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Canavan is a perfect pick for a fight with One Nation – but could hurt the Coalition

Canavan is a perfect pick for a fight with One Nation – but could hurt the Coalition

Matt Canavan is the high-risk, high-reward choice as the new Nationals leader.

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James Massola

Why wouldn’t Zac Lomax want to play a truly world game?

Why wouldn’t Zac Lomax want to play a truly world game?

The best of times continued on Monday when Rugby Australia signed Zac Lomax, prompting hilarious carry-on by the denizens of league. They were most...

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Peter Fitzsimons

Qantas expects ‘seven-year shocks’. Trump has accelerated the timeline

Qantas expects ‘seven-year shocks’. Trump has accelerated the timeline

At Qantas HQ in Mascot, a team is gaming out Iran war scenarios and potential responses, but the airline won’t be able to dodge a hit on its profits.

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Elizabeth Knight

Hey Timothée Chalamet, Opera Australia thanks you

Hey Timothée Chalamet, Opera Australia thanks you

The Oscar nominee declared “nobody cares” about opera any more. Let me introduce him to a million Australian opera goers.

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Alex budd

After 22 years, the AFL’s absurd pretence is over. It’s about time

After 22 years, the AFL’s absurd pretence is over. It’s about time

There will be a cohort of law-and-order types who might view the scrapping of strikes among the changes to the illicit drug policy as the...

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Jake Niall

China’s latest plan to dominate global trade

China’s latest plan to dominate global trade

China’s latest five-year plan seeks to dominate artificial intelligence and other high-tech sectors and expand exports that are already...

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Stephen Bartholomeusz

As Iran’s exiled prince, I fear for the women Australia couldn’t save

As Iran’s exiled prince, I fear for the women Australia couldn’t save

Australia has saved seven Iranian female football players but their teammates – and all of Iran’s women – will not be safe until this regime has gone.

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Reza pahlavi

We Americans don’t know if we’re the good guys anymore

We Americans don’t know if we’re the good guys anymore

Without a cogent explanation, we’ve been left to speculate on Trump’s reasons for attacking Iran. Was it at the behest of Netanyahu? Or a...

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Cory Alpert

The forever chemicals giving Blue Mountains peas no chance

The forever chemicals giving Blue Mountains peas no chance

EPA testing has found some Blue Mountains vegetable garden soils laced with poisonous chemicals.

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The Herald's View

Will Victorian hearts break again? The AFL’s biggest trade and free agency targets in 2026

Will Victorian hearts break again? The AFL’s biggest trade and free agency targets in 2026

From big-ticket targets to the players who might be squeezed out of their clubs, this is the mail on the footballers who will be hunted by teams in...

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Marc Mcgowan

Jim, this is the most important budget this century. You’d better not bottle it

Jim, this is the most important budget this century. You’d better not bottle it

After 27 years of spineless and incompetent budgets, all Australians desperately need Treasurer Jim Chalmers to be brave. Now, right now, is the time...

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Shane Wright

It’s dire in the Strait of Hormuz, so budgets need skill, ambition and care

It’s dire in the Strait of Hormuz, so budgets need skill, ambition and care

This year’s federal and Victorian budgets must not repeat the mistakes of past year’s in an increasingly challenging environment.

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Plymouth Brethren barely rate a mention in Liberal Party review

Plymouth Brethren barely rate a mention in Liberal Party review

The Brethren mounted an extraordinary campaign for the Liberals at the last election. But apparently not extraordinary enough to prompt any serious...

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John Buckley

David Littleproud leaves behind a mixed legacy, at best

David Littleproud leaves behind a mixed legacy, at best

Having ridden out a number of crises since the 2025 election, David Littleproud seemed to be in the clear. His explanation for resigning the...

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James Massola

I’m 61 with no plan to retire soon. Should I start tapping into my super?

I’m 61 with no plan to retire soon. Should I start tapping into my super?

There are still plenty of misconceptions about transition-to-retirement pensions.

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Noel Whittaker

Will Wall Street beat the ASX this year? You might be surprised

Will Wall Street beat the ASX this year? You might be surprised

Are conditions finally aligning for the ASX 200 to put up a stronger fight against its US cousin?

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Billy Leung

Eighty-six years before the Iranian women’s team, footballers from the Middle East sought asylum in Australia

Eighty-six years before the Iranian women’s team, footballers from the Middle East sought asylum in Australia

War, as the Iranian women have had impressed upon them, brings desperately fraught times far from home for all manner of performers.

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Tony Wright

The question Lomax could have answered better at his first rugby press conference

The question Lomax could have answered better at his first rugby press conference

About 20 minutes into a packed media conference, flanked by Rugby Australia boss Phil Waugh, Zac Lomax was tossed what a straightforward question...

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Tom Decent

I sold my house without an agent. Ask me how (Aperol Spritz was involved)

I sold my house without an agent. Ask me how (Aperol Spritz was involved)

In a cooling housing market, the last thing you want is to deal with someone who feigns enthusiasm and fakes the kind of money you will get for your...

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Jenna Price

Whether you say it or not, we’re in this war now, prime minister

Whether you say it or not, we’re in this war now, prime minister

Anthony Albanese isn’t quite ready to admit it, but as of Tuesday, Australia is formally committed to participating in the military campaign against...

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James Massola

Have your finances stalled? Use these three ways to break through

Have your finances stalled? Use these three ways to break through

It’s not the economy, markets, investments – it’s about identifying and shifting out of patterns that keep you stuck.

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Paridhi Jain

Paul Keating’s secret role in Trump’s super plan

Paul Keating’s secret role in Trump’s super plan

The US president’s aim to create a pension plan for low-income workers is inspired by Australia’s super system, which Keating was called on to...

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Elizabeth Knight

‘We haven’t won enough’: Markets like what Trump’s saying but mixed messages abound

‘We haven’t won enough’: Markets like what Trump’s saying but mixed messages abound

The US president’s latest proclamations have calmed the nerves of investors, but they tell us next to nothing about what happens next in the ongoing...

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Michael Koziol

The government’s done the right thing by these Iranian players. But here’s what must happen next

The government’s done the right thing by these Iranian players. But here’s what must happen next

Now that Iranian soccer players have been granted visas, focus can and should shift to those who sought to traffick them and others out of Australia.

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James Cockayne

Trump has a limited time to end the war – perhaps a week at most

Trump has a limited time to end the war – perhaps a week at most

Iran new leaders may be willing to subordinate their foreign and defence policies to US objectives in order to retain control of their network of...

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Clinton Fernandes

War is over soon? Markets’ faith in Donald Trump is misplaced

War is over soon? Markets’ faith in Donald Trump is misplaced

Donald Trump and his War Secretary Pete Hegseth have given conflicting accounts of the state of the war in Iran. Who is right matters for markets and...

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Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s middle-of-the-night Australian intervention drips with hypocrisy

Trump’s middle-of-the-night Australian intervention drips with hypocrisy

The US president’s sympathy for the Iranian women’s soccer team in Australia comes despite his administration deporting plane loads of people back...

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Michael Koziol

The numbers that show the AFL’s new bench rule is a game-changer

The numbers that show the AFL’s new bench rule is a game-changer

On early evidence, old blokes and power athletes are the big winners from this subtle change.

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Michael Gleeson

Marriage is getting a high-profile rebrand. I remain unconvinced

Marriage is getting a high-profile rebrand. I remain unconvinced

The only way to ensure you’ll never get divorced is to never get married. Until further notice, that is my plan.

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Kate Leaver

The curious case of the AI bot that went rogue and started mining crypto

The curious case of the AI bot that went rogue and started mining crypto

Cryptocurrency has been mined in many strange places, like a school district and professional e-sports team. Now it’s appeared in a new, troubling...

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Nick Bonyhady

They embarrassed Rupert Murdoch and learnt nothing. Why Melbourne remain on the nose

They embarrassed Rupert Murdoch and learnt nothing. Why Melbourne remain on the nose

On the field, they are champions led by a champion coach. Off the field, the Storm’s front office come across as bullies.

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Neil Breen

In Trump’s chaotic theatre of war, there’s only one lead role

In Trump’s chaotic theatre of war, there’s only one lead role

For most people, violence is risky. For the US president, it’s a spectacle.

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Peter Hartcher

Silence of the Lionesses speaks to us all

Silence of the Lionesses speaks to us all

Reaching out to the Iranian women’s national football team could help or hinder them.

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The Herald's View

Why the property market just slipped below a key benchmark

Why the property market just slipped below a key benchmark

Potential property buyers have been weighed down with worries at the start of this year, and it could affect price growth.

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Wes Mountain

Can Zac Lomax really go from the NRL to Wallabies’ World Cup squad?

Can Zac Lomax really go from the NRL to Wallabies’ World Cup squad?

After signing a two-year deal with the Western Force, the former NSW Origin winger faces the toughest assignment of his football career.

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Jonathan Drennan

Mosman developer spotted in angry crowd fighting $50m multi-storey plan

Mosman developer spotted in angry crowd fighting $50m multi-storey plan

About 60 people descended on the site of a controversial north shore development – including the man behind the proposal, Tim Foote.

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John Buckley

Margot Robbie and I started out with ‘bogan’ accents. I’ve still got mine

Margot Robbie and I started out with ‘bogan’ accents. I’ve still got mine

I’ve been taunted about my ocker twang ever since Pauline Hanson emerged, but I’m getting the last laugh.

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Amy fallon

Iran’s brave players have stood tall. Now Australia must stand with them

Iran’s brave players have stood tall. Now Australia must stand with them

Both Australia and the Asian Football Confederation are being tested, not just on the pitch, but on whether they will protect the basic rights of...

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Daniel Ghezelbash

‘I hope it’s the last we see of him’: The parting shot from Lomax that has enraged rugby league

‘I hope it’s the last we see of him’: The parting shot from Lomax that has enraged rugby league

Zac Lomax is finally off to rugby. Three words in his statement have left rugby league figures – including the coach who gave him his Kangaroos...

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Christian Nicolussi

Markets broke into a heavy sweat last week. Now they are melting down

Markets broke into a heavy sweat last week. Now they are melting down

There is a chance that inflation and interest rate rises, the sharemarket’s kryptonite, will re-emerge as a result of this black swan event.

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Elizabeth Knight

Allow students to use this ‘sneaky drug’, just not at assessment time

Allow students to use this ‘sneaky drug’, just not at assessment time

We should welcome AI into all aspects of learning, but we’re already playing catch-up when it comes to restricting it from all forms of assessment.

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Ed Cavanough

We are watching state-sponsored control play out live on the Gold Coast

We are watching state-sponsored control play out live on the Gold Coast

The Iranian women’s soccer team are trapped in a living nightmare and Australia’s government appears powerless to intervene.

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Jacqueline Maley

Trump is the wildcard that could blow up AI

Trump is the wildcard that could blow up AI

The ultimate fate of the technology that promises to transform the world looks to be in the hands of an erratic president.

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Stephen Bartholomeusz

They come from across the world – but where do migrants settle in Sydney?

They come from across the world – but where do migrants settle in Sydney?

Search our map to see where migrants come from in your suburb.

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Matt Wade

Matildas ‘make things harder for ourselves’ at Asian Cup. What’s new?

Matildas ‘make things harder for ourselves’ at Asian Cup. What’s new?

The Matildas could have had it easy and stayed in Sydney for their quarter-final. So, of course, they are travelling back to Perth for a more...

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Emma Kemp

Rugby’s conundrum: Get the right decision, or let the game flow?

Rugby’s conundrum: Get the right decision, or let the game flow?

The guidelines that keep the television match official out of the game hurt the Brumbies on Saturday night.

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Paul Cully

Queensland, beautiful one day, winless in the NRL the next

Queensland, beautiful one day, winless in the NRL the next

It was all doom and gloom in the Sunshine State as all three of its teams lost in the opening round, including the bumbling Broncos, who were lucky to...

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Malcolm Knox

Why the Aussie dollar isn’t a ‘whipping boy’ any more

Why the Aussie dollar isn’t a ‘whipping boy’ any more

Our dollar has had a strong run, and there are good reasons to think we should get used to it staying around the US70¢ mark – or even climbing higher.

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Clancy Yeates

We’ve lost sight of something about our humanity, and it’s hurting our politics

We’ve lost sight of something about our humanity, and it’s hurting our politics

Amid discussion of geopolitical and moral arithmetic, I worry that we fall out of touch with people. Very quickly, they are abstracted away by the...

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Sean Kelly

My cell guard’s tears put my jaw on the floor. Why ‘good’ Australians mourn a torturer

My cell guard’s tears put my jaw on the floor. Why ‘good’ Australians mourn a torturer

We have experienced the trauma of Islamist-inspired terror on our shores. How can memorials for a vicious mass killer align with Australian values?

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Kylie Moore-Gilbert