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This is what I want: Magpies coach Craig McRae directs his men during a two-hour training session on Tuesday.
Analysis
AFL 2024

On a losing streak with a tough run home, will the Magpies fall short of September?

Collingwood need to win at least four of their remaining six games to make the eight. And when you consider the quality of teams they face, the Magpies are in trouble. Deep trouble.

  • by Jon Pierik

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Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton.

Voters are showing Labor no gratitude – and a howl of pain instead

Labor needs more time to win back voters. No wonder Anthony Albanese dismisses the idea of an early election.

  • by David Crowe
X owner Elon Musk has had a win in the Australian courts.
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Elon Musk

‘Dark patterns’: European Commission is ticked off by Elon Musk’s X, again

The European Commission sees evidence of “motivated malicious actors” using X’s blue ticks to deceive users. Musk fires back, claiming that the EC offered his company “an illegal secret deal”.

  • by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Fleur Watson, associate professor of Architecture and Urban Design at RMIT University, has long been a fan of Isogawa’s designs.
Analysis
Collectables

Why pieces from this Australian designer could soon be worth thousands

Akira Isogawa is a name in fashion that needs little introduction, and keen collectors have started to chase after his iconic pieces.

  • by Stephen Crafti
John Setka leads a CFMEU rally last year.

I witnessed the rot set in at the CFMEU. Here’s how it happened

When John Setka and his band took control, muscle became everything – no matter where the muscle came from.

  • by John Sutton
Part of solving the current housing crisis needs to be removing financial barriers for people who want to downsize.

Remember when only men could own property? No? There’s a reason for that

Laws need to change to equally weigh the rights of those who want to buy a home against those who simply want to invest in a property.

  • by Cathy Sherry
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Amber Daines and son Zeke Ungar, 15. Zeke has had a Spriggy account for pocket money since he was 11 years old.
Analysis
Spending

Young people say they don’t need a bank. Here’s what they do instead

Generation Alpha kids are circumventing the need to ever step inside a local bank branch, opting instead for a fully digital experience.

  • by Nina Hendy
Blues coach Michael Maguire talks to Jarome Luai and Mitchell Moses at half-time of Origin II after rushing to the sideline.

Fun and mind games: Origin Madge is a better coach than NRL Madge

He’s manipulated the press, got under Queensland’s skin, rattled Billy Slater and upset Gorden Tallis. He’s made for this arena.

  • by Andrew Webster
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Why Aerosmith and Origin have more in common than you might think

The Blues and Maroons will be living on the edge when they battle for interstate supremacy at Suncorp Stadium on Wednesday night.

  • by Roy Masters
American presidents Abraham Lincoln (left), Franklin D. Roosevelt, Ronald Reagan, Donald Trump, John F Kennedy.

Assassination in the USA: Why does America take aim at its leaders?

Access to guns does not fully explain the intensity of American political violence. There must be something more.

  • by Peter Hartcher
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Column 8

Doctor cops a negative split

And a miracle on the eastern suburbs line.

Zelenzky and Marles.

Australia refuses to match allies sanctioning China over support for Russian war

The UK, US and the EU are among those sanctioning Chinese companies accused of helping Russia wreak havoc in Ukraine. The Albanese government is an outlier.

  • by Lisa Visentin
President Joe Biden addresses the nation from the Oval Office of the White House after the attack on Donald Trump.

Biden planned to ramp up his attacks on Trump. Now those plans are in disarray

The US president faces a delicate balancing act in his campaign for re-election as America reels from the attempted assassination.

  • by Farrah Tomazin
CFMEU boss John Setka in June.
Analysis
Building Bad

It’s a union, not a bikie gang: CFMEU needs a serious overhaul, not more of the same

The union’s national body wants policymakers and the public to think it’s taken a strong step. It hasn’t.

  • by Ben Schneiders
Surely the Liberals can revere our party’s founder while acknowledging that not every idea of a man born in the late 19th century withstands modern scrutiny.

Why the Black Hand name is not a joke

George Brandis must have had a memory lapse when claiming “the Liberal Party does not really have factions”. Does he not recall the ironic laughter and jeers that followed then-prime minister Malcolm Turnbull’s claim to the October 2015 meeting of the NSW State Council that “we are not run by factions”?

CFMEU flags.
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CFMEU

‘Zero tolerance’ rhetoric over the CFMEU follows years of wilful blindness

Alongside tolerance there has been indulgence, hubris, gratitude (for massive donations) and a lack of political will.

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See ya, Setka! Why union chief’s departure is good news for women

It took a long time for the CFMEU to be rid of John Setka. Now it finally is.

  • by Jenna Price
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Bank fees

Old habits are hard to kick for banks. They’re behaving badly – again

Six years after the royal commission, there are signs of a re-emergence of poor behaviour. At the very least this looks like conduct slippage.

  • by Elizabeth Knight
Djokovic was outplayed in every facet of the match by Alcaraz.
Analysis
Wimbledon

Out-served, outgunned, outplayed: Is this the end of the Djokovic era?

Doubting Djokovic is a dangerous game, but even he is starting to do it.

  • by Marc McGowan
Merchandise is for sale on a table before Republican presidential candidate former president Donald Trump.

Trump’s radical policy agenda looms larger after the shooting

A second Trump presidency could lead to a new breakout of inflation in the US, even as the Federal Reserve board’s independence would be under threat.

  • by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Trump rally shooting GIF.

Why attack on Trump is no watershed moment for America

Unable to confront its murderous past, America continues to suffer from historical amnesia when it comes to political violence.

  • by Nick Bryant
England soccer fans react after their team was beaten by Spain.

At the final whistle, England looked as if they had their hearts ripped out

England’s 58 years of misery goes on as the ultimate prize of a major soccer title slips away again.

  • by Oliver Brown
One in three Australian women will experience birth trauma.
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Pregnancy

‘This is your fault’: The doctor’s words that left me with PTSD

It’s only now – 24 years later – that I am able to discuss it, and I still cry. Birth trauma is still vastly overlooked, but its impacts can last a lifetime.

  • by Beth Knights
Craig McRae realises that time is running out for the battling Magpies.
Analysis
AFL 2024

Time running out for Magpies, Greene is good for football: Key takeouts from round 18

Collingwood’s chances of making finals now appear worse than slim, Sam Mitchell’s coaching ability has been on display this season and the Bulldogs’ roller-coaster continued with an impressive win over Carlton.

  • by Peter Ryan
Australia’s real wages have fallen 4.8 per cent since 2019 - a larger than most OECD countries.

OECD’s message to our inflation warriors: calm down, she’ll be right

International public servants in Paris have reminded us that Australia’s real wages are too low. So why is the RBA so worried about continued high inflation?

  • by Ross Gittins
Illustration: Jim Pavlidis

Trump fomented political violence. Now, an already fraught election just got worse

Political violence in the US is rare, but has a dark heart beating just out of sight. The attempted assassination of Donald Trump has seen it burst to the surface again.

  • by Bill Wyman
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Column 8

The place where bananas go to die

Luckily, the town has appeal.

The light from the hill of liberalism, Liberal Party founder Robert Menzies.

True history of the Black Hand, the Liberals who have kept Menzies’ flame alive

In 1984, I was the youngest Liberal invited to the founding of a forum whose mission was to maintain the party’s liberal values. The spirit of Menzies still thrives.

  • by George Brandis
Zach Merrett was well held against the Demons, with drastic results for Essendon,
Opinion
AFL 2024

The worries for Essendon heading to September

In Four Points this week: the loss to Melbourne highlighted areas of concern for the Bombers, who flattered to deceive against the Pies. Plus, Collingwood’s draft gamble looks like coming unstuck and Carlton must move to a one-ruck system.

  • by Michael Gleeson
Penny was put down last week after eating contaminated meat

Calls for racing ban ignore the realities

Greyhound racing has its problems. Those are well known, publicised and understood. But so does every industry, community, profession and so forth. Problems don’t mean cancellation. Problems mean a search for and implementation of solutions. That’s what adults do in the face of adversity.

“Fine”: A bloodied Donald Trump at the Pennsylvania rally, scheduled as the final campaign event before the Republican convention.
Editorial
Donald Trump

Gunman took direct aim at the American political process

Donald Trump’s defiant reaction after being shot shows he is no Joe Biden.

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Jake Fraser-McGurk has made an eye-catching start to his international career.

Australia are about to tour England. This is why it’s bad for cricket

Cricket’s international calendar will be placed under renewed scrutiny when Australia tour Scotland and England next month for a series of matches with no meaning or context whatsoever.

  • by Daniel Brettig
Former President Donald Trump is surrounded by US Secret Service agents at a campaign rally.
Analysis
US election

Thankfully, Trump sustained only a minor injury. But his political stocks may receive a major gain

The increased readiness to maim and kill is not a Republican or Democrat syndrome but an advancing American psychosis.

  • by Peter Hartcher
Supporters wait for Donald Trump to take the stage ahead of the chaos.

Attempt on Trump’s life was only a matter of time

I’ve been to more Donald Trump rallies than I can count. Every time I have feared that something as awful as this would happen.

  • by Farrah Tomazin
Matthew Flinders portrait by Antoine Toussaint de Chazal.
Opinion
History

A hero’s welcome home for Flinders, two centuries too late

Explorer Matthew Flinders gave Australia its name. He had too much ambition to “rest in the unnoticed middle order of mankind”, but too many of us forget.

  • by Peter FitzSimons
Nick Kyrgios (right) has enjoyed his commentary stint on the BBC alongside another former tennis bad boy, John McEnroe.
Analysis
Nick Kyrgios

Is Nick Kyrgios serious about a comeback, or just playing Djoker?

He’s become Novak Djokovic’s practice partner at Wimbledon and made an impact as a TV commentator, but the lure of centre court still beckons the Australian tennis drawcard.

  • by Marc McGowan
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Sharn Freier celebrates with Mary Fowler after scoring Australia’s goal against Canada.
Analysis
Paris 2024

Headaches mounting for Matildas as Foord joins growing injury list

The Matildas have fallen 2-1 to Canada in their last warm-up match before the Paris Olympics, with coach Tony Gustavsson left sweating over the fitness of Caitlin Foord.

  • by Vince Rugari
Michael Maguire and Gorden Tallis.
Analysis
NRL 2024

The Souths axing behind war of words between Maguire and Tallis

Paul Gallen has fired back at Gorden Tallis after the Maroons legend’s attack on Blues coach Michael Maguire.

  • by Danny Weidler
Clarisse Agbegnenou, Sara Balzer, Sasha Zhoya, and Leon Marchand are some France’s best medal hopes at their home Olympics.
Analysis
Paris 2024

Homegrown hopes for Paris: The French stars carrying the weight of a nation

Around 10,500 athletes and 15 million tourists are expected in the French capital for the Olympics, where much of the attention will be on those hoping to make their home advantage count.

  • by Rob Harris
Scott Johnson and his brother Steve.
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LGBTQ

I thought I knew the brilliant Johnson brothers, but Steve had more to reveal

As he fought to have them investigate his brother’s death, police resented Steve Johnson’s wealth, but he wasn’t born to money.

  • by Rick Feneley
A super top-up using rental income is possible.

Can we put our rental income back into super?

There are no limits on adding to your super until you hit a certain age, but there’s a question of why you’d want to.

  • by Paul Benson
Employees covered under EBAs are lucky enough to get a guaranteed annual wage increase. Just don’t call it a ‘pay rise’.

You might be earning more, but is it really a ‘pay rise’?

Employees covered by EBAs are lucky enough to receive a guaranteed annual wage increase. Just don’t call it a “pay rise”.

  • by Victoria Devine
More than 3000 people in Australia take their own lives each year.
Opinion
Health

Consultation first step for landmark suicide prevention law

The NSW government is seeking feedback to begin formulating legislation which will see a whole-of-government approach.

  • by The Herald's View
ESG investing is experiencing an unprecedented boom.
Opinion
Renewables

What if renewables don’t deliver the cheapest power, after all?

We must reduce emissions. But while the science is settled, the costings are not.

  • by Parnell Palme McGuinness
NSW Premier Chris Minns on Wednesday announced that retail trade will be banned on Anzac Day.
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Anzac Day

Don’t just tinker with Anzac Day. What about our other public holidays?

Is it appropriate to commemorate our nation’s military history by drinking like a fish at your local, but inappropriate to shop for Anzac biscuit ingredients at the supermarket?

  • by Mary Ward
Rachel Wotton with a client, from the documentary Scarlet Road.
Opinion
Disability

Bill Shorten is wrong. The case for NDIS funding of sex workers

Sex worker Rachel Wotton specialises in providing services to people with disability – and she’s furious that the NDIS minister has declared that they do not deserve her support.

  • by Peter FitzSimons
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Investing in the cryptocurrency space can be daunting.
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Hip pocket

What’s the go with crypto: Is Bitcoin still a good investment?

For genuine investors who are interested in the crypto space but know little about it, the confusing and unregulated industry can pose a daunting barrier to entry.

  • by Dominic Powell
Illustration: Dionne Gain

Lazy workers are licking their lips as the right-to-disconnect laws loom

From next month, protective workplace measures with good intentions will be exploited by slack employees and put hardworking colleagues at risk.

  • by Paul O'Halloran
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 13: Filipo Daugunu of the Wallabies scores a try during the International Test Match between Australia Wallabies and Wales at AAMI Park on July 13, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Daniel Pockett/Getty Images)
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Wallabies

‘We have to be better’: Flying Filipo saves blushes as Wallabies secure win over Wales

The Wallabies kept up their winning ways under Joe Schmidt but Wales threw the kitchen sink at them.

  • by Iain Payten
One that got away: Sam Draper looks dejected after the defeat.
Analysis
AFL 2024

Bombers exposed as unworthy of the top-two spot on offer

After the Western Bulldogs’ upset of Carlton earlier on Saturday, Essendon were looking at second on the ladder with a win at the MCG. They played the first 15 minutes like it would be a walk in the park.

  • by Andrew Stafford