Albanese’s big test as leader is responding to women’s anger. So far,it’s a bad look

Albanese’s big test as leader is responding to women’s anger. So far,it’s a bad look

Scott Morrison must be feeling either empathy or schadenfreude as he watches Albanese cop bad press for his handling of a rally.

  • byJacqueline Maley

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Cats surprise,again,and the competition’s breakout key forward:Key takeouts from round seven
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AFL 2024

Cats surprise,again,and the competition’s breakout key forward:Key takeouts from round seven

In key takeouts this week:the “frighteningly efficient” Cats,there’s still fight in some of the competition’s old dogs and clubs in need of a key forward will surely be keeping an eye on this Eagle.

  • byMarc McGowan
When interest rates eventually fall,banks will face a critical decision

When interest rates eventually fall,banks will face a critical decision

In previous cycles of Reserve Bank interest-rate changes,the major banks often responded in ways that helped boost their profits. Would they use those tactics today and risk becoming a target for political attacks?

  • byClancy Yeates
Why it’s time the AFL pushed back on this forgotten rule
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AFL 2024

Why it’s time the AFL pushed back on this forgotten rule

Push has come to shove for footy’s forgotten rule;a Giants star has become a modern-day great after crossing to Geelong;and Carlton ruckman’s comeback is anything but the pits.

  • byMichael Gleeson
Kiwis open to an Anzac Day Bledisloe – but based on this weekend,there’s no need
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Super Rugby

Kiwis open to an Anzac Day Bledisloe – but based on this weekend,there’s no need

A round of trans-Tasman clashes in Super Rugby was compelling and showed the competition is flying.

  • byPaul Cully
Topine’s dad sent early legal threat to Bulldogs
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NRL 2024

Topine’s dad sent early legal threat to Bulldogs

A text message from Marcus Topine to a Bulldogs staffer in July last year set the tone for the $4 million claim against the club.

  • byDanny Weidler
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Tough calls needed:Good Old Collingwood has seemed more old than good
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AFL 2024

Tough calls needed:Good Old Collingwood has seemed more old than good

The most immediate task for Collingwood is to handle the older players in a manner that maximises performance in 2024 and also begins the task of transitioning to 2025 and beyond.

  • byJake Niall
Should children be on social media? Too late,they already are

Should children be on social media? Too late,they already are

Are worsening mental health outcomes and social media related? The timing is suggestive:mental health began to slide just as smartphones and social apps took off.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers wants stronger foreign investment rules. What does that mean?

Treasurer Jim Chalmers wants stronger foreign investment rules. What does that mean?

In a world of rising geopolitical tensions,Australia is tightening up its foreign investment laws in lockstep with many other Western nations.

  • byAnne Hyland
The Rabbitohs are going from bad to worse. Here are their latest coach-killers
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NRL 2024

The Rabbitohs are going from bad to worse. Here are their latest coach-killers

In just a year,South Sydney have gone from beating Penrith to having 54 points put on them against Melbourne. Watch our five key reasons that it happened.

  • byChristian Nicolussi
UK politics so much funnier than fiction,comedy writer finds it ‘hard to match’
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UK politics

UK politics so much funnier than fiction,comedy writer finds it ‘hard to match’

The Tories are in a spot of bother as the UK heads to an election. A possible catastrophic defeat would be both self-inflicted and richly deserved.

  • byRob Harris