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Let me now bring before the court the case of the ungrateful child

Let me now bring before the court the case of the ungrateful child

My sons have helped provide a squad of fine grandchildren, but their behaviour as children still rankles.

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Richard Glover

These are the forbidden phrases the NRL won’t let you hear

These are the forbidden phrases the NRL won’t let you hear

Under the new broadcast rights deal, the NRL plans to crack down on negative commentary in the game. Be careful, Peter V’landys will be watching.

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Peter Fitzsimons

The Cats are not the cultural beacon they once claimed to be

The Cats are not the cultural beacon they once claimed to be

At last, the chairman of Geelong has called the club’s handling of Jake Kolodjashnij’s contract “a fail”. But the AFL’s response was equally poor.

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Caroline Wilson

The Voice is gone. But from Garma, another optimistic and graceful invitation

The Voice is gone. But from Garma, another optimistic and graceful invitation

At Australia’s largest Indigenous gathering in the Northern Territory last week, the focus was not on the past but the future.

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Peter Hartcher

Three steps to protect your home loan from a falling market

Three steps to protect your home loan from a falling market

In the past week, debate has flared over just how many newer homeowners now owe more money than their property is worth.

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Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

The simple $174,000 question many retirees still get wrong

The simple $174,000 question many retirees still get wrong

I got asked a straightforward question on social media this week. To my surprise, it sparked an enormous conversation.

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Bec Wilson

‘Smashed, outplayed, outhunted’: Lions put the Hawks, and the rest of the AFL, on notice

‘Smashed, outplayed, outhunted’: Lions put the Hawks, and the rest of the AFL, on notice

Two best mates putting on an absolute clinic. Was there any better way for the Brisbane Lions to reaffirm their premiership credentials?

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Nick Wright

Time to end Western Australia’s armchair GST ride

Time to end Western Australia’s armchair GST ride

A Productivity Commission interim report will fuel pressure to rethink how GST is distributed.

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You can’t give a cockatoo a face mask. There’s only one way to fight bird flu

You can’t give a cockatoo a face mask. There’s only one way to fight bird flu

Our precious fauna is facing its own pandemic. But unlike with COVID, no vaccine will rescue our animals.

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Stephen Lightfoot

I swam in the newly reopened North Sydney pool. Was the 1986-day wait worth it?

I swam in the newly reopened North Sydney pool. Was the 1986-day wait worth it?

After five-and-a-half years, North Sydney Olympic Pool is finally open.

yesterday 10

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Cindy Yin

These are the questions AFL boss must answer on Geelong’s concussion deal

These are the questions AFL boss must answer on Geelong’s concussion deal

Craig Drummond now holds the highest office in the game, but his brief statement did not address the obvious questions that need to be answered about...

yesterday 10

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Jake Niall

Like her soulmate Trump, Hanson hasn’t flamed out. We need to understand why

Like her soulmate Trump, Hanson hasn’t flamed out. We need to understand why

Both share a teflon coating and staying power that has defied the pundits. Both keep saying the unsayable – and that’s what works.

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Nick Bryant

Australia will play a Test cricket series against Bangladesh in the footy season. This is not good

Australia will play a Test cricket series against Bangladesh in the footy season. This is not good

The series against Bangladesh in Darwin continues a pattern of Australia’s administrators saying something noble about our commitment to global Test...

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Malcolm Knox

James Packer knows the odds. Bravo that he’s rolling the dice again

James Packer knows the odds. Bravo that he’s rolling the dice again

Despite knowing the odds, billionaire James Packers has taken the ultimate gamble. He’s gone all in on love and marriage.

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Kate Halfpenny

Bunnings has sucked me in … and taught me some lessons

Bunnings has sucked me in … and taught me some lessons

I’ve already spent $150 on something I don’t need. Here’s how I stopped myself from spending double.

yesterday 10

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Millie Muroi

From nasal sprays to spreads: The deadliest ways to kill a character

From nasal sprays to spreads: The deadliest ways to kill a character

Because nothing ruins breakfast quite like a dollop of strychnine on your toast.

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Jane Sullivan

Socialists are doing a Trump to the Democrats. US politics is unlikely to return to normal

Socialists are doing a Trump to the Democrats. US politics is unlikely to return to normal

Donald Trump has changed the political game. He’s shown it’s possible to seize control of a major party and remake it.

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Waleed Aly

Going cheap? Amid ICAC revelations, Liberal Party moves to sell property

Going cheap? Amid ICAC revelations, Liberal Party moves to sell property

As Operation Rosny continues to bite, the NSW Liberal Party has put a house in Willoughby on the market.

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Anthony Segaert

Jean-Claude Perrottet was eyeing the exit. Then came the tapes

Jean-Claude Perrottet was eyeing the exit. Then came the tapes

Tapped phone calls should serve as a reminder to the public – and politicians seeking to undermine ICAC’s work – about the grave nature of its...

yesterday 10

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Bevan Shields

DCE has brought a lot to the Roosters. What you don’t see might be the most important

DCE has brought a lot to the Roosters. What you don’t see might be the most important

As Daly Cherry-Evans contemplates another season in the NRL, his teammates explain why he has been such a good buy for the Bondi club.

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Christian Nicolussi

Now-removed Four Corners episode is ‘remarkably similar’ to this book

Now-removed Four Corners episode is ‘remarkably similar’ to this book

Just as Beethoven was accused of taking heavy inspiration from Mozart when producing his finest work, sacked ABC reporter Mahmood Fazal is accused of...

yesterday 10

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Calum Jaspan

Is there lead in your coffee and parasites in your sushi? Miranda Kerr’s ‘comical’ diet

Is there lead in your coffee and parasites in your sushi? Miranda Kerr’s ‘comical’ diet

The dietary advice of Miranda Kerr, our very own Gywneth, is as kooky as you might expect. Here’s what experts say.

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Sarah Berry

My manager wanted me to argue for a pay rise. Why should I?

My manager wanted me to argue for a pay rise. Why should I?

There are plenty of ways to genuinely measure performance at work, but it sounds as if your manager isn’t interested in them.

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Jonathan Rivett

‘The pressure is on Australia’: Eddie Jones fires a shot at the Wallabies. Sort of

‘The pressure is on Australia’: Eddie Jones fires a shot at the Wallabies. Sort of

The expectations of some verbal fireworks from the Japan coach ahead of a clash with the Wallabies were high. It didn’t turn out that way.

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Iain Payten

GenAI war continues as Alexa+ upgrades Amazon’s smart home

GenAI war continues as Alexa+ upgrades Amazon’s smart home

Generative AI models and smart home ecosystems are on an inevitable collision course.

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Tim Biggs

Eight-episode seasons are ruining TV. Bring back the 22-episode binge

Eight-episode seasons are ruining TV. Bring back the 22-episode binge

I’m tired of finding a show I actually enjoy, only for it to be over in a day.

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Gyan Yankovich

I’m alive today thanks to strangers who don’t even know my name

I’m alive today thanks to strangers who don’t even know my name

Ten years ago I was diagnosed with leukemia. Why would people I’ve never met choose to help someone like me?

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Ruby Atkinson

I thought Parkinson’s had taken my mum away. Then we began playing poker

I thought Parkinson’s had taken my mum away. Then we began playing poker

Even as disease strips a woman piece by piece, a deeply familiar card game brings her briefly back.

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Lily Zhu

Mental health is Bondi Junction’s inadequately addressed aftermath

Mental health is Bondi Junction’s inadequately addressed aftermath

The Minns government’s response to the coroner’s recommendations on the Bondi Junction killings is welcome but lacking.

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The Senate may punt the gambling reform bill. Could the PM call that a win?

The Senate may punt the gambling reform bill. Could the PM call that a win?

Anthony Albanese’s resistance to wholesale gambling reform has defied many within Labor. Now he confronts a hostile Senate.

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Karen Middleton

PM’s tougher line on migration will define legacy in confronting Hanson

PM’s tougher line on migration will define legacy in confronting Hanson

Pauline Hanson’s rise has created havoc on the right flank of Australian politics. Arguably more importantly, it is shaping the government’s...

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Paul Sakkal

Jetstar deserves applause for its carry-on fees. I hope it goes further

Jetstar deserves applause for its carry-on fees. I hope it goes further

I get scared on the plane and I need the invisible hand of the market to hold mine for comfort when we take off and land.

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Jack Gramenz

Want a sign it’s time to quit your job? Here’s a big one

Want a sign it’s time to quit your job? Here’s a big one

I come bearing good news for those of you itching to land yourself a better job: August is, statistically speaking, the best month of the year to look...

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Tim Duggan

The first generation raised on AFLW has arrived – and they are taking over

The first generation raised on AFLW has arrived – and they are taking over

New players emerge, rivalries deepen, clubs evolve, and the game continues to grow in ways that couldn’t have predicted. Bring on season 11.

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Libby Birch

Money, money, money: Trump rakes in the cash from his social media posts

Money, money, money: Trump rakes in the cash from his social media posts

The US president’s latest cash grab went live on the weekend, with his Trump Media & Technology’s “Truth API” giving subscribers early access...

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Stephen Bartholomeusz

Long before her media bans, Pauline held a sleepover for journalists

Three decades before Pauline Hanson went Trumpian and banned media organisations from her press conferences, her relationship with journalists was...

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Tony Wright

Cancel Thanksgiving? Democrats’ lurch to the left risks an epic backfiring

Cancel Thanksgiving? Democrats’ lurch to the left risks an epic backfiring

Around the country, Americans are rejecting establishment candidates in favour of populists. But will they prove too radical in the heat of a general...

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Michael Koziol

Albanese is about to overtake Keating in time as PM, but the clock is ticking

Albanese is about to overtake Keating in time as PM, but the clock is ticking

A term of leadership is an extravagantly heightened example of life in miniature, something akin to a stop-motion film of a flower growing, blooming...

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Shaun Carney

Why the NRL’s big five contenders can – and can’t – win the title

Why the NRL’s big five contenders can – and can’t – win the title

Penrith are deserved premiership favourites. But I can see a world where they don’t win, with one of these four rivals prevailing on grand final day.

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Andrew Johns

With all eyes on ICAC, both sides of NSW politics are taking out the trash

With all eyes on ICAC, both sides of NSW politics are taking out the trash

“Never let a crisis go to waste,” is the saying. In Macquarie Street, everyone is seizing the moment.

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Michael McGowan

Bankrupt billionaire Jon Adgemis a star of the Federal Court today

Bankrupt billionaire Jon Adgemis a star of the Federal Court today

The liquidator’s examination of the spectacular collapse of Adgemis’ pub empire is set to unpick the complex financial arrangements.

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Lucy Macken

From ‘Nun Runs’ to factional funds: ICAC’s unholy six degrees of separation

From ‘Nun Runs’ to factional funds: ICAC’s unholy six degrees of separation

A small group of people from a number of large families feature prominently in a bombshell inquiry into branch stacking and illegal donations.

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Kate McClymont

Trolls take their toll as online abuse turns women off politics

Trolls take their toll as online abuse turns women off politics

What woman would want to go into politics? Nine out of 10 women politicians have experienced gendered online abuse.

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Hey, mums and dads, your kids are counting on you to solve this NAPLAN problem

Hey, mums and dads, your kids are counting on you to solve this NAPLAN problem

Parents, it is time to number up. You can’t leave the nation’s numeracy problem to the teachers.

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Adam Spencer

Why I was locked in a bar on top of the world for 24 hours

Why I was locked in a bar on top of the world for 24 hours

From midnight, the doors were locked. Nobody, not even workers, could leave. The South American country was taking stock of its population for the...

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Nick Dalziel

Jetstar really wants to charge you for everything but the seat

Jetstar really wants to charge you for everything but the seat

It is the cheapest airline, so travellers are used to corners being cut. But Jetstar’s latest move is a new low.

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Chris Zappone

Burning billions: SpaceX’s sales are soaring, but its spending even more so

Burning billions: SpaceX’s sales are soaring, but its spending even more so

SpaceX’s shares plunged after Elon Musk’s mega company said a near-doubling of its revenues was dwarfed by its skyrocketing investments,...

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Stephen Bartholomeusz

My teenage children want to invest $4000. Where should they start?

My teenage children want to invest $4000. Where should they start?

It’s terrific that your children want to start investing while they’re still so young. Time is the greatest asset an investor has.

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Noel Whittaker

Leaks, lies and Liberals: The closing minutes of Damien Tudehope’s ICAC evidence were a disaster

Leaks, lies and Liberals: The closing minutes of Damien Tudehope’s ICAC evidence were a disaster

Opposition Leader Kellie Sloane surely won’t want one of the Liberal Party’s faceless men showing his face any time soon.

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Bevan Shields

Follow the money: Why Trump will win the midterm elections

Follow the money: Why Trump will win the midterm elections

The Iran war is a running sore, bringing with it higher petrol prices, fertiliser shortages and pessimism. But there are half a billion reasons to...

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Clinton Fernandes