Opinion

JACKSON HEWETT: Who pays for the financial pipes?

MAX BOOT: Trump has promised more weapons, new tariffs and even a deadline for peace — a move that could mark the beginning of a radically different approach to Putin’s war.

ANDREW CARSWELL: The very chaos critics hoped would expose Albanese’s flaws in US diplomacy is instead helping to recast him as a steady leader.

SOPHIE GANNON: Over the last 48 hours, the footy world has debated Sunday’s ‘nasty’ incident between North Melbourne’s Tristan Xerri and Melbourne’s Tom Sparrow, and I’ve been shocked at some of the takes.

EDITORIAL: Our onerous tax system is weighing us down. A simplified, agile system would free up the owners of the enterprises to redirect more time and capital into their businesses.

THE WASHINGTON POST: Every generation gets the superhero it needs to give hope against despair.

CAMERON MILNER: Childcare reform will only occur when the sector manages its relationship with parents, the money and the power should be returned to the parents of Australia.

MARK ‘SPUDD’ CARROLL: Nathan Cleary should never have played State of Origin III.

I am not sure whether to slap him, give him a hug, or both. I always feel that way when confronted with naive colleagues who have come unstuck by publicly sharing their inner trauma monologue.

EDITORIAL: Maintaining Australia’s close economic and strategic ties with the US is of crucial importance. Yet to Anthony Albanese, it all seems a bit of a joke. 

BEN HARVEY: It’s the kind of policy that sounds tough, fixes nothing, and risks triggering a chain reaction — one that circles straight back to Australians’ savings.

MITCHELL JOHNSON: Queensland’s stirring State of Origin triumph will long be remembered for the contribution of captain Cameron Munster, who played just days after the death of his father.

Ben Harvey explains why just about every Australian’s retirement savings could take a hit because of Donald Trump’s latest tariff tantrum.

EDITORIAL: The new anti-Semitism report is a work of moral heft, demonstrating a 300 per cent rise in anti-Semitism, that must be stamped out.

DVIR ABRAMOVICH: Australia is facing a dangerous rise in anti-Semitism, and the government’s new plan must be a turning point, not just a promise.