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Many voices on power sources, present and future
Nuclear, gas, hydrogen, or burning wood for heating: readers discuss these power sources in a warming world.
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Holidays
Planning a theme park holiday for your family? Get ready for the Hunger Games
They’re supposed to be the happiest places on earth. But expensive VIP passes and hours-long wait times are taking the shine off theme parks.
- by Shona Hendley
Opinion
AFL 2024
Four Points: A random outbreak of honesty in the AFL, and why the Dons need defence not aggro
Craig McRae, Ross Lyon, Brad Scott and Tom Papley embraced the rarest of football qualities in round two: candour.
- by Michael Gleeson
Opinion
Political leadership
As Liberals navigate a ‘sea of red’, the Greens are making waves of their own
The Tasmanian state election was bad news for the Liberal Party, but the potency of the Greens as a political force is growing, and it spells bad news for Labor in key battlegrounds.
- by George Brandis
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Royal family
I jumped on the ‘Katespiracy’ bandwagon. Now I’m flooded with shame
The prospect of a missing princess was a blessed diversion. But now we know the truth, I feel ashamed. What was I thinking?
- by Kerri Sackville
Analysis
Royal family
The secret burden of holding the family together when your wife has cancer
Prince William has spent his whole life preparing for his future role, but not this one: a husband and father desperately trying to hold his family together while his wife undergoes treatment for cancer.
- by Guy Kelly
Analysis
AFL 2024
Why free agency won’t rescue the Tigers or Pies (or nearly any AFL team)
A packed MCG and the buzz of being on Broadway or the more private surrounds offered by the Getaway clubs? Players have options, but free agency is not the panacea for clubs. Here’s why.
- by Jake Niall
Opinion
Ask an expert
Will I lose money if I switch super funds?
Switching from a poor performing fund into a better one shouldn’t cost you much, but it’s important to think carefully about why.
- by Paul Benson
Opinion
Billionaires
Australia has more billionaires than ever. That’s nothing to celebrate
Marking a new high of ultra-wealthy individuals is one record we shouldn’t be cheering about.
- by Victoria Devine
Opinion
Immigration
You’re not a racist if you oppose unchecked immigration, you’re a realist
If we want to continue as a great migrant nation, we need an integration plan. Europe is waking up to this challenge.
- by Parnell Palme McGuinness
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Donald Trump
The worst thing about Trump’s take-down of Rudd? Dutton’s cynical reaction
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton could have sided with Australia’s national interest over Trump, but he chose a different path.
- by Jacqueline Maley
Opinion
Hip pocket
Should you DIY super? There are risks and rewards
Self-managed super funds allow you to pick exactly how your superannuation is invested – but they’re also a lot of work.
- by Dominic Powell
Opinion
Sunday Life
My partner wants to celebrate his birthday by doing nothing and I’m appalled
How can he not want a party? Is it possible that he just hates fun?
- by Kerri Sackville
Opinion
Home accessories
How Marvin the robo-vac became a (weird) member of the family
When I decided to lighten my domestic load by buying a little, and fiendishly expensive, robot helper, I had no idea how much stress it would cause.
- by Michael Bachelard
Letters
Letters
Victoria’s ‘Presidential’ politics problem
Readers discuss the “iron fist” centralised culture of the Victorian Premier’s office established under former premier Dan Andrews, and its ongoing effects.
Opinion
Social media
My lifelong hobby has been hijacked by a hot, cool crowd
The internet has decided reading is sexy, but no one actually looks good doing it.
- by Thomas Mitchell
Analysis
NRL 2024
Why Demetriou may have only three games to save his job
A short run of home matches will have a big bearing on the future of the South Sydney coach.
- by Christian Nicolussi
Opinion
NRL 2024
Rabbitohs rage about Mitchell coverage
South Sydney chief executive Blake Solly is fuming at suggestions the NRL gives Latrell Mitchell preferential treatment because he is Indigenous.
- by Danny Weidler
Analysis
Royal family
As we sat feverishly speculating, there was a horrible truth confronting Catherine, Princess of Wales
It’s hard to pinpoint the moment when we came to expect the private health concern of a public figure was fair game for clicks or laughs.
- by Rob Harris
Opinion
World Rugby
Seventeen dead minutes: Why World Rugby had to act after Cup final
The 2011 Rugby World Cup final was by no means a classic. But comparing it to last year’s showpiece event proves that rule changes have turned rugby into a waiting game.
- by Paul Cully
Analysis
Royal family
The voice of a naturally private princess cracked as she shared her diagnosis with the world
Having steeled herself for a video message, Catherine delivered in one take a message that will go down in history as one of the most moving royal broadcasts imaginable.
- by Hannah Furness
Analysis
AFL 2024
Where have all the CEOs gone? Footy’s problem with finding new leaders
As the competition has expanded to include a national women’s league and soon 19 teams, veteran club bosses have lamented the dearth of emerging off-field leaders across the competition.
- by Caroline Wilson
Opinion
Comedy
Help me, I think I’m a water waster
Are there water-saving techniques I could employ to make up for my many failings around the elixir of life?
- by Richard Glover
Opinion
Workplace
Why career goals should be made to be abandoned
Effective career plans or goals, are ones that can be regularly revised, ditched, or paused as circumstances dictate.
- by Jim Bright
Opinion
Consumer spending
How much can you safely spend in retirement? We crunched the numbers
Retirement spending is a bit of a maze to wind yourself through, but having confidence is key to living a life with lower financial anxiety.
- by Bec Wilson
Opinion
The Fitz Files
Why there’ll be no Olympic rings for Sydney
NSW Premier Chris Minns has poured ice-cold water on suggestions that Sydney could host the 2032 Olympic Games if Brisbane bailed out.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Opinion
Consumer spending
Savers, rejoice: You can now get high rates without the hurdles
Savings accounts no longer require you to give up your firstborn to qualify for a high-interest rate.
- by Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
Opinion
Immigration
You know your country’s in trouble when Pauline Hanson is claiming vindication
Australia’s population is booming during an acute housing crisis. That spells trouble for the government, and for social cohesion.
- by Peter Hartcher
Opinion
Nuclear energy
Yes, nuclear’s an option. But let there be no confusion about its flaws
Nuclear power, as clean and safe as it is, cannot help us in our transition to clean energy this decade or next.
- by Alan Finkel
Opinion
Home loans
Banks are changing the way they fight the mortgage war
Lenders have started using their second-tier offshoots to chase home loan business.
- by Clancy Yeates
Analysis
Taxis
Uber’s ugly truths laid bare with $300 million capitulation
The ride-share giant’s promise of urban transportation was always an illusion, built on the back of cheap venture capital money, worker exploitation and taking advantage of regulatory loopholes.
- by David Swan
Letters
Letters
Laws must serve all citizens equally
Proposed changes to the Sex Discrimination Act are complicated because the issue is so complex write readers.
Opinion
NRL 2024
One theme, one dream: Where NRL gets it right … and wrong
Multicultural Round reminds us that rugby league is more than local phenomenon, the obsession of eastern Australia and Lancashire.
- by Malcolm Knox
Analysis
NRL 2024
The play that (again) highlighted the genius of Nathan Cleary
And to think, ball playing doesn’t even come naturally to the Panthers star. Andrew Johns, Jonathan Thurston and Cameron Smith break down Cleary’s “best performance ever”.
- by Dan Walsh
Opinion
Royal family
Where on earth is Kate Middleton? Here’s my wild guess*
Not one of the theories is supported by a single piece of evidence. Unlike mine.
- by Julia Baird
Opinion
Weight loss
Oprah jumping on the Ozempic bandwagon is, frankly, just sad
Somehow it feels like one of the world’s most celebrated media forces has morphed into a crass shill for Big Pharma.
- by Kate Halfpenny
Analysis
Naked City
Sam Kerr is no crook, so why is she being treated as one?
The prosecution is proof the British system of justice has gone bonkers.
- by John Silvester
Opinion
Work therapy
Why is ChatGPT trying to gaslight me?
AI chatbots may be sophisticated and slick, but they’re far from being a source of reliable information.
- by Jonathan Rivett
Opinion
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
The cold calculation behind our aid cuts to Gaza
The accusations against the United Nations agency helping Palestinians in Gaza are murky, but the consequences have been painfully clear.
- by Waleed Aly
Opinion
NRL 2024
When will South Sydney stop blaming everyone else for problems of their own making?
There’s trouble in paradise when you’re skewering Triple M’s social media department for Latrell Mitchell’s potty-mouthed interview.
- by Andrew Webster
Analysis
Scams
$80 million in scams prevented as NAB rolls out new payment alerts
A new alert system from NAB has saved customers – including many desperate Swifties – a total of $80 million in potential scams.
- by John Collett
Letters
Letters
Can civil disobedience ever be justified?
Following recent climate activism protests and the jailing of the West Gate Bridge protesters, readers ponder if, or when, civil disobedience is not only justified, but in extreme cases, necessary.
Opinion
Discrimination
Why Albanese refuses to take this leap of faith without Dutton
The prime minister has offended all sides by shelving his religious freedom law, yet it may just spare him an unholy political fight.
- by David Crowe
Opinion
Supermarket inquiry
Supermarket inquiries send Woolworths, Coles into damage control
Governments are already engaged in shadow-boxing matches with the supermarkets, which can’t afford to stand flat-footed.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Opinion
AFL 2024
Tas-mania: How the devil did new AFL club pull so many members?
The Devils have pulled in more than 100,000 members since Monday. The moral here is not just about the volume – which is greater by far than the AFL or the new club had anticipated – but the rush in which they arrived.
- by Greg Baum
Opinion
Commonwealth Games
When the public service trembles, we all pay – this time, $600m
Global humiliation and the hundreds of millions of dollars wasted on the Commonwealth Games were preventable if the public service had given frank and full advice.
- by Annika Smethurst
Opinion
AFL 2024
People want to see me get hurt, but here’s why I’m stepping into the boxing ring anyway
Just before Christmas, I received an unexpected offer: an invitation to join a high-profile boxing event in Adelaide during the week of the AFL’s Gather Round. This is why I accepted.
- by Kane Cornes
Opinion
Gender equality
If I could gather all the leaders of boys’ schools in one room, here’s what I would tell them
I am not interested in an exposé of male behaviour at any particular school. Our problem is society-wide, but the leaders of all-boys schools can make a real difference.
- by Chanel Contos
Opinion
US Votes 2024
Why Trump’s money problems make him so dangerous
The former president’s financial woes are more than just embarrassing. They also make him easy prey for outsiders.
- by Timothy L. O'Brien
Analysis
AFL 2024
Do Collingwood have a premiership hangover or is this their sober reality?
The pageantry of their premiership celebrations has not masked Collingwood’s sluggish start to 2024. The question is, can they recover, or has their moment passed?
- by Greg Baum