40 h. ago ‘I never thought I would marry and have children’: What made Ed Kavalee change his mind

“I didn’t have a working knowledge of what a successful marriage looked like or what a father was.”

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57 h. ago Gov’s ability to read the play ranks him among the best defenders of the modern era

Pundits and pub-goers will argue for years to come where McGovern sits in the all-time greats of the game.

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64 h. ago ‘Lean into the unknown’: A mentalist on how he ‘reads’ minds

Scottish illusionist Scott Silven on connecting with audiences, tackling stage fright, the pros and cons of touring – and his top romance tip.

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4 d. ago ‘I’m good to go, coach’: Luai to back up for Tigers 48 hours after Origin

After 80 minutes of toil for his state on Wednesday night, Jarome Luai told his club coach Benji Marshall he was ready to do it all again for the Tigers on Friday.

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5 d. ago Friends, finance or flag prospects? Inside Tom De Koning’s life

The Saints have thrown a king’s ransom at Tom De Koning, but he loves the Blues and his mates at the club. Which way will he go, and what factors will weigh heaviest on his mind?

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5 d. ago Phone in hand, weapons at the ready, Trump must act on his instinct for drama

Donald Trump faces a real-world crisis with real-world, high-stakes consequences, one in which he must be closely involved.

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6 d. ago A beautiful defensive mind: How Stephen Crichton can mark two players at once

The game’s best defensive centre gave an exhibition of his brilliance in Origin I. This is what goes through his head when facing down an opposition attack.

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7 d. ago Should you boycott the US? The 20 biggest questions in travel right now

We posed 20 of the most pressing questions that should be on travellers’ minds to a group of experts across a range of categories. Here’s what they had to say.

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8 d. ago Feathered, furred or finned, her subjects are ready for their close

Working with creatures from butterflies to elephants, Zoos Victoria photographer Jo Howell’s job is anything but ordinary.

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1 week ago ‘Fear of the unknown’: Why aren’t companies hiring disabled workers?

Advocates say much more needs to be done by businesses and government to make workplaces more accessible.

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1 week ago ‘My mind is full of scorpions’: What it’s like living with this mental illness

The writhing black mass that lives inside my head is obsessive compulsive disorder.

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1 week ago Maroons accused of ‘mind games’ and running scared of Spencer

It has been a relatively tame Origin build up to date – but things got a little spicier after the Blues threw a barb across the border.

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1 week ago Boarded up, vandalised and under curfew, LA is hardly the city of angels

The inner core of America’s second-largest city looked more like a war zone readying for an air raid as a new 8pm curfew aimed to curb rampant looting and vandalism.

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1 week ago Brussels sprouts redemption: 15 recipes that will make you a believer

They’re healthy, but misunderstood. Change hearts (and minds) about Brussels sprouts with these recipes. The revolution starts now.

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1 week ago I know what you read last summer (and it was probably horror)

In 2023, there was a record number of new horror books published, and two years on, the trend shows little sign of slowing.

Events

1 week ago Scott Morrison honour exposes a system divorced from public sentiment

Readers respond to former prime minister Scott Morrison receiving the Companion of the Order of Australia, and the US riots.

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2 w. ago Luke Bateman shared his love of books online. Then social media turned on him

TikTok has fundamentally reshaped the way people read. And yet, a former footy player is now facing all the blame for a changing industry.

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2 w. ago Australia news as it happened: Albanese could put US cattle back on table; Musk loses $52 billion in one day as Trump feud boils over

Read the national news blog for rolling coverage of today’s top stories.

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2 w. ago Australia news LIVE: Albanese could put US cattle back on table; Musk loses $52 billion in one day as Trump feud boils over

Read the national news blog for rolling coverage of today’s top stories.

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2 w. ago Phew, it’s a girl! The stunning decline of the preference for having boys

Millions of girls were aborted simply for being girls. Now parents often lean towards them.

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