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Glenn Maxwell is facing a moment of truth this World Cup.

How do you solve a problem like Glenn Maxwell?

He was once the go-to saviour of Australian T20 cricket, now it appears selectors are hoping he will fall on his sword.

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Can you erase your digital self?

Want to erase your online life? It’s hard but worth a shot.

KRISTIN SHORTEN: True digital privacy is fast becoming a luxury — but Australians still have tools to stop their data being scraped and weaponised.

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What Grace Tame did was not activism its reckless.

‘Globalise the intifada’? Grace Tame needs to grow up

On Monday, former Australian of the Year Grace Tame became as insufferable as Greta Thunberg.

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Many protesters had gone to Sydney Town Hall on Monday looking for confrontation. They found it.

Government must stand firm against protest violence

EDITORIAL: Many protesters had gone to Sydney Town Hall on Monday looking for confrontation. They found it.

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Alyssa Healy is handing the captaincy to Sophie Molineux as Australia face a red-hot Indian team.

Is Australia’s cricket dominance finally starting to fade?

India are the world champions, but to be the best they need to win Down Under.

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Israeli President Isaac Herzog was at the ICC delivering his speech as protesters faced off against police in Sydney’s CBD.

Why ‘progressives’ hate a pro-gay rights leader from Israel

Progressive protesters have marred the visit of Israel’s President Isaac Herzog, despite his status as a left-wing figure who has called for an end to violence against gays.

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Jim Chalmers during Question Time in the House of Representatives at Parliament House, Canberra.

Chalmers’ latest buzzword points to shifting sands again

Jim Chalmers’ budget buzzword points to plans to ease the burden on younger Australians. The Liberals - whoever their leader is by May - should take note.

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Ben Harvey explains why Palestinian protests on a day when victims of Bondi are being remembered could push some voters to Pauline Hanson’s One Nation and force Labor to confront some uncomfortable truths.

Protesters’ tone-deaf timing paves way for Pauline Hanson

Ben Harvey explains why Palestinian protests on a day when victims of Bondi are being remembered could push some voters to Pauline Hanson’s One Nation and force Labor to confront some uncomfortable truths.

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At Bondi Beach — that most Australian of places — Jews were gunned down on December 14 just for being who they are. That’s why Isaac Herzog is here.

Dark reality of protests against Israeli President

EDITORIAL: At Bondi Beach — that most Australian of places — Jews were gunned down on December 14 just for being who they are. That’s why Isaac Herzog is here.

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The T20 World Cup is massive money spinner for India.

What the T20 World Cup is really about

It’s hard to get excited about a global tournament that is played every two years, but there is one simple reason it’s being put on so soon after the last one.

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Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics Australian flag bearers Jakara Anthony pose with the team.

Indra the fearless face of new horizons for Aussie sport

The Winter Olympics may not be where Australia built its sporting identity, but it’s fast becoming a place where we’re building something new.

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Keir Starmer’s chief of staff Morgan McSweeney has resigned after fallout from the installation of his ‘mentor’, Epstein associate Peter Mandelson as the UK’s ambassador to the US.

Left circles Starmer after PM loses right-hand man McSweeney

Keir Starmer’s premiership is now a test of political survival and whether he can cope without his political creator

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Government spending is at a four-decade high outside of COVID.

Chalmers’ relentless spin is an insult to Aussie families

We’re all tired of Jim Chalmers flashing a schoolboy grin while he throws out excuses in an attempt to avoid responsibility for the harm his economic policies are causing.

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It is clear that the Government is a key driver of inflation — and by extension, interest rates. It is incumbent on the Government to deliver an antidote.

RBA chief links government to inflation and rate rise

EDITORIAL: It is clear that the Government is a key driver of inflation — and by extension, interest rates. It is incumbent on the Government to deliver an antidote.

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It is already too late for thousands of Iranians, but there are still tens of thousands awaiting death and horrendous torture who can be saved by timely military intervention by the US.

There’s still time for the US to save thousands of Iranians

OVED LOBEL: It is already too late for thousands of Iranians, but there are still tens of thousands awaiting death and horrendous torture who can be saved by timely military intervention by the US.

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