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Controversial tactics: Nick Kyrgios.
Analysis
Tennis

Sporting taboos: Kyrgios serve again stokes debate

Having annoyed Rafa Nadal with an underarm serve at Acapulco, Nick Kyrgios doubled down with the tactic to win two points against hapless Serb Dusan Lajovic at the Miami Open

  • by Ian Ransom

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Sumeyya Ilanbey, trainee journalist at The Age in Melbourne.
Opinion
Life & relationships

Suddenly the world didn’t feel like a horrible place

I just wanted to get home, safely, and not worry about my conspicuous place in society.

  • by Sumeyya Ilanbey
Former glory: ANZ Stadium was built to host the Sydney Olympics in 2000 and should have been reconfigured shortly after the Games.
Analysis
NRL

No reason to delay ANZ Stadium redevelopment any longer

The re-election of the Berejiklian Government should mean the long-overdue refurbishment of the old Olympic Stadium gets the green light in the near future.

  • by Roy Masters
Thailand is a haven for Australian tourists, but it is also an important political and trading partner.
Analysis
Asia

Why Australians should care about politics in the Land of Smiles

Thailand's election – its first in nearly eight years, held on Sunday and which has produced no clear result – matters enormously for Australia, and for the region.

  • by James Massola
The Stadia controller, which connects directly to Google's servers via Wi-Fi.
Analysis
Technology

How Google Stadia could foretell the future of video games

Google's cloud-powered gaming system promises better graphics, expanded multiplayer and next generation social features, on virtually any screen.

  • by Tim Biggs
Protestors at Lynas Corp's rare earths processing facility in Malaysia.
Opinion
Companies

Wesfarmers aims its firepower in an unusual and risky direction

A $1.5 billion bid for a rare earths producer facing an existential challenge is Rob Scott’s unexpected initial target.

  • by Stephen Bartholomeusz
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Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, introduces the company's new TV, video and news subscription services.
Analysis
Companies

Apple's not building a Netflix killer. It's got something bigger in mind

On face value, Apple's latest product launch might have seemed underwhelming - but it may have been its most significant in years. 

  • by John McDuling
Boeing chief Dennis Mullenburg.
Opinion
Companies

Boeing still owes the world some answers

What began as a tragedy is starting to look like something worse.

  • by Timothy Lavin and Clive Crook
Daniel Andrews announces who will chair the Royal Commission in Mental Health
Explainer
Victoria

'Nothing between GP and emergency': Victoria's mental health failure

Mental health royal commission begins community consultation on April 5, looking into system that lets people spiral into crisis – then can't cope with results.

  • by Miki Perkins
Cam McCarthy got in on the act, booting five goals in his best game for the Dockers.
Opinion
AFL

Hogan misses the party as new heroes run amok for Fremantle

This was one party Jesse Hogan couldn't afford to miss.

  • by David Prestipino
Tayla Harris (right) in the landmark photo and a photo taken in 1921 and published in The Australasian of another female footballer in a similar pose.
Opinion
AFL

Buti's Call: History shows female footballers have faced resistance

The footballers who play for the 10 clubs in the AFLW are the modern pioneers of women’s football. They are the modern day trailblazers who will always have a special place in female sport going forward. But women playing football is much older than the three-year-old AFLW competition.

  • by Tony Buti
Liberal Party federal deputy president Teena McQueen on Q&A.
Analysis
TV & radio

Train wreck TV: Q&A features worst panellist in show's history

Thank you Q&A and Teena McQueen for providing on Monday night what will likely be the greatest televised train wreck of 2019.

  • by Neil McMahon
Labor leader Bill Shorten wants to capitalise on people's concerns about wage stagnation with a living wage policy.
Analysis
Federal

Support for Bill Shorten's living wage plan depends on trust

Labor hopes to capitalise on concerns about wage stagnation with its policy for a living wage.

  • by David Crowe
President Donald Trump has had a big win.
Opinion
North America

The impeachment of Donald Trump is dead

The President is now unplugged. In his mind, he has won.

  • by Bruce Wolpe
Confucius has lent his name to  the institutes that offer Chinese government sanctioned and funded studies of Chinese language and culture.
Opinion
National

China-funded Confucius Institutes belong on foreign influence register

The role Confucius Institutes appears to be a form of political interference on behalf of a foreign government, directly funded by a foreign government.

  • by John Fitzgerald
APRA has hit on a brilliant plan: if you can’t act like a regulator then just "play act" like you’re a regulator.
Opinion
National

APRA goes to NIDA – send in the clowns

Our bank regulator, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, has contracted NIDA to teach its staff "presentation skills".

  • by Andy Schmulow
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National

Politics of race: Liberals have refused to call out hate speech

Readers find it difficult reconciling past and present statements from Scott Morrison.

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Victoria

Age editorial: Cracking the code on top school chemistry

'Age' education team’s 'Schools that Excel' project found that schools that improved most academically were often quiet achievers with a focus on providing a supportive yet demanding culture.

NSWRL chairman George Peponis.
Opinion
NRL

It's all about staying on the island in rugby league Survivor

Between players being stood down, relocation talk and administrative power plays, the game is beginning to resemble reality television.

  • by Roy Masters
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's news conference in Washington is reflected on a specialist's screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016. Stocks slipped Wednesday after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates on the back of a strengthening job market and increased its forecast for rate hikes next year. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Opinion
Markets

The world is slowing down at an alarming speed

The economic downturn that seems to be developing might well force a fresh burst of those unconventional policies inspired by the GFC.

  • by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen has doubled down on Labor’s tax agenda, telling retirees who are
unhappy with Labor’s policy on dividend imputation they are “entitled to vote against us.”
Opinion
National

Right now, the Coalition has a tiny opportunity to fix superannuation

Weeding out the chronic underperformers, clamping down on unwanted multiple accounts and insurance policies, and letting workers choose funds from a short menu of good ones and stay in them for life would give the typical worker entering the workforce an extra A$533,000 in retirement.

  • by Peter Martin
After two days of driving around in a hot-wind machine on wheels, I declared to anyone who would listen that my car was now completely useless.
Opinion
Life & relationships

Do we expect too much from modern life?

If a car without airconditioning is too much, are we going soft?

  • by Penny Flanagan
Donald Trump: Mueller finding point towards a possible obstruction of jutice.
Analysis
North America

Democrats zero in on 'obstruction' to plot campaign against Trump

Robert Mueller's findings will trigger hearings, investigations and possible court challenges from Democrats aimed at discrediting the Republicans.

  • by Steve Holland and Jeff Mason
Facebook's only interested in improving the parts of the service that make money.
Opinion
Technology

Facebook could limit hate if it was profitable to do so

The social media giant is capable of deploying advertisements with military precision, but it won't put as much effort into keeping people safe.

  • by Peter Wells
Introducer loans drove bad behaviour
Opinion
Banking & finance

NAB leads banks in ditching home loan spotters' fees in race to repair image

From gym instructors and real estate agents to sporting clubs, all were in on the action to receive commissions from banks.

  • by Elizabeth Knight
Many American progressives became overly invested in the idea that Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin worked together to steal the 2016 election.
Analysis
North America

Mueller report a victory for Trump but denies Americans the closure they needed

Mueller's verdict is devastating for American progressives, and has delivered the US President one of the best days of his presidency.

  • by Matthew Knott
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Illustration Pat Campbell
National

Politics and race: Voting public setting politicians an example

Words have consequences, free speech has responsibilities, say readers.

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian celebrates victory on Saturday night.
Opinion
National

How Gladys made history - and will likely make more

The Berejiklian-led Liberals will outstrip Askin's party record, and may well press on to keep the Liberals in power for 16 years or more.

  • by John Ruddick
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian pictured on Sunday after her election victory.
Opinion
Federal

After NSW, we're left with Hobson's choice for PM

Now Australian voters must turn their attention to Canberra, where they confront a leadership deficit on both sides.

  • by Tony Walker
Amando, the pigeon that sold for a record $2 million, from the pigeon-racing site PIPA.
Opinion
National

Now, about that $2 million pigeon: why we should pay at least respect

Some people just don't get it, but a bird lover explains the invaluable contribution of man's best feathered friend, the pigeon.

  • by Charles Purcell
Lachlan is now front and centre in the Murdoch pecking order.
Opinion
Companies

The next chapter in the turbulent history of the Murdoch dynasty has begun

There's an air nostalgia towards the Murdochs in Hollywood at the moment. But the view from Wall Street is the famous media dynasty's story is far from over

  • by John McDuling
Financial businesses are under greater pressure to consider their exposure to climate change risks, which could include fossil fuel assets.
Opinion
Banking & finance

Why climate change risks are 'material' for big finance

However dysfunctional our domestic debate is on climate change, it's abundantly clear the financial sector needs to give this issue growing attention.

  • by Clancy Yeates
An image of New Zealand Prime  Minister Jacinda Ardern, in the wake of the massacre, projected on the world's tallest building, the 829.8-metre Burj Khalifa  in Dubai.
Opinion
National

To blame Ramsay for Christchurch atrocity is facile vilification

The Ramsay Centre for Western Civilisation responds to claims that its curriculum validates the world view behind the massacre of 50 people.

  • by Simon Haines
Banning phones in the classroom has worked for one school.
Opinion
Victoria

We banned phones at our school and everyone's happier now

Our experience tells us that in the vast majority of cases, when it comes to mobile phones there is usually very little learning taking place.

  • by Darren Harrison
Former PM John Howard and Scott Morrison await the result of the NSW election in Sydney.
Analysis
Federal

The Liberal Party's smartest move in the NSW election

Scott Morrison cannot copy the recipe that kept Gladys Berejiklian in power.

  • by David Crowe
One of the many buildings that have used combustible cladding, in this instance in Prahran.
Opinion
Victoria

I've just discovered my building is covered in flammable cladding

We have stronger legal rights in shops – where I could obtain an instant refund for my exploding smartphone – than in our combustible homes.

  • by James Lesh
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Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic.
Opinion
North America

Christchurch shooting showed US how dangerous 'white power' has become

While these ideas may march under national flags, the nation these activists seek to support is not Australia or the United States or Britain.

  • by Nicole Hemmer
Jack Dempsey hits the Crusaders line hard in an encouraging win for the Waratahs.
Analysis
Rugby Union

Waratahs take a leaf out of Six Nations champions Wales' script

New South Wales looked very much like old northern Wales in Sydney on Saturday - and that can only be a good thing.

  • by Paul Cully
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Federal

PM's economic woes increase risk of pork-barrelling

Economic stimulus is required – but it needs to be driven by rigorous cost/benefit analysis, not political expediency.

NSW Opposition Leader Michael Daley concedes defeat on election night on Saturday.
Opinion
National

Regardless of why Labor lost, Daley's video was racist - and it cost

The Labor leader, by standing up to shock-jock Alan Jones, looked like a man to shake up the old order. Then he was exposed as just another politician.

  • by Sean Kelly
Thanks for the offer, PM ... but Stan Grant declined the request to stand for the Liberal Party.
Opinion
Federal

The Fitz Files: PM wanted Stan Grant as his man to fill empty seat

Nine days ago, the TV journo and now university professor received a very curious phone call from Scott Morrison.

  • by Peter FitzSimons
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern at the Al Noor Mosque for a national call to prayer on Friday.
Opinion
National

Jacinda-isms: some lessons for leaders in how to 'Ardern' up

In the shadow of atrocity, New Zealand's Prime Minister has demonstrated the power of a few well chosen words, and of letting actions speak loudest.

  • by Helen Pitt
Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Opinion
Workplace

How Australians really feel about their jobs

Most of us don't regret the time we spend at work and we gain most of our sense of self-worth from our paid jobs.

  • by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
We all have choices - or do we?
Opinion
Workplace

Work can offer us plenty but let's not oversell it

None of us have to work. But the alternative is generally worse, writes Jim Bright.

  • by Jim Bright
Illustration: Matt Golding.
National

Sheep trade: Defiant of science and like lambs to slaughter

The decision to export live sheep this northern summer has drawn condemnation from readers.

Scott Morrison was visibly incensed he had been accused of fostering Islamophobia.
Opinion
Federal

There's a reason the PM lacked credibility when facing off against Aly

Perhaps he only has himself - and his party - to blame.

  • by Michael Koziol
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Reserve Bank deputy governor Guy Debelle focused on how climate change can complicate the task of setting interest rates.
Opinion
National

Heavyweights now speaking with one voice on climate change risks

In an era defined by a cautious approach to climate in politics and business, influential independent voices have finally stepped up.

  • by Sam Hurley
Jacinda Ardern has given a masterclass in leadership in the wake of the Christchurch shooting.
Opinion
National

Two tribes go to war, and neither care about the real victims

Both tribes overstep when they all but accuse the other side of handing the weapon to the aggressor.

  • by Julie Szego
Time to shine: Nothing went right for the Bulldogs last week, but history is on their side when they face Penrith today.
Opinion
NRL

History points to Bulldogs biteback after Warriors drubbing

There are many examples of teams being belted by 30 points or more and reversing that form to secure a victory the following weekend – 399 examples, in fact.

  • by Phil Gould
More drama: Todd Greenberg and Peter Beattie have had a busy week.
Opinion
NRL

NRL swimming against the stream when it comes to TV rights, expansion

Money will determine rugby league's future footprint. But where will that money come from?

  • by Neil Breen