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Frustrated Petracca gif 04/04/25

Petracca moved to tears on another dark night for the Dees

A despondent Christian Petracca could barely contain his emotions after Melbourne slumped to 0-4 for the first time since the dark days of 2012. The anguish on his face said it all.

  • Andrew Wu

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Should I have corrected my son’s teacher’s spelling?

Give them a break, writes our Modern Guru. They were exhausted, possibly inebriated – and thankfully, not relying on autocorrect.

  • Danny Katz
Tony Mokbel leaves the Court of Appeal on Friday.

Mokbel: The last chapter is yet to be written

The judicial process around Tony Mokbel makes the Suburban Rail Loop look like a frugal investment and the CFMEU a benevolent organisation.

  • John Silvester
Blues coach Michael Voss says pointed conversations would be held this week with players struggling to perform.

The target is on Voss’ back in part because his players can’t hit them

In the coming days and weeks, we will likely see a closing of ranks around Michael Voss. Carlton’s examination of their failings will look far beyond the once-traditional practice of sheeting blame home to the coach.

  • Jake Niall
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Economic turmoil created by Trump’s tariffs will affect everything from coffee to interest rates

The turmoil caused by Trump’s “Liberation Day” has been more wide-ranging than even the president could have expected. But what does it mean for me?

  • Shane Wright
Ange Postecoglou’s Spurs have lost again.

Ange Postecoglou took on Tottenham fans and lost ... this feels like the end

Postecoglou had clashed with Spurs fans in the past, most notably after the defeats at Bournemouth and Fulham, but this felt different. This felt like the end of what had started as a love affair.

  • Sam Dean, Matt Law and Rob Bagchi
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Canterbury Bulldogs captain Stephen Crichton.

Dogs of four: Why Canterbury are undefeated

Canterbury are back on top after a decade of despair, thanks to the simplest rugby league revival of all.

  • Dan Walsh
Milly Rose Bannister, founder of ALLKND, says Gen Z workers aren’t afraid to up and leave if they’re unsatisfied with their workplace.

Bosses are firing more Gen Z workers. But are they just misunderstood?

With an increasing number of Generation Z entering the workforce, the young, tech-savvy cohort are beginning to make waves. But not in a good way.

  • Emily Chantiri
Old soul ... Isaah Yeo with his parents Justin and Amy back in 2014.

Isaah Yeo only wanted to outdo his old man. Fair to say he’s done that ... and much more

Isaah Yeo’s dad, Justin, was forever reminding people he’d played 11 first-grade games. On Friday night, his boy plays game No.250 for the Panthers.

  • Christian Nicolussi
Donald Trump’s “reciprocal tariffs” are calculated by dividing the US’s trade imbalance by its imports from that country.

Trump’s ‘reciprocal tariffs’ look to be a hoax. Here’s how you can tell

For weeks, the US president has insisted it would be a matter of “whatever they charge us, we charge them”. But it has become clear that isn’t what’s going on.

  • Michael Koziol

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