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When will the Bulldogs be the real deal?

When will the Bulldogs be the real deal?

Fans have been promised a new era of Canterbury dominance, but no one is quite sure when exactly it will arrive.

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Treasurer Jim Chalmers was right about the economy being held hostage. But the hostage takers he laid the blame on did not constitute the full list.

Red and green tape holding Australian businesses hostage

EDITORIAL: Australian businesses are hostage to a web of red and green tape that results in time-consuming and expensive compliance work.

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Donald Trump and Abbas Araghchi, the Iranian foreign minister, in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 20, 2025. President Donald Trump's embrace of military action in Iran was spurred by an Israeli leader determined to end diplomatic negotiations — few of the president's advisers voiced opposition. (Arash Khamooshi/The New York Times) ARASH KHAMOOSHI

Logic holds little sway with belligerents interested in ego

MARC CHAMPION: Arguments in favour of a lasting ceasefire still seems the only reasonable scenario for ending the war. The trouble is we do not appear to live in that kind of logical world right now.

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Manly have been resurgent under Kieran Foran.

I was wrong, Foz should coach Manly full time

The players love him and his lack of experience may be his greatest asset.

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As Jim Chalmers reviews his Budget plan, one area which must remain at the top of the savings list is the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

Chalmers must make hard call on cutting NDIS cost

EDITORIAL: As Jim Chalmers reviews his Budget plan, one area which must remain at the top of the savings list is the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

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Why Australia should scrap pricey, out-of-date AUKUS deal

Conflicts in Ukraine and Iran show why we should focus on on drones and other automated technologies, not lumbering subs and warships.

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Michael Voss and Elijah Hollands.

Blaming Carlton is the easy option for Hollands fallout

Mental health is a complex subject matter that can’t be reduced to a sound bite as much as many people think it can be.

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The myopic green dream of Energy Minister Chris Bowen (pictured) and his co-cabinet ideologues has left us all exposed, driving us into renewables with the kind of zealotry usually reserved for religious extremists.

Energy security sacrificed on altar of green politics

OPINION: The myopic green dream of Energy Minister Chris Bowen and his co-cabinet ideologues has left us all exposed.

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Trump should put Iran’s regime to a fundamental choice: It can have an economy. Or the regime can attempt to have a nuclear program while trying to control the Strait of Hormuz. But it can’t have both.

How Trump can wrap up the war with Iran

Trump should put Iran’s regime to a fundamental choice: It can have an economy. Or the regime can attempt to have a nuclear program while trying to control the Strait of Hormuz. But it can’t have both.

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Jim Chalmers, Australia's treasurer.

Budget shambles and handouts from Chalmers have to stop

PAUL MURRAY: This cannot be a Budget that shirks the many difficult issues facing the nation. Some of the necessary solutions would require substantial political skill to co-opt citizens to the cause.

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It is vital that the Albanese Government continues to do all it can to lessen the impact of the crisis.

Nation must be kept fully informed about war-induced crisis

EDITORIAL: It is vital that the Government continue to do all it can to lessen the impact of the crisis. It is also crucial that it is up-front and transparent about where we stand.

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If you flick through the pages of history, you will find there was a moment, 150 years ago to the day, when the US and Australia came within a whisker of being at war.

The time the US and Australia came within a whisker of war

To any member of the diplomatic corps who thinks they are living through unprecedented events, here’s a dose of perspective.

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Ben Roberts-Smith

Just when you thought life couldn’t get worse for BRS

Life is about to get even harder for Ben Roberts-Smith. Here’s why.

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Gout Gout says criticism comes when you're doing something right, and he just plans on running fast. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

Gout hits out at 'haters' as he targets next milestone

Gout Gout has fired a warning shot back at Justin Gatlin for disparaging his recent sub-20 run in the 200m as he sets his sights on another record.

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Defence Minister Richard Marles announced an increase to defence spending.

What Marles’ spray against ‘washed-up bureaucrats’ reveals

LATIKA M BOURKE: Defence Minister Richard Marles should swap his glass jaw for a little Teflon coating because the defence spending boost looks like catch-up, on delay. 

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