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Justin Langer: Sport sells because it’s reality TV & no one knows the ending — that’s why BBL is hot property
Kerry Packer’s revolution ended up being good for cricket, but it was good for cricket because the game eventu…
BEN HARVEY: There is no easy solution to explosion in illegal smoke trade
BEN HARVEY: How a move 40 years ago to improve Australians’ health has led directly to gangland firebombings t…
Hyundai Tucson recalled
Hyundai is recalling certain Tucsons produced between 2023 and 2026 as their digital instrument cluster and he…
RICHO’S TOP 10: Fremantle and Hawthorn look evenly matched but the Dockers look to have one key advantage
Thursday night’s qualifying final at the home of the Fremantle Dockers in front of a packed purple haze is an …
JEREMY LEIBLER: ‘Anti-Zionism’ is a new word for an ancient prejudice
Criticism of Israel or Zionism isn’t inherently anti-Semitic. But when the word ‘Zionist’ is used as a by-word…
MARK RILEY: Why voters are turning to One Nation and what the major parties need to do to win them back
MARK RILEY: The WA by-election shows One Nation is a force to be reckoned with. But they’re not unstoppable.
KIERSTEN DUKE: Too much rule tinkering is bad for NRL — or is it?
Watching the NRL experiment with the new kick off rule, while still dealing with the fallout from its expanded…
JENI O’DOWD: Australia Day BBQ ban shows why Pauline Hanson and One Nation are winning over Australian voters
It’s just a sausage sizzle, not a culture war: Decisions over how we celebrate January 26 may be fuelling a bi…
DANE ELDRIDGE: Rugby league owes the New Zealand Warriors a premiership
DANE ELDRIDGE: Finding the promised land wouldn’t only reward the club for rescuing the game, it’d go a long w…
EDITORIAL: All sides of politics must abandon inflammatory attacks
It is the responsibility of all to ensure that the conduct of politics in Australia does not encourage or spar…
EDITORIAL: Labor failed to take note of One Nation warning signs
The One Nation victory in the formerly safe Labor seat of Secret Harbour is a tangible sign that spells troubl…
GEORGIE PARKER: Tight games for AFL’s inaugural wildcard round are great, but is it enough to declare success?
I enjoyed wildcard round, I’m just not ready to tell you whether I liked it because if you like wildcard as a …
MARK ‘SPUDD’ CARROLL: Roosters’ roadblocks on Rabbitohs’ Allianz Stadium out of line
Spudd Carroll has the utmost respect for the Chooks and the people running the joint, but as an old Rabbitoh i…
Why One Nation’s win in Secret Harbour has Albanese government seriously rattled
ANDREW GREENE: The squabble between Pauline Hanson and Labor has overshadowed a much more serious debate insid…
CAMERON MILNER: Simple way for Labor to stop a surging One Nation
The Secret Harbour by-election result shows there’s no safe harbour for Labor and they must confront how much …
LATIKA M BOURKE: Why Anthony Albanese, Labor and the left’s superiority problem is helping One Nation
LATIKA M BOURKE: One Nation’s stunning by-election victory shows voters are looking beyond the major parties, …
EV company founder says petrol power is the future
Forget battery-electric power, the future of supercars is fossil-powered, according to the founder of electric…
Small car sales continue to decline in Australia despite Chinese entries
Chinese brands have given the small car segment some fresh blood, but it continues on a downward sales traject…
Lotus Esprit: More details emerge, including V6 option
Although the new Lotus Esprit won't be available globally until 2028, details about its drivetrain options are…
Mitchell Johnson: Daniel Vettori’s lack of commitment shows how far our old one-in, all-in mantra has fallen
We would question a player who picked and chose the Test series he wanted to play in, so why should assistant …
EDITORIAL: Secret Harbour by-election could reshape nation’s politics
Simmering discontent over a range of issues has created a volatile political atmosphere which has upended the …
JUSTIN LANGER: Finishing a marathon is so much more than running 42km, just ask Dave the cab driver
At Sunday’s Sydney marathon, a cab driver named Dave from Manchester in England will take part in his 96th 42k…
AARON PATRICK: If Andrew Hastie believes the Secret Harbour by-election is so important, why is he AWOL?
AARON PATRICK: The senior Liberal MP has complained about his party’s determination to fight One Nation in the…
MITCHELL JOHNSON: Two-day Test matches are becoming a concerning trend that must be addressed
MITCHELL JOHNSON: Collapses have always been part of cricket. Sometimes a team simply has a terrible innings. …
EDITORIAL: Albanese needs to do better on migration
The Albanese Government is under the pump on this issue because it has still not properly addressed the matter…
MARK RILEY: Chris Bowen’s embarrassing backdown as green data dream takes major blow
MARK RILEY: Chris Bowen was determined not to let Queensland and the NT win the bitter fight to power data cen…
EDITORIAL: Anti-Semitism probe must be a turning point
To help heal the nation’s fractured bonds the commission needs not only to provide a picture of what has taken…
KIERSTEN DUKE: NRL changing the rules to allow Jai Arrow to reach 100 games is what sport is all about
KIERSTEN DUKE: There are moments in rugby that feel bigger than the game itself. When the results, the ladder …