Opinion

RICHO’S TOP 10: He is a man in demand and this is the club holding the right cards to go all out to secure the Eagles star’s signature.

In tonight’s show, Ben Harvey dissects the 2025 Rich List and explains why two household names have dropped out of the top 10.

The Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s report on national defence spending makes for sombre reading. But the Prime Minister’s refusal to take it seriously is even more concerning.

WATCH: In Newsworthy, Magda Szubanski reveals ‘nasty’ cancer diagnosis and we remember her greatest roles. Plus, Israel killed Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar and Thermomix fined $79,000 by ACCC.

MARK RILEY: Demoted Coalition backbenchers are making the most of their liberty to say precisely what they think.

MITCHELL JOHNSON: Bryce Cotton’s move from the Wildcats to the 36ers has shocked Perth basketball fans and everyone is having their say.

AARON PATRICK: The Prime Minister had an opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to the debate over Australia’s readiness for war. Instead he reverted to personal criticism.

The negative impact of the billionaire’s absence and foray into politics is even clearer at his space start-up than it is at Tesla.

In this show, Ben Harvey explains how the Nationals appear to have the upper hand in the rekindled relationship, which resembles a married couple that hate each other but can’t divorce because of the kids.

EDITORIAL: All Australians benefit from having a capable, thoughtful opposition which is able to hold the government to account. The onus is on the Coalition now to make themselves relevant again.

WATCH: In Newsworthy, Ben O’Shea discusses Murray Watt’s North West Shelf approval with STRICT conditions. Plus, the big changes coming to the Myer One program and more.

JENI O’DOWD: Successive governments have turned superannuation into a political plaything. The rules change constantly. Caps move. Taxes creep in. Definitions shift. It’s become a system built on sand.

KIERSTEN DUKE: NSW have won the series won, but they still have a lot to play for to make it 3-0 over Queensland.

AARON PATRICK On her fifteenth day as Liberal Party Leader, Sussan Ley re-established the Coalition. Her next job is harder: unite an opposition no longer pretending it agrees.

WATCH: In today’s Newsworthy episode, Ben O’Shea reveals why Trump’s anti-woke military recruitment ad might work Down Under. Plus, Victoria eyes WA’s GST & South Australians REJECT Elon Musk’s Tesla factory.