Opinion

MARK RILEY: The Middle East is a complication wrapped in a complexity, mired in confusion, and the perils for little players are big.

EDITORIAL: By switching allegiances away from our old ally Israel and coming out in support of Palestinian recognition now, Mr Albanese is picking a side. 

MICHAELIA CASH: Labor’s statehood push will legitimise Hamas and further entrench their power in Palestine.

KATE EMERY: The antidote to toxic masculinity might just be a burly 19-year-old athlete who is not afraid to admit he’s homesick and misses his family.

RICHO’S TOP 10: Nathan Buckley appears the front-runner to take the Melbourne job but this is the guy I’d be hiring.

Storytelling is as much about what you obscure as what you share. Wave a flag over here and no one is looking over there. 

AARON PATRICK: Before she became a defender of the Jewish state, the Liberal Party leader was the right’s most prominent supporter of the Palestinian movement.

MITCHELL JOHNSON: Dropping a retirement bombshell right before the finals can shift the dynamic. And not always in the way people think.

THE WASHINGTON POST: Voters are struggling amid mediocre economic growth, but when will the tide turn? When will the blame be put on Donald Trump?

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The war in Ukraine has become the political, psychological and economic centre of Putin’s regime.

As iconic Australian miner BHP celebrates 140 years, it’s time to double down on our good fortune with clever planning for future economic competitiveness 

EDITORIAL: Hamas’ leaders have praised Anthony Albanese’s recognition plot, but it only makes dislodging the terrorist group’s cancerous presence within Palestinian life more difficult.

CAMERON MILNER: Like the Voice, Albanese’s push for Palestinian statehood has momentum but no plan, and it could do lasting harm at home and abroad.

EMMA GARLETT: Like classic colonialism, digital colonialism sees the rich and powerful exploit Indigenous people for profit.

JENI O’DOWD: If someone wants to be called by different pronouns, that should be respected, but blanket enforcement backed by the threat of unemployment is a step too far.