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Chad Warner, Nick Daicos and Charlie Cameron will all play in Opening Round.

The AFL’s Opening Round now makes even less sense

The league does not subscribe to the notion that if it ain’t broke don’t fix it, so here we are heading into another confusing start to the season.

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Treasurer Jim Chalmers has better chance of a laugh at Jimmy Carr’s show than he does in Parliament.

Why Jim Chalmers should listen to tax dodger Jimmy Carr

MARK RILEY: Carr’s comedy might be politically incorrect, but there’s more than a sliver of truth in his assertion that the tax system is unfair.

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“We used to be able to talk about things without going off the Richter Scale” with Ben Harvey.

We used to be able to talk without going off Richter Scale

Ben Harvey outlines the bomb scare which led to Anthony Albanese being evacuated from The Lodge, and looks back at historical threats to PMs including John Howard, who was forced to wear a bullet proof vest.

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For too long politics has been overriding sensible economic policy. And both sides of politics have been guilty.

Politics is overriding sensible economic policy

For too long politics has been overriding sensible economic policy. And both sides of politics have been guilty.

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If we are to understand the current surge in anti-Semitism in Australia, we must confront some hard truths.

‘Respectable’ left wing anti-Semitism is deeply dangerous

PAUL RUBENSTEIN: Right wing anti-Semitism is loud, crude, and easy to identify. More insidious is the left wing variety, which cloaks itself in moral legitimacy, authorising the mainstream to join in.

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There’s something subversive about the main characters in an English classic being played by two Australians in Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi.

Wuthering Heights whinging is pure virtue signalling

JENI O’DOWD: Complaining about Emerald Fennel’s ‘offensive’ adaptation of the Emily Brontë classic has become a competitive sport.

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Jewish accounts of anti-Semitism will surely tell a damning story about the forces that have been allowed to take hold and spread across this country.

Bondi probe can start fightback against anti-Semitism

Jewish accounts of anti-Semitism will surely tell a damning story about the forces that have been allowed to take hold and spread across this country.

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Zac Lomax’s path to Melbourne is getting very rocky.

Why Storm’s dogged pursuit of Lomax is very un-Melbounre

For a club that prides itself as not being about egos, this could be the beginning of the end of its famous team first culture.

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Grace Harris steps on her stumps.

The crucial mistake Aussies made against India

It seemed like a good idea at the time, but the team may be ruing this call as it fights to survive in the blockbuster women’s series.

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The Albanese Government should have the guts to stand up and fully explain what is going on.

Albanese must explain everything about ISIS brides

Rather than busting a gut to create the impression it is hands-off about the whole affair the Albanese Government should have the guts to stand up and fully explain what is going on.

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Cooper Woods was revelation with his gold medal win.

It makes zero sense we are this good at the Winter Olympics

Many of our athletes come from areas with no snow, making their feats even more incredible.

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Daly Cherry-Evans could win the Dally M this year.

I ripped into him in 2025 now I think DCE will win the comp

The Roosters have the pieces to go all the way with Daly Cherry-Evans in the Tricolours.

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Anthony Albanese has cranked up his rhetoric against the 11 women stuck in Syria. 

The real reason behind Albanese’s tough talk on ISIS brides

The Prime Minister’s words against the ISIS brides are surprisingly strong from a leader who historically has been anything but. Here’s what’s driving them.

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Donald Trump’s tariff scheme is spelling economic uncertainty across the world.

Trump’s response to tariff ruling opens new uncertain era

The supreme court’s ruling wasn’t a reset and redesigning the United State’s tariff schedule for the third time in little more than a year will produce commercial winners and losers.

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What 58,141 people saw from the stands, and through millions of TV screens, the AFL State of Origin was something far deeper than a pre-season exhibition match, says Justin Langer.

Flag or franchise? What Origin says about modern-day sport

What 58,141 people saw from the stands, and through millions of TV screens, was something far deeper than a pre-season exhibition match, says Justin Langer.

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