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Baby Boomers

Baby Boomers now worth $6 trillion after ninefold increase in wealth this century

Boomers have become the nation’s richest generation thanks to property, shares and the tax system, squeezing out every other generation.

by Shane Wright

The Iranian team leaving the stadium on Sunday.

Middle East at war

SOS: Hand signal as bus drives Iranian women’s soccer team from final match

by Matthew Knott and Emma Kemp

Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong said it was up to the Iranian people to decide their leader.

Middle East at war

Penny Wong: Australia could help defend gulf states against Iran

by Matthew Knott

Fire and smoke rise into the sky after an Israeli attack on the Shahran oil depot in Tehran on Sunday. Oil prices across the globe are expected to climb even further if the war drags on.

Middle East at war

Inflation set to climb to three-year highs as oil surges

by Shane Wright

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Federal budget

Red light for new green investment slows race to renewable target

by Mike Foley

Opinion & Perspectives

We’ve lost sight of something about our humanity, and it’s hurting our politics

Amid discussion of geopolitical and moral arithmetic, I worry that we fall out of touch with people. Very quickly, they are abstracted away by the need to make a case.

Sean Kelly

Columnist

Is it OK to mention how skinny female celebrities are getting? Again?

Body-shaming is uncool and the policing of women’s bodies is a retrograde step. But we can’t ignore what we see.

Jacqueline Maley

Columnist and senior journalist

To remain one and free, Australia must confront three key systemic challenges

Exhausted systems fail. It takes creative, energetic leadership to develop new ones. Best to start yesterday. Failing that, today.

Peter Hartcher

Political and international editor

Federal

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Baby Boomers

Baby Boomers now worth $6 trillion after ninefold increase in wealth this century

Boomers have become the nation’s richest generation thanks to property, shares and the tax system, squeezing out every other generation.

by Shane Wright

Middle East at war

SOS: Hand signal as bus drives Iranian women’s soccer team from final match

The head of Australia’s soccer players’ union says he is deeply concerned about the welfare of the visiting Iranian women’s team, revealing officials have been unable to contact the women.