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England captain Ben Stokes during day two of the First 2025/26 Ashes Series Test Match in Perth.
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Justin Langer

Ben Stokes is right, cricket has a drinking culture

JUSTIN LANGER: Ben Stokes said something this week that plenty inside the game would not have liked to hear.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 12: Treasurer of Australia Jim Chalmers arrives in the House of Representatives at Parliament House on August 12, 2026 in Canberra, Australia. Both houses of parliament sat in August, as political turmoil plagues the opposition and One Nation continues to make headlines. (Photo by Hilary Wardhaugh/Getty Images)
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Jim Chalmers’ credibility on the line over housing gloom

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Deny, deflect, spin — the Labor hypocrisy about Anthony Albanese’s demeaning comments about women on a podcast is breathtaking in its shamelessness.
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ALP treads fine line on housing amid melon malaise

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With Parliament set to resume next week, Labor will be hoping Anthony Albanese is refreshed and at the top of his game because he has plenty on his to-do list.
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Albanese needs to have a plan to deal with One Nation

Politics
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Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (front), Minister for Health and Aged Care Mark Butler, and Minister for Finance Senator Katy Gallagher (behind).
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Labor housing spin in danger of being flippant

Politics
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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

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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.
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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
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Why Telstra’s crisis response shows its corporate arrogance

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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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Raiders coach Ricky Stuart during the round 23 NRL match between Canberra Raiders and Newcastle Knights at GIO Stadium.
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Why Ricky Stuart’s public player roast was the worst move

Sport
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Nathan Cleary and Sam Walker are already two of the NRL’s premier halfbacks, but both are on career paths that are set to intersect on the game’s grandest stages over the coming years. 
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Walker v Cleary: A rivalry for the modern generation

Sport
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Australia have gone full strength against Bangladesh.
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Hazlewood, Lyon, Labuschagne calls under the microscope

Cricket
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LAUNCESTON, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 01: Nick Watson of the Hawks celebrates a goal during the 2026 AFL Round 21 match between the Hawthorn Hawks and the North Melbourne Kangaroos at UTAS Stadium on August 1, 2026 in Launceston, Australia. (Photo by Michael Willson/AFL Photos via Getty Images) Michael Willson/AFL Photos

History will be made if Nick Watson wins Coleman Medal

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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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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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