Opinion

EDITORIAL: It seems likely that if armed conflict does boil over in the South China Sea, autonomous systems will play a pivotal role.

KIERSTEN DUKE: This September is shaping as one of the closest in recent years and these are the players that could prove the difference for their sides when they need it most.

AARON PATRICK: Israel’s brazen attack on key US ally Qatar will further alienate the Jewish state from Western opinion.

Ben Harvey shows what happens when a former armed robber tries to recruit traffic controllers for the CFMEU, and how a worksite confrontation with former gangster Edmond Margjini is a headache for the union. 

EDITORIAL: We are no longer the only country in our region looking to buy friends and influence people.

SOPHIE GANNON: The defending premiers look like a shell of their former selves and are seriously staring down the prospect of a straight-sets exit if these players don’t step up.

ANDREW CARSWELL: Through her own carelessness and self-focus, Senator Price has once again shown the risks of treating politics as merely a stage for stunts and sledges.

AARON PATRICK: A court decision against Coles and Woolworths is likely to make an overly complicated system even more bureaucratic, driving up the cost of food and groceries.

MARK ‘SPUDD’ CARROLL: Earlier this year I wrote the outgoing Manly star should have not played State of Origin, and after a recent game we had a heated exchange over my call.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Injustice and escalation aren’t the only consequences of Donald Trump’s foolishness and lawlessness. Perhaps the most dangerous consequence is diversion. 

EDITORIAL: Meaningful reform and cultural change is hard. It takes time. These things shouldn’t be rushed. 

CAMERON MILNER: The Liberals can’t contemplate government again without winning back city seats, but the price of entry is to have a credible climate position.

The Aussie skipper’s long-awaited return has ended up in a very disappointing situation.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Democrats aren’t piranhas. Right now they’re more like the blobfish.

EDITORIAL: Wong and Marles’ diplomatically coded language was clearly a reference to China.