Opinion

MITCHELL JOHNSON: It would certainly be appealing to have a cleaner, more positive image with sponsors, but defining what constitutes a ‘good’ sponsor is complex.

OPINION: What happened in the Oval Office between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky was something that has never happened in the nearly 250-year history of this country.

JAMELLE BOUIE: If Elon Musk were a Cabinet official, he would be among the most powerful and influential Cabinet officials in American history. But Musk is not a Cabinet official. He’s a kind of co-president.

EDITORIAL: Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke’s national citizenship roadshow ahead of the Federal election looks like a blatant attempt to stack key seats with friendly voters.

JUSTIN LANGER: He has patiently waited in the wings now this cricketer is taking the world by storm.

BRYONY GORDON: The world’s new-found obsession with Ozempic has had a much darker side effect than anyone would have imagined.

MARK RILEY: There’s a certain rattling noise echoing around the corridors of Parliament House this week. It’s the sound of Labor operatives rifling through their drawers in search of muck to hurl at Dutton.

EDITORIAL: All deception does is feed into the perception of Anthony Albanese and his Government as weak and untrustworthy and perpetuates a feeling of unease. 

MITCHELL JOHNSON: The cricketing powerhouse always get things their own way but the Aussies should not let that distract them as they hope to break a longstanding trophy drought.

CAMERON MILNER: There’s a time and place for negative attack ads and messages in every political campaign, but Labor’s desperate attack on Peter Dutton is doomed to fail.

RICHO’S TOP 1O: There are no more excuses left for this side not to lift this season, plus if your club’s forward line does look like this team’s then it’s game over before a ball has been bounced.

KIERSTEN DUKE: With the start of the NRL season just days away here are the seven footballers you have to watch this year. The stars that did not make the cut will surprise you.

ANDREW BRAGG: The super funds are at it again trying to block Australians from using their own money for a first home.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: It’s an exquisitely Trumpian formulation — tying the mayhem of an insurgent movement to the intuitive wisdom of ordinary people.

EDITORIAL: Instead of calling China out for its dangerous antagonism, Anthony Albanese is sticking by the fantasy that all is well in our relationship.