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The bizarre way bosses are treating cooks and hairdressers like CEOs

Businesses talk a big game about the cut-and-thrust of competition, but when they stifle a 16-year-old trainee through non-compete clauses, it’s...

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Shane Wright

US workers are getting fired for social media posts. Is that allowed here?

There are three important elements to consider when posting online.

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Jonathan Rivett

It’s time for these two halfbacks to deliver under pressure. And whoever dares wins

Both Jamal Fogarty and Nicho Hynes can crumble when the heat is on. Come Saturday night, the stakes are higher than ever.

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Andrew Johns

The metro has raised the bar for Sydney commuters. Don’t expect it to stay that high

While the shiny new metro soars in popularity, Sydney’s older heavy rail network is showing its age. That’s a headache for the Minns government.

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Alexandra Smith

With sharp speech, King Charles just showed the point behind the pomp

In 50 words, Charles sent the US president a message about what is on the line for the West. Everything now depends on Donald Trump taking note.

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David Crowe

Daicos, Smith, Dawson or a roughie? Your Brownlow mega-guide – and who the experts think will take home Charlie

We go round-by-round to examine the seasons of the top prospects and check in with our experts for their predictions.

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The Age Footy Team

Trump’s economic magic trick is coming undone

The US president promised mass deportations would make Americans more prosperous. It was a fantasy.

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Jamelle Bouie

Bowen has committed Australia to reduce emissions by 62 to 70 per cent by 2035. What does this even mean?

What are “nationally determined contributions”, why do they matter, and how have they already saved us from climate calamity?

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Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Trump’s inside man fails to get the job done

A last-minute rush from Donald Trump to install a hand-picked choice on the Fed board has not paid off.

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Stephen Bartholomeusz

Roosters would be crazy - and wrong - to sack Victor Radley

It would be a total overreaction if the Roosters cut the forward.

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Christian Nicolussi

Make no mistake, this is a purge of political ‘opponents’ – and the end of free speech

The White House warned us it was going to crack down on those who said objectionable things. We just didn’t know the next victim would be Jimmy...

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Michael Koziol

Bland, boring: AI can ruin your chance of getting a new job

ChatGPT and other programs are being used to craft entire cover letters and CVs out of nothing, causing headaches for hirers.

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Tim Duggan

Santos’ $30b mystery: What happened over the 72 hours that torched the deal?

The finale to this saga has left a trail of unhappy campers, a bitter aftertaste for all involved, and plenty of questions to be answered.

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Elizabeth Knight

Euphoric, throbbing, alive: Why these world championships are proving a rarity

In 2021, athletes’ footfalls echoed around the cavernous, empty stadium in Tokyo for the COVID-affected Olympics. At this year’s world athletics...

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Michael Gleeson

Face-off: What Kmart’s illegal surveillance means for shoppers

If you’re one of the 8 million or so Australians who shop at Kmart every year, chances are you were being watched.

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David Swan

Jimmy Kimmel may have crossed a line, but America has crossed a bigger one

At first glance, it might appear simple to some: Jimmy Kimmel said a bad thing, and he paid the price. But in Donald Trump’s America, it’s always a...

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Karl Quinn

Climate scientists had a savage verdict for Australia’s target, but the government is standing firm

The tragedy for Australia is that both Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen and his critics may be right as the gap between the necessary and...

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Nick O&x27Malley

TikTok beats trade war: Trump’s peculiar push to make app legal again

For eight months, TikTok has been operating in America in breach of the law, kept alive by Donald Trump’s executive orders that may also have been...

yesterday 10

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Falling foul of the president: Who’s the real Fake News loser?

Was Donald Trump’s pronouncement that the Australian journalist asking uncomfortable questions about whether the US president’s political/business...

yesterday 10

Elizabeth Knight

AI: Much ado about something that one day may be important

AI. AI. AI. Maybe if I utter those magic initials one more time, you’ll reach peak ecstasy. Worried about our lack of productivity? Fear not. The...

yesterday 10

Ross Gittins

Why this new policy could mean you miss out on aged care

For those approaching aged care age, there is a common misconception that if you don’t have any money, you won’t get in. However, it’s a myth...

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Rachel Lane

Women’s super is dangerously low. Here’s how to improve yours

The greatest gift you can give yourself as a woman is financial independence. As society slowly moves towards gender pay equity it’s important to...

yesterday 10

Grace Bacon

Why does Putin still own Trump? The question America’s allies are asking

Since US President Donald Trump decided to rebrand the Defense Department as the “Department of War”, to more accurately reflect how tough he is, I...

yesterday 10

Thomas L. Friedman

Falling foul of the president: Who’s the real ‘Fake News loser’?

Was Donald Trump’s pronouncement that the Australian journalist asking uncomfortable questions about whether the US president’s political/business...

yesterday 3

Elizabeth Knight

Andrew Bogut co-owns the team he’s now an assistant coach of. Should Brian Goorjian be nervous?

Hall-of-famer Lanard Copeland has seen it all in 33 years embedded in Australian basketball, but nothing that’s come before, he says, will compare...

yesterday 3

Jon Pierik

Albanese was chasing a big announcement. He got a reality check instead

To misquote Oscar Wilde: to fall short on one Pacific treaty may look like misfortune, but to fall short on two looks like carelessness. Last week,...

yesterday 2

Matthew Knott

Andrew McDonald says Pat Cummins will ‘partake in the Ashes’. But in how many Tests?

There is a fine line between being upfront with the Australian cricket public and breaking it to them gently that their captain, and the team’s...

yesterday 6

Tom Decent

Is that sweat or tears on my yoga mat? Ask me again in the new year

We’re nowhere near the new year, but the resolutions are already beginning. Did that r-word stress you out? You’re not alone. As we crawl out of...

yesterday 2

Brodie Lancaster

This report said the Devils’ stadium shouldn’t be built. Here’s what it missed

The Tasmanian Planning Commission’s report into the Macquarie Point stadium could restart a showdown between factions that would rip Tasmania...

yesterday 2

Tim Harcourt

The end of fossil fuel era? It’s nowhere near

For the last few years, climate and energy policymakers have convinced themselves the world was inexorably moving away from fossil fuels. Breaking...

yesterday 2

Javier Blas

The Reject Shop rebrand is killing something that only works in Australia

An iconic Aussie brand, a budget battler’s sanctuary and a brilliant photo op – it’s no surprise that the $259 million takeover of The Reject...

yesterday 10

Jen Vuk

These planning law changes won’t please everyone. That’s the point

NSW’s notoriously unwieldy planning system is set for an overhaul after the Minns Labor government and Coalition leaders agreed on one thing: the...

yesterday 2

Megan Gorrey

Robert Redford and me: One suburban girl’s life-long love affair

It’s funny how time catches up with you, unscheduled moments forcing you to pause and reflect on how far you’ve travelled. One of those pauses came...

yesterday 3

Lisa Johnson

My father’s will requires me to pay my siblings $150k. How will that affect my pension?

In my father’s will it states that I have to pay my three siblings $50,000 each on his demise. I have put aside $150,000, which is almost all my...

yesterday 10

Noel Whittaker

It’s OK to speak ill of the dead. In fact, sometimes we must

I am often puzzled by the way we respond when someone dies. It’s almost as if our brains have been switched off. Me? I’m not very kind to the...

yesterday 10

Jenna Price

Trump and Xi are both undermining China

Homegrown structural challenges and Donald Trump’s trade wars are increasingly weighing on China’s economy and showing up in its economic data....

previous day 10

Stephen Bartholomeusz

The King’s reach: How Charles can help sway Trump on state visit

London: When British prime ministers need help, they can call on a power few others can match: the monarchy. King Charles and the royal family will...

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David Crowe

I’m in my 30s with a spare $100,000. Should I buy an investment property?

I’m in my 30s with a stable income, and have about $100,000 to invest. I already have a home and enough cash in my offset to match my outstanding...

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Paridhi Jain

Royal welcome awaits Trump, but even Mary Poppins is mocking his visit

I’m finding Donald Trump very educational … Every time he comes on TV, I feel the sudden urge to go into the garden to read a book. But there’s no...

previous day 10

Kathy Lette

The ATO always wins: Why the tax office is eyeing your gambling habits

A recent win by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) at the Administrative Review Tribunal has come as a timely reminder to any gamblers to keep...

previous day 10

Julia Hartman

The US is wringing its hands over Kirk’s death – but ignores the elephant in the room

Washington: There’s a scene in an episode of House in which the cantankerous doctor, overhearing a colleague discuss a case, listens as the...

previous day 50

Michael Koziol

The CEO, his alleged romance with the HR manager and the big BCFing mess

Where was Coldplay when we needed them? This is the obvious question for Super Retail shareholders after chief executive Anthony Heraghty’s answers...

previous day 2

Colin Kruger

Trump’s ridiculous war on names has taken a deadly turn

Nomenclature enthusiasts are having a banner year under US President Donald Trump. On his first day in office this year, Trump signed an executive...

previous day 10

Melanie La&x27Brooy

What does posting about Charlie Kirk say about you?

In the aftermath of the assassination of Charlie Kirk on Wednesday, Broadway star Kristin Chenoweth was among thousands of people who left a...

previous day 3

Madison Malone Kircher

I tried the ‘authentic travel’ trend. It almost ruined my holiday

On a recent sunny day in Berlin, I peered at one of the city’s famous landmarks through a tiny, blurry viewfinder. A young couple had just bundled...

previous day 2

Julia Carr-Catzel

Australia must be secure behind its Pacific ‘front door’

The first Australian military personnel member to die in World War I wasn’t killed in Gallipoli or Europe or anywhere nearby. Able Seaman Billy...

previous day 4

Peter Hartcher

Less beer and more beans. Have we swapped pubs for cafes?

We have cricket season. Football season. Rugby league season. AFL season. Now, with the end of the wettest August in 27 years and the return of the...

previous day 9

Charles Purcell

Trump’s ill-advised assault has reached boiling point

Donald Trump’s attempt to stack the board of the US Federal Reserve is climaxing – just ahead of a Fed meeting at which the US central bank is...

monday 5

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Success or failure? How Fremantle’s season rated – and what the club needs to do next

Success or failure? We want a definitive answer when evaluating how our teams fared. However, put bluntly, the Fremantle Dockers’ 2025 season was a...

monday 10

Paddy Sweeney

The dangerous logic behind the killing of Charlie Kirk

The refrain was predictable as soon as the bullet tore through Charlie Kirk’s flesh: “There is no justification for political violence.” Well, OK....

monday 20

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The bizarre way bosses are treating cooks and hairdressers like CEOs

Shane Wright

US workers are getting fired for social media posts. Is that allowed here?

Jonathan Rivett

It’s time for these two halfbacks to deliver under pressure. And whoever dares wins

Andrew Johns

The metro has raised the bar for Sydney commuters. Don’t expect it to stay that high

Alexandra Smith

With sharp speech, King Charles just showed the point behind the pomp

David Crowe

Daicos, Smith, Dawson or a roughie? Your Brownlow mega-guide – and who the experts think will take home Charlie

The Age Footy Team

Trump’s economic magic trick is coming undone

Jamelle Bouie

Bowen has committed Australia to reduce emissions by 62 to 70 per cent by 2035. What does this even mean?

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Trump’s inside man fails to get the job done

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Roosters would be crazy - and wrong - to sack Victor Radley

Christian Nicolussi

Make no mistake, this is a purge of political ‘opponents’ – and the end of free speech

Michael Koziol

Bland, boring: AI can ruin your chance of getting a new job

Tim Duggan

Santos’ $30b mystery: What happened over the 72 hours that torched the deal?

Elizabeth Knight

Euphoric, throbbing, alive: Why these world championships are proving a rarity

Michael Gleeson

Face-off: What Kmart’s illegal surveillance means for shoppers

David Swan

Jimmy Kimmel may have crossed a line, but America has crossed a bigger one

Karl Quinn

Climate scientists had a savage verdict for Australia’s target, but the government is standing firm

Nick O&x27Malley

TikTok beats trade war: Trump’s peculiar push to make app legal again

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Falling foul of the president: Who’s the real Fake News loser?

Elizabeth Knight

AI: Much ado about something that one day may be important

Ross Gittins

Why this new policy could mean you miss out on aged care

Rachel Lane

Women’s super is dangerously low. Here’s how to improve yours

Grace Bacon

Why does Putin still own Trump? The question America’s allies are asking

Thomas L. Friedman

Falling foul of the president: Who’s the real ‘Fake News loser’?

Elizabeth Knight

Andrew Bogut co-owns the team he’s now an assistant coach of. Should Brian Goorjian be nervous?

Jon Pierik

Albanese was chasing a big announcement. He got a reality check instead

Matthew Knott

Andrew McDonald says Pat Cummins will ‘partake in the Ashes’. But in how many Tests?

Tom Decent

Is that sweat or tears on my yoga mat? Ask me again in the new year

Brodie Lancaster

This report said the Devils’ stadium shouldn’t be built. Here’s what it missed

Tim Harcourt

The end of fossil fuel era? It’s nowhere near

Javier Blas

The Reject Shop rebrand is killing something that only works in Australia

Jen Vuk

These planning law changes won’t please everyone. That’s the point

Megan Gorrey

Robert Redford and me: One suburban girl’s life-long love affair

Lisa Johnson

My father’s will requires me to pay my siblings $150k. How will that affect my pension?

Noel Whittaker

It’s OK to speak ill of the dead. In fact, sometimes we must

Jenna Price

Trump and Xi are both undermining China

Stephen Bartholomeusz

The King’s reach: How Charles can help sway Trump on state visit

David Crowe

I’m in my 30s with a spare $100,000. Should I buy an investment property?

Paridhi Jain

Royal welcome awaits Trump, but even Mary Poppins is mocking his visit