Opinion

THE NEW YORK TIMES: There is a silver lining for most things in life. This holds true for ABC’s craven (if brief) suspension, under thuggish government pressure, of Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Sometimes you have to get outside America, and go to a place like Ukraine, to see the full impact of Donald Trump’s policies on both the US and the world.

EDITORIAL: If an endorsement of AUKUS is too much to expect, then perhaps Mr Albanese can settle for extracting the Don’s digits so he, like Mr Macron, can get in touch with a few taps of an iPhone.

JENI O’DOWD: The bigger problem isn’t one leader. It’s an industry that treats trust as a liability rather than a responsibility.

KIERSTEN DUKE: Female athletes are proving themselves a lucrative investment, it’s time Aussie brands woke up to that fact.

LATIKA M BOURKE: The reaction to Trump’s blustery general assembly address ignores two inconvenient truths: The UN is feckless and the US remains the undisputed leader of the world.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Religious history invites us to expect the unexpected, and there’s no reason to rule out a future where Kirk’s martyrdom provides the impetus for a genuine revival. 

EDITORIAL: The fact is Australia needs the US. We need a powerful friend who will come to our aid.

SOPHIE GANNON: What he does off the field draws more attention than what he does on it — but the AFL’s biggest star is on the verge of joining an elite club.

AARON PATRICK: Celebrating its 80th birthday this week, the global body created to prevent wars and other man-made catastrophes is weak and compromised, according to critics.

ANDREW CARSWELL: Sussan Ley appears up for the fight. To drag the Coalition back to its core values of fiscal conservatism, reward for hard work and personal responsibility.

CHRIS REASON: The business of war reporting has always been a dangerous one. But never as dangerous as it is now.

EDITORIAL: Israel is the only nation which has shown any appetite to rid the world of Hamas’ toxic influence. And in return, the world has turned its back on the Jewish state.

CAMERON MILNER: Its time for Albo to stop making hollow gestures and realise in a hostile world, we need our nation’s long-term friends and allies more than ever.

GEORGIE PARKER: At the midway point of the AFLW season here are five things that have caught my eye and why I am so passionate about State of Origin not just being for the blokes.