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Why are so many retirees still spending like it’s 1991?
4+ hour, 33+ min ago (862+ words) July 25, 2026 — 5:01am Picture someone 10 years into retirement, too afraid to draw down beyond the government minimum drawdown. Their super is well above the national average, and they own their own home. They could be comfortable, but instead, they’re living like it’s…...
America marks 250th birthday
2+ week, 5+ day ago (38+ words) Donald Trump has praised the US military as America marks 250 years of independence. Updated July 6, 2026 — 6:06am,first published 6:03am...
Trump mixes patriotism with partisanship on America’s ‘joyous’ 250th anniversary
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1028+ words) July 5, 2026 — 3:06pm Washington: President Donald Trump mixed partisan politics with patriotic appeals as he commemorated the 250th anniversary of American independence, declaring the moment “one of the most joyous and glorious milestones of all time”. Speaking in Washington after storms prompted the…...
Two speeches, two different visions of what it means to be an American
2+ week, 6+ day ago (684+ words) July 4, 2026 — 5:32pm Washington: Donald Trump and Zohran Mamdani are often described as two sides of the same coin – populist responses to the abject failure of establishment politics to capture voters’ imaginations or deliver on their promises. The US president and the…...
A tale of two Americas: An empty State Fair, an A-list royal wedding
2+ week, 6+ day ago (995+ words) July 4, 2026 — 4:45pm With a stunning New York skyline lit by the Empire State Building – “something blue”, maintaining the old wedding tradition – America’s sweethearts Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have tied the knot. Shrouded in secrecy, the wedding came even with a…...
A US Independence Day shrouded in vainglory
3+ week, 17+ hour ago (425+ words) July 3, 2026 — 4:32pm As the nation of Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness celebrates its 250th anniversary of independence, the United States today seems both shining and decaying under President Donald Trump’s relentless self-aggrandisement. When, in 1776, America declared its independence from British…...
Trump’s America is in a state of cold civil war. But on the nation’s 250th birthday, that’s entirely fitting
3+ week, 22+ hour ago (569+ words) July 3, 2026 — 11:30am America, when it comes to celebrating landmark national birthdays, has made a habit of being locked in internal conflict. Its bicentennial took place in 1976, a year after the fall of Saigon affirmed defeat in a war fought in the…...
America’s superpower is under siege, from its own president
3+ week, 4+ day ago (363+ words) June 29, 2026 — 11:30am In 1788, the year before he assumed the presidency, George Washington wrote a letter to the radical Dutch Mennonite minister Francis Adrian Van der Kemp, welcoming him to the United States: “I had always hoped that this land might become…...
As America’s birthday approaches, its front yard is a construction zone
4+ week, 1+ day ago (1060+ words) June 25, 2026 — 3:45pm Washington: Beneath the thin shadow of the Washington Monument this week, the walking paths were transformed into a maze of tall black fencing, creating dead ends and frustration for some tourists. A worker manned a gate to the west…...
Inflation eases, but key measure rises to highest level in almost two years
1+ mon, 21+ hour ago (512+ words) June 24, 2026 — 12:02pm Inflation has again eased but there are ongoing signs that underlying price pressures remain a problem for the economy. The Australian Bureau of Statistics this morning reported that inflation in May eased by 0.1 per cent, taking the annual rate…...