Triumph of the underdogs: New Yorkers are reveling in the Knicks and Mamdani
From watching their team win to watching their mayor in the nosebleeds, residents are feeling hopeful New York City, hardly a city deprived of energy, is having a moment. In…
Could Trump’s Iran ‘excursion’ be a bigger global turning point than Vietnam?
The far shorter Middle East war has rapidly revealed the strategic weakness of US firepower in an interconnected world In a 1965 speech justifying the war in Vietnam, Lyndon B…
Fed up with being taken for granted? Spoilt pig syndrome could change your life | Polly Hudson
As the writer, actor and hog owner Lena Dunham explained this week, pigs become entitled if you offer them unconditional generosity. Many humans are the same – but that doesn’t…
‘Flagmantle’ is no longer a joke. The Dockers are a team to love, fear and trust | Jonathan Horn
Brisbane threw a lot at Fremantle but the visitors had the answers. There’s a whiff of history about this side “Flagmantle” is no joke now. There are some outstanding teams…
The kindness of strangers: I had a heart attack while mountain biking and someone saved my bicycle
I heard the ambulance siren getting closer. And then a voice: ‘Where do you live? We’ll take your bike home for you’ Read more in the kindness of strangers series…
US to halt Nvidia AI chip sales to Chinese firms
The US Department of Commerce has moved to close a potential loophole that may have led companies to export the world’s most advanced chips – like Nvidia’s most sophisticated Blackwell…
AUKUS. From ‘best’ we’ll never get to second hand subs
Defence Minister Marles announced a change to the AUKUS submarine program: second-hand subs! What’s the scam? The scam is, at an enormous cost of (at least) $368B, we now only…
How private health insurance shifts the risk to customers, taxpayers
Private health insurance works differently from other insurers, shifting risk to its customers and the taxpayer. Claudia Weisenberger explains. Australian private health insurers don’t assess your individual health risk before…
Just half of Australians feel prepared for retirement
Despite some progress and a world-class superannuation system, retirement remains a source of financial anxiety for many Australians, according to a new report highlighting the value of financial advice. Just…
Poll puts One Nation ahead of Labor
Pauline Hanson’s One Nation is the most popular political party in the country, a survey suggests. A Redbridge Group/Accent Research poll, published on Monday by The Australian Financial Review, shows…