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NSW have got their Origin blueprint backwards. This is how they fix it

NSW have got their Origin blueprint backwards. This is how they fix it

The most important change for NSW’s star playmakers is the simplest. And it’s their only hope of springing an Origin upset in the decider.

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Andrew Johns

Bending the knee: Why Andrew Hastie is set to abandon the Liberal Party

Bending the knee: Why Andrew Hastie is set to abandon the Liberal Party

On the day Andrew Hastie vowed to die before kneeling to One Nation, Angus Taylor was squirming over whether he supported multiculturalism or...

02.07.2026 0

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Niki Savva

Portaloo Park 2.0: The Sharks women’s team change near the men’s urinals

Portaloo Park 2.0: The Sharks women’s team change near the men’s urinals

The NRL is on the verge of becoming a billion-dollar business each year, yet the Cronulla Sharks still play in amateurish conditions.

02.07.2026 0

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Neil Breen

The worst-kept secret in Sydney politics just became an electoral nightmare

The worst-kept secret in Sydney politics just became an electoral nightmare

ICAC deep-dives have a habit of ensnaring unexpected victims. If you don’t believe me, just ask disgraced former premier Gladys Berejiklian.

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Bevan Shields

I worked at Lifeline. Here’s a truth about ‘I’m fine’ and grabbing that oxygen mask

I worked at Lifeline. Here’s a truth about ‘I’m fine’ and grabbing that oxygen mask

Only after volunteering as a crisis supporter did I really learn how to listen. People often repeat themselves not because they like hearing their own...

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Alison Fonseca

Why family ties could convince Lachie Neale to choose the Pies or Saints

Why family ties could convince Lachie Neale to choose the Pies or Saints

Although footy fans are scratching their heads at the dual Brownlow medallist’s interest in moving to Melbourne when his wife and kids have...

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Jake Niall

Four years after allegations raised, ICAC begins its most Augean task

Four years after allegations raised, ICAC begins its most Augean task

The corruption watchdog’s biggest inquiry crosses politics, education, development and local government.

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The Herald's View

Worst in class: Why our sharemarket performance is a global outlier

Worst in class: Why our sharemarket performance is a global outlier

While markets around the world have enjoyed a buoyant financial year, our sharemarket went backwards after accounting for inflation.

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Elizabeth Knight

In Sydney, one group above all pays the price for selfish NIMBYism

In Sydney, one group above all pays the price for selfish NIMBYism

As city populations grow, our connections shrink. But after 13 years of resistance, the Rushcutters Bay Park youth recreation area sends a clear...

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Sanne Mestrom

Saying there’s an upside to falling house prices is sacrilege. But Labor needs to admit it

Saying there’s an upside to falling house prices is sacrilege. But Labor needs to admit it

Last year, disaster was coming from higher house prices. Now it’s disaster as prices fall. Australia needs to find some consistency.

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Shane Wright

Trump has made one of the world’s most important markets a mystery

Trump has made one of the world’s most important markets a mystery

The greatest oil shock in history seems to have passed with only fleeting effects as prices plunge. It doesn’t really add up.

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Stephen Bartholomeusz

Starmer’s parting gift lays a trap for Burnham and sets up a showdown with Trump

Starmer’s parting gift lays a trap for Burnham and sets up a showdown with Trump

On his way out the door, the British prime minister unveiled the UK’s long-awaited defence spending plan, but the grand vision falls short of the US...

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David Crowe

If we’re not renting out our holiday home, do we still pay tax?

If we’re not renting out our holiday home, do we still pay tax?

Working out what tax you owe on a holiday home you’ve periodically rented out can be complicated. I hope you’ve kept good records.

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Noel Whittaker

Welcome to the best FIFA World Cup EVER. The price? Someone else’s soul

Welcome to the best FIFA World Cup EVER. The price? Someone else’s soul

Is it our responsibility as viewers to be aware of the moral compromise we make as we binge game after game from our living rooms?

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Emma Kemp

Patriotism has become a dirty word. Hanson shouldn’t own love for our country

Patriotism has become a dirty word. Hanson shouldn’t own love for our country

For many people, “the colony” of Australia renders our nation forever irredeemable as a place worth living in and fighting for.

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Kylie Moore-Gilbert

I’m in two minds about climate change. But not like Hanson

I’m in two minds about climate change. But not like Hanson

When I decided to check on our progress in limiting climate change, I discovered the news wasn’t good. But then I realised we’re not dead yet.

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Ross Gittins

I uncovered a medical myth: the dedicated family doctor

I uncovered a medical myth: the dedicated family doctor

When I became a mother, I craved that same reassurance and continuity of healthcare I had growing up for my children. But we’ve been visiting the...

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Rosie Beaumont

The Cody conundrum: How making finals could hurt Carlton’s Walker bid

The Cody conundrum: How making finals could hurt Carlton’s Walker bid

Carlton’s resurgence under Josh Fraser has not only made the coaching search more complicated, but could potentially confuse plans to land...

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Peter Ryan

Christian Brothers transferred billions but can’t pay abuse victims

Christian Brothers transferred billions but can’t pay abuse victims

A religious order’s claim it is broke and can’t pay sexual abuse victims does not pass the pub test.

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The Herald's View

The humiliating saga for a highly paid master of the universe

The humiliating saga for a highly paid master of the universe

We are none the wiser if private equity boss Joel Thickins will face professional consequences after he pleaded guilty to negligent driving and...

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Elizabeth Knight

I’m in my 30s. Should I pay for financial advice, or do it myself?

I’m in my 30s. Should I pay for financial advice, or do it myself?

Either you outsource everything, or you are doing everything yourself. Neither extreme is ideal – but where you sit on that spectrum is important.

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Paridhi Jain

Sex tourism is rife, but it’s no longer just dirty old men

Sex tourism is rife, but it’s no longer just dirty old men

The violent death of a teenage Thai sex worker allegedly at the hands of a 45-year-old Australian man has shone a light on the seedy world of sex...

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Jenna Price

Jewish doctors and nurses are experiencing hatred. Now they have reason to hope

Jewish doctors and nurses are experiencing hatred. Now they have reason to hope

When antisemitism reaches a clinic, a ward or a professional body, the harm is real.

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Jillian Segal

Trump unleashes as his Fed plan dealt a major blow

Trump unleashes as his Fed plan dealt a major blow

Donald Trump’s push to stack the board of the central bank with loyalists has hit a roadblock after a Supreme Court decision. But the slim majority...

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Stephen Bartholomeusz

Leaderless, rudderless and squabbling, life after Stokes looks bleak for England

Leaderless, rudderless and squabbling, life after Stokes looks bleak for England

Ben Stokes appears isolated in wanting Harry Brook to replace him as England Test cricket captain, while there are widespread calls for the team’s...

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Daniel Brettig

Australia is falling behind. Bosses are too much like Zog and not enough like Americans

Australia is falling behind. Bosses are too much like Zog and not enough like Americans

The invention of the wheel helped transform the world. But it seems too many Australian businesses would rather re-invent the wheel than use it.

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Shane Wright

Climate change effects have burgeoning consequences for tourism

Climate change effects have burgeoning consequences for tourism

Snow coverage is in a long-term spiral due to rising temperatures caused by climate change, according to data from the Bureau of Meteorology.

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The Herald's View

It’s the unique hate that inflames all others, and Australia is failing to quell it

It’s the unique hate that inflames all others, and Australia is failing to quell it

Getting rid of antisemitism is prerequisite for keeping all of us safe and our society functional.

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Peter Hartcher

The goalposts have shifted for my suburb. Luckily, we can claim the Socceroos’ new goalkeeper

It once felt like a paddock with street signs. But with its proximity to the new airport, the area is on the brink of a new chapter.

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Nicole Bridges

How far is too far? The risks of a tumbling property market

How far is too far? The risks of a tumbling property market

The government’s decision to use policy to let more air out of the housing market could push prices too hard.

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Elizabeth Knight

I may be a pesky Pisces but this gets my cosmic goat: I was diagnosed by astrology

I may be a pesky Pisces but this gets my cosmic goat: I was diagnosed by astrology

Forget star signs. There are much better ways to find happiness.

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Cherie Gilmour

The five selections that will define Daley’s coaching legacy

The five selections that will define Daley’s coaching legacy

The NSW coach sheds light on why Brian To’o was axed, key playmakers survived and his backline was overhauled.

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Dan Walsh

Trump is threatening a new trade war. The EU should call his bluff

Trump is threatening a new trade war. The EU should call his bluff

Australia could get caught in the crossfire of Donald Trump’s latest threat.

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Stephen Bartholomeusz

Stokes’ theatrical retirement has left England cricket in a mess. That might have been the intention

Stokes’ theatrical retirement has left England cricket in a mess. That might have been the intention

In a shock decision announced midway through the Test against New Zealand, England Test captain Ben Stokes said he was retiring from international...

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Daniel Brettig

America’s superpower is under siege, from its own president

America’s superpower is under siege, from its own president

Multiculturalism has served America well, but Donald Trump has re-energised xenophobic hostility in the land of the free.

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Michelle Goldberg

This NSW squad is good enough to win. It’s the starting 13 who are a worry

This NSW squad is good enough to win. It’s the starting 13 who are a worry

There’s more talent on NSW’s bench than the High Court; Laurie Daley just needs to know how to use them. The fact that they’re on the bench...

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Malcolm Knox

Will the $155b data centre boom pay off for us all?

Will the $155b data centre boom pay off for us all?

The race to build warehouses full of computers is a huge economic trend that could rival the mining boom. But the big numbers don’t tell the full...

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Clancy Yeates

What good is a budget surplus that’s built on despair?

What good is a budget surplus that’s built on despair?

If poker machines and the taxes from them did not exist, neither would the NSW government’s promised surplus.

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The Herald's View

Brick by brick, Albanese is finding faith … that voters will see reason

Brick by brick, Albanese is finding faith … that voters will see reason

The PM displays a new optimism – in both the rationality of Australians and his government’s ability to convince them what must change.

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Sean Kelly

Andrew Bolt and News Corp escape another brush with the Racial Discrimination Act

Andrew Bolt and News Corp escape another brush with the Racial Discrimination Act

The conservative columnist was said to have “caused offence, insult, humiliation and intimidation” to three First Nations people.

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Kayla Olaya

Toothless Tigers: The Hawks are showing how Richmond’s rebuild is so shaky

Toothless Tigers: The Hawks are showing how Richmond’s rebuild is so shaky

The Tigers have fallen further than Hawthorn ever did when upending their list after Sam Mitchell started in 2022. Here’s what’s gone wrong at...

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Peter Ryan

Wallabies hoping Lions lessons are heeded in Ireland showdown

Wallabies hoping Lions lessons are heeded in Ireland showdown

The Wallabies are hoping a settled squad and extra training can help avoid a repeat of the problem that plagued them last year.

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Iain Payten

Are Americans still fair, as my parents were? It’s unfair that I must ask

Are Americans still fair, as my parents were? It’s unfair that I must ask

As America approaches its 250th birthday on July 4, I want to reclaim my faith in its decency.

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Maureen Dowd

Football has a problem when it lets an accused four-time rapist play at the World Cup

Football has a problem when it lets an accused four-time rapist play at the World Cup

Without passing judgment as to their guilt or innocence, FIFA follow the lead of the NRL and stand down players facing serious criminal charges

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Emma Kemp

NRL’s $5 billion TV windfall will put more strain on Australian rugby

NRL’s $5 billion TV windfall will put more strain on Australian rugby

The promise shown by a bunch of Junior Wallabies players has already been noticed by rugby’s rival code.

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Paul Cully

From casual hobby to luxury investment: memory costs hit PC gaming hard

From casual hobby to luxury investment: memory costs hit PC gaming hard

Gaming is more portable and powerful than ever, but the artificial intelligence boom has caused component prices to skyrocket

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Tim Biggs

Hanson denounced Islam. Where are the religious leaders?

Hanson denounced Islam. Where are the religious leaders?

Religious leaders flocked to support Jews after Bondi, and Muslims after Christchurch, but the silence after Pauline Hanson’s denunciation of Islam...

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Robyn Whitaker

The trauma the NSW legal system forces on sexual assault victims

The trauma the NSW legal system forces on sexual assault victims

The harsh legal system that continues to punish victims whether their assailants are found guilty or not.

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The Herald's View

Should we be scared about AI? I asked Australia’s top expert

Should we be scared about AI? I asked Australia’s top expert

Artificial intelligence is the most significant technology that has ever been developed, and one tech whiz says governments around the world don’t...

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Peter Fitzsimons

Unpacking the Medicare levy: The tax that keeps our health system afloat

Unpacking the Medicare levy: The tax that keeps our health system afloat

Do you know how the little green card in your wallet actually works?

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Dominic Powell