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Thursday, February 05, 2026 8:36 PM ET

Sydney Morning Herald - Opinion

Why the NRL might have no choice but to change the kick-off rule

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Selling our barracks is not a defence strategy – it's surrender

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Let's not be lazy about it: the RBA can't fix our inflation problem

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After days of trying to call and text my brother-in-law, we rang the local police

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The Australian suffers its own culture war

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Do I have to tell a new employer that I was performance managed?

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Bondi stabbing inquest reminds mental healthcare failures endanger us all

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Brace yourself for the full-throated politics of grievance

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Can Jim Chalmers deliver serious tax reform? Why the 2026 budget now looms as his best chance

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How NRL's revolutionary rule change works – and could play into one side's hands

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Commie Commie Commie, Oi Oi Oi!

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I have been married 25 years, but these are the other greatest loves of my life

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Shopping for genetically superior babies is a dystopian nightmare

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Steven May needs to be as honest with himself as Melbourne were with him

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The gold walls are closing in on Putin

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This four-letter word might terrify some employees – but it shouldn't

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You're a Nat. You're tempted to jump ute to One Nation. We're here to help

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This beach was crowned Australia's best. Is it being 'loved to death'?

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How the Epstein scandal could topple a damaged PM

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Trump's new man could spark a financial meltdown

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Unusual but perfectly legal: Breaking down the bowling action of Pakistan's mystery spinner

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Forget the buzz. What restaurants need is people like this

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This was no act of love. Autism is not a justification for murder

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Ley is toast and the Coalition isn't just on a break. This bust-up is serious

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Michelle Rowland taps bureaucrat of Optus debacle fame as chief of staff

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The jailing of a bully for coercive control is a welcome advance

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One Nation's aiming high in NSW, but Labor's not the primary target

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The 16,000km G'day

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I was about to launch into faux politeness. A $1.50 gesture from a stranger changed my mind

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Coalition's neglect has forced Labor to increase spending

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The NRL has backed down on its controversial kick-off rule change. But we haven't seen the last of it

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Billionaire Bezos turns Trump toadying into an art form

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Why Carlton's viral training gaffe is no joke for fans

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My scholarship taught me a valuable lesson – about my privilege

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Why Elon Musk just created a $1.8 trillion space monster

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Advantage, Aristotle: Forget the forehands, I'm here for the free philosophy

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Like a fancy pack of Tim Tams, aged care now gives less for more

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I want to sell my investment property to my son. Do I have to pay tax?

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Treasurer Chalmers should tap the brakes on spending

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Obsessed with the cost of living? Time to refocus

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When businesses install heir-conditioning

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If Indonesia's so important, why are we treating its people so badly?

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'Comedy poison': I watched the Pauline Hanson movie so you don't have to

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More rate hikes are on the way unless Chalmers finds savings in May

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Pushing up the price of heroin cut crime. Why isn't the same thing happening with tobacco?

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Vaccine cheats should pay the price for their crime

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'Absolute nightmare': The social network where AI chatbots exchange ideas and gossip about humans

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Novice to pro: How to go from $0 to $100K in investments

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Raising interest rates was the RBA's least-worst option

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Trump's vulnerable America is a target for China

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