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For just under three hours on a balmy Melbourne September evening, a mammoth partisan crowd of 97,835 were treated to a game that had absolutely...
Nicho Hynes found a new way to suffer a brutal finals exit on Saturday, copping a head knock inside the opening two minutes. It was a cruel blow for...
It’s so often said that September is the time the biggest and best step up most, and Saturday’s thriller at the MCG in front of a shade under...
It turns out our offspring don’t want our old stuff.
Behind the recent rapprochement between the trans-Tasman rivals lie huge financial challenges for the game on either side of the ditch that are better...
It turns out our offspring don’t want our old stuff.
A visiting circus of 49ers executives, star players, and enthusiastic American reporters gave a jaded city a fresh look at itself.
Scott Reef is the sentinel of Australia’s coral wonderlands. If Woodside’s ambitions are realised, we may seal the fate of all our coral reefs.
Alastair Clarkson was not the first premiership coach to arrive at a new club as a messiah and leave as a cautionary tale. But there is every...
The last federal budget is tilting Aussies en masse out of property investing and towards the sharemarket. So, are there shortcuts when it comes to...
We should celebrate the effort, grit and commitment of women’s sport in all its forms. No matter how ugly.
Abortion bans don’t work. But every pregnancy starts with one act, by a male.
Under pressure from One Nation, Labor is working hard, but missing one crucial element.
The trouble with barbecue advice is that a useful conversation can quickly morph into one-upmanship.
Tightening borders should not come at the expense of key industries, our long-term economic prosperity or our national character.
The Swans were left heartbroken after giving up a 28-point lead to lose in incredible scenes at the SCG. We ran our eye over every player from a...
The Sydney Swans have put their supporters through a vast range of emotions within the past month. On Friday night, they served up a new one:...
A perfect storm has formed as four powerful threats escalate and feed on each other. We seem to be in no fit state to handle the challenge.
An athlete who can run, pass and kick only with the help of painkillers is enjoying a more enhanced performance than if he was lying on his couch...
The NRL hit two clubs with “please explain” notices last weekend seeking clarification on their handling of HIAs, as rivals grow increasingly...
Literary rankings are absurd, fashion-driven, and completely miss the point of art – so why can’t we look away?
Literary rankings are absurd, fashion-driven, and completely miss the point of art – so why can’t we look away?
From pig hunting playmakers to backpacking prodigies, fitness freaks and thuggish rival enforcers, this is how the Kiwi club built their NRL roster.
If Karl Stefanovic had consulted my fictional company, Cabo Communications, he wouldn’t have started a podcast with his wife’s bestie.
I’m pretty comfortable with my looks, but this photo shocked me.
Many of us fear AI weakens independent thought, creativity and learning, especially among young people who may rely on it to think for them.
I’m pretty comfortable with my looks, but this photo shocked me.
It’s becoming clear that raw political expediency trumps economic wisdom when people feel this angry.
The surprising reality is that your next career move will probably emerge from the very edge of your orbit.
Like standover goons, America’s AI giants are threatening our government – and it is rolling over to their demands like no other nation.
There’s a type of bias holding us back, economically and socially. Here’s how the way we speak might be shaping how people perceive us.
In his first big day greeting staff, Simon Robinson did not confirm there would be job cuts, but pointedly avoided ruling out redundancies.
Tony Burke ticked all the right boxes and made all the right noises at the National Press Club, yet his plans won’t win over many voters tempted by...
The invitation by the EU for Canada to become an “associate member” is a sign of the effects of Donald Trump’s brand of diplomacy, which often...
Their meeting in Washington is a golden opportunity for the two leaders to make real progress towards an AI risk reduction framework.
The predicted AI job apocalypse hasn’t landed yet. But the industry is more concerned about the bigger problem of human extinction.
The sands have shifted rapidly in Australia’s migration debate and Labor has sniffed the wind.
The idea of the “360-degree feedback” has always struck me as worthy in theory but highly dubious in practice.
There’s an almost certain winner for this year’s count. But there’s a secondary question that is very much up in the air.
Trump is flailing in the Middle East and he may pay a heavy price for declining to help Saudi Arabia.
The US president complained loudly about the Federal Reserve’s decision to lift interest rates. But in the end, he couldn’t stop it.
We are experts at office banter, one-on-one communication and talking to actual humans on the phone. And we can do our jobs using a fraction of the...
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping will meet next week against a backdrop of warnings about the existential risks of AI, with plenty at stake for both.
We saw during the pandemic what Melbourne was like without international students. One Nation’s immigration policies would take us back to that...
Anthony Albanese’s hare-and-the-tortoise political strategy, built on policy incrementalism, is now on life support. Angus Taylor is a store-bought...
Twelve months ago, I was writing cranky columns about two decades of systemic failure at Newcastle. But I think this resurgence is built to last.
Some of Australia’s rich-listers are getting burnt as private creditors get roasted by the failures of publicans and property developers. But that...
Spontaneous visits are the secret to maintaining adult friendships.
ANZ Chief Executive Nuno Matos’ comments on migration reflect a change in the mood among Australia’s business leaders.
We are experts at office banter, one-on-one communication and talking to actual humans on the phone. And we can do our jobs using a fraction of the...