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‘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

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

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

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

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

What can a winter in Paris teach us in Perth about ‘not seeing’ the homeless?

What can a winter in Paris teach us in Perth about ‘not seeing’ the homeless?

Homelessness is ever-present in every city, including my own. Why did it take an extreme weather event in another country for me to really see it?

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Amanda Curtin

Gold still glitters – but who will mine it? The key takeaways from Diggers and Dealers

Gold still glitters – but who will mine it? The key takeaways from Diggers and Dealers

As this year’s Diggers and Dealers mining forum wraps up in Kalgoorlie, WAtoday takes a look at the key issues raised as all eyes in the resources...

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Michael Philipps

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

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

Stop complaining. Australia’s in good economic shape (mostly)

Stop complaining. Australia’s in good economic shape (mostly)

Australia has existed as a federation for one-and-a-quarter centuries. And on the economic front, things are not as bad as they seem.

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Ross Gittins

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

Trump’s foolish war is humiliating America

Trump’s foolish war is humiliating America

Trump’s pointless war has been a strategic fiasco on every level and it is changing the world’s balance of power before our eyes.

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Ambrose Evans-Pritchard

Ariana Grande says she’s healthy, but for many women her image is a painful reminder of a toxic era

Ariana Grande says she’s healthy, but for many women her image is a painful reminder of a toxic era

A few years ago when I was visiting my mother’s house and going through boxes of things from my childhood, I came across a planner I’d had in high...

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Katy Hall

He lied about an affair and cost his company nearly $30 million. Now he has a new job

He lied about an affair and cost his company nearly $30 million. Now he has a new job

The disgraced former chief executive of Rebel Sport owner Super Retail has been hired to lead luxury appliances seller Winning Group.

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Kishor Napier-Raman

Pool fiasco reflects poorly on the morals of an entire administration

Pool fiasco reflects poorly on the morals of an entire administration

How many people contributed to prolonging the lie that David Hearn and others vandalised the monument, and sat silent until the legal system forced...

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Michael Koziol

I was convinced I would never have a child due to climate dread. Then I selfishly had one anyway

I was convinced I would never have a child due to climate dread. Then I selfishly had one anyway

Like many Millennials, I was convinced it was irresponsible to bring a child into a world that was slowly breaking down.

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Zoya Patel

Deposed Aung San Suu Kyi shown in proof of life photo

Deposed Aung San Suu Kyi shown in proof of life photo

The first images of the deposed Myanmar leader for more than five years have appeared as she is seen meeting a Red Cross official while in detention...

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Zach Hope

Three money habits that can keep you stuck financially

Three money habits that can keep you stuck financially

If you’ve hit a ceiling in your financial growth, today’s column is for you.

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Paridhi Jain

The real reason Trump just rushed to help Japan

The real reason Trump just rushed to help Japan

As tactless as ever, Donald Trump invoked the attack on Pearl Harbour as the US jumped in to help boost Japan’s currency. What’s more compelling...

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Stephen Bartholomeusz

Why Australians can no longer count on property to make them rich

Why Australians can no longer count on property to make them rich

There are growing signs that the tide may be turning on Australia’s longstanding preference for residential property.

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Marc Jocum

I wish Hill and Stengle well, but the game must learn lessons from their exits

I wish Hill and Stengle well, but the game must learn lessons from their exits

Collingwood and Geelong announced last week that they had reached agreement with Bobby Hill and Tyson Stengle to end their careers at the club. But we...

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Mathew Stokes

It’s the new battleground for China v the US. But Beijing has one big advantage

It’s the new battleground for China v the US. But Beijing has one big advantage

The global superpowers are locked in a race for AI domination and, while America is out in front, China’s playing the long game and may prevail.

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Peter Hartcher

In the run to finals, these five clubs are locked in a battle for the top four

In the run to finals, these five clubs are locked in a battle for the top four

The Swans, Hawks and Lions are battling for second spot, while the remaining finals berths are open. What’s in store for your side?

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Jon Pierik

The path to first home ownership might be under a flight path

The path to first home ownership might be under a flight path

A new report shows the lengths to which some would-be home owners are prepared to go to reach stage one of the property ownership dream.

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Elizabeth Knight

When half the competition has nothing to play for, the NRL has a problem

When half the competition has nothing to play for, the NRL has a problem

Most NRL fans could have made September holiday plans as far back as June. With expansion on the horizon, the shallowness of the competition is a...

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Malcolm Knox

How the Trump factor finally turned the soccer world against Infantino

How the Trump factor finally turned the soccer world against Infantino

After a World Cup that delivered $25 billion in revenue, the FIFA boss is facing criticism like never before.

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Oliver Brown

Fool’s gold: Trump’s promise to America is not going to plan

Fool’s gold: Trump’s promise to America is not going to plan

Donald Trump is fast running out of time to deliver on his pledge to deliver a “Golden Age” for America.

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Stephen Bartholomeusz

The key takeaway from Australia’s athletics performance at the Commonwealth Games

The key takeaway from Australia’s athletics performance at the Commonwealth Games

Australia has long had strong athletics teams, especially at Commonwealth level, but the strength of this team was outside the norm – and it bodes...

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Michael Gleeson

Trump’s entered a new phase, the unmaking of his presidency

Trump’s entered a new phase, the unmaking of his presidency

Beyond America’s borders, the president’s objectives are failing. At home, voters think he’s no longer looking after their interests. Is Trump...

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Bruce Wolpe

The Eagles’ performance brought one player to tears. Fans would have felt the same

The Eagles’ performance brought one player to tears. Fans would have felt the same

Meanwhile, the Dockers were able to secure a crucial piece of the premiership puzzle. Read more about how WA’s teams fared over the weekend here.

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Paddy Sweeney

Forget the Sydney bubble for a moment. This is the best NRL story of 2026

Forget the Sydney bubble for a moment. This is the best NRL story of 2026

Among the usual suspects that dominate the rugby league cycle is a redemption story worthy of far greater attention.

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Dan Walsh

I was excited to be a ‘boy mum’. Then I picked up my phone

I was excited to be a ‘boy mum’. Then I picked up my phone

This online identity is set on exploiting our anxieties about raising boys.

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Hannah Vanderheide

The dismantling of KPMG is about to begin

The dismantling of KPMG is about to begin

Any day now, the dismantling of the global accounting/consulting giant KPMG will start in earnest, but massive job cuts are only the beginning.

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Colin Kruger

Money, power, influence, secrecy: This same old rinse cycle is destroying politics

Money, power, influence, secrecy: This same old rinse cycle is destroying politics

Events of the past fortnight have reminded Australians why they’ve become cynical about the people – elected or not – who run this country.

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Sean Kelly

Sliding housing prices gave the Reserve Bank a surprise helping hand

Sliding housing prices gave the Reserve Bank a surprise helping hand

The RBA’s three rate rises were always going to slow inflation. But it’s got an unexpected assist from the government’s budget measures.

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Shane Wright

How to benefit from the coming mortgage price war

How to benefit from the coming mortgage price war

Borrowers are in the box seat as competition between banks steps up in a weakening market. But price wars in banking are different to other sectors.

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Clancy Yeates

Trump’s ‘short war’ is spiralling out of control. His personal failings were the trigger

Trump’s ‘short war’ is spiralling out of control. His personal failings were the trigger

Before initiating a war, you must understand why and what you want to achieve. Trump didn’t, and his actions are leading to a less stable Middle...

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Rodger Shanahan