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China is moving in as Trump hurts the US dollar

China is escalating its push to erode the influence of the already Trump-weakened US dollar.

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Stephen Bartholomeusz

Megyn Kelly’s defence of Epstein is a new low for MAGA supporters

I know we might expect media commentators like the popular former Fox News reporter to defend the MAGA cause, but Kelly has hit a new low in...

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The Age

Wendy Squires

A legendary NFL boss says AFL clubs must follow these eight commandments for success

He built a Super Bowl-winning team. This is his advice for AFL teams ahead of Wednesday and Thursday’s national draft.

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Jake Niall

Immigration policy is no place for a banker

Immigration is one of the most contested political debates in the world. Commonwealth Bank boss Matt Comyn ventured into the lion’s den.

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Shane Wright

I’m a cricket tragic, and a dad. This statistic saddens me

When I moved to Australia from India seven years ago, I was thrilled to be moving from one cricket-obsessed country to another. Now I want to...

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Nikhil Kulkarni

The moment you will be able to hear a pin drop in global markets

The world is set to watch the most consequential announcement in sharemarkets this year. Not even the Federal Reserve’s rate decision in December...

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Elizabeth Knight

Before you buy that million-dollar house, consider these three things

Poor property decisions can lead to some of the most expensive financial mistakes I see people making. Here’s how to prevent them.

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Paridhi Jain

Afraid an AI robot is coming for your job? It might be here to help

As an economist, I’m often asked how artificial intelligence will affect people’s work. Here’s the good news about this disruptive – and...

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Jo Masters

The three words from Japan’s PM that sparked a furious Chinese response

For more than a week, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has been blasted with a fire hose of rage.

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Lisa Visentin

From averaging three to 115: Ashes form guide for every Aussie and Englishman

From averaging three to 115: Ashes form guide for every Aussie and Englishman

The form is in. The final teams are still up in the air. So too, exactly what to make of T20 warm-ups, hamstrings of varying tightness and what...

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Dan Walsh

Here’s why next week’s killing season is probably not Ley’s final curtain

Here’s why next week’s killing season is probably not Ley’s final curtain

Sussan Ley may have been in the job for just seven months, but the political fight over net zero has so badly damaged the opposition leader’s...

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James Massola

As the Coalition self-immolates, Albanese strides the world stage

As the Coalition self-immolates, Albanese strides the world stage

First, an alliance with Papua New Guinea, our nearest neighbour. Next, the charming of Donald Trump, the mercurial US president partial to Oval...

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Zach Hope

The issues that will hang over this year’s bank boss grilling

The issues that will hang over this year’s bank boss grilling

It’s that time when the big four bank bosses set off on their annual pilgrimage to Canberra to line up on a spit for grilling by a bunch of...

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Elizabeth Knight

The 40-year-old dishwasher and other kitchen miracles

The 40-year-old dishwasher and other kitchen miracles

It’s the Monday morning after a big day in the kitchen. I’ve got a big dishwasher and I’m not afraid to use it – the day before, it ran five...

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Jenna Price

Whenever I ask about Australia’s $1 trillion failure, the response is pure anger

Whenever I ask about Australia’s $1 trillion failure, the response is pure anger

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Never as a journalist have I come across so many people angry and upset at an issue...

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Shane Wright

‘We have no other option’: The women raising expat children, while never seeing their own

‘We have no other option’: The women raising expat children, while never seeing their own

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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Zach Hope

My quiet suburb has no bars and one cafe. But that’s not why we speak in whispers

My quiet suburb has no bars and one cafe. But that’s not why we speak in whispers

It’s been 18 years since my wife, kids and I made the short trip from Elwood to my suburb. The main reason was that a larger place in Elwood was...

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The Age

Henry Herzog

Weak Liberal Party ‘moderates’ as shameless as internal net zero opponents

Weak Liberal Party ‘moderates’ as shameless as internal net zero opponents

It’s not a fun time to be a Liberal Party moderate. This year’s federal election wiped out a series of heavyweights, reducing the faction to just...

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The Herald&x27S View

Battin sought to avoid a coup, but ended up creating the perfect conditions for one

Battin sought to avoid a coup, but ended up creating the perfect conditions for one

The collective ambitions, egos and hatreds that govern the Victorian Liberal party room are like the Komodo dragon. Their bite won’t kill you on...

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The Age

Chip Le Grand

The desperate calculation behind Trump’s backdown over the Epstein files

The desperate calculation behind Trump’s backdown over the Epstein files

It’s almost difficult to remember now, but in 2021, Donald Trump left his first term as one of the least popular presidents in American history....

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The Age

Cory Alpert

Be serious, Paul Keating: We need more defence spending, so spare us the cheap shots

Be serious, Paul Keating: We need more defence spending, so spare us the cheap shots

It is not warmongering to discuss how a changing world may affect Australia’s way of life, just as it did during World War II. It is prudent and...

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Jennifer Parker

Every coal and gas approval tarnishes Labor’s climate legacy

Every coal and gas approval tarnishes Labor’s climate legacy

I write with a heavy heart. When a Labor government seeks to overhaul our weak national environment law in a way that will still allow new coal and...

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The Age

Carmen Lawrence

Trump changes his mind about bananas and coffee

Trump changes his mind about bananas and coffee

Bananas, coffee, beef, tomatoes, fruit juices, nuts and spices are, apparently, no longer as big a threat to national security as they were in...

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The Age

Stephen Bartholomeusz

How Cricket Australia avoided a culture war and kept the lights on

How Cricket Australia avoided a culture war and kept the lights on

Cricket Australia, Origin Energy and Pat Cummins insist it is coincidental that the national governing body’s new energy sponsor has a subsidiary,...

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The Age

Daniel Brettig

Sky Sports’ female-focused channel was condescending rubbish. Women deserve better

Sky Sports’ female-focused channel was condescending rubbish. Women deserve better

We think women like sport ... but only if the coverage is dumbed down and has hot pink subtitles. That appears to be the thinking behind Sky...

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The Age

Hannah Kennelly

You thought climate was a Coalition problem, but Albanese may rue his enemy’s low ebb

You thought climate was a Coalition problem, but Albanese may rue his enemy’s low ebb

Anthony Albanese is not always direct. On Sunday, though, his directness was matched only by his accuracy. On climate policy, he said, the...

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Sean Kelly

‘Get up into that ribcage’: Inside the Ashes master plan to take down England

‘Get up into that ribcage’: Inside the Ashes master plan to take down England

When I look down the England batting order, I see players who love to feel bat on ball, impose themselves on the contest and keep the scoreboard...

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Mike Hussey

Why this year’s compromised AFL draft is so difficult to predict

Why this year’s compromised AFL draft is so difficult to predict

Expect things to get wild on Wednesday night. That is the safest assumption for one of the most unpredictable AFL drafts in years. Others have...

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The Age

Marc Mcgowan

This is not acceptable: Wallabies woes paint bleak World Cup picture

This is not acceptable: Wallabies woes paint bleak World Cup picture

The Wallabies vs Ireland Test match in Dublin? The staggering news, early, was that the Australians scored five – count’em – FIVE tries in the...

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The Age

Peter Fitzsimons

The forever-renter generation: they’re the ones who voted teal and Mamdani

The forever-renter generation: they’re the ones who voted teal and Mamdani

New York City was once the epitome of aspiration, a global symbol of possibility and prosperity. If you can make it there, Liza Minnelli sang in...

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Parnell Palme Mcguinness

Virtual reality had its chance. It blew it

Virtual reality had its chance. It blew it

Let’s face reality: VR is dead. At least for now. I’ve spent more time this year thinking about virtual reality than actually using it. That should...

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The Age

David Swan

Wowsers want to stop city concerts after the Fed Square debacle. Rock’n’roll must never die

Wowsers want to stop city concerts after the Fed Square debacle. Rock’n’roll must never die

When Amyl and the Sniffers’ free gig at Federation Square was cancelled on Friday night, Amy Taylor, lead singer of the Grammy-nominated Melbourne...

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Karl Quinn

Wins over Lions, Springboks offered hope. But it is now undeniable the Wallabies have gone backwards

Wins over Lions, Springboks offered hope. But it is now undeniable the Wallabies have gone backwards

It is becoming a truism in the modern game that an accumulation of individual errors can translate into an absolute hammering on the scoreboard. In...

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The Age

Paul Cully

From ‘holy grail’ to uncharted territory: The biggest blow to Australia’s Ashes hopes

From ‘holy grail’ to uncharted territory: The biggest blow to Australia’s Ashes hopes

Josh Hazlewood had unexpected time at home in Sydney with his family on Sunday. Rather than flying with the rest of the Australian squad to Perth,...

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Daniel Brettig

Form, injury, unrest, homesickness, fright: How England’s pre-Ashes bravado typically comes undone in Australia

Form, injury, unrest, homesickness, fright: How England’s pre-Ashes bravado typically comes undone in Australia

Stuart Broad is an effective agent provocateur because he jabs at real sore points. Broad launched the phoney Ashes war last month when he said...

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The Age

Greg Baum

The ‘Chinese Apple’ is bringing budget tech down under, but is it any good?

The ‘Chinese Apple’ is bringing budget tech down under, but is it any good?

Chinese tech giant Xiaomi has officially opened up shop in Australia, bringing dozens of products that look like they should cost a lot more than...

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The Age

Tim Biggs

How to stop neo-Nazis forming a political party: This involves you, Albanese

How to stop neo-Nazis forming a political party: This involves you, Albanese

What to do about the neo-Nazis, not only their blatantly racist and menacing protests but – perhaps more frightening – their apparent plan to form...

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Rosalind Dixon

We are addicted to fossil fuels, so let’s just accept it

We are addicted to fossil fuels, so let’s just accept it

Suggesting that fossil fuels will stay around for a long time remains taboo in the energy debate. In climate change gatherings, the world has...

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The Age

Javier Blas

What is the point of moderates in the Liberal Party?

What is the point of moderates in the Liberal Party?

What is the point of the Liberal Party’s Moderate faction? It’s not an unfair question. After six months of infighting over net zero, the federal...

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The Age

James Massola

The outstanding question about Epstein and Trump

The outstanding question about Epstein and Trump

For those of us with a sincere, nonpartisan interest (I swear) in the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, it’s been a good week: First the Democrats, with an...

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Ross Douthat

Yes, your energy bills have gone up. A phony culture war won’t bring them down

Yes, your energy bills have gone up. A phony culture war won’t bring them down

Climate change is already affecting your daily life and that of the people you love. And it will get worse: there will be more hot days when your...

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Alison Reeve

Gay hate crimes 2025-style: teenagers lure victims on dating sites

Gay hate crimes 2025-style: teenagers lure victims on dating sites

Gay-hate crime is rising again at an alarming rate, but this time through a different medium. A young man opens a dating app, messages someone he...

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Nicholas Stewart

I was a 23-year-old reporter when I found myself turning a sacking into The Dismissal

I was a 23-year-old reporter when I found myself turning a sacking into The Dismissal

It was largely because of this masthead that the sacking of the Whitlam Labor government 50 years ago was coined The Dismissal. And also partly...

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Sally Gibson

So you forgot to do your tax return. Now what?

So you forgot to do your tax return. Now what?

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

How I learnt to harden up and appreciate masculine virtues

How I learnt to harden up and appreciate masculine virtues

As a woman in paid employment, there is no way to write about “The Great Feminisation” without becoming proof of its premise, no matter how...

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Jacqueline Maley

The forever-renter generation: they’re ones who voted teal and Mamdani

The forever-renter generation: they’re ones who voted teal and Mamdani

New York City was once the epitome of aspiration, a global symbol of possibility and prosperity. If you can make it there, Liza Minnelli sang in...

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Parnell Palme Mcguinness

I don’t want to be a landlord. What other investments provide regular income?

I don’t want to be a landlord. What other investments provide regular income?

I am selling my investment rental property, and I am seeking an investment that produces both capital growth and regular income. The growth is for...

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Paul Benson

The gift of solace in times of great distress

The gift of solace in times of great distress

In 1986 I was fortunate to survive being pinned under a reversing garbage truck. While I lay on the road trapped and labouring to breathe, an...

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The Age

Andy Calder

Sure, the Wallabies are tired. That’s not the only reason they’re struggling in the north

Sure, the Wallabies are tired. That’s not the only reason they’re struggling in the north

The Wallabies have the chance to revive their tour against Ireland in Dublin this weekend, but the sense that a slow-motion car crash is unfolding...

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Paul Cully

The paradox of pace: What Australia and England have to do to win the first Ashes Test

The paradox of pace: What Australia and England have to do to win the first Ashes Test

Perth, home to the WACA and the modern Optus Stadium, boasts a reputation built on sheer pace and bounce. The strip here is pure energy, where the...

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Greg Chappell