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Harley Reid.

New-look Eagles have world at their feet

JUSTIN LANGER: The start of each season is a new beginning and West Coast have several new faces to play alongside club superstar Harley Reid.

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 Australians will need to evaluate whether Anthony Albanese has lived up to the promise he made to them on election night 2022. 

As election looms, judge Labor on economic record

EDITORIAL: Australians will need to evaluate whether Anthony Albanese has lived up to the promise he made to them on election night 2022. 

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In tonight’s show, Ben Harvey explains how a family tree with 10,000 names has exposed a potential serial killer believed responsible for a four-decade old cold case.

Takes a bit to shock a jaded old crime reporter like me

In tonight’s show, Ben Harvey explains how a family tree with 10,000 names has exposed a potential serial killer believed responsible for a four-decade old cold case.

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Rick McCosker batting with a bandaged broken jaw which he suffered in the first innings, faces Bob Willis of England in the second innings of the Centenary Test match between Australia and England at the MCG in 1977.

This is the wrong way to celebrate our greatest rivalry

MITCHELL JOHNSON: The 150th Test match between Australia and England should honour tradition instead of becoming a novelty act.

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Federal Trade Minister Don Farrell with rock lobsters at Fremantle Fishing Boat Harbour.

Labor must step up efforts to sort out tariff turmoil

EDITORIAL: Trade Minister Don Farrell reckons there’s no point in a mercy dash to the US to try to convince Donald Trump of the folly of his steel and aluminium tariffs. 

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An ability to manage the volatile US President’s moods is shaping up to be a key factor in the Federal election.

Hunt is on for ‘Trump Whisperer’ ahead of looming election

MARK RILEY: Who can best manage Australia’s relationship with Donald Trump will be the key foreign policy question in the coming election campaign. 

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Vice-chancellors get a hard time for their hefty salaries, but talent costs money.

Why university ‘fat cats’ are worth every cent

MARK HUMPHREY-JENNER: Vice-chancellors get a hard time for their hefty salaries, but talent costs money.

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The AFL should be tapping into their biggest stars for opening round.

How to fix AFL’s opening round headache

RICHO’S TOP 1O: We all know despite HQ’s best efforts the soft launch of the season has failed. Here is what the AFL can do to get fans back on side.

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MARK DREYFUS:  No one is kept safer by politicians inserting themselves in police investigations. They need step back and let police do their jobs.

Pollies must stop point scoring and let cops do their jobs

MARK DREYFUS: No one is kept safer by politicians inserting themselves in police investigations. They need to step back and let police do their jobs.

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THE NEW YORK TIMES: Four years of Trump’s zigzagging strategies on Ukraine, tariffs & more will not work.

Four years of Trump’s zigzagging strategies will not work

THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN: If you are confused by President Donald Trump’s zigzagging strategies on Ukraine, tariffs, microchips or a host of other issues, it is not your fault. It’s his. 

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Australia's Sam Kerr, right, sits with her teammates following their loss to Sweden in the Women's World Cup third place playoff soccer match in Brisbane, Australia, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard)

Are the Matildas overrated? Maybe, but they’re being let down too

When Graham Arnold quit as Socceroos coach, he was replaced in three days. Where is that foresight now?

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As International Women’s Day rolls around, my social media feeds fill with self-congratulatory posts. It all feels so hollow. Not because celebrating women is bad, but because it should be about real action.

Self-serving LinkedIn posts won’t save women from violence

As International Women’s Day rolls around, my social media feeds fill with self-congratulatory posts. It all feels so hollow. Not because celebrating women is bad, but because it should be about real action.

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WATCH: In Up Late, Ben Harvey reveals the one bargaining chip Australia could use against Donald Trump’s tariff.

The bargaining chip we were too scared to use against Trump

WATCH: In Up Late, Ben Harvey reveals the one bargaining chip Australia could use against Donald Trump’s tariff.

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EDITORIAL: Donald Trump’s tariff insult to Australia is no way to treat a mate. Especially one you’ve been friends with for over a century.

Trump tariffs a betrayal of century-old alliance

EDITORIAL: Donald Trump’s tariff insult to Australia is no way to treat a mate. Especially one you’ve been friends with for over a century.

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