WATCH: In Up Late Ben Harvey delivers an uncomfortable memo to Arab Australia, after an open letter by peak Muslim groups condemns the outrage over the Sydney nurse’s video.
ANDREW CARSWELL: With three words, Peter Dutton threw caution to the wind and revealed the Coalition’s bold election tactic - but I wouldn’t write him off just yet.
CAMERON MILNER: Albo can’t blame his polling free fall on misinformation and disinformation spread by political enemies when it’s the truth of his deeds that has voters wanting to see him gone.
KARA KENNEDY: I married at 25 and had a baby within a year. Every other 20-something Gen Z woman I know wants to do the same so we don’t end up like lonely, childless Millennials!
EDITORIAL: There’s a danger that the RBA’s decision to cut rates will do more to remind mortgage-holders of just how much their repayments have risen than it will to overwhelm voters with feelings of gratitude.
JACKSON HEWETT: The Big Australian sees no sign of the global push for electrification slowing down, highlighting the ongoing performance of its copper division.
KATE EMERY: Companies should hire the best person for the job, regardless of the colour of their skin, where they come from and whether they’re a man, woman or house plant. Right?
In tonight’s show, Harvey explains why homeowners shouldn’t expect a rate cut from the RBA and challenges Michelle Bullock to spit out the political Kool-Aid and leave rates on hold.
According to the collective wisdom of Australia’s economists, a rate cut on Tuesday is already a done deal. But there are compelling reasons why holding out for a few more weeks might be the right way forward.
AHRON SHAPIRO: As we seek to heal the breakdown in trust the Bankstown nurse scandal placed on our healthcare system, we could do worse than look to how Israeli health care navigates multicultural challenges.
MITCHELL JOHNSON: Australia has been forced to turn to the next generation for their Champions Trophy tilt but that does not mean they are out for the count.
PAUL MURRAY: The British Prime Minister’s decision to take the nuclear option when it comes to energy production is a damning indictment of the Albanese Government’s inaction.