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Taylor was billed as CPAC’s keynote speaker. He looked more like Hanson’s support act

Taylor was billed as CPAC’s keynote speaker. He looked more like Hanson’s support act

Pauline Hanson’s fans were moved to tears at the Conservative Political Action Conference – a far cry from the reception for Angus Taylor.

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Nick Newling

Turns out, Jeff Beck was lying to me. How did I miss the vital clue?

Turns out, Jeff Beck was lying to me. How did I miss the vital clue?

AI fakery made a fool of me but soon I’ll be too mad to notice.

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Anson Cameron

A pat excuse: When humans ignore me, it leaves me gutted

A pat excuse: When humans ignore me, it leaves me gutted

Frank, the world’s most adorable dog, can’t understand why some people are impervious to his pleas for affection.

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Richard Glover

Extremism is all the rage. But there’s a moment that will truly test Shoebridge and Hanson

Extremism is all the rage. But there’s a moment that will truly test Shoebridge and Hanson

You don’t need to peer too far back into the past to be reminded how public sentiment can rearrange itself once an election is called.

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Shaun Carney

If only the extreme weather knew the extreme nicknames we give it

If only the extreme weather knew the extreme nicknames we give it

Rain bombs, heat domes, atmospheric rivers, polar vortexes. Nature doesn’t hear what we call it; it only speaks through its actions.

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Malcolm Knox

From AI to war, Pope wields the Vatican’s soft power amid growing distrust of political leaders

From AI to war, Pope wields the Vatican’s soft power amid growing distrust of political leaders

A graduate in both mathematics and church law, Pope Leo is seeking to avert what he fears could be a robotic future that weakens what it means to be...

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David Crowe

I’ll tell you why these Wallabies are genuinely a threat to end Eden Park curse

I’ll tell you why these Wallabies are genuinely a threat to end Eden Park curse

Every day for the last fortnight, text after text, call after call, email after email has a similar theme. Say, Fitz, these Wallabies lately look ......

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Peter Fitzsimons

Five ways to dramatically boost your super in your last 10 years at work

Five ways to dramatically boost your super in your last 10 years at work

If your super balance is tracking under the $630,000 a single person ideally needs to retire, here’s what you can do.

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Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

Jacqui Lambie is right about Pauline Hanson. There’s only one way to stop her ascension

Jacqui Lambie is right about Pauline Hanson. There’s only one way to stop her ascension

The country is feeling a creeping anxiety that we are going backwards financially. It needs a growth agenda. Easily said, much harder to achieve.

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Peter Hartcher

The slightly odd question you should be asking your super fund

The slightly odd question you should be asking your super fund

As more Australians switch from saving to living off their super, many funds are offering a one-off payment.

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Bec Wilson

Australia asked too much of Nic Maddinson. Matt Renshaw showed why

Australia asked too much of Nic Maddinson. Matt Renshaw showed why

Matt Renshaw’s return to Test cricket has been an orderly one over several years – nothing like the Nic Maddinson whiplash recall.

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Daniel Brettig

These days turned out nothing like I’d planned. Powderfinger just made sure of it

These days turned out nothing like I’d planned. Powderfinger just made sure of it

It’s not on par with the Oasis reunion, but Powderfinger’s return will be a triumph of Millennial and Gen X nostalgia – and a damn good time.

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Chris Paine

Tom Morris had a crack about coverage of St Kilda. He didn’t tell the full story

Tom Morris had a crack about coverage of St Kilda. He didn’t tell the full story

The Saints’ problems are much bigger than departing coach Nick Dal Santo.

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Kelli Underwood

The world’s richest person is testing Wall Street’s limits

The world’s richest person is testing Wall Street’s limits

Elon Musk has always been a mixed blessing for Wall Street. Now, as the AI party rolls on, he is testing the limits of the debt boom.

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Shuli Ren

Two tech outsiders tried to sell a $44b tech company. It didn’t work

Two tech outsiders tried to sell a $44b tech company. It didn’t work

Oliver Curtis’ comeback was meant to end with the biggest float since Telstra. It ended with bankers going to ground and a plan B in New York.

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David Swan

An old spectre has returned to haunt Europe and things could get ugly

An old spectre has returned to haunt Europe and things could get ugly

Troubles that started in France threaten to engulf the whole eurozone, and at their heart is a familiar irresponsible attitude that has plagued the...

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Mihir Sharma

What the Maddinson selection tells us about the state of Australian cricket

What the Maddinson selection tells us about the state of Australian cricket

Recalling NSW veteran Nic Maddinson into Australia’s Test squad to face South Africa is a selection gamble.

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Greg Chappell

Albanese talked up cheaper coffee, but Chalmers has to swallow his pride

Albanese talked up cheaper coffee, but Chalmers has to swallow his pride

A plan to cut credit card surcharge fees for consumers turned, somehow, into a tale of government hypocrisy and an attack on small business.

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James Massola

Was this the end of Ted Lasso? I really hope so

Was this the end of Ted Lasso? I really hope so

Ted Lasso is guilty of doing what so many in professional sports have done before: it stayed one season too long.

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Karl Quinn

In the slick word of Western medicine, why hasn’t this horrible test been updated?

In the slick word of Western medicine, why hasn’t this horrible test been updated?

You’d have thought some brainiac would have invented an alternative to the colonoscopy by now.

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Jo Stubbings

Is Australia saving too much for retirement?

Is Australia saving too much for retirement?

With contributions set at 12 per cent, people will, on average, have more cash income per year in their retirement than they did during their working...

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Matt Wade

Sandpapergate: The tough questions about who knew what that never got asked

Sandpapergate: The tough questions about who knew what that never got asked

On the Saturday of the Cape Town Test in 2018, Cameron Bancroft was filmed comically shoving sandpaper into his underpants. Within days, he, Steve...

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Darren Kane

We’ve reached a perverse moment. Things are only going to get worse

We’ve reached a perverse moment. Things are only going to get worse

This isn’t a story of angry people knowing what they want and voting for it. Trump and Brexit show people are rejecting what they have, then...

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Waleed Aly

Why it’s time for you to ditch taking long annual holidays

Why it’s time for you to ditch taking long annual holidays

There’s a better way of getting the most out of your holidays and it involves taking more frequent but shorter breaks.

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Tim Duggan

Beyond the protests and police powers, what did we learn at Land Forces?

Beyond the protests and police powers, what did we learn at Land Forces?

On display were models of some of the world’s deadliest ordinance from defence giants. But you couldn’t walk five metres without overhearing...

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Hamish Hastie

’Tis the season for (AI) shortcuts: Inside Coles and Woolies’ fight over Christmas

’Tis the season for (AI) shortcuts: Inside Coles and Woolies’ fight over Christmas

Australia’s two biggest supermarkets were in agreement on when to hold their Christmas launches this year, but a new battleground has emerged.

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Jessica Yun

Free agency has become a farce. The AFL has lost control

Free agency has become a farce. The AFL has lost control

The wheeling and dealing for Zak Butters and Ben King shows the clubs are running the show instead of the AFL, which is mean to regulate the system.

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Peter Ryan

Taylor’s immigration policy risks pleasing no one, except perhaps John Howard

Taylor’s immigration policy risks pleasing no one, except perhaps John Howard

The Coalition is racing to catch up with One Nation on immigration, but will its plan actually change voters’ minds?

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James Massola

From glowing feedback to undermining: Why has my boss turned on me?

From glowing feedback to undermining: Why has my boss turned on me?

I asked my manager directly whether I was being pushed out. They were defensive, and said that was just their job.

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Jonathan Rivett

Oliver Curtis’ transformation from jailbird to corporate kingpin has gone awry

Oliver Curtis’ transformation from jailbird to corporate kingpin has gone awry

The man once best known as Roxy Jacenko’s husband is running a start-up that had seemed destined to be the biggest Australian stockmarket listing...

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Nick Bonyhady

El Nino is Mother Nature’s way of telling us we’ve ruined coffee

El Nino is Mother Nature’s way of telling us we’ve ruined coffee

Thanks to the weather, the price of coffee beans is going up. So keep it simple.

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Michelle Cazzulino

Europe raids Trump’s tool box for new ‘trade bazooka’ against China

Europe raids Trump’s tool box for new ‘trade bazooka’ against China

France and Germany have proposed measures that could cut China off its biggest and richest market if it doesn’t change its ways.

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Stephen Bartholomeusz

‘I wished I’d brought knitting’: How I discovered that group sex is overrated

‘I wished I’d brought knitting’: How I discovered that group sex is overrated

Some couples explore swinging to recharge their marriage. I propose an alternative solution.

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Kathy Lette

When a Liberal senator, I was asked by the party to meet with some ‘business people’. Nobody told me they were Brethren

When a Liberal senator, I was asked by the party to meet with some ‘business people’. Nobody told me they were Brethren

In the final weeks of the 2025 federal election campaign, I was asked by a senior Liberal Party official to meet two men described to me as small...

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Linda Reynolds

We might be ‘hypocritical hippies’, but us Dockers fans are people too

We might be ‘hypocritical hippies’, but us Dockers fans are people too

If I don’t agree with what Woodside does, why should wearing my Freo jumper come with a contract that says I have to wear its logo too?

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Chris Binns

Location location location: The TV shows taking Australia to the world

Everyone loves a series set on an Aussie beach, but Apple TV’s new thriller Last Seen flipped the script.

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Debi Enker

No hardball, no deadline drama: Inside Essendon’s trade reset

No hardball, no deadline drama: Inside Essendon’s trade reset

Culture is an overused word in the AFL, but the Merrett and Ridley trades, with minimal haggling and ambit claiming, was a measure of an Essendon...

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Jake Niall

The biggest media deal in history has all the hallmarks of Trump’s America

The biggest media deal in history has all the hallmarks of Trump’s America

The marriage of Paramount and Warner Bros is a seismic event for Hollywood and may well change how you and I watch (and pay for) our favourite shows.

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Calum Jaspan

Exporting coal, owning the damage: a legal reckoning arrives for Australian mining

Exporting coal, owning the damage: a legal reckoning arrives for Australian mining

Governments might stave off the threat to coal from this High Court decision, but the anti-coal cases will keep coming.

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Nick O'Malley

Why Albanese will pay a domestic price for his Pacific diplomacy

Why Albanese will pay a domestic price for his Pacific diplomacy

The climate talks were meant to showcase Australia’s leadership. With major world leaders skipping the event, Labor is left defending the $20...

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Nick O'Malley

Mary Fowler’s latest decision tells us something we should already know about her

Mary Fowler’s latest decision tells us something we should already know about her

The Matildas star’s absence from this month’s friendlies exposes a tension between the demands of international soccer and individual autonomy to...

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Vince Rugari

A friend called wanting to borrow money. I knew I should say no

A friend called wanting to borrow money. I knew I should say no

Mixing money with friendship carries a high risk of strain, awkwardness and resentment if repayment fails.

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Nina Hendy

My grandfather built Myer from nothing. The bile of this debate harms all of us

My grandfather built Myer from nothing. The bile of this debate harms all of us

In giving comfort to anti-immigration rhetoric we are turning our backs on a wealthy legacy of eminent Australians who have brought a tireless...

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Michael Myer

Flames, tear gas and stun grenades: How a stoush over classrooms and toilets exploded into violent mass protests

The fury in France reached a new peak when at least 250,000 people joined rallies that have confronted police and spread flames on the streets.

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David Crowe

Shrugging off war, the bond rout and oil crunch: Why Wall Street keeps rallying

Shrugging off war, the bond rout and oil crunch: Why Wall Street keeps rallying

The US sharemarket goes up and up, but it’s not a broad-based bull run. In fact, it comes down to two tech stars that are stemming the tide for...

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Stephen Bartholomeusz

We travel frequently. What happens to our super if we both die in an accident?

We travel frequently. What happens to our super if we both die in an accident?

Will our super death benefits automatically form part of our respective estates and be distributed under our wills?

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Noel Whittaker

My ovaries are nearly at extinction point. But I’m open to bribes

My ovaries are nearly at extinction point. But I’m open to bribes

I’ve tried valiantly to do my bit by having two children. Naturally, my primary motivation in doing so was to make a future treasurer’s job easier...

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Kylie Moore-Gilbert

Trying to tame inflation with higher interest rates is dumb and unfair

Trying to tame inflation with higher interest rates is dumb and unfair

Our use of interest rates to control inflation is yet another respect in which our economic system is biased against the young.

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Ross Gittins

Husband’s penny-pinching driving you mad? Here’s how to find harmony

Husband’s penny-pinching driving you mad? Here’s how to find harmony

We can easily afford expensive items occasionally. But we’re non the same page financially and it’s causing friction.

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Paridhi Jain

A year after Hastie’s warning, Taylor has a solid migration plan. Hanson has the voters

A year after Hastie’s warning, Taylor has a solid migration plan. Hanson has the voters

The Coalition has been looking for its white whale: a credible migration policy that swims with the currents of conservative politics without sinking...

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Natassia Chrysanthos