Opinion

Ben Harvey explains why Pauline Hanson’s surging popularity is due to her ability to keep on her feet while competitors collapse around her but erratic One Nation preference votes make a victory lap premature.

EDITORIAL: Beyond the celebrations of the nation’s 100,000 lowest paid workers, there is a portent of gloomier times and a genuine fear this blunt instrument will strike a blow to our fragile, inflated economy.

AARON PATRICK: By granting an above-inflation pay increase to 2.7 million workers, the industrial umpire may trigger copycat demands that drive up inflation and interest rates. 

In Ukraine, Gaza and now Iran, the US President’s early declarations of easy wins have given way to harsh reality.

Election losses and controversy (including a stint in jail) meant the flame-haired firebrand was labelled a joke by most Australians. 10 years on, Pauline Hanson cannot be considered a laughing matter.

KATINA CURTIS: Is Tony Abbott the answer to the Liberal Party’s woes? That depends on how you define the problem that has seen voters flee the 82-year-old party.

Brisbane’s NRL title defence is in shambles and Madge Maguire knows only one way to respond.

Essendon need to stop looking in the rear view mirror and finally make a break from the past.

CAMERON MILNER: If Anthony Albanese is so sure his contentious Budget reforms are the right move, he should let Aussies have their say.

AARON PATRICK: A poll showing 57 per cent of voters believe the Labor Party does not deserve re-election illustrates the damage of the Budget’s broken promises.

EDITORIAL: Another day, more contention in Canberra around who will and who won’t be eligible for carve outs from controversial changes to capital gains tax.

Just a year after delivering only Liverpool's second Premier League title, Dutch manager Arne Slot has been sacked by the Merseyside club.

The fact the Government has no mandate for the tax changes will keep the matter live.

BEN HARVEY: Submitting a formal media enquiry about a controversial public policy initiative is an exercise in futility. You always get an answer; just never to the question you asked.

THE ECONOMIST: The ousting of its chairman Albert Manifold shows BP cares more about feelings and not enough about performance.