swan on the fight against our most common cancer

“For me, it’s personal”. Wayne Swan on the fight against our most common cancer

Almost 4000 men lose their lives to prostate cancer each year. This has to stop.

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Wayne Swan

It pains me to say nice things about politicians, but this is a good budget

It pains me to say nice things about politicians, but this is a good budget

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says this is the budget that will finally do something to correct “intergenerational unfairness”. In which case, it gets a...

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Ross Gittins

The war against Iran is the dark cloud hanging over this entire budget

The war against Iran is the dark cloud hanging over this entire budget

The war, the response of older investors and the actions of the Reserve Bank are the biggest risks to Chalmers’ outlook, which anticipates a quick...

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Shane Wright

Federal budget verdict: Jim Chalmers’ report card is in

Federal budget verdict: Jim Chalmers’ report card is in

We mark the treasurer’s work – and his grades are a mixed bag.

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James Massola

Young Australians faced a dark future. Now the treasurer has cued the sun

Young Australians faced a dark future. Now the treasurer has cued the sun

Aware that Labor’s (and Australia’s) golden age could end at any moment, Jim Chalmers has pitched reforms to help workers and younger generations....

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Jacqueline Maley

Are you a winner or a loser in this budget?

Are you a winner or a loser in this budget?

There’s help on the way for taxpayers and first home buyers – while property investors and trust fund users won’t be as thrilled

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Matthew Knott

This budget will be attacked as a nightmare. That’s exactly what the PM wants

This budget will be attacked as a nightmare. That’s exactly what the PM wants

By fighting to protect investors and older people, the Coalition could defend a dying demographic while Labor looks to a better future for younger...

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Peter Hartcher

China can far outlast America over the Middle East conflict

China can far outlast America over the Middle East conflict

In a contest of “eating bitterness” and enduring economic pain, Communist China has infinitely greater staying power than unruly, grievance-ridden...

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Ambrose Evans-Pritchard

There’s one glorious reason my kids and I love our e-bike

There’s one glorious reason my kids and I love our e-bike

Riding an e-bike is like being a teenager again. You fly along; adult problems left behind in your slipstream.

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Sally Rawsthorne

Our gorgeous daughter is four months old. Ethical commercial surrogacy has changed our lives

Our gorgeous daughter is four months old. Ethical commercial surrogacy has changed our lives

Sixteen weeks ago, our beautiful, healthy baby girl arrived. She was born a long way from home, in Reno, Nevada. My partner Hamish and I stood in awe...

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Simon abrahams

Blues players expected their coach to tear strips off them. What followed stunned them

Blues players expected their coach to tear strips off them. What followed stunned them

Among the moments that contributed to rising frustration at Carlton was a meeting after an embarrassing defeat that didn’t pan out as expected.

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Sam Mcclure

Inside the demise of Voss, and the weakness that sealed his fate

Inside the demise of Voss, and the weakness that sealed his fate

The new Carlton regime wanted Voss to succeed, but in the end he couldn’t deliver the improvement his bosses wanted.

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Jake Niall

Trump’s ‘Hail Mary’ attempt to save his war on the world

Trump’s ‘Hail Mary’ attempt to save his war on the world

US courts have now deemed Trump’s first two attempts to impose a global tariff regime unlawful. His third, and probably final, attempt may also be...

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Stephen Bartholomeusz

The British prime minister is sinking slowly as his party turns against him

The British prime minister is sinking slowly as his party turns against him

Keir Starmer is on borrowed time as senior cabinet members lose faith in him, but as the drama unfolds, the entire episode piles more humiliation on...

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David Crowe

Our new research shows how boys tumble into the manosphere

Our new research shows how boys tumble into the manosphere

We looked at thousands of the videos that young men are actually watching and developed a world-first analysis. We pinpointed how men get sucked in to...

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Zac Seidler

Why the auction market just weakened to downturn-era levels

Why the auction market just weakened to downturn-era levels

The last time clearance rates hit these levels, house prices were falling at the fastest pace on record - although there’s a key difference.

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Elizabeth Redman

The empire of pain and paranoia that awaits Trump inside Xi’s China

The empire of pain and paranoia that awaits Trump inside Xi’s China

The US leader and Chinese leaders will meet this week – the first humiliated by Iran, the second suppressing any sign of despair among his people.

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Peter Hartcher

My suburb has the Mad Mile. We call the rest of you ‘flatlanders’

My suburb has the Mad Mile. We call the rest of you ‘flatlanders’

I have a theory: the closer you are to the city, the less connection you have with your neighbour. I now have a dream lifestyle – and neighbours who...

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Uppma Virdi

Honesty needed from Albanese and Chalmers to win trust and counter populists

Honesty needed from Albanese and Chalmers to win trust and counter populists

Unlike John Howard’s call to propose a GST after ruling it out, Albanese will not give voters the chance to have a say on his U-turn on taxing...

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Paul Sakkal

The pain of Trump’s war could get even worse

The pain of Trump’s war could get even worse

Even if Donald Trump is able to strike a lasting peace deal – a big if – the impacts of the war will be felt long into the future.

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Clancy Yeates

Trump is snookered on Iran. Walking away may be his least worst option

Trump is snookered on Iran. Walking away may be his least worst option

Despite the US turning the screws on Tehran with a naval blockade and a new wave of economic sanctions, the regime is not buckling.

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Michael Koziol

‘A horrible place’: This gloomy town shows why angry voters are lurching to the right

‘A horrible place’: This gloomy town shows why angry voters are lurching to the right

Working-class Wigan has long been a UK Labour stronghold, but of the 25 seats up for grabs at the recent local elections, 24 went to populist leader...

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David Crowe

Trump heads to China weak and embarrassed

Trump heads to China weak and embarrassed

Donald Trump isn’t holding a winning hand as he gets ready for his summit with Xi Jinping.

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Stephen Bartholomeusz

I reported on antisemitism, but then it hit me first-hand – at my daughter’s netball game

I reported on antisemitism, but then it hit me first-hand – at my daughter’s netball game

Horror stories of hatred from the royal commission brought me close to tears, but I didn’t expect to find it on the sidelines while children played...

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Alexandra Smith

The match that showed the NRL’s plans are working

The match that showed the NRL’s plans are working

The speed and time of ball in play during the Raiders-Panthers game did not lead to touch football or a blowout, but to a match of grand final...

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Malcolm Knox

Tax reform is not enough – to help the young, wages need to buy more

Tax reform is not enough – to help the young, wages need to buy more

With inflation surging again, it is critical that government gets more control over the high prices hitting workers’ incomes.

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Alison Pennington

Following the Farrer earthquake, there’s a bigger political event to come

Following the Farrer earthquake, there’s a bigger political event to come

In the federal budget, Albanese and Chalmers can change the course of both this country and its politics.

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Sean Kelly

Polling booth data from Farrer teaches many lessons. These are three of the biggest

The Coalition can be wiped out in its strongest booths. An urban versus rural divide still exists without major parties. And One Nation is making...

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Natassia Chrysanthos

It took Pauline Hanson 30 years, and she’s only just getting started

It took Pauline Hanson 30 years, and she’s only just getting started

The result has exposed unease about whether conservative voters are simply venting or steadily shifting allegiance.

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Rob Harris

Why Captain Outrageous was nothing like the gutless billionaires who submit to Trump

Why Captain Outrageous was nothing like the gutless billionaires who submit to Trump

The swashbuckler and great rival of Rupert Murdoch once laughed about how he could go off his medication and see off his tycoon rival once and for...

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Maureen Dowd

The rules of political engagement were rewritten this week, starting with Farage

The rules of political engagement were rewritten this week, starting with Farage

Two days before One Nation won Farrer, Farage’s Reform party triumphed in the UK

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George Brandis

Waratahs had it all to play for. One part of their game was embarrassing

Waratahs had it all to play for. One part of their game was embarrassing

The way Matt Philip has led the Waratahs forwards has been admirable. He can’t do it all on his own.

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Paul Cully

This week, Pauline Hanson and Nigel Farage are the only winners

This week, Pauline Hanson and Nigel Farage are the only winners

Two days before One Nation won Farrer, Farage’s Reform party triumphed in the UK

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George Brandis

The Bears are set to win cap concessions at last. But there’s a bigger problem brewing

The Bears are set to win cap concessions at last. But there’s a bigger problem brewing

Peter V’landys has come around to the view that head office must help the expansion club attract players to Perth. But tensions are growing over Mal...

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Danny Weidler

We all need new eyes, and to be all ears

We all need new eyes, and to be all ears

In a multicultural democracy, there is an obligation to explain ourselves, and to listen to others explain themselves.

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Ralph Genende

Can you really afford that cute pooch? How to avoid pet regret

Can you really afford that cute pooch? How to avoid pet regret

A new survey found one in five pet owners regret getting a furry friend, with the unexpected cost being a major factor.

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Dominic Powell