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The social media whipping boy, cult hero and unlikely captain in our Test team of 2025

Only three players – Travis Head, Joe Root and Ravindra Jadeja – retained their places from last year, while seven have been named in this team for...

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Andrew Wu

What housing crisis? For most, there isn’t one – but look how the other third live

Housing was only deemed in “crisis” when the offspring of property owners found themselves locked out of the market. But we used to be better at...

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Kate Shaw

Sussexit? Harry and Meghan desperate to downplay staff exodus

Of all the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s staff departures of recent year, the loss of a deeply loyal executive director will hit the hardest.

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Hannah Furness

A billion chatbot users can’t be wrong … or can they? Let’s ask a human

It’s a job description for the 21st century: human-AI relationship coach. But this job is all about the humans.

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Parmy Olson

On our 125th birthday, let’s rise to the test of our national character

Modern Australia has been built by countless individual acts of service, bravery, ambition and kindness – resources that we must call upon...

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Anthony Albanese

Trump has just sacked 30 ambassadors. The consequences for Australia are profound

Earlier this month, amid a slew of other news and on the same day as a botched release of comically almost-redacted files from the Epstein case,...

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Cory Alpert

New laws aim to make Australian campuses safer

Australian universities are being forced to confront and deal with the shocking fact that their campuses are often not the safe and welcoming...

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The Herald&x27S View

The future is electric: Hot metals are exposing the fossil fuel fantasy

The past year began with a promise from President Donald Trump to deliver a future of “peace through strength” by unleashing America’s fossil fuel...

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David Fickling

Khawaja, Green, Healy and Perry. What does 2026 have in store for Australian cricket?

It’s been a very Merry Christmas for the Australian Test team with Ashes success well ‘urned’, but the new year shapes as being a testing time....

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Jon Pierik

I’m an SPF50+ redhead. Walk a mile in my shoes, but never in daylight

Every November, the first warm wind of the year sweeps in from the desert, across the coast, and carries out to sea my hopes of going outside again...

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Perry Duffin

Ignore Melbourne – Brendon McCullum needs a win in Sydney to save his job

Joe Root insists England’s players are “absolutely committed” to Brendon McCullum, but the hollowness of the win in Melbourne leaves the coach...

yesterday 10

Nick Hoult

Your mum and dad are influencers now too

You may never have heard of Aki and Koichi, but this sartorial couple in their 70s from California are a hit on social media. They are part of a...

yesterday 10

Andreea Papuc

I was wrong about Elon. But he was wrong too

I was wrong, as it turns out, about Elon Musk. At least on this occasion. A year ago, I’d predicted that Musk would quit Tesla. It was a bold...

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David Swan

The six words from Trump that had Zelensky – and the world – wincing

New York: It was the moment Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky nearly broke his studied composure. “Russia wants to see Ukraine succeed,”...

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Michael Koziol

Why our US alliance is under threat in 2026 – from Trump

As the year draws to a close, this country is in anguished mourning, distress, fear and uncertainty about the government’s ability to act on...

yesterday 10

Bruce Wolpe

After every economic norm is blithely tossed aside, what’s the future?

Ten years ago I praised a book by Mervyn King, former governor of the Bank of England, on the subject of “radical uncertainty”. Back then, I agreed...

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Clive Crook

Clouds appear over Albanese’s promised transparency

When he was opposition leader, Anthony Albanese set himself squarely against the secrecy of the Scott Morrison administration, promising a new era...

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The Herald&x27S View

I was the mother of holiday invention ... until my kids went feral and I went to yoga

At the start of school holidays, like a good disciple of modern mindfulness, I set my intention: the summer holidays will be fun and relaxing – a...

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Cherie Gilmour

Let them eat cake: We have a fix for obesity, but only the wealthy can afford it

Modern medicine has, at last, developed the means to change the course of one of the great epidemics of our age, yet the fruits of that success...

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Vinay Rane

As some boycott Myanmar’s flawed election, others hope for change

Yangon: As voters went to the polls on Sunday for the first round of a heavily stage-managed election in Myanmar, the outcome was all but assured....

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Sui-Lee Wee

A royal commission into antisemitism is a risk, but Labor’s excuses are wearing thin

Royal commissions have become a symbolic way that Australia chooses to confront its ugliest problems, even if they do not solve them. At the...

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Natassia Chrysanthos

Less may be more as Zac Lomax prepares to chase a dream, not money

In an era when professional athletes are portrayed as mercenaries chasing the almighty dollar, the curious case of Zac Lomax is a reminder that...

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Robert Dillon

Bradman and co. knew toughness was part of Test cricket. Do today’s players?

In the annals of history, The Monuments Men stand as guardians of irreplaceable treasures. They were a group of male and female art historians,...

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Greg Chappell

2025, a year best to forget? We never will

The year 2025 will be forever defined in our history by the horror of December 14. But as it ends in sorrow, this is the time to reflect on all the...

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George Brandis

Were you not entertained? Satisfied? Making sense of a rogue Boxing Day Test

Such was the frenzy that was England’s successful run chase at the MCG on Saturday that at one point, Ben Duckett played an orthodox forward...

previous day 1

Greg Baum

Trump’s Golden Fleet’s battleship unlikely to set sail

The US Great White Fleet sailed into Sydney Harbour in August 1908 and virtually the entire city turned out to greet the ships. There were parades,...

sunday 2

The Herald&x27S View

The health system is sick. It needs to be examined nationally

A small number of specialist doctors charge unethical and extreme fees, defined as a cost over three times the Medicare rebate for that service....

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Dr Nikki Stamp

Trump’s ‘Golden Fleet’ battleship plan a disaster waiting to happen

On December 22, at his Mar-a-Lago resort, US President Donald Trump unveiled plans for a new “Trump-class” battleship as the centrepiece of his “...

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Tom Sharpe

Inside the 21-minute grilling of the MCG curator and his boss

It’s never a good sign when the curator of a cricket pitch fronts a press conference, beamed live on national television, at 9.01am on what should...

sunday 1

Tom Decent

Wealthy schools find another money tree

Fees at Sydney’s wealthiest schools continue to rise in lock step with Sydney real estate prices, with the most expensive now billing parents more...

sunday 10

The Herald&x27S View

There are three kinds of antisemitism – each needs to be dealt with differently

Each day that passes since the unimaginable terror of the events in Bondi seems to bring with it fresh announcements from various levels of...

sunday 5

Kylie Moore-Gilbert

Why Australia will stick with Cameron Green … for now

If the ground staff at the MCG continue to produce batting surfaces that yield 20 wickets a day then the national discourse about team balance...

sunday 10

Geoff Lawson

I quit my six-a-day coffee habit. Then my life began to fall apart

I made a resolution last New Year’s Eve to give up coffee. I only did it because my family had dared me. They are not kill-joys – they said my...

sunday 20

Warren Duncan

The age-old question raised by horrific Bondi massacre

The horrific tragedy at Bondi two weeks ago raises again one of the most significant challenges non-believers level at the three monotheistic...

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Barney Zwartz

Calls for greater Bondi police presence went unheeded

In the aftermath of such a major tragedy as the attack on Bondi Beach that left 15 dead and dozens of others injured, the balance between...

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The Herald&x27S View

Ashes player ratings: The Australian trio who should be nervous after Bazballers finally deliver

England have finally won an Ashes Test in Australia – and it only took another two-day Test for the “Bazballers” to shine and secure a famous MCG...

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Dan Walsh

England won a game of cricket at the MCG, but this was no Test match

England won a game of cricket at the MCG on Saturday. Technically, it was an Ashes Test match, but by most other measures this game was quite a bit...

27.12.2025 20

Daniel Brettig

Souths were desperate to re-sign Koloamatangi. Here’s why they couldn’t

South Sydney fans are entitled to be devastated by the news Keaon Koloamatangi is on his way to NRL rivals St George Illawarra, but something had...

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The social media whipping boy, cult hero and unlikely captain in our Test team of 2025

Andrew Wu

What housing crisis? For most, there isn’t one – but look how the other third live

Kate Shaw

Sussexit? Harry and Meghan desperate to downplay staff exodus

Hannah Furness

A billion chatbot users can’t be wrong … or can they? Let’s ask a human

Parmy Olson

On our 125th birthday, let’s rise to the test of our national character

Anthony Albanese

Trump has just sacked 30 ambassadors. The consequences for Australia are profound

Cory Alpert

New laws aim to make Australian campuses safer

The Herald&x27S View

The future is electric: Hot metals are exposing the fossil fuel fantasy

David Fickling

Khawaja, Green, Healy and Perry. What does 2026 have in store for Australian cricket?

Jon Pierik

I’m an SPF50+ redhead. Walk a mile in my shoes, but never in daylight

Perry Duffin

Ignore Melbourne – Brendon McCullum needs a win in Sydney to save his job

Nick Hoult

Your mum and dad are influencers now too

Andreea Papuc

I was wrong about Elon. But he was wrong too

David Swan

The six words from Trump that had Zelensky – and the world – wincing

Michael Koziol

Why our US alliance is under threat in 2026 – from Trump

Bruce Wolpe

After every economic norm is blithely tossed aside, what’s the future?

Clive Crook

Clouds appear over Albanese’s promised transparency

The Herald&x27S View

I was the mother of holiday invention ... until my kids went feral and I went to yoga

Cherie Gilmour

Let them eat cake: We have a fix for obesity, but only the wealthy can afford it

Vinay Rane

As some boycott Myanmar’s flawed election, others hope for change

Sui-Lee Wee

A royal commission into antisemitism is a risk, but Labor’s excuses are wearing thin

Natassia Chrysanthos

Less may be more as Zac Lomax prepares to chase a dream, not money

Robert Dillon

Bradman and co. knew toughness was part of Test cricket. Do today’s players?

Greg Chappell

2025, a year best to forget? We never will

George Brandis

Were you not entertained? Satisfied? Making sense of a rogue Boxing Day Test

Greg Baum

Trump’s Golden Fleet’s battleship unlikely to set sail

The Herald&x27S View

The health system is sick. It needs to be examined nationally

Dr Nikki Stamp

Trump’s ‘Golden Fleet’ battleship plan a disaster waiting to happen

Tom Sharpe

Inside the 21-minute grilling of the MCG curator and his boss

Tom Decent

Wealthy schools find another money tree

The Herald&x27S View

There are three kinds of antisemitism – each needs to be dealt with differently

Kylie Moore-Gilbert

Why Australia will stick with Cameron Green … for now

Geoff Lawson

I quit my six-a-day coffee habit. Then my life began to fall apart

Warren Duncan

The age-old question raised by horrific Bondi massacre

Barney Zwartz

Calls for greater Bondi police presence went unheeded

The Herald&x27S View

Ashes player ratings: The Australian trio who should be nervous after Bazballers finally deliver

Dan Walsh

England won a game of cricket at the MCG, but this was no Test match

Daniel Brettig

Souths were desperate to re-sign Koloamatangi. Here’s why they couldn’t

Robert Dillon