Opinion
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Australia votes
A campaign of sound and fury pauses for a moment of constructive policy competition
It’s taken too long for parties to take the housing shortage seriously. Today’s campaign launches offer some hope that might be about to change.
- by Peter Hartcher
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Analysis
Australia votes
Dutton’s pitch to protect women and girls will strike a chord. Is it the right one?
Female voters drifted away from the Coalition after its work-from-home misstep. Now the opposition needs to offer women a way back.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
Analysis
Australia votes
The moment Albanese and Dutton both jumped the shark
The third Sunday of the federal election campaign has been one of the costliest in history, as spending restraint by both sides was left in a roadside ditch.
- by Shane Wright
Opinion
Foreign relations
Trump’s made his choices to advantage America. We must make ours for Australia
Since the Second World War, there has been a high degree of alignment between Australia’s national interests and American global leadership. Not any more.
- by Stuart Rollo
Analysis
Gadgets
Apple was on brink of crisis before Trump granted tariff concession
Moving iPhone production from China to India or elsewhere would have been a Herculean task for the tech giant. Now it’s been handed a major reprieve.
- by Mark Gurman and Shawn Donnan
Opinion
US politics
In the biggest job in the world, Trump is looking like a very small man
As everyone else gets yippy – JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon warned of a recession – the president seems to be enjoying centre stage, toying with the strings like a cat.
- by Maureen Dowd
Opinion
Religion
Holy Saturday vigil service marks Easter’s passage from darkness to light
Held between sunset on Holy Saturday and sunrise on Easter Sunday, the service portrays the movement from the dark despair of Christ’s death towards the brightness of His resurrection.
- by Jane E Sullivan
Opinion
Ask an expert
What’s wrong with leaving my super in the default option?
There’s nothing wrong with being conservative with your super, but depending on your age, you could be missing out on some big returns.
- by Paul Benson
Opinion
Parenting
Parenting costs once ended when a child turned 18. Not any more
Everyone says that raising kids is expensive, but the costs are no longer shrinking when they become adults, with expenses extending for upwards of an extra decade.
- by Victoria Devine
Opinion
NRL 2025
Thurston-Leniu feud the result of lack of communication
There is a lengthy backstory to the unpleasant scenes at Suncorp Stadium on Friday night.
- by Danny Weidler
Opinion
Trade wars
Trading in lunacy. How Trump’s tariffs will ‘save’ masculinity
Tariffs will bring “manly” jobs back to the US, according to Trump supporters. Economists aren’t so sure.
- by Jacqueline Maley
Opinion
Global economy
GFC or UFC? This economic prize-fight has us all on the edge of our seats
Economics is no longer boring. Trump’s decision to pick a fight with China is a heavyweight bout for the ages.
- by Parnell Palme McGuinness
Opinion
Five Minutes with Fitz
Why Australia’s well placed to weather Trump’s economic self-harm
Westpac’s chief economist explains why the US president’s tariff fixation will hurt America much more than it will hurt other countries.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Opinion
Hip pocket
Where should you invest your money during sharemarket turmoil?
With the global markets at the whim of Donald Trump, here’s how to weather the volatility.
- by Dominic Powell
Opinion
Sunday Life
This place once brought me comfort. Then grief. Now, both
The pain of that day has left a scar on us all.
- by Kerri Sackville
Analysis
AFL 2025
‘I’ve got the credentials to do the job’: Goodwin stands firm after Dons whip Dees
Melbourne could only muster one good quarter and are now one of only two winless teams. At 0-5, Simon Goodwin was compelled to say he was still the coach for the job.
- by Jake Niall
Opinion
Working from home
Why the worst day of the week is the best day to work from home
Amid the furore over the future of flexible work arrangements, people are missing the most crucial question: what is the best day to work from home?
- by Thomas Mitchell
Analysis
Australia votes
Dutton had a decision to make. On Saturday, he chose Jacinta Price
The opposition leader could have reined in Price after she vowed to “make Australia great again”. Instead, Peter Dutton gave her carte blanche.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
Opinion
Australian cricket
Pucovski may face an uneven playing pitch when it comes to compensation
If Will Pucovski attempts to claim workers’ compensation after retiring due to the impacts of concussions he could find it tough to receive any financial recompense.
- by Darren Kane
Analysis
Cybersecurity
There’s one way you can make your super more secure
Super funds are attractive targets for hackers, and recent attacks on funds have put the sector’s security practices under the microscope.
- by Tim Biggs
Opinion
Investing
The five biggest money mistakes you can make right now
If you’re feeling stressed by the current market craziness, you’re not alone. But it pays to stay calm and ride it out.
- by Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
Opinion
Retirement living
Markets keep falling. Should I delay my retirement?
Delaying your retirement by six months or a year isn’t a failure to launch. In fact, it might be the smartest move you make.
- by Bec Wilson
Opinion
The Fitz Files
Put a fork in the Penrith Panthers. They’re done
A fourth-straight grand final win came just six months ago for the Panthers. Right now, it seems like an eon.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Opinion
Australia votes
The politics of grievance was a winner for Trump. It’s not working for Dutton
Excited by dominance in meaningless midterm polls, misled by the false analogy of Trump’s political success, the Coalition allowed itself to think it could win without doing the work required.
- by Peter Hartcher
Analysis
NRL 2025
Forget the Blues’ backline. This is the big issue facing Laurie Daley
Reece Robson is the most penalised player in the NRL and his form has dipped. If Robson doesn’t wear the NSW No. 9 jersey, who does?
- by Christian Nicolussi
Analysis
Australia votes
Labor vowed to take on miners over Indigenous heritage. Now Albanese is their guest
The prime minister’s tour of northern Australia came with no moves to rekindle memories of the Indigenous Voice referendum.
- by Mike Foley
Opinion
Trump diplomacy
Trump’s made nationalism great again, just not in America
Rather than jingoistic chest-thumping, Trumpism has stirred a stoical civic pride in the things that differentiate individual countries from the US.
- by Nick Bryant
Analysis
Trade wars
Xi holds more cards than Trump in trade showdown
With the two leaders standing eyeball to eyeball as global markets whipsaw around them, who will blink?
- by Lisa Visentin
Analysis
Gout Gout
Gout broke sprinting’s magical mark twice in one night, and it wasn’t even his best event
While not official times, Gout has now broken the 10-second barrier for the 100m. Who knows how fast he might run in his pet event; the 200m.
- by Michael Gleeson
Analysis
Super Rugby
The numbers don’t lie – why Super Rugby is the best club comp in the world
A rugby-loving French data scientist has examined the figures and found that Super Rugby is superior to its European counterparts.
- by Paul Cully
Analysis
NRL 2025
What to do with Jye and Trell? Bennett’s number one dilemma at the Rabbitohs
Can Wayne Bennett have his cake and eat it too with two outstanding fullback options and a long-term positional move for Latrell Mitchell?
- by Dan Walsh
Opinion
Political leadership
There’s an obvious successor for Albanese. The Libs face a tougher choice
Election results trigger, or subsequently lead to, leadership resets. Even in the turmoil of a campaign, players will also have their eyes on the future.
- by Michelle Grattan
Analysis
NRL 2025
Could Melbourne pinch the NRL grand final from Sydney? Here’s how Storm boss says it can happen
Storm chief executive Justin Rodski believes if his club can create a marquee game at the MCG, it could be a precursor to hosting the NRL grand final.
- by Roy Ward
Opinion
Political leadership
Call me cancelled, but our po-faced progressives need a good laugh
The war against wrong-think is as dangerous for the canceller as it is for the cancelled.
- by Anson Cameron
Analysis
NRL 2025
The Panthers are in disarray. How did it get to this?
It appeared there would be no end to the Penrith dynasty. But after five consecutive losses, the Panthers are in freefall.
- by Adrian Proszenko
Opinion
AFL 2025
The four players Essendon should trade, and a couple they should chase
Essendon’s record in the past 20 years is an indictment. Here’s what they must do, according to a former AFL list boss.
- by Chris Pelchen
Analysis
Europa League
Ange says the ‘football gods’ won’t save him, but he still has a pulse at Spurs
Angeball is not dead. Not yet. Worst-case scenario, this project has exactly one week to live, assuming we believe the talk that Ange Postecoglou’s future at Tottenham Hotspur depends entirely upon winning the Europa League.
- by Vince Rugari
Opinion
Real life
Blinded to what I had, I spent a mad day stalking my younger, hotter self
They were the best-looking pair I’d ever seen in real life. And I’ve been in the same room as Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky.
- by Kate Halfpenny
Opinion
Mergers & acquisitions
How Versace’s ‘blunder’ opened the door for Prada’s $2.3b takeover
Fashion executive John Idol made a big shift after acquiring Versace in 2018. It did not go to plan and now rival Prada has pounced.
- by Jeannette Neumann
Tony Wright’s Column
Australia votes
Trump-lite dynamite: Did copying the president’s playbook blow up Dutton’s campaign?
The opposition leader clearly thought he was on a good thing when he looked to the approach of Donald Trump and Elon Musk.
- by Tony Wright
Opinion
Trade wars
‘Drip, drip, drip’: How Trump’s ‘beautiful’ tariff plan gave the world a cold shower
A week ago, Donald Trump announced Liberation Day. We’ve moved to un-Liberation Day and the world is still reeling.
- by Shane Wright
Opinion
Trade wars
Trump’s trade vision? Been there. Wore the saggy undies
People talk about growing up behind the Iron Curtain, but I grew up behind a Tariff Curtain.
- by Richard Glover
Opinion
WordPlay
What’s a Rum’un? How this new AFL mascot got its name
Meet a monster with meaning in every snarl.
- by David Astle
Opinion
Jobs
Don’t shy away from feedback at work. Instead, do this
Many professionals assume that they must be doing well if they’re not receiving feedback. Unfortunately, that’s a dangerous assumption.
- by Michelle Gibbings
Opinion
Work therapy
I accidentally ignored an important email. Did I deserve to be yelled at?
The fact this email turned out to be important seems like something you should have been warned about in advance.
- by Jonathan Rivett
Opinion
Competition
Supermarkets may not be price gouging, but don’t discount the need for a stick
The competition watchdog has stopped short of calling them out for excessive prices. Here’s why we still need to keep the pressure on.
- by Millie Muroi
Analysis
AFL 2025
A Cat above: Dangerfield, Cameron and Smith show Crows what it takes to be contenders
There are another eight games remaining in this Gather Round, but it’s doubtful that any will exceed the quality of the first.
- by Jake Niall
Opinion
Australia votes
There’s a key problem in Dutton’s campaign, and he’s running out of time to fix it
Peter Dutton has run a steady race for three years, and looked at times like he was trouncing Anthony Albanese, but he enters the final three weeks as the laggard.
- by David Crowe
Analysis
AI
Did an AI chatbot help draft the US tariff policy?
If it did, it almost certainly warned that implementing it would be a bad idea.
- by Tim Biggs
Opinion
Trump diplomacy
Trump has put America into a no-win war just to alienate its closest allies
Instead of uniting the industrial world against China, Trump has made it America against the whole industrial world.
- by Thomas L. Friedman
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