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The war crimes case against Trump and Hegseth

On a day in early September, Pete Hegseth – the US Secretary of State for War (no longer for “Defence”) – ordered the firing of a precision-guided...

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Geoffrey Robertson

Albanese talks about his ‘five biggest things’: What’s next?

Right at the end of his press conference on Thursday, hit with yet another question on travel expenses, the prime minister said: “What I’m focused...

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Sean Kelly

Sydney Metro line appears to be off the rails again

The Minns government is running a slow-train-coming strategy on building vital transport infrastructure, repeatedly missing its own timetable for...

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The Herald&x27S View

Desperate vibes as under-16s crowd into Yope and Lemon8

Previously little-known social media platforms are stuck at the top of app store charts as young Australians seek shelter from the social media ban...

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Tim Biggs

How a dorky prime minister and a nation of rule abiders is changing the world

When Australia’s social media ban for under 16s came into effect last Wednesday, I got a call from a friend back home asking me about it. It’s been...

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Cory Alpert

Australia’s competition watchdog eyes Warner Bros mega deal

Australia’s competition watchdog is likely to closely scrutinise two potential media deals – either of which could be the biggest of all time –...

yesterday 10

Calum Jaspan

Unspeakable violence against girls and women meets global silence

The teen social media ban is not the only “world first” Australia has just introduced. Canberra also slipped into play an unprecedented sanctions...

yesterday 10

Virginia Haussegger

I’m an atheist, so am I a fraud when I say grace at Christmas?

I don’t believe I’m being overly dramatic when I tell you that around this time last year, I suffered an existential crisis. I was hosting two...

yesterday 10

Jo Pybus

Faster isn’t always better. Our super system needs ‘speed bumps’

Businesses nearly always assume that if you can do something faster, then that’s better for customers. Whether it’s the ability to order online...

yesterday 7

Clancy Yeates

I was 100m away when the shots rang out. It has changed Sydney forever

Initially, I thought it was fireworks. But they just didn’t stop. It took about 15 seconds for my mind to clock what was happening. All hell was...

yesterday 7

Elias Visontay

My kids are all right, but some troll blames me for the social media ban

I just had a random stranger attack my parenting skills online. After making a generic comment about the Australian social media ban for under 16s,...

yesterday 10

Gayle Mcnaught

Ex-Liberal Party powerbroker says ‘the party is over’

The famed Liberal Party powerbroker Walter Villatora is a former campaign manager for Mike Baird and Tony Abbott. Believing the “Liberal Party is...

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Peter Fitzsimons

The social media ban (probably) won’t fix our kids

As soon as the social media ban came into effect on Wednesday, there were reports of under 16s circumventing it. “Told ya this ban was gonna flop...

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Jacqueline Maley

Thanks Daddy Albo, but we’ve got this parenting thing covered

By Wednesday morning, when the social media ban for under 16s officially began, our household had already reached the penultimate stage of grief. As...

yesterday 10

Parnell Palme Mcguinness

‘Crossed the line’: The week Trump turned his back on Europe

London: It was the rustle of paperwork heard around the world: a 33-page US security plan that upended virtually everything Europe takes for...

yesterday 10

James Rothwell

Let there be light and love and art

Recently, I attended a statewide interfaith festival which brought together hundreds of people from across diverse religious and cultural...

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Maureen Barten

Since 1882, winning the Ashes has never been about entertainment

There’s nothing quite as awkward for a professional sporting group as being seen enjoying life when you’re getting trounced. The public believes...

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Geoff Lawson

Our underachiever nation’s lost 25 years

Is there a country on the planet that made a more sure-footed start to the 21st century than Australia? Is there a nation that ushered in the new...

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Nick Bryant

No nominations, no judges, no nothing: Even by FIFA’s standards, Trump’s award is a new low

In the history of sport, has a major organisation ever debased itself to the extent FIFA did last Saturday (AEDT) by awarding Donald Trump its...

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Peter Fitzsimons

Celebrities are becoming unrecognisable. The problem isn’t Ozempic

There has been considerable consternation about the recent red-carpet pictures of the women from the Wicked movies – Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo...

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Julia Baird

Still despairing about 67? You’ll be OK, Boomer

OK Boomers, gather round. I know you love your English. Proof is your wince each time a dictionary acclaims such twaddle as “skibidi” and “67″...

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David Astle

Why science says you should let your dog lick your face

Dear Mum and Dad, It’s your dog Clancy, writing from the city. I have some urgent news to share. It seems that by licking all the humans in my...

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Richard Glover

‘Have they learnt nothing?’ Radical surgery only option for hospital giant

We are now down to the nitty-gritty of how to save all 37 of Healthscope’s private hospitals from oblivion following its collapse in May, and the...

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Colin Kruger

Trump won’t shield US teens on social media but wants to scroll through yours

US President Donald Trump’s plan to demand foreign tourists’ social media records and family histories to foil terrorists and criminals is complete...

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The Herald&x27S View

A deep dive into the time of Trumpian magical realism

If you remember, 2015 was a year of horror too. Beheadings, suicide bombings, deadly attacks in central Paris and other cities, the burning to...

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Nikki Barrowclough

A bunch of deep red Republicans just stood up to Trump. Here’s why it matters

As the year winds down and attention drifts to 2026, Donald Trump has been busy attempting to redraw the electoral maps of yet another US state....

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Michael Koziol

Hand over my social media accounts and pics? I’m cancelling my US trip

Last Saturday my old Who magazine mate, Shelli-Anne, came for a sleepover with her fella, Gavin. They’ve lived in Los Angeles for 30 years. She...

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Kate Halfpenny

Interest rates are blunt. But so is the RBA – when it needs to be

Call it subtlety or caution, but the Reserve Bank – and especially governor Michele Bullock – is rarely very blunt (even if interest rates are). On...

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Millie Muroi

Khawaja should play in Adelaide out of ruthlessness, not charity

Three weeks ago, Australia’s entire batting stability was thought to depend on Usman Khawaja. Today, he is seen as a cherry on the cake. Before...

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Malcolm Knox

I’m 15 and I’ve been podcasting for five years. Do you expect me to stop now?

Social media is a harmful tool filled with negativity, hate and cyberbullying; however, it’s also filled with 5 billion people who learn, create,...

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Jack Okill

As China unleashed on Japan, the US stayed silent – until Beijing went too far

Singapore: It’s clear that Japan has been feeling a little peeved at the crickets from its Western pals. For more than a month, Tokyo has endured a...

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Lisa Visentin

What it’s like to live in a $37m apartment at Sydney’s Crown Residences

Dressed in a fluffy robe and mismatched socks, I was leaving the room service tray outside the $37 million apartment when I heard the door slam and...

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Kristy Johnson

The social media ban may be a more seismic shift than we realise

Inconveniently for someone like me, just about everything said about the teen social media ban this week will probably prove irrelevant. The...

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Waleed Aly

Anika Wells is a talent. She could be PM one day, but Albanese should sack her as sports minister

Can Anika Wells ever set foot inside a sports stadium again? Australians love to boo a politician at the footy. John Howard was regularly heckled...

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James Massola

‘25 years of war’: Wests Tigers need a strongman to take charge

When John Singleton was engaging with the Bears to take over management rights of NSW’s Central Coast stadium after their joint venture with Manly...

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Roy Masters

England are in disarray. This is what they should be doing in Noosa

England’s Ashes tour is in disarray after two heavy defeats, and the cricket world is questioning their approach. As a former player and coach, I...

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Greg Chappell

From AFP raid target to eulogist: Sky’s Whittaker gets the last word on Richo

In this year’s final On Background, Boris forgives an old target, scuttlebutt of succession planning in Guardian Towers, a clampdown on Christmas...

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Calum Jaspan

‘It’s really tariffs’: Cutting through the fog, Fed lowers rates again

If the Federal Reserve was operating in a fog when it met last month, the visibility was even worse at this week’s meeting. The US central bank did...

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Stephen Bartholomeusz

If I had a teenager, I’d rather they were addicted to smoking than scrolling

Teenagers across Australia woke yesterday to find their social media accounts deactivated. Why? The government has stepped in and banned access for...

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Fred Thomas

Stick with Bazball or swallow some pride? How England can save the Ashes

The first two Ashes Tests have been an unmitigated disaster for England, much to the delight of Australian cricket fans. Illustration: Simon Letch...

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Tom Decent

Cat and mouse: How under-16s are circumventing the social media ban

One day into the new era of social media age restrictions, thousands of young Australians have been booted from their favourite apps. The process...

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Tim Biggs

Master of the universe: Musk wants to take data centres to space

Conceptually, it is difficult to fathom which of these notions is more difficult to get your head around. The first is Elon Musk adding more than...

11.12.2025 7

Elizabeth Knight

Albanese is getting close to his ‘I don’t hold a hose’ moment

For a prime minister who has spent his adult life inside the machinery of parliament, Anthony Albanese knows precisely how political brushfires...

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Rob Harris

Usually confident Albanese puts a wrong foot forward

December seems to rattle prime ministers. Scott Morrison achieved a sort of gormless immortality when he declared on December 20, 2019, “I don’t...

11.12.2025 6

The Herald&x27S View

What to do when your child plays detective to unmask Santa

It’s getting to that delicate time of year when theories abound as to whether Santa has a secret identity, like Superman or Wonder Woman. Two young...

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