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Going on empty: When the next global financial crisis hits, rates in some economies will go deeply into the red.
Opinion
Markets

Who will pay for the world's debt mountain? It's you, dear saver

Someone has to pay the price of the financial excesses of the last few decades. With low and negative rates, that "someone" will be savers.

  • by Satyajit Das

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Million-dollar man Tom Scully.
Analysis
AFL

How a discarded Tom Scully ended up in a Hawthorn jumper so soon

The story of how Tom Scully, the former $6m man, was given away to Hawthorn and his stunning recovery

  • by Jake Niall
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton during a practice session at Bahrain.
Analysis
Sport

Time for F1's moral blind spot over Bahrain to close

Once more, then, F1 finds itself impaled on the horns of the thorniest moral dilemma.

  • by Oliver Brown
Big scalp: Ashleigh Barty had not beaten world No.2 Petra Kvitova in four previous attempts.
Analysis
Tennis

Ash Barty edges to rightful spot among the world's best players

Now Ashleigh Barty has broken through to the women’s world’s top 10, there’s an overwhelming sense that the time is now for Australia’s highest-ranked player.

  • by Scott Spits
Vintage display: Benji Marshall and the Tigers celebrate a try.
Analysis
NRL

Benji and Robbie have got Tigers loving their football again

Robbie Farah and Benji Marshall are making it look easy. And it's rubbing off on the whole team.

  • by Phil Gould
"Prepare for recession": Get out of risky assets while you can, Citigroup tells its clients.
Opinion
Markets

Brace for nightmare before Christmas, banking giant warns investors

Citigroup has issued an explicit recession warning for the world's largest economy, advising clients to exit risky assets and prepare to ride out the storm.

  • by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
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Dominant: Erin Phillips
Analysis
AFL

How can you stop AFLW Adelaide star Erin Phillips?

The Crows co-captain is clearly the best player in the women's game, so how will the Blues look to stop her on Sunday in the grand final.

  • by Daniel Cherny
A-league
Analysis
Soccer

Devil in the detail in agreement on new look A-League

Proposals from the new league working group due on Sunday will, if adopted, bring about a sea change in the way the highest level of the Australian game operates.

  • by Michael Lynch
 James Pattinson's fast bowling helped to demolish NSW.
Analysis
Cricket

Into the mystic of my holy cricket memory

If you are viewing the Shield final as a kind of trial for international status, and the Ashes, then James Pattinson’s return is especially well timed.

  • by Tim Boyle
Big job ahead: Australia's new director of rugby Scott Johnson.
Opinion
Rugby Union

Johnson has a fighting chance of saving Australian rugby

After watching the Sunwolves humble the Waratahs, Scott Johnson might have been having second thoughts. But he is the right man to steer Australian rugby.

  • by Paul Cully
Belgium and Argentine players and referees pose with a "Say No to Racism" banner during a quarter-final football match.
Opinion
Workplace

We all have a part to play in stamping out racism at work

Jim Bright argues that everyone has a responsibility to call out racism in the workplace.

  • by Jim Bright
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ACT

Prepare to feel Sydney's squeeze

Before accepting the current high growth projections, Canberrans should ask what sort of place they want future Canberrans to live in.

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Scott Morrison and Bill Shorten.
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National

Weasels win from cycle of vengeance

One of the worst lessons to emerge from Australia's pointless leadership scheming is that the ultimate winner is neither the attacker nor the avenger.

  • by Peter Hartcher
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ACT

Survivor's master class in wisdom

"I believe in Allah and Allah says that if we forgive one another then he loves me, he loves us." Christchurch survivor Farid Ahmed.

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That was her mistake ... One Nation leader Pauline Hanson chose to stand alongside James Ashby, left, and Steve Dickson on Thursday.
Opinion
Federal

Why the cult of Pauline won't be enough for One Nation this time

Hanson made a mistake this week by appealing to her base while flanked by the men who are bringing her down, writes the author of the book on her 1998 campaign.

  • by Margo Kingston
Weak wages growth is putting a dampener on consumer spending.
Opinion
The economy

High immigration is hiding the economy's long-running weakness

Australia's rapid population growth – plus the ups and downs of the resources boom – is masking the economy's problems.

  • by Ross Gittins
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For all the mockery that the Theresa May attracks, the "Maybot" will be missed when she goes.
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Europe

I worked for UK Labour but I think we'll miss Theresa May

It is not just Brexit that has been hard for May to resolve. The challenge confronting her has been far more profound.

  • by Marc Stears
Scott Morrison will be hoping the federal budget helps his election push.
Opinion
Federal

Does the budget matter? It depends on who's asking

Evidently the government thinks the budget will matter: their re-election strategy clearly depends on it doing just that.

  • by Simon Cowan
Pre-poll voting for the NSW election has been affected by a computer glitch.
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Federal

Voters aren't coming to the party because they're in it for themselves

What has changed is not the performance of the major parties, but the life experience and motivation of voters.

  • by Crispin Hull
ACT Health Minister Meegan Fitzharris.
Opinion
ACT

The ACT government is shrinking health spending year on year

The government cannot hope to deal with extensive problems in Canberra's hospital system unless it reverses its dangerous squeeze on funding.

  • by Khalid Ahmed and Jon Stanhope
The motor car supplied endless freedom and fun. But without seatbelts and other limits brought death and destruction.
National

Richard Glover on social media: this is our seatbelt moment

Christchurch and the dark side of social media prove now is the time to keep the good; dump the bad.

  • by Richard Glover
My downfall is that I like to see it as a creative task.
National

Diary of a bad housewife: The end of an affair with amateur decorating

Farewell to DIY French washing,ragging and faux-marbling. It's time for a professional.

  • by Dusty Miller
Entering into my 10-year anniversary, I’ve started thinking: am I a Melburnian yet?
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Life & relationships

Am I a Melburnian yet?

After 10 years living in the country's most progressive state, can I finally call myself a local?

  • by Claire Thurstans
Old school: Mick Burle with The Cleaner at his stables in Longford, Tasmania.
Opinion
Racing

The good, the bad and the ugly come to the fore

In a week that emphasised the great, the sordid and the character of the turf it was divulged that Redoute’s Choice – big, male and virile – was a tongue flasher.

  • by Max Presnell
David Warner acknowledges the crowd as he walks back to pavilion after hammering 85 for the Sunrisers Hyderabad against the Kolkata Knight Riders in Kolkata on Sunday.
Opinion
Sport

Warner and Smith deserve their second chance

Athletes in other sports do worse on a daily basis. And even the worst sporting 'criminals' should be allowed to atone for their sins.

  • by Darren Kane
John Bateman outdanced Kalyn Ponga for a few moments.
Analysis
NRL

John Bateman carrying England's proud NRL legacy

The Raiders back-rower was a standout on the edge, unmatched by teammates and rivals alike.

  • by Caden Helmers
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That picture.
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AFL

The AFL gives away a not-so-free kick

By enforcing copyright over use of the famous Tayla Harris photograph, the league has once again shown that it thinks it owns the world.

  • by Greg Baum
Amazon pricing - not so keen
Opinion
Companies

Aussie retailers are fighting the Amazon Armageddon - and winning

The online giant has been far less aggressive entering this market than anticipated, and local retailers are staging a successful rearguard action.

  • by Elizabeth Knight
David Warner and Steve Smith.
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Cricket

Questions abound as ball-tampering saga shows no end

Intrigue over David Warner's relationship with teammates, and the original investigation, abound a year on from the Cape Town scandal.

  • by Jon Pierik
Nike
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Markets

Why do 'bad' stocks outperform 'good' ones?

Many expected Nike's shares to suffer amid political backlash over its signing of controversial former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, but they didn't.

  • by Jared Dillian
David Thodey released his interim report of his review of the public service.
Opinion
Federal

Can Thodey, or Shorten, stop bleeding in the public service?

Without reforms, public servants are doomed to be handmaidens to dumber policy, more cronyism, less probity and more waste.

  • by Jack Waterford
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ACT

Shooting for the stars still a worthy pursuit as anniversary nears

With the pending 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing in July, it is fitting to consider the risk-management measures applied by NASA to the venture.

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Carlton's Tayla Harris was correct when she said what happened to her online amounts to sexual assault.
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Life & relationships

For women, what happens online is not virtual

Any remnants of a safety barrier between online and real life are gone, even for 'ordinary civilian' women.

  • by Wendy Tuohy
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ACT

Rise to the population challenge

If the current rate of growth, calculated at 2.2 per cent, is maintained, Canberra's population will double to 842,000 by late 2050.

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Mr Samuel was taking aim at the current crop of top company directors, not just the women, he has clarified.
Opinion
Banking & finance

The world according to Samuel: men are better than women

Is it true that there is a coven of women directors who have a deathly grasp on power and refuse to share? As one noted feminist has said: nope, nope, nope.

  • by Jenna Price
From the construction sector to the military, hazing rituals can occur out of sight of bosses.
Opinion
Small business

Workplace hazing: how it arises

People think of it as normal at work, but hazing can have "severely harmful" consequences, research has found.

  • by James Adonis
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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern comforts her nation after the Christchurch atrocity ... but should it be a reason to forfeit out freedoms?
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National

Let's not forfeit our own freedoms in the rush to silence terrorists

The Prime Minister's moves to regulate social media should alarm all who cherish their democratic freedoms, says the Institute of Public Affairs.

  • by Gideon Rozner
At his own risk ... James Graham of the Dragons tackles Sauaso Sue of the Tigers.
Opinion
National

When will we stop butting heads over sporting concussion?

A sports doctor and neuroscientist enter the concussion debate, and say players are not qualified to decide for themselves whether they stay on the field.

  • by Ben Koh and Alan Pearce
Appearances by Liberal office bearers, including federal vice-president Teena McQueen, will have to be vetted by the election campaign team from Monday.
Opinion
Federal

Minor star or major embarrassment? The baffling rise of Teena McQueen

The way Teena McQueen rose to the top of the Liberal Party left cabinet ministers aghast.

  • by David Crowe
One Nation's Queensland leader Steve Dickson appears in an al-Jazeera video seeking donations from the US pro-gun lobby.
Opinion
National

Don't panic! Our gun laws are in little danger of being watered down

When all we hear is "guns, guns, guns", it means that an election is on the horizon. It is not about guns, but politics.

  • by Samara McPhedran
Illustration by Matt Golding.
Opinion
National

The morning after Rosencrantz and Guildenstern got on the sauce

"The last thing I remember is some bloke talking in a strange accent and a slab of whisky."

  • by Warwick McFadyen
What do you do when your boss hires clones, friends or family.
Opinion
Workplace

What do you do when it seems friends and family need only apply?

How should you respond to nepotism?

  • by Jonathan Rivett
Windradyne, one of the key figures in the battle for Bathurst.
Opinion
National

$500 million war memorial upgrade should recognise unspoken conflicts

Let’s think about how we can acknowledge the wars fought on our soil.

  • by Stan Grant
 Pauline Hanson has refused to condemn her former colleague Senator Fraser Anning for his Christchurch comments.
Perspective
Federal

Pauline Hanson and the ooze of Port Arthur conspiracy mania

The conspiracy theories began right after Martin Bryant murdered 35 innocents. Two decades later, the delusions are still troubling a political leader.

  • by Tony Wright
The European Central Bank president, Mario Draghi, believes risks to eurozone growth are rising and has halted plans to normalise monetary policy.
Opinion
Markets

Barometer of fear: Manic bond investors send a chilling signal

When investors rush to pay governments to hold their money, you know something is rotten in the state of the global economy.

  • by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Miranda Tapsell and Nakkiah Lui in the final episode of Get Krack!n.
Opinion
Comedy

Comedy at its groundbreaking best: Get Krack!n's Indigenous finale

In their final show, the two Kates handed over to Nakkiah Lui and Miranda Tapsell - and it changed the face of mainstream Australian TV.

  • by Dom Knight
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Analysis
North America

A triumphant Trump, a worried America

This week, Donald Trump had one of the best days of his presidency - US Attorney General William Barr announced that Special Counsel Robert Mueller had finished his investigation and found there was no evidence of collusion between the US president’s campaign and Russian efforts to meddle in the 2016 US election. Is the report an indictment on US democracy, or merely another Trump scandal consigned to the scrap heap?

  • by Nick O'Malley
Apple CEO Tim Cook and Oprah Winfrey at the Apple TV+ launch.
Opinion
Technology

Beneath the glitz of Apple's latest event, an air of quiet desperation

As Oprah Winfrey bounded on to the stage of the Steve Jobs Theatre in Cupertino, Apple's late founder may have turned in his grave.

  • by Robin Pagnamenta
The name of the game: The term AFLM has prompted some heated responses.
Opinion
AFL

What's the big deal with the term 'AFLM'?

I was baffled by the response to Bob Murphy's column in The Age this week because most of the responses on social media focused not on the broader message of the article, but on one letter of the alphabet.

  • by Claire Siracusa
Ben McEvoy and Max Gawn.
Analysis
AFL

Punch or palm: The 6-6-6 revolution has only just begun

The extra space created under the 6-6-6 rule has created more possibilities for ruckmen. Will they be brave enough to take them?

  • by Peter Ryan