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Kieran Foran once stepped away from league a broken man. Now he has to fix a broken club

Kieran Foran once stepped away from league a broken man. Now he has to fix a broken club

Kieran Foran’s life was in a spiral. Gambling and addictions had taken hold and his private life unravelled. Ten years later, he’s been handed...

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Neil Breen

As more EVs hit the road, this gap in our tax system needs fixing

As more EVs hit the road, this gap in our tax system needs fixing

The fuel crisis helps to illustrate why a road user charge makes sense – and why it should happen sooner rather than later.

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Clancy Yeates

Fear – why it’s the rational emotion of our time

Fear – why it’s the rational emotion of our time

From pandemics to oil shocks and firestorms to climate disaster, we live with real catastrophes – but little faith that our leaders can fix them.

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Sean Kelly

‘Ideally people will come out and overthrow the regime. But it’s complicated’

‘Ideally people will come out and overthrow the regime. But it’s complicated’

Many exiled Iranians hope for an end to 47 years of oppressive Islamic rule. It’s a challenging view for those who oppose the war – but we must...

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David Crowe

AFL 2026: The recession they had to have - Negative growth hurting Carlton Blues

AFL 2026: The recession they had to have - Negative growth hurting Carlton Blues

Carlton’s fall away after half-time was predictable and the self-doubt is now real. As for the Bombers, they will be in the news every week until...

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Peter Ryan

Should we be worried about Gout Gout?

Should we be worried about Gout Gout?

Gout Gout lost for a second successive year to Lachlan Kennedy. Is it time to worry about the teenage star?

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Michael Gleeson

Hastie’s truth bombs on tax and war will rattle the Liberal Party

Hastie’s truth bombs on tax and war will rattle the Liberal Party

The outspoken frontbencher has offered a new vision on tax and Australia’s place in the world, and in doing so created a headache for Opposition...

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Paul Sakkal

Failure fatigue: Is this the worst Essendon side ever?

Failure fatigue: Is this the worst Essendon side ever?

In 1933, the Bombers won just once to finish bottom of a 12-team competition. It’s impossible to truly compare across eras, but the fact it is even...

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Michael Gleeson

Five ways to beat your phone addiction (that actually work)

Five ways to beat your phone addiction (that actually work)

A jury just ruled social media is designed to addict you. We road-tested five ways to fight back.

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David Swan

Trump bragged ‘they let you do it’. This frenzy of narcissism is the result

Trump bragged ‘they let you do it’. This frenzy of narcissism is the result

Cadet Bone Spurs has developed a taste for flaunting our unparalleled military, and there’s no one at the Pentagon to curb this new appetite for...

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Maureen Dowd

Trump’s candour exposes his foolery – and Netanyahu, like Putin, plays him for a sucker

Trump’s candour exposes his foolery – and Netanyahu, like Putin, plays him for a sucker

“We were shocked,” Donald Trump said of Iran’s retaliatory strikes. If he was, his advisers weren’t – and they did warn him.

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George Brandis

Seibold was a dead man walking from the moment his bodyguard left Brookvale

Seibold was a dead man walking from the moment his bodyguard left Brookvale

The axed Manly coach was seen as an appointment by his mate, Tony Mestrov. When the former chief executive departed at the end of last year,...

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Danny Weidler

This Passover will be like no other

This Passover will be like no other

Passover is a happy festival celebrating the Exodus of the Jews from oppression in Egypt, but it does not overlook suffering, symbolised in the eating...

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Nomi Kaltmann

It’s 40 years since 1986. Suddenly, I feel very old

It’s 40 years since 1986. Suddenly, I feel very old

Our peers knew us as the Headbangers. My mum joined People for Nuclear Disarmament. Every memory is a timepiece.

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James Hughes

Battery surge a cheap, green saviour as war fuels price spikes

Battery surge a cheap, green saviour as war fuels price spikes

Global oil and gas prices are skyrocketing as a battery revolution rewrites the rules of Australian electricity markets.

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Mike Foley

Fossil fuel money funds climate lies. Then ‘AI slopaganda’ spreads it

Fossil fuel money funds climate lies. Then ‘AI slopaganda’ spreads it

Misinformation is not only undermining effective action on climate change, but the collateral damage includes community cohesion, political discourse...

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Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Want to help your kids buy a house? Start here

Want to help your kids buy a house? Start here

The bank of mum and dad, aka BOMAD, is one of Australia’s biggest lenders, but it comes without a rule book.

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Dominic Powell

‘Diesel is the new bog roll’. Let’s make this fuel crisis our last

‘Diesel is the new bog roll’. Let’s make this fuel crisis our last

If people “calmed their farm” we would have sufficient fuel supply for all Australians, according to this power industry expert.

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Peter Fitzsimons

Why Europe’s break with Trump is not just a gulf about the Gulf

The split with Europe has been a long time coming, making it more than a dispute about the Iran war.

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David Crowe

Being ultra-wealthy isn’t as fun as you think. Just ask the ultra-wealthy

Being ultra-wealthy isn’t as fun as you think. Just ask the ultra-wealthy

Rich people have less to worry about, right? Sure, but scratch a little deeper, and you might end up feeling sorry for the private-jet set.

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Jacqueline Maley

If the major parties want to win back One Nation voters, they’re going about it all wrong

If the major parties want to win back One Nation voters, they’re going about it all wrong

In their fear, Labor and the Coalition are making a hat-trick of mistakes which confirm to voters leaving for One Nation that they were never really...

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Parnell Palme Mcguinness

We want to retire, but our rent is $65k a year. What should we do?

We want to retire, but our rent is $65k a year. What should we do?

Australia’s system favours home ownership, so you may need to look towards buying a home to afford your retirement.

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Paul Benson

Panicked about a market crash? Let me ease your concerns

Panicked about a market crash? Let me ease your concerns

It can be easy to fret about losing money when markets go pear shaped, but there are four things you should keep in mind.

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Victoria devine

I confess, I’ve become a lurker. It’s part of a dark trend away from friends

I confess, I’ve become a lurker. It’s part of a dark trend away from friends

When I was compulsively sharing and being shared with, I was expressing the person I wanted to be. Now, I just silently observe the lives of others.

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Wendy Syfret

Cleary KOs Moses in duel of the playmakers – but this wasn’t a fair fight

Cleary KOs Moses in duel of the playmakers – but this wasn’t a fair fight

Panthers skipper Nathan Cleary showed why he remains the dominant force in the game after finishing with a comprehensive victory over his likely...

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Tom Decent

Was Anthony Seibold really the problem at the Sea Eagles?

Was Anthony Seibold really the problem at the Sea Eagles?

There has been plenty of churn and burn during Scott Penn’s stewardship of Manly. Will club legend Kieran Foran also become collateral damage?

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Adrian Proszenko

Trump’s humiliation would cost us all dearly

Trump’s humiliation would cost us all dearly

Donald Trump has a long list of critics determined to see him embarrassed in his war with Iran. It doesn’t seem to bother them that any such outcome...

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Jeremy Warner

China has already won Trump’s impulsive war

China has already won Trump’s impulsive war

As Trump blusters and bullies his way through another week, China’s Xi Jinping is watching and smiling.

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Ambrose Evans-Pritchard

‘So stingy’: Why Australia is sliding on this vital global ranking

‘So stingy’: Why Australia is sliding on this vital global ranking

Australia could soon be spending 20 times more on defence than on overseas aid – and that’s a problem for our national security.

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Matt Wade

C’mon Tiger, again? How many cars can you roll before action is taken?

C’mon Tiger, again? How many cars can you roll before action is taken?

We can leave it to the police and lawyers to get to the bottom of the crash near Tiger Woods’ Florida home making headlines around the world.

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Peter Fitzsimons

It’s the elephant in the jockeys’ room. Is it time WADA banned Ozempic?

It’s the elephant in the jockeys’ room. Is it time WADA banned Ozempic?

Reports have claimed use of the weight-loss drug is rife among jockeys. Could semaglutide be used as a performance enhancer in other sports?

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Darren Kane

Trump needs troops to seize the Strait of Hormuz. These are his options

Trump needs troops to seize the Strait of Hormuz. These are his options

As missile strikes fail to break Iran’s blockade, the US president is weighing a high-stakes gamble to take the war from the air to the ground.

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Roland Oliphant

Get off the boos, Manly fans – or better still, boo your own awful team

Get off the boos, Manly fans – or better still, boo your own awful team

Sea Eagles great Daly Cherry-Evans received a mixed reception on his return to Brookvale … to borrow a phrase from Jack Gibson, this mob would boo...

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Peter Fitzsimons

Will AI make me obsolete? You be the judge

Will AI make me obsolete? You be the judge

There are ghost-writers in the machine, and it’s getting uncomfortable.

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David Astle

Even the team Hinkley taunted offered him a job. But he was born to coach

Even the team Hinkley taunted offered him a job. But he was born to coach

Not even a less stressful life in the media and days off with his greyhounds will change the essential truth about Ken Hinkley.

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Caroline Wilson

Interest-free ice-blocks: How a five-year-old beat the big banks

Interest-free ice-blocks: How a five-year-old beat the big banks

My grandson Pip has discovered a high-yield investment strategy involving the school canteen.

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Richard Glover

Sydney or Melbourne? Let me chuck in a vote for this bush metropolis

Sydney or Melbourne? Let me chuck in a vote for this bush metropolis

It’s too often an either/or debate over Australia’s biggest cities. I have another suggestion, and it’s a capital idea.

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Nick Bryant

Fuelled by subsidised diesel, Australia is running dry

Fuelled by subsidised diesel, Australia is running dry

The energy shock has put a sharp focus on decades of complacency and misguided subsidies.

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David Fickling

The times suit Hanson. But for Albanese, it’s a minefield

The times suit Hanson. But for Albanese, it’s a minefield

The world we are now walking into will present untold riches of resentment for protest parties to foment. That spells big trouble for the Labor...

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Peter Hartcher

The private health insurance hack that could cut your premium by $650

The private health insurance hack that could cut your premium by $650

On Wednesday, health insurance premiums will rise by their biggest amount in 10 years. But this hack could help mitigate the hikes.

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Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

‘This mess is eating our super’: Why retirees are starting to get nervous

‘This mess is eating our super’: Why retirees are starting to get nervous

For those in retirement or nearing it, the looming crisis spurred by the US and Israel’s war on Iran is forcing them to shelve or reschedule their...

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Bec Wilson

Albanese’s next step must address the fuel crisis and assure the public

Albanese’s next step must address the fuel crisis and assure the public

A key measure of governments in a crisis is their ability to project stability in times of uncertainty.

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The Age's View

Trump is giving Australia grief over Iran, but some in the US reckon Albanese got it spot on

Trump is giving Australia grief over Iran, but some in the US reckon Albanese got it spot on

A key adviser to former US president Joe Biden says Australia has done some “artful” dodging over its involvement in the conflict, handling a...

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Michael Koziol

The Coldplay kisscam woman has done an Oprah tell-all. Turns out everyone else is to blame

The Coldplay kisscam woman has done an Oprah tell-all. Turns out everyone else is to blame

Kristin Cabot could’ve done a great many things. Because while more than one billion views would suggest the affair footage isn’t going anywhere,...

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Michelle Cazzulino

A night on the Brookvale Oval hill for the return of Daly Cherry-Evans

A night on the Brookvale Oval hill for the return of Daly Cherry-Evans

Manly fans turned on Daly Cherry-Evans in a fiery Brookvale return but the major concern is what his absence says about the Sea Eagles’ slide.

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Tom Decent

In his fog of peace, Trump’s lost sight of truth. That means more war

In his fog of peace, Trump’s lost sight of truth. That means more war

The US president claims he wants to end this war but his rambling contradictions on the road to peace are lethal.

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Bruce Wolpe

From King Wally to Gordie and Madge. The Brisbane Broncos soap opera rolls on

From King Wally to Gordie and Madge. The Brisbane Broncos soap opera rolls on

Six months after winning the NRL grand final, the powerhouse club and head coach Michael Maguire cannot stay out of the headlines.

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Chris Barrett

Albanese’s caution is fuelling unease. This may be his COVID moment

Albanese’s caution is fuelling unease. This may be his COVID moment

The PM is right when he says the fuel crisis is being created by circumstances he can’t control. But he will be judged on how he and his government...

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James Massola

A Choose-Your-Own-Adventure analysis of the rise of One Nation

A Choose-Your-Own-Adventure analysis of the rise of One Nation

The South Australian election shows we’re entering a political hall of mirrors, with votes pinging wildly around our preferential voting system....

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Waleed Aly

With OpenAI’s Sora gone, who will take up the AI video mantle?

With OpenAI’s Sora gone, who will take up the AI video mantle?

Sora created whole cottage industries and let millions of people create videos at will, but now there’s a void to be filled.

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Tim Biggs