Opinion

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Treasurer Jim Chalmers during Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra.
Editorial

Debt mountain weighs on our future

Australia has crossed a staggering debt milestone, but Labor shows little sign of changing course. The bill will ultimately be handed to future generations.

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Anthony Albanese on the Bush Deep podcast with host Nikki Osborne. Nikki Osborne

PM’s podcast saga reaches a sorry ending

Politics
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Treasurer Jim Chalmers during Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra.

Debt mountain weighs on our future

Editorial
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WA Premier Roger Cook and One Nation leader Pauline Hanson.

Big parties don’t get it. Politics has changed

Editorial
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Treasurer Jim Chalmers.

Fixing Budget from hell drags ever onwards

Editorial
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The Front Dore

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Post Budget Breakfast with Rita Saffioti at Crown Ballroom, Crown Towers on Friday May 8th, 2026. Rita Saffioti. Picture by John Koh.

There’s always next year’s Budget

The Front Dore
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Matt Holcz (Chief Executive - Rio Tinto Iron Ore ) pictured at the Leadership Matters breakfast at Crown. Ian Munro

We are all living in a political air bubble

Opinion
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It is not an exaggeration to state that neither Anthony Albanese nor Peter Dutton have managed to capture the imagination of Australian voters.
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Outrageous, shameless, deceitful, brilliant: The Albo method

The Front Dore
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Andrew Forrest at Leadership Matters.

How national leadership has been lost to fear and fashion

The Front Dore
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Governor-General Sam Mostyn at Government House in Canberra.
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Who is Sam Mostyn? Poll reveals most Aussies don’t know GG

Politics
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A 15 per cent drop in home mortgage applications, driven by Budget changes to the tax system, portends further falls in property prices.
opinion

Investors are fleeing the property market. Blame Albanese

Political
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Telstra CEO Vicki Brady leaves a press conference at Telstra HQ after returning from leave
opinion

Why Telstra’s crisis response shows its corporate arrogance

Opinion
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Anthony Albanese on the Bush Deep podcast with host Nikki Osborne. Nikki Osborne

Senior Labor figures refuse to criticise PM’s podcast gaffe

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Sport

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Mitchell Starc took six wickets.
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Aussies’ Starc alignment positive response to defeat

Cricket
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Sydney Swans ‘banned five’ told the women in their hotel room that they were carpenters.

Banned Swans players made up fake careers to exotic dancers

AFL
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Nathan Cleary of New South Wales celebrates after scoring a try during game three of the Men's State of Origin series.
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NZ’s Origin game sends Kiwi league fans a powerful message

Sport
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Steve Smith of Australia walks off after he was dismissed by Mehidy Hasan Miraz
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There’s no excuses for ‘old, flat, sore’ Aussies in Darwin

Cricket
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Up Late

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In tonight’s show, with the Maritime Union and Kimberly Ports locked in a high-seas standoff, Ben Harvey outlines the awkward consequences for passengers left high and dry like Tom Hanks in Castaway.

Wharfies leave cruise ships high and dry

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Ben Harvey explains why an Australian iron ore cartel is being considered to combat China’s determination to squeeze the nation for cheap iron ore prices, in the face of HUGE implications for everyday Aussies.

Iron ore cartel to protect us against China? Expect fallout

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Ben Harvey outlines how an undercover cop brought down a major drug syndicate orchestrated by Comanchero kingpin Ray Cilli, involving meth, $1 million in cash and a suburban cemetery.

Macabre case of bikies burying drug money in graveyard

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With Perth doctor turned Islamic State poster boy Tareq Kamleh alive and wanting to return to Australia, Ben Harvey demands the PM ‘man-up’ and close the door to Dr Jihad.

Aussies will look for someone to stop Dr Jihad if Albo can’t

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Cartoon

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Bondi Tragedy...

The Nightly cartoon: ‘In tragedy, innocence is not enough’

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‘...For real life Qantas?...’

‘... For real life, Qantas? ...’

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Sam Mostyn: ‘...DESPITE our difference ... (Janet) ...’

‘...DESPITE our difference ... (Janet) ...’

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Cheech and Chong 27.03.24 Author: Thomas La Verghetta

‘I’m loving this Aussie Rules thing man ...’

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