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‘Hope the dog dies, Louise!’ Why do we lose our minds over parking?

Parking derangement syndrome causes people to change their plans, move homes, or just not go out. Australians seem particularly susceptible.

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Malcolm Knox

America is heading into an irresponsible financial boom

The Federal Reserve is making moves to try and stabilise the money markets, which will have potent ramifications.

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Ambrose Evans-Pritchard

Where sports have a duty of care, it must override the desire for personal autonomy

There aren’t many sports that don’t carry an element of danger. Recent examples highlight the need for safety precautions to be mandated rather...

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Darren Kane

The three gaffes that fuelled Ley’s nightmare fortnight

Ley keeps calm and carries on but distrust and paranoia grip a fragmenting Liberal party.

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James Massola

Could tech bros like Mike Cannon-Brookes become the new climate pariahs?

IT giants are betting hundreds of billions of dollars on soaring AI use and the environmental impact promises to be catastrophic.

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Colin Kruger

Daly Cherry-Evans is officially a Rooster. Good luck stopping them winning the comp in 2026

The former Manly skipper has officially signed with the Sydney Roosters – and the 16 rival NRL clubs might as well concede they are now playing for...

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Christian Nicolussi

Australia have settled on their Ashes squad. Can they beat England … again?

An unfamiliar opening pair. An average age of 33.5. Feverish debate about the all-rounder’s spot. The knives are out for Australia, but here’s why...

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Tom Decent

From Beckham to Melham, what’s left when you’ve already achieved your dream?

This week jockey Jamie Melham won the Melbourne Cup and David Beckham received a knighthood. When your greatest wish is realised, you have to...

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Kate Halfpenny

Inside Australian spy plane’s secretive night over Europe

The crew know that when their screens light up, it means terror is coming to someone on the ground below.

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David Crowe

Think the government runs Triple Zero? Wrong. No wonder it’s failing

Ask someone chosen at random if they think Triple Zero is a government service, and they’d almost certainly say they do. Only those who have had...

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Waleed Aly

Price rises are coming but whatever you do, don’t panic

Punters on Tuesday were far less focused on the Reserve Bank’s movements than usual – probably because the bank’s interest rate decision was far...

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Millie Muroi

I constantly hear about bad bosses, but mine is great. Am I just lucky?

Not long ago our pet died. They had been a loved member of our family for a long while and I was inconsolable. I told my boss by sending them a...

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Jonathan Rivett

Kyle Sandilands’ medical update and the $180m question

In this edition of On Background, an update on Kyle Sandilands’ brain surgery, Nick Papps’ Californian dream begins, and Guardian Australia closes...

latest 6

Calum Jaspan

The problem isn’t Spotify. Now hit play and stop pretending you care

Ask the music cognoscenti about Chess Records and they will probably talk about how the label opened the door for black American blues, soul and...

yesterday 10

Ben Coady

A report card on the Trump presidency

Donald Trump, celebrating this week the anniversary of his election win last November, claimed he’d created the most successful economy in US...

yesterday 40

Stephen Bartholomeusz

From Mamdani to Musk: the cult of the visionary puts people power to test

Among the several popularity contests in the US this week, there are two that rise to the level of being really consequential. The first is the New...

yesterday 10

Elizabeth Knight

Don’t get angry at Nick Kyrgios. Just enjoy the show while you can

The weather is heating up, and we have a Nick Kyrgios injury update. The Australian Open must be on the horizon. Kyrgios is preparing for his...

yesterday 6

Marc Mcgowan

The internet is threatening the dictionary. Can we still save it?

When did you last use a dictionary? Whichever the brand, be that Oxford or Macquarie? Maybe last year? Maybe two years ago? Truth being, you can’t...

yesterday 8

David Astle

Am I a genius, a giant, a lunatic or a dinosaur? It all depends

If I were on Jupiter right now, in its fierce gravity, I would be turtling around on all fours weighing more than 200 kilograms. Pressed into the...

yesterday 8

Anson Cameron

The engine fell off the UPS cargo plane, but that’s not the sole reason it crashed

When an aircraft crashes as tragically and spectacularly as UPS 2976 did on take-off from Louisville, Kentucky, it’s normal to search for the cause...

yesterday 8

David Evans

Why LIV Golf’s latest ‘innovation’ is actually its dying whimper

Look, I grant you, watching the machinations of LIV golf lately is a little like reading Liberal Party policy announcements of what they’ll do “if...

yesterday 9

Peter Fitzsimons

Hangover leave to 13-month pay: Could these wild work perks catch on?

We all work for different reasons. At one end are those who work simply for the salary and nothing else. The other end of the scale are the...

yesterday 6

Tim Duggan

Reality check: Promised 67,000 homes a year would send building into freefall

Another day, another “radical” proposal to fix housing supply and deliver more affordable homes. The promises – to deliver 67,000 additional...

yesterday 6

Nicole Gurran

To me, an Australian person of colour, Mamdani’s New York victory is a game-changer

For most of my life, politics has felt like something that belonged to someone else. To the well connected. To the “born to lead”. To those whose...

yesterday 2

Satara Uthayakumaran

‘I was brought to tears by the overwhelming chaos’: My home renovation came at a cost

I have recently endured a living hell, an experience that left me vulnerable, exposed and anchorless. You see, for the past few months, I’d been...

yesterday 5

Wendy Squires

Australia is now watching the Coalition break down in real time

It’s no small thing when a freshly elected leader of one of the big parties quickly becomes toast, as the well-browned Sussan Ley has. Remarkably,...

yesterday 7

Shaun Carney

Jailing is failing: time to unlock some new ideas

COVID-19’s extraordinary economic impact underscores the need for smart policies that work, especially in our criminal justice system.

yesterday 8

Bob Debus

Smile, score and take no prisoners: How to judge racing’s best looks

I know what it feels like to be jockey Jamie Melham. The Melbourne Cup winner trained for a lifetime to pass the post first on Half Yours, and...

previous day 8

Damien Woolnough

The AI spending frenzy is giving investors anxiety

Concerns over the sky-high stock prices of companies engaged in the artificial intelligence frenzy have intensified over the past week, hitting...

previous day 1

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Australian billionaire takes off the gloves in Victoria’s Secret brawl

Australia’s lowest-profile and publicity-shy billionaire Brett Blundy doesn’t relish being centre stage. But he has just supercharged a battle with...

previous day 1

Elizabeth Knight

Chinese society is being torn apart by generational battles over the sale of the family home

Have you and your relatives fought over ancestral homes and inheritance? I am raising an uncomfortable question, I know. China’s billionaire...

previous day 20

Shuli Ren

‘I feel for Sammy’: How Konstas found out about his Test axing

Sam Konstas’ flatulence wasn’t on anyone’s Ashes squad announcement bingo card when head selector George Bailey fronted a press conference on...

previous day 3

Tom Decent

Sweaty, silly, off-the-cuff: This is the TV Australia’s missing

If you’re a lover of the arts, there are plenty of Australian-made TV programs probing its parameters. Documentaries, interviews, chat shows,...

previous day 5

Lenny Ann Low

Dick Cheney spent decades as the ultimate Republican insider. He died an outsider

Richard Bruce Cheney elevated the role of vice president to a power it had never held before – and probably never will again. It was Cheney,...

previous day 4

Karen Tumulty

Steve Waugh fired three shots at George Bailey and the Australian selectors. One hit the mark

Steve Waugh’s fears about the future of the Test side are bang on, even if he missed the mark with his claim of player power at selection and...

previous day 2

Andrew Wu

At last, a massive win for the Democrats – on paper, and with several asterisks

The best news from this election night in America is that the brownstone homes in the West Village are about to become a hell of a lot cheaper....

previous day 4

Michael Koziol

Australia’s teen social media ban has a gaming-sized loophole

Australia’s under-16 social media ban is kicking off in just over a month, with Reddit and Kick set to go dark alongside the likes of Facebook,...

previous day 1

David Swan

I thought Albo’s urgent care clinics were a waste – until I needed one

Most Australians have come to see free healthcare as our birthright, so I was shocked to hear a friend recently shelled out more than $300 for a...

previous day 3

Angus Thomson

I’m a father and IT worker. The social media ban won’t protect our kids – it will hurt them

It was when I read a call for families to “bring back landlines” that the penny dropped. The image of a teenager queueing in the hallway, twirling...

previous day 4

Shaun Rowland

Russia was once the great kleptocracy. Trump’s America is giving it a run for its money

A decade ago, when I was living in Moscow, my Russian teacher explained to me her standard procedure if ever she was pulled over by traffic police....

previous day 8

Melanie La&x27Brooy

The Libs are heading for less than (net) zero

For three elections now, the “teal” independents have eaten the Liberals’ lunch with such gusto that the once-great conservative party is...

previous day 1

Jacqueline Maley

Our property sale has created a tax ‘double whammy’. What can we do?

My husband and I have just sold a rental property we bought in 1999 and have never lived in. It provided about half of our regular income, with the...

previous day 10

Noel Whittaker

How the experts are tipping the Melbourne Cup, the best bets for the day and how to place a wager

The patriotic punters will be lining up to support Jamie Melham and Half Yours in Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup. The Tony and Calvin McEvoy-trained Half...

tuesday 2

Danny Russell

Getting AI to do the grocery shopping: It’s closer than you think

Imagine a world in which artificial intelligence predicts what we are cooking for dinner and what groceries we need to buy, then executes that...

tuesday 5

Elizabeth Knight

Trump’s tariffs face judgment day, and there’s a lot at stake

The judgment day for most of Donald Trump’s tariffs looms this week, with the US Supreme Court set to hear an appeal against a lower court’s ruling...

tuesday 10

Stephen Bartholomeusz

I use all the money ‘hacks’. So why have my finances stalled?

I’ve been fixing my finances for the last few years, with the help of podcasts and books. I have a few savings buckets set up for things like...

tuesday 2

Paridhi Jain

No, Australia is not ‘streaking ahead’ of other nations on climate

In explaining the Nationals’ decision to abandon the policy of pursuing net zero emissions by 2050, leader David Littleproud said the party was not...

tuesday 2

Nick O&x27Malley

‘Peace President’ Trump is driving a share bonanza for weapons makers

Investors typically have a complicated relationship with defence stocks. They like the industry’s predictable cash flows, but many have misgivings...

tuesday 2

Jonathan Levin

How two images portray the same storm amid confusion over BoM upgrade

Confusion over the new Bureau of Meteorology website came to the fore on Monday night, as Sydneysiders searched for information on the storm that...

tuesday 1

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Liberal contenders share Thai dinner as Ley’s leadership is tested

As the net zero issue blew up on Monday, Opposition Leader Sussan Ley’s two leadership rivals talked politics and the future of the Liberal Party...

tuesday 2

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‘Hope the dog dies, Louise!’ Why do we lose our minds over parking?

Malcolm Knox

America is heading into an irresponsible financial boom

Ambrose Evans-Pritchard

Where sports have a duty of care, it must override the desire for personal autonomy

Darren Kane

The three gaffes that fuelled Ley’s nightmare fortnight

James Massola

Could tech bros like Mike Cannon-Brookes become the new climate pariahs?

Colin Kruger

Daly Cherry-Evans is officially a Rooster. Good luck stopping them winning the comp in 2026

Christian Nicolussi

Australia have settled on their Ashes squad. Can they beat England … again?

Tom Decent

From Beckham to Melham, what’s left when you’ve already achieved your dream?

Kate Halfpenny

Inside Australian spy plane’s secretive night over Europe

David Crowe

Think the government runs Triple Zero? Wrong. No wonder it’s failing

Waleed Aly

Price rises are coming but whatever you do, don’t panic

Millie Muroi

I constantly hear about bad bosses, but mine is great. Am I just lucky?

Jonathan Rivett

Kyle Sandilands’ medical update and the $180m question

Calum Jaspan

The problem isn’t Spotify. Now hit play and stop pretending you care

Ben Coady

A report card on the Trump presidency

Stephen Bartholomeusz

From Mamdani to Musk: the cult of the visionary puts people power to test

Elizabeth Knight

Don’t get angry at Nick Kyrgios. Just enjoy the show while you can

Marc Mcgowan

The internet is threatening the dictionary. Can we still save it?

David Astle

Am I a genius, a giant, a lunatic or a dinosaur? It all depends

Anson Cameron

The engine fell off the UPS cargo plane, but that’s not the sole reason it crashed

David Evans

Why LIV Golf’s latest ‘innovation’ is actually its dying whimper

Peter Fitzsimons

Hangover leave to 13-month pay: Could these wild work perks catch on?

Tim Duggan

Reality check: Promised 67,000 homes a year would send building into freefall

Nicole Gurran

To me, an Australian person of colour, Mamdani’s New York victory is a game-changer

Satara Uthayakumaran

‘I was brought to tears by the overwhelming chaos’: My home renovation came at a cost

Wendy Squires

Australia is now watching the Coalition break down in real time

Shaun Carney

Jailing is failing: time to unlock some new ideas

Bob Debus

Smile, score and take no prisoners: How to judge racing’s best looks

Damien Woolnough

The AI spending frenzy is giving investors anxiety

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Australian billionaire takes off the gloves in Victoria’s Secret brawl

Elizabeth Knight

Chinese society is being torn apart by generational battles over the sale of the family home

Shuli Ren

‘I feel for Sammy’: How Konstas found out about his Test axing

Tom Decent

Sweaty, silly, off-the-cuff: This is the TV Australia’s missing

Lenny Ann Low

Dick Cheney spent decades as the ultimate Republican insider. He died an outsider

Karen Tumulty

Steve Waugh fired three shots at George Bailey and the Australian selectors. One hit the mark

Andrew Wu

At last, a massive win for the Democrats – on paper, and with several asterisks

Michael Koziol

Australia’s teen social media ban has a gaming-sized loophole

David Swan

I thought Albo’s urgent care clinics were a waste – until I needed one

Angus Thomson

I’m a father and IT worker. The social media ban won’t protect our kids – it will hurt them