THE NEW YORK TIMES: Pope Francis was a version of the liberal pope that many Catholics had earnestly desired all through the long reign of John Paul II and the shorter one of Benedict XVI.
ANDREW CARSWELL: If Peter Dutton falls short of being able to cobble together a misfit army of crossbenchers to form a minority government, perspective will be required; an art often lost on election night.
The old adage of ‘third time lucky’ proved true for Opposition Leader Peter Dutton on Tuesday night, saving his strongest performance for the third debate of the election campaign.
WATCH: In Newsworthy, Ben O’Shea visits Peter Dutton’s MUST-win seat to find out how punters in Curtin are voting. Plus, a global event disrupts the campaign, and we ask: Where is Liberal MP Andrew Hastie?
KATE EMERY: The days when a six-figure salary was a bulwark against hard times are behind us, underscoring just how quickly and completely the cost of living crisis has arrived.
KATINA CURTIS: Peter Dutton’s shift to national security and community safety adds to what is already a very blokey campaign from the Liberals in this election.
In the world of team sport, when adversity strikes, it can be daunting for an individual player. The feeling of helplessness can be overwhelming when results don’t match the effort exerted.
DANE ELDRIDGE: The Panthers only have themselves to blame for their eventual demise. They were too good, for too long but it’s not a complete loss for the NRL.
In this show, Ben Harvey explains how Donald Trump broke economics, with his trade war upending the finance world’s most fundamental doctrine and booby-trapping Australia’s property market.