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The White Lotus effect has landed in Thailand, along with lotus-eaters

I travelled 7250 kilometres for enlightenment but found it closer to home.

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Sarah Macdonald

New homes without new schools is shooting planning in the foot

The Minns government has shelved plans to build schools in the very suburbs it has earmarked for housing development.

04.03.2025 5

The Herald&x27S View

It’s clear that Trump is an agent of Putin. All US allies should be alarmed

With the US president parroting Putin talking points, America’s allies must rethink their security strategies.

04.03.2025 5

Peter Hartcher

Red alert: Xi’s plan to protect China from the worst of Trump

China’s leaders meet this week in Beijing. Top of mind will be the threat posed by the US president.

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Stephen Bartholomeusz

This is King Charles’ chance to leave ‘peacemaker’ legacy he craves

The King, whether he entirely chose to be or not, now finds himself at the centre of a triangle that seems to hold the fate of the Western world in...

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Hannah Furness

I’ve seen the impact of Trump and Musk’s savagery. What they’re doing is cruel and lethal

As an aid leader, how do I tell my African friends that Trump’s Christianity isn’t for them, so babies will die?

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Tim Costello

Winless Tigers? Hawks on the rise? Our experts predict season 2025

Who will make the eight? Is Nick Daicos a Brownlow certainty? What will be the story of the season? Our experts put their reputations on the line...

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The Age Footy Team

Cheaper airfares on domestic flights? Don’t hold your breath

Qatar Airways’ big stake in Virgin Australia is unlikely to spark price wars.

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Elizabeth Knight

Will Americans embrace league? Rugby is miles in front and it can’t crack US

The NRL is looking for a miracle in the US when it should be taking the easy option and expanding to New Zealand’s South Island.

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Paul Cully

Why Chinese warships off the coast were no bad thing for Australia

Many Australians seem to have missed a salient fact – our own navy conducts navigation operations and live firing exercises in the South China Sea.

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Christopher Pyne

I suffer from ‘white coat’ syndrome, but not like other people

My response to medical appointments is like a demented Murphy’s law: what can go wrong, will go wrong, even if it means it suddenly and...

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Kerri Sackville

The Roosters love Trent Robinson. Until they don’t

The Roosters love Trent Robinson. They made him a life member in early 2019 after he delivered a second premiership in just six seasons as head...

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Neil Breen

These Sydney homes were supposed to be havens, not hellholes

A shadow often falls between words and action, but thousands of our most vulnerable citizens are living dark existences in group homes as...

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The Herald&x27S View

The trouble with the bubble – for both Albanese and Dutton

Not long before the 2019 election, in a Qantas lounge at Heathrow, I was surprised to overhear a man talking about the coming poll. He was close to...

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Sean Kelly

The real truth on productivity: The bosses aren’t trying hard enough

At last, some sense on the causes of our poor productivity performance. For ages, we’ve been told it’s the government’s fault – maybe even the...

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Ross Gittins

Putin is ready to carve up the world. Trump just handed him the knife

Washington and Moscow have been repairing relations at breakneck speed, comparable only to the speed at which the Trump administration is breaking...

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M. Gessen

Young Socceroos’ Asian Cup triumph shows better days are on the horizon

The Matildas are in a deep, dark hole. A high-profile court case, a seven-month stretch without a full-time coach, a series of poor results and an...

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Vince Rugari

The latest budget iPhone cuts a few corners, but is it still worth buying?

At $1000, the iPhone 16e isn’t exactly cheap, even in the smartphone world. But it is $400 less expensive than the standard iPhone 16 with which it...

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Tim Biggs

Trump, struggling with reality, tried to impose his own on Zelensky

It was a sickening spectacle: the man who tried to upend democracy bullying the man who is fighting for democracy. The air seemed to turn flame red...

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Maureen Dowd

More sound, less sexy: How to approach investing in retirement

Real Money, a free weekly newsletter giving expert tips on how to save, invest and make the most of your money, is sent every Sunday. You’re...

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Dominic Powell

Seeing things in all their glory

Not everyone knows this about me, but I am actually a macho superhero. I say this because 34 years ago I bungee-jumped (no, there is no further...

yesterday 7

Barney Zwartz

Here’s my truth: I’m sick of other people’s ‘truths’

If you’re playing Married at First Sight bingo this year, by which, every time an inane word or phrase is spouted by a participant, such as “...

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Cherie Gilmour

Not many leave Las Vegas a winner. The NRL is one of the lucky few

Walking through the stands of Allegiant Stadium, ARL Commission chairman Peter V’landys was stopped by a Warriors fan who just wanted to say thank...

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Michael Chammas

Brooke Boney: ‘We must funnel our disgust into something productive’

There are certain ways of thinking and speaking that are very Gen Z. I don’t know the appropriate context in which to use the word “slay” but I...

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Brooke Boney

Our vaping delusions have gone up in smoke. The Kiwis have a better idea

A landmark study published in the journal Addiction has revealed that the smoking rate in New Zealand fell twice as fast as in Australia between...

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Dr Colin Mendelsohn

Louise Milligan on the monster priest no-one will grieve

Louise Milligan is the author of Cardinal , which delved deeply into the issue of child abuse by priests of the Catholic Church, and the subsequent...

yesterday 9

Peter Fitzsimons

To win parents’ votes, put their kids first – with childcare that hits home

Childcare centres, despite regular scandals and misdemeanours, enjoy a protected status in modern life. To criticise them is equated with...

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Parnell Palme Mcguinness

The macho men who bootlick Trump show us what weakness looks like

It is a peculiar paradox of the cronies and thugs who surround President Donald Trump: the more macho their image and the harder they try to...

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Jacqueline Maley

Footy’s new LeBronomy: Why Richmond’s exodus is disturbing

Richmond didn’t choose a recession, any more than governments induce an economic coma. Once it was evident that they were in a severe downturn,...

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Jake Niall

We have $1m in savings but only $250k in super. Should we change that?

We are a mid-50s couple with one income of $250,000, a total of $250,000 in combined super, and $1 million in savings across bank accounts under...

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Paul Benson

Want a pay rise? There’s one crucial step you can’t skip

You work hard, meet deadlines and contribute to your team, assuming your efforts will eventually be noticed. You put in extra hours, take on new...

yesterday 10

Téa Angelos

‘I’m going to do my thing, my way’: Paul Kent opens up on his year from hell

Paul Kent had one of the biggest jobs in rugby league media as the angry face of Fox Sports’ NRL coverage. That was before he faced court on...

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Danny Weidler

Thinking about financial advice? Don’t make this costly mistake

I received a gut-wrenching letter the other day from a pre-retiree who had just seen a financial adviser – and walked away deeply disappointed. She...

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Bec Wilson

Why Jannik Sinner’s three-month doping ban is the deal of the century

Ring-fencing of what doping in sport is doesn’t accurately capture the full gamut of what the term means. An athlete has been “done for doping”...

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Darren Kane

The Oval Office was already seething with resentment when Vance lit the match

For the first 40 minutes of their high-stakes meeting on Friday, US President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky,...

previous day 6

Michael Koziol

‘Inherent contradiction’: Inside the tent where drugs are legal

As the mercury hits 28 degrees, Jimmy Brown is starting to regret the wizard costume. Another festival goer, Phoebe Knight, uses a pink fan to cool...

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Angus Thomson

Trump’s behaviour reveals what he thinks about the US’s role in the world

Donald Trump has said that he wanted each day of his presidency to be like an episode of a reality TV show. On Friday, local time, he certainly...

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George Brandis

Zelensky asked J.D. Vance a question – it proved to be a mistake

It could have been worse – they could have started throwing punches. But of all the possible outcomes of Friday’s high-stakes meeting, Volodymyr...

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Roland Oliphant

My quest to buy an EV stalled … and it’s not just because Musk grinds my gears

Trying to buy an electric car in 2025, something is amiss. For a start, other taxpayers aren’t subsidising the cost as generously as they were....

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Malcolm Knox

As China stalks and Trump squawks, Albanese baulks from historic moment

History is knocking on Australia’s door. The prime minister is pretending he can’t hear. Donald Trump is vacating America’s traditional place in...

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Peter Hartcher

NRL returns to Vegas. Thankfully, much of the claptrap of last year has been left behind

Viva, Las Vegas. I’m all shook up. Etc, etc. True there has been, as expected, a fair bit of hype about this year’s NRL venture to the City of Sin,...

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