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‘Like being in bed with Richard Burton’: how alcohol became the third wheel in our marriage

My husband was worried that if things continued the way they were, he might die.

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Kate Halfpenny

Why the World Test Championship is a flawed concept

The Test at Lord’s is the latest iteration of a match that doesn’t work - except for supplying Jeff Bezos with some content.

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Malcolm Knox

The scariest thing about Trump? Nothing he does can shock us any more

The chaos in America – the arrests, Marines confronting citizens – was entirely foreseeable.

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Nick Bryant

Netanyahu knew the lethal risk of striking Iran. But he did it anyway

Only months ago, Donald Trump’s advice was that Iran was not actively pursuing nuclear weapons. Evidently, Israel’s leaders were unconvinced.

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Rodger Shanahan

Is the Air India crash one tragedy too many for Boeing’s reputation?

The prospect now that the Dreamliner could acquire the taint of a 737 Max-level issue, real or imagined, would be an unwelcome challenge for the...

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Chris Zappone

He was in Daniel Levy’s shoes 30 years ago. Instead of sacking Ange, he called in sick

South Melbourne’s board wanted Ange Postecoglou gone, just five games into his first season as coach. But president George Vasilopoulos had other...

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Vince Rugari

I can’t be certain what caused the Air India crash, but there’s one thing my pilot’s eyes can’t ignore

At this early stage, I’m reluctant to label this accident “human error” but it’s worth observing that at around the time the aircraft started its...

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David Evans

It would be catastrophic for America if Trump doesn’t forgive Musk

Donald Trump and Elon Musk need each other and America needs them to get along.

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Philip Pilkington

Donald Trump is desperate to play ‘peacemaker’ – he’s just had a nuclear setback

Donald Trump promised to end the world’s hottest conflicts and usher in global peace. Now those hopes appear to be in shambles.

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Gram Slattery

Is this the beginning of the end for white-collar jobs?

Is this the beginning of the end for white-collar jobs?

When Starbucks announced last month that it was laying off more than 1000 corporate employees, it highlighted a disturbing trend for white-collar...

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Noam Scheiber

This is the column I never wanted to have to write

This is the column I never wanted to have to write

Allow me, this one time, to peel back the curtain. My editors for this column wanted me to write about Channel 10’s announcement this week that the...

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Waleed Aly

The government can print money. So, why can’t it keep borrowing?

The government can print money. So, why can’t it keep borrowing?

Every few years, the US government goes into crisis-mode, and not just because of a certain unpredictable president. While it’s always been...

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Millie Muroi

Australia’s fragile batters leave door open for South Africa - and selectors

Australia’s fragile batters leave door open for South Africa - and selectors

London: If this game has been the ultimate Test, as billed by its promoters, then Australia’s increasingly fragile batting lineup has largely...

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Daniel Brettig

Why was I left to clean up my departed colleague’s mess?

Why was I left to clean up my departed colleague’s mess?

One of the most annoying things that has happened in my long career was when a departing employee left their parting mess to be cleaned up. As the...

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Jonathan Rivett

Gen Z are quitting jobs with fanfare. They’re making a big mistake

Gen Z are quitting jobs with fanfare. They’re making a big mistake

In today’s rapidly shifting work culture, quitting your job has become an entire genre of online performance. On TikTok, ‘Quit-Toks’ glamorise the...

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Roxanne Calder

‘Fear of the unknown’: Why aren’t companies hiring disabled workers?

‘Fear of the unknown’: Why aren’t companies hiring disabled workers?

Despite being fit and in her twenties, Lisa Cox suffered a stroke. After a year in and out of hospital, she was left with multiple amputations and...

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Emily Chantiri

Inside the secretive labs where Apple’s torturers put iPhones to the test

Inside the secretive labs where Apple’s torturers put iPhones to the test

Most of us have, at some point, dropped a phone. Sometimes it hits at just the wrong angle, or on just the wrong surface, and shatters. Other...

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Tim Biggs

We are about to find out the cost of the Trump chaos

We are about to find out the cost of the Trump chaos

Donald Trump hailed the latest US inflation data as “great numbers” and said the Federal Reserve Board should cut interest rates by a full...

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Stephen Bartholomeusz

The collateral damage from Monash IVF’s colossal embryo bungles

The collateral damage from Monash IVF’s colossal embryo bungles

What drives shareholders into a tailspin, a cohort of prospective parents into crisis, and sends a chief executive packing? An IVF company...

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Elizabeth Knight

Albanese must make Trump an offer he can’t refuse

Albanese must make Trump an offer he can’t refuse

The Trump administration’s decision to review the AUKUS nuclear submarine deal should not be a cause for panic within the Albanese government. At...

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James Massola

In Trump’s America, even words are under attack

The list, perhaps predictably, starts with the ‘A’ words. “Accessible”. “Advocate”. “At risk”. Moving through the alphabet, we have “barrier”, “...

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Liz Gooch

He heard voices … and music’s soul: The anguished genius of Beach Boy Brian Wilson

He heard voices … and music’s soul: The anguished genius of Beach Boy Brian Wilson

Brian Wilson occupies a special place in the pop pantheon, the golden youth who blew his mind making mind-blowing music. His 1966 masterpiece Pet...

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Neil Mccormick

Want to enjoy your job? Then it’s time to ditch the small talk

Want to enjoy your job? Then it’s time to ditch the small talk

Here’s a statistic that might shock you: we will spend around one third of all the waking hours of our life at work. That’s a third of our limited...

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Tim Duggan

‘It’s not about courage’: Why I choose not to bump

‘It’s not about courage’: Why I choose not to bump

Jerry Seinfeld said, “I choose not to run.” As for me, I choose not to bump – and I’m not alone. More players are making this decision, though...

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Libby Birch

Gavin Newsom began his speech as a state governor. He ended it as a potential president

Gavin Newsom began his speech as a state governor. He ended it as a potential president

When Gavin Newsom stepped in front of a camera, he was a California governor addressing his constituents as a crisis of civil disorder gripped...

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Adam Nagourney

Kozzy Pickett has signed until 2034. What are the risks for the Demons’ $12m deal?

Kozzy Pickett has signed until 2034. What are the risks for the Demons’ $12m deal?

Clubs don’t think players are a risk when they sign them to long-term deals. But then it happens. Not always, but it happens, as Melbourne well...

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Michael Gleeson

The most important meeting of Albanese’s career just got trickier

The most important meeting of Albanese’s career just got trickier

The federal government’s decision to sanction two far-right Israeli minsters, Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, has been a long time coming. It...

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James Massola

Trbojevic knocked back NSW 18th man job to play for Manly. He shouldn’t have to choose

Trbojevic knocked back NSW 18th man job to play for Manly. He shouldn’t have to choose

For years, clubs have been asked to make sacrifices in the name of State of Origin. They lose players to Origin camps, players to injuries from...

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Michael Chammas

Trump’s AUKUS review is routine, not a harbinger of collapse

Trump’s AUKUS review is routine, not a harbinger of collapse

News that the US Department of Defence has launched an AUKUS review has Canberra’s defence circles in overdrive, with familiar critics already...

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Jennifer Parker

AUKUS is a disaster for Australia. Trump has given us an out – let’s take it

AUKUS is a disaster for Australia. Trump has given us an out – let’s take it

The Australian national security establishment’s worst nightmare has arrived. The Trump administration is putting AUKUS to a review. A review many...

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Dr Emma Shortis

Think AI might mean a pay rise and a shorter workday? Think again

Think AI might mean a pay rise and a shorter workday? Think again

As I sat down to write this column, a little prompt appeared next to the cursor. “Help me write,” it said. This piece of artificial intelligence...

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Shane Wright

Dearden is the right No.7 for Maroons. But these numbers are terrifying for a halfback

Dearden is the right No.7 for Maroons. But these numbers are terrifying for a halfback

Make no mistake, Billy Slater and the Queensland selectors have made one of the biggest selection calls in Origin history. I think it’s the right...

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Andrew Johns

Big Ange entranced as 14 wickets tumble at Lord’s on day one

Big Ange entranced as 14 wickets tumble at Lord’s on day one

London: Ange Postecoglou watched intently from a box in the Tavern Stand as Australia and South Africa did their best to emulate the famous first...

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Daniel Brettig

Australia’s housing crisis has been laid bare – and there’s one major factor to blame

Australia’s housing crisis has been laid bare – and there’s one major factor to blame

Australia’s housing crisis is too often portrayed as a sudden shock met with swift government response – but while the pressure has intensified...

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Alan Duncan

I have good news and bad about your superannuation

I have good news and bad about your superannuation

When the government wants to cut back the massive tax concessions the rich receive on their superannuation, the media is full of it for weeks. Ask...

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Ross Gittins

My super fund is closing one of my accounts. What should I do?

My super fund is closing one of my accounts. What should I do?

My super fund wrote to me saying they’re closing one of my accounts and moving the balance into their cash option. Should I leave it there, or...

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Noel Whittaker

Has Trump created an opportunity for the euro to displace the US dollar?

Has Trump created an opportunity for the euro to displace the US dollar?

Donald Trump has created a question mark over the US dollar’s role as the world’s reserve currency. Could the euro provide the answer? Despite the...

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Stephen Bartholomeusz

Cleaning up the Qantas mess that Alan Joyce left

Cleaning up the Qantas mess that Alan Joyce left

In the post-Joyce Qantas world, there was always going to be a forensic investigation of his strategy decisions. To overturn former boss Alan...

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Elizabeth Knight

They’ve made a sixth successive World Cup. Here’s what the Socceroos need to do next

They’ve made a sixth successive World Cup. Here’s what the Socceroos need to do next

Don’t underestimate what the Socceroos have just achieved. Only 10 other nations have an active streak of six (or more) consecutive World Cup...

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Vince Rugari

Los Angeles is at war with Trump’s vision of America

Los Angeles is at war with Trump’s vision of America

Los Angeles: So much for the city of angels. As night fell on Tuesday, the inner core of America’s second-largest metropolitan district looked more...

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Michael Koziol

Why the Liberals should accept defeat in Bradfield

Why the Liberals should accept defeat in Bradfield

It is hardly surprising that the battered and bruised Liberal Party does not want to surrender one of its last bastions of metropolitan Sydney...

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Alexandra Smith

The five Maroons selection gambles that will decide Slater’s fate

The five Maroons selection gambles that will decide Slater’s fate

Tom Dearden has declared he is the man to spearhead a State of Origin boilover and fill the void left by axed Queensland champion Daly...

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Nick Wright

After two days of talks, Trump’s China trade deal is right back where it started

After two days of talks, Trump’s China trade deal is right back where it started

After almost 20 hours of marathon trade talks across two days, US and Chinese negotiators arrived back at the starting point they had brokered one...

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Lisa Visentin

My cancer diagnosis was terrifying, but there are more reasons than ever to stay positive

My cancer diagnosis was terrifying, but there are more reasons than ever to stay positive

The video released this week by Prue Car, announcing that she is facing her second cancer diagnosis in less than three years, comes as a great...

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Tom Switzer

Europe has embraced our bogan shame. Why the humble ugg should be taken to the streets

Europe has embraced our bogan shame. Why the humble ugg should be taken to the streets

Got cold feet in this bone-chilling winter weather? The answer is something many of us have snubbed our noses at for decades: ugg boots. I spent...

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Lisa Martin

Q+A’s cancellation is the mercy killing of a show that no longer got us talking

Q+A’s cancellation is the mercy killing of a show that no longer got us talking

It’s often sad when a much-loved show comes to an end, but it’s much sadder when a show trickles to termination long after the love has faded away....

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Ben Pobjie

Albanese’s cautious approach risks a repeat of Turnbull’s wasted majority. He must find a middle path

Albanese’s cautious approach risks a repeat of Turnbull’s wasted majority. He must find a middle path

Anthony Albanese had a chance on Tuesday to expand the scope of his second-term agenda, following his thumping election win on May 3, and lay out a...

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James Massola

It’s clear who has greater leverage in the trade talks. It’s not Trump

It’s clear who has greater leverage in the trade talks. It’s not Trump

As the latest rounds of trade negotiations between the US and China enter their second day, it is clear who has the greater leverage. And it’s not...

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Stephen Bartholomeusz

‘Devastating’: Could you spot these symptoms of financial abuse?

‘Devastating’: Could you spot these symptoms of financial abuse?

Financial coercive control is an incredibly manipulative form of abuse that strips people of their financial independence, dignity and security. As...

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Grace Bacon

The CEO who makes billions from keeping a close eye on Americans

The CEO who makes billions from keeping a close eye on Americans

Beating Wall Street’s profit expectations is hard enough. CEOs of major US companies must also deal with issues like tariffs, climate change and...

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Jeff Sommer