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A faint path to a ceasefire in Ukraine emerges but Trump’s support is fickle

As the UK and France try to piece together a ceasefire plan, Trump attacks comments from Zelensky that peace is “very far away”.

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Rob Harris

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

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

I love HBO’s The White Lotus with its compellingly awful characters on vacation in obscenely expensive resorts. Welcome to Koh Samui: season three...

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Sarah Macdonald

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

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

One of the reasons that the footage of US President Donald Trump’s clash with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was so compelling to Western...

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Peter Hartcher

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

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

What will President Xi Jinping do to try to “Trump-proof” China’s economy? This week, we might get some insights into his plans. Just as US...

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Stephen Bartholomeusz

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

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

In the flurry of executive orders issued by the 47th US president in his first 100 days, none is more devastating – or more deadly – than the...

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Tim Costello

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

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

Five years ago – before cancer, before Oprah, before becoming King – the then Prince Charles spoke of his hopes of being a “peacemaker”. “I...

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Hannah Furness

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

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

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Who will win the flag? Can Nick Daicos go one better and win the Brownlow this...

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The Age Footy Team

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

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

What really haunts the Australian aviation industry aren’t those Qantas ghost flights that got the competition regulator fired up; and nor is it...

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Elizabeth Knight

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

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

A few days before the NRL’s Las Vegas quadruple-header kicked off, New Zealand Rugby revealed the Ireland-All Blacks Test in Chicago in November...

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Paul Cully

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

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

Why is anyone surprised? If anything, we should be thanking the Chinese government for their naval journey last week. With it, they have focused...

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Christopher Pyne

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

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

I suffer from a strange medical syndrome. I’ve probably had it for most of my life. Still, I became aware of my syndrome only recently, when I felt...

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Kerri Sackville

The Roosters love Trent Robinson. Until they don’t

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

The trouble with the bubble – for both Albanese and Dutton

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Seeing things in all their glory

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...

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Barney Zwartz

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

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

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

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

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

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

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’

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

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 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...

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Peter Fitzsimons

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

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

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

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 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

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...

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Téa Angelos

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

‘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

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

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

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,...

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Michael Koziol

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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Peter Fitzsimons

How to avoid being ‘managed out’ of your job

How to avoid being ‘managed out’ of your job

There I was. One minute I was enjoying the finale of The Book of Mormon, and the next all of a sudden, somehow, I found myself in the noise and...

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Jim Bright

Three steps to calculating your net worth – and how to improve it

Three steps to calculating your net worth – and how to improve it

Having clarity over – and control of – your financial situation is all about understanding that situation. But how long has it been since you sat...

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Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

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

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

Trump has sent a wrecking ball through old alliances. The implications for Australia are severe

Trump has sent a wrecking ball through old alliances. The implications for Australia are severe

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The opening weeks of the second Trump administration have shattered any lingering...

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David Crowe

Star is seconds from oblivion and its luck may have run out

Star is seconds from oblivion and its luck may have run out

It was mid-afternoon on Friday, but it was impossible to look away from the ASX screens that would deliver the news on whether Star Entertainment...

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Elizabeth Knight

Four weird moments from the Trump-Starmer meeting – and what they can teach Albanese

Four weird moments from the Trump-Starmer meeting – and what they can teach Albanese

New York: British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer left Washington having earned Donald Trump’s respect, but without the main commitment he sought:...

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Michael Koziol

Sure, Sheargold’s opinions are sexist dross. But we’re missing the real point

Sure, Sheargold’s opinions are sexist dross. But we’re missing the real point

For years, I’ve drawn a wage from having opinions. Some of you may know by now I shudder at Nick Kyrgios, musicals, Aperol Spritz, coffee. I think...

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Kate Halfpenny

Smith and Waugh did it. So did Pocock and Hooper. Can McReight and Tizzano follow suit for the Wallabies?

Smith and Waugh did it. So did Pocock and Hooper. Can McReight and Tizzano follow suit for the Wallabies?

The rise of Carlo Tizzano continues. The 25-year-old was very good for the Western Force against the Brumbies last week, particularly if you...

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Paul Cully

‘Almost unavoidable’: Trump has America on the road to a deep recession

‘Almost unavoidable’: Trump has America on the road to a deep recession

Donald Trump’s assault on the US federal government and the world’s interlinked manufacturing system have together reached an economic tipping...

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Ambrose Evans-Pritchard

Women are still being kept in the home. But not by what you think

Women are still being kept in the home. But not by what you think

It’s a topic that, despite its horrific consequences, makes us avert our eyes, close the tab, and turn the page. Usually, sadly, it’s only when...

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Millie Muroi

Expect Trump, Musk and Vance to meddle in Australia’s election

Expect Trump, Musk and Vance to meddle in Australia’s election

The three horsemen of America’s populist renewal: Donald Trump, holder of the most powerful office in the world, Elon Musk, the richest person in...

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Bruce Wolpe

I’m done with dystopian fiction – reality is scary enough

I’m done with dystopian fiction – reality is scary enough

When it’s 2am and I’m still wide awake, chewing on my cuticles and trying to think my way through the same plot hole that has dogged my third book...

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Genevieve Novak