Ange Postecoglou at the helm of Tottenham Hotspur.

‘Big Ange’ and the political football:Postecoglou’s place in sporting code wars

Ange Postecoglou arrives back in Melbourne in the middle of the AFL season. Steeped in two codes,how should he negotiate the “No Sherrin” rule?

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Opinion
Column 8

That price must be a wind up

Keeping your assets at arm’s length.

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Immigration needs proper debate,not scare tactics

By all means cut immigration,Peter Dutton – but please explain how we will fill the myriad jobs that have need for workers across our economy.

Melbourne’s Shane McAdam.

‘Showed a lot of cracks’:The competition in season 2024 is closer than you think

This week on the Real Footy podcast,Mathew Stokes joins Michael Gleeson and Jake Niall to discuss what this round taught us about how even the competition is,St Kilda’s struggles and the Bombers’ top four bona fides.

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It’s raining predators for The Star casino.
Opinion
Casinos

The kindest thing to do with Star is to find it a new owner

There will always be jackals milling around a smelly corporate carcass. But none will want to pay top dollar for this one.

  • byElizabeth Knight
Throughout his time as prime minister,Scott Morrison said Australia should do more to support veterans.

Page 97 of the budget kept me awake at night,and is a stain on Morrison’s legacy

A $6.5 billion funding allocation is an indictment against the Coalition’s treatment of veterans,and the backstory to it enough to make your blood boil.

  • byShane Wright
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NRL 2024

Leichhardt Oval has home ground advantage

Despite the austere times,politicians are finding funds to save the Wests Tigers ground that has been part of Sydney life since 1934.

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China just unveiled a ‘ground-breaking’ fix for its property crisis. It’s not enough

Three years after China’s property sector started imploding,Xi Jinping is finally doing something meaningful to fix it. He needs to do more.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
Harley Reid fends off Melbourne opponents Clayton Oliver and Christian Petracca.
Analysis
AFL 2024

The killer stat that shows Harley Reid really is the new Dusty

All the hype about Harley Reid was justified. Well,most of it anyway. The teenage phenomenon is the AFL’s No.1 tackle-buster,and in just nine games,he’s already made a start on a hall-of-fame highlights reel.

  • byPeter Ryan
(Clockwise from left) Muhammad Ali,Lennox Lewis,Mike Tyson and Oleksandr Usyk.
Analysis
World Boxing

Who is the greatest? Ranking boxing’s undisputed heavyweight champions

Oleksandr Usyk is the undisputed world heavyweight champion after beating Tyson Fury. But how does he rate against Muhammad Ali,Mike Tyson and George Foreman?

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In defence of Gina Rinehart,I hate my portrait too

The vanity in portraiture lies in the conceit of being selected in the first place,swiftly followed by dismay at the outcome.

  • byAntoinette Lattouf
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.

Why Labor’s budget is not enough to reverse its two-year slump

It is not unusual for governments to suffer a slump after two years in power – it happened to John Howard in 1998 and he recovered. But there are danger signs for Labor.

  • byDavid Crowe
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi speaks during a commemoration for the Revolutionary Guard General Qassem Soleimani killed in 2020 by a US drone strike.

What Iranian president’s helicopter crash means for the Middle East

Iran views itself as the chief patron of Palestinian resistance to Israeli rule,and top officials have called for Israel to be wiped off the map.

  • byJoseph Krauss
Jim Chalmers is all smiles before his budget speech today.

Money can’t buy everything,but Chalmers can buy an inflation reduction

The treasurer’s use of new policy tools to solve new kinds of inflation has enraged many commentators,but the anger of those stuck in the past doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be looking to the future.

  • byRichard Denniss
PERTH,AUSTRALIA - MAY 18:Ben Donaldson of the Force celebrates crossing for a try during the round 13 Super Rugby Pacific match between Western Force and NSW Waratahs at HBF Park,on May 18,2024,in Perth,Australia. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)

The exiled player whose form proves the Waratahs are in a full-blown crisis

NSW were torched by Ben Donaldson on Saturday in Perth:a playmaker they released last year. And his improvement speaks volumes about the Tahs.

  • byPaul Cully
Anthony Albanese,Justin Olam and peter V’landys.
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NRL 2024

Inside the Magic Round meetings that saved PNG’s NRL bid from collapse

If the bid to establish an NRL franchise in PNG is successful next month,discussions inside Suncorp Stadium’s Chairman’s Room will be remembered for saving it.

  • byAndrew Webster
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In his budget reply speech on Thursday night Opposition Leader Peter Dutton acknowledged the need to bring in migrants with construction skills,but had little to say on their contribution to other areas of talent shortage.

Dutton’s grim picture is close to reality,but his migration schtick isn’t the solution

In treating migration as his golden leadership goose,Peter Dutton is making a classic political mistake,which is to identify your strength and then over-emphasise it.

  • bySean Kelly
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Column 8

How to get a handle on your citizens

While garnering goodwill at the family helpdesk.

Sonny Angel dolls have become hugely popular among adults.
Opinion
Real life

What do King Charles and Margot Robbie have in common? They’re both avid kidulters

It’s easy to assume that toys speak only to kids and that once puberty hits,we stop needing their comfort. But that assumption would be wrong.

  • byShona Hendley
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PM’s policies make Dutton look sadly short-sighted

Peter Hartcher’s article gives Australian voters a perfect 20/20 view of the choice that the nation faces at the next federal election.

Opinion
UK

I attended the Sea Power Conference. On behalf of Australia,I was embarrassed

Inexcusably,not a single officer of our navy had bothered to travel from Canberra to attend our AUKUS partner’s principal naval strategic forum.

  • byGeorge Brandis
Volunteer Anthony Kimpton,working with Revolve Recycling in Alexandria,which has saved almost 11,000 bicycles from landfill.

Road to ruin for dumped bikes

The consumer mentality is stimulated by manufacturers and retailers who pander to the desire for new. Therefore,more waste of things that could be reused.

OpenAI CTO Mira Murati announces GPT-4o last week.
Analysis
AI

Google,OpenAI race to create indispensable AI assistant

Both companies are rolling out technology that lets you talk to their chatbots in a much more natural way.

  • byTim Biggs
Paul Kent leaving Downing Centre Court earlier this month.
Analysis
NRL 2024

Court case shines light on Paul Kent’s demons

The Fox Sports NRL host’s well-publicised fall warrants compassion. This is why he won’t get much.

  • byDanny Weidler
A downsizer super contribution can be made regardless of your total super balance.

We’re running low on super,can we use our house equity as backup?

Downsizing and contributing the proceeds into your super has minimal limitations,but it might affect your age pension.

  • byPaul Benson
There are many benefits to reading physical books.
Opinion
Education

Push to ditch physical books reignites tablet versus textbook debate

The proliferation of technology in classrooms leaves educators facing the question of how to make the most of the ways it can support learning without increasing students’ exposure to the negatives.

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Melbourne-based comedian and model Aurelia St Clair posted about their 2 litre water bottle with the #emotionalsupportwaterbottle.
Opinion
Wellness

Just keep chugging:this water bottle fixation is a generation’s security blanket

Are there risks from this obsessive water-carting beyond constant trips to the loo? Just ask Novak Djokovic,who recently copped one in the head.

  • byClaire Heaney
That women are being prioritised should be celebrated. But separating these budget measures only furthers the divide,both socially and economically.

Why it’s time we got rid of the women’s budget statement

That women are being prioritised should be celebrated. But separating these budget measures only furthers the divide,both socially and economically.

  • byVictoria Devine
Jewish counter-protesters confront a pro-Palestinian rally the Monash University encampment this month.

Why Israel is losing the PR war

We are witnessing an epoch-defining communications disaster.

  • byParnell Palme McGuinness
Julie Goodwin in MasterChef Australia:Fans&amp;Favourites

The childhood secret that has driven Julie Goodwin,and the recipe everyone should have

The 2009 MasterChef winner has just released a memoir,and there’s a generous serving of real life and ripper recipes.

  • byPeter FitzSimons
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Opinion
Hip pocket

Contemplating an EV? Here’s the buzz on the pros and cons

Electric vehicles are soaring in popularity,but “range anxiety” and fears over costs are preventing many drivers from making the switch.

  • byDominic Powell
Magpies Isaac Quaynor and Lachie Schultz after their side’s thrilling win.
Analysis
AFL 2024

‘It’s become innate to us’:The act of desperation that turned defeat into victory for thrill king Pies

Isaac Quaynor’s match-saving smother sparked the match-winning play for Collingwood,who emerged triumphant over Adelaide in another thriller.

  • byAndrew Wu
AFL great Lance Franklin with children at the Michael Long Centre in Darwin.
Opinion
AFL 2024

To those saying no to an NT team in the AFL,your arguments are a crock

It’s only fair that there will be an NT team in the AFL some day soon. And when you look at the reasons why,it adds up.

  • byGreg Baum
Ange Postecoglou’s first season at Tottenham Hotspur is ending in drama.
Analysis
EPL

This was no ‘mea culpa’ from Ange. If anything,he doubled down

To read Ange Postecoglou’s latest comments as an admission of defeat would be to take away the incorrect reading. And it wouldn’t be the first time that’s happened this season.

  • byVince Rugari
Wealth icon Perpetual may be split up.
Opinion
Investing

Decline of 138-year-old wealth icon shows bigger isn’t always better

Gobbling up other fund managers wasn’t enough to shield Perpetual from the headwind buffeting stock pickers.

  • byClancy Yeates
The beaten Blues leave the SCG after being pummelled by the Swans.
Analysis
AFL 2024

Carlton’s season is on the brink,and the next month could decide it

The casualties are mounting at the Blues,but their next four games could well be season-defining.

  • byJake Niall
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Scott McIntyre with his children in Japan.

Japan’s laws have changed. Now its society must too

Dozens of Australian parents and children have been caught in this outdated,cruel system. Now the Japanese government has finally relented.

  • byEryk Bagshaw
John Shakespeare

Only in Oz:Breaking serve – and bread – with Albo

Who is that strangely familiar figure turning out as one of the doubles players for Marrickville in the fourth rubber?

  • byPeter FitzSimons
“Oh great,today is Exercise Day!”
Opinion
Wellness

Time and time again,I find myself running away from exercise

If I do the exercises I’ll develop strong legs and not limp around the office in a way that brings sympathy.

  • byRichard Glover
Just because you’ve stopped working doesn’t mean you’ve actually switched off.

Struggle to switch off? Here’s how to (actually) leave work at work

Shutting off your work brain and shifting into relaxation mode is easier said than done,but it’s important to use strategies to help you leave work at work.

  • byTéa Angelos
There is a choice between restructuring to reduce your tax versus that of your future beneficiaries.

The single move that will cut $540 from your tax bill

Finding extra money today may be a big stretch. But if you can redeploy any,the financial advantage could work out well worth it.

  • byNicole Pedersen-McKinnon
Teaching the younger generation how to be frugal with their cash can be valuable wisdom for grandparents to impart.

Could grandparents be our biggest financial influencers?

Teaching the younger generation how to be frugal with their cash can be valuable wisdom for grandparents to impart,but it’s become more difficult to do.

  • byBec Wilson
Up the Wahs.
Analysis
Super Rugby

Why NRL is still second to Super Rugby in New Zealand

Australian cheerleaders proclaiming rugby league’s “victory” over the 15-man code across the ditch display a profound lack of understanding about the country’s sporting landscape.

  • byPaul Cully

Albanese has a vision splendid. Can Dutton the wrecker spoil it?

The opposition leader’s catchy “billions for billionaires” has the potential to destroy the PM’s Future Made in Australia before it’s had a chance to begin.

  • byPeter Hartcher

By resisting exposure,Gina Rinehart painted a portrait of the ‘Streisand effect’

Supporters of Australia’s richest woman wanted the National Gallery of Australia to remove portraits of her. Now both have received much more exposure than Gina Rinehart bargained for.

  • byJacqueline Maley

‘He’s got a cranky streak’:Is Nicho Hynes ruthless enough for Origin?

He was scorned by his 12 minutes in Origin I last year. Now,the Sharks halfback looms as Michael Maguire’s most important player.

  • byAndrew Webster
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US Speaker Mike Johnson supporting Donald Trump at a New York court on Tuesday.

Why do Bible-bashing Republicans love sinful Trump? Because he won’t do a Nixon

For the hard right of the Republican Party,disgraced president Richard Nixon made only one mistake:resigning. Their new hero would never do that.

  • byBill Wyman
Hong Kong,defined by its density but not diminished by it.
Opinion
Planning

Three great cities,one big lesson on Sydney’s peculiar relationship with space

I’ve just returned from Hong Kong,London and Paris – three cities notable for what they lack when compared with Sydney:space. And yet they’re the richer for it.

  • byMichael Koziol
Google’s Cloud has been blamed for UniSuper’s outage.

Data deleted:UniSuper outage raises lockout fears

Members of one of the nation’s largest superannuation funds have regained access to their funds,but there are new questions about the Australia’s reliance on three US tech giants.

  • byDavid Swan
Hancock Prospecting chairwoman Gina Rinehart.

The downside of power,privilege and philanthropy

Though Gina Rinehart’s philanthropy is negligible compared with her almost unfathomable wealth,she often deploys it effectively in her own interests.

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