Opinion

Mineral Resources managing director Chris Ellison copped a fair share of criticism at the AGM but his loyal supporters were also there to stand behind him.
Mining
Sean Smith

Faithful hail King Ellison, but what else is still to come?

For all the damage his personal dealings have inflicted on Mineral Resources’ shares, Chris Ellison still has his supporters. But you have to wonder just how much the board is still keeping up their sleeves.

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Governments don’t set prices, but there's more to the story that Jim Chalmers is telling, writes David Koch.
Political
David Koch

Why Jim Chalmers’ cost-of-living claims are only partly true

DAVID KOCH: Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers reckons the Albanese Government’s policies aren’t contributing to the cost-of-living crisis. Let’s fact check that statement.

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Video
Marnus Labuschagne, Virat Kohli and Steve Smith ALL enter the series in a form slump with Smith under particular scrutiny after abandoning his experiment as an opener.
Sport
Mitchell Johnson

Why Smith is batting for his future in the Test team

MITCHELL JOHNSON: Virat Kohli’s form slump has been a major talking point heading into the first Test, but these next few innings are also vital for several Aussies’ careers, namely Steve Smith’s.

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"We are staying the course," Rio Australia chief Kellie Parker says of the company's culture change. (Alan Porritt/AAP PHOTOS)
Editorial

Rio Tinto must stay course against toxic culture backlash

EDITORIAL: Creating cultural change is really bloody hard. Rio Tinto is finding out just how much of a relentless, bruising slog it can be. 

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Donald Trump appears on the Joe Rogan Experience.
Political
Isabelle Mullen

Why Trump’s Joe Rogan interview may have won the election

ISABELLE MULLEN: Americans are sick to death of politicians, and Donald Trump was the only presidential candidate who didn’t sound like one. 

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Labor’s ideological opposition to the zero-emissions power source puts Australia out of step with the rest of the world, writes Simon Birmingham. Pictured: Anthony Albanese and Chris Bowen.
Political
Simon Birmingham

ALP’s knee-jerk nuclear response puts Australia on back foot

SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Labor’s ideological opposition to the zero-emissions power source puts Australia out of step with the rest of the world.

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EDITORIAL: We don’t want to stop people from certain countries coming in, or to slam the gates shut altogether. We just want an end to the perceived free-for-all. 
Opinion

Cost of living drives alarm over immigration

EDITORIAL: We don’t want to stop people from certain countries coming in, or to slam the gates shut altogether. We just want an end to the perceived free-for-all. 

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ANITA BHAGWANDS: I once counted how often I looked at my own reflection in a single day when I’m feeling low: 57 times. Clearly, that’s not normal.
Opinion
Anita Bhagwandas

Why I check my reflection 57 times a day

ANITA BHAGWANDS: I once counted how often I looked at my own reflection in a single day when I’m feeling low: 57 times. Clearly, that’s not normal.

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Asked when his Government would announce a 2035 target, Albanese replied: “Sometime next year.” 
Opinion
Andrew Carswell

Voters won’t get a say on climate. But they’ll pay the price

ANDREW CARSWELL: Do Australians want to address climate change? Yes, of course. Duh! Do they want to pay for it? Pass the peanuts. Now they actually know they’re paying for it. They feel it. 

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Australia's ’immigration policy desperately needs a reality check.
opinion
Opinion
Jeni O’Dowd

Close the borders, Australians have had enough

JENI O’DOWD: I am proud to be part of Australia’s rich cultural tapestry, and many of my friends are great examples of Australia’s diversity, but our immigration policy desperately needs a reality check.

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DAVID FRENCH: If Trump’s Cabinet picks help him usher in the chaos that is the water in which he swims, then the question won’t be whether voters rebuke MAGA, but how much damage it does before it fails again.
US Politics
The New York Times

How Donald Trump is already starting to fail

DAVID FRENCH: If Trump’s Cabinet picks help him usher in the chaos that is the water in which he swims, then the question won’t be whether voters rebuke MAGA, but how much damage it does before it fails again.

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An anti-war protester speaks over a megaphone in Melbourne.
Opinion
Kate Emery

Polite protest does not work. The disruption is the point

KATE EMERY: The idea that there is a perfect way to protest that a) doesn’t inconvenience anyone, yet somehow b) brings attention to your cause is a porky right up there with raw milk as a health tonic. 

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CAMERON MILNER: Albo’s decision to be Paddington bear at APEC followed up with a Carnival of foreign leaders in Rio sure makes an odd choice when apparently it’s all about Australians and their cost of living. 
Opinion
Cameron Milner

Anywhere but Here Albo’s choice to wag Parliament says A LOT

CAMERON MILNER: Albo’s decision to be Paddington bear at APEC followed up with a Carnival of foreign leaders in Rio sure makes an odd choice when apparently it’s all about Australians and their cost of living. 

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EDITORIAL: Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the Federal Government won’t give in to temptation, even as the polls have Labor and the Coalition neck and neck with an election just a few months away. 
Opinion

Labor must resist vote buying spend-a-thon

EDITORIAL: Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the Federal Government won’t give in to temptation, even as the polls have Labor and the Coalition neck and neck with an election just a few months away. 

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Video
The WBBL has been a great success for female sport.
opinion
Cricket
Georgie Parker

The WBBL tweak the AFLW should mimic

GEORGIE PARKER: It’s the change that has made female cricket a great success and the AFL should sit up and take note.

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