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He’s been called Steve Irwin reincarnated as an economist, and he wants to change the world
1+ hour, 31+ min ago (899+ words) Justin Wolfers is a mainstay on American cable news networks. Now he is leveraging his brand – and Australian style – into a modern media company of his own. Australians are everywhere in the United States, but perhaps no one more so…...
Albanese’s iron grip has delivered unity, but the harder battle lies ahead
1+ hour, 1+ min ago (1246+ words) July 26, 2026 — 5:30am Anthony Albanese arrived in Adelaide to celebrate Labor’s dominance. He left having demonstrated something almost as valuable: command of the party itself. The only significant challenge to the carefully choreographed unity of Labor’s 50th national conference never made it to…...
My sneaky $66 fee shows what credit card perks really cost us
1+ hour, 19+ min ago (1050+ words) July 26, 2026 — 5:12am Of all the financial curveballs most of us expect to be thrown regularly, being hit with a credit card surcharge of $66 last week was not one I saw coming. Yet that’s precisely what happened when I booked international flights…...
‘Pray for us’: Church’s response to being dragged into corruption claims
1+ hour, 31+ min ago (865+ words) July 26, 2026 — 5:00am A Sydney Catholic diocese has distanced its parish schools from the church’s education body before an explosive corruption hearing that will examine the links between hard-right Liberals, illegal political donations and an elaborate branch-stacking operation. In the first public…...
‘All about Ed’: Labor MP’s Gaza motion shut down as party powerbrokers step in
16+ hour, 37+ min ago (1073+ words) July 25, 2026 — 1:53pm Rebel MP Ed Husic says Labor’s determination to avoid public policy stoushes will push voters to One Nation, after the party killed off his attempt to force debate about the conflict in Gaza. In a move which frustrated Husic’s…...
The old hospital that’s become a battleground in Melbourne’s west
17+ hour, 1+ min ago (951+ words) July 25, 2026 — 1:30pm In Melbourne’s inner west, battle lines are being drawn on the relics of a suburb’s hard-fought history. On one side is a co-ordinated campaign by a group of community members, rolling out corflutes, running their own consultation, and demanding…...
The saxophone is making a comeback in mainstream music
17+ hour, 31+ min ago (838+ words) July 25, 2026 — 1:00pm “I’m gonna buy a saxophone.” The tone in my gig buddy’s voice was part “damn the torpedoes” and part “tell Laura I love her”. He knew the risks. This was incendiary stuff for a professional rock musician so he…...
Want to learn how to forgive? First, consult Taylor Swift
21+ hour, 31+ min ago (454+ words) July 25, 2026 — 9:00am Each week, Good Weekend’s how-to column shares expert advice on how to navigate some of modern life’s big – and small – challenges. This week: How to forgive. He reminds me that Taylor Swift, queen of the grudge banger, is famously…...
Could this grieving political novice defeat Netanyahu? The polls say yes
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (571+ words) Each day, Benjamin Netanyahu’s date with political destiny draws closer. And one rival has emerged, with a burst of last-minute momentum, as the person most likely to replace him as prime minister when Israelis vote on October 27. In recent months,…...
The former opposition leader, the alleged branch stacking and the silent nuns
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (908+ words) July 25, 2026 — 5:00am An order of silent Carmelite nuns living a life of “solitude and poverty” in rural NSW became unwitting targets of an elaborate NSW Liberal branch-stacking scheme run by a key figure at the centre of an explosive corruption hearing....