Opinion

Real relief depends on the smoke clearing on the Middle East conflict and a lasting resolution.

BEN HARVEY: Even if this ceasefire does hold, the best we can hope for is this is the end of the beginning, not the beginning of the end.

It will be interesting to see what history remembers most about April 7, 2026 — the postponed US release of bombs over Iran or the release of the Claude Mythos Preview by Anthropic and its technical allies.

Ben Harvey puts Listerine to the test – will he fail an alcohol test? The Up Late experiment comes after a Union delegate was denied entry to BHP for being over the limit and blaming mouthwash.

For Australia, which relies completely on the US security blanket, the stakes could not go any higher.

The former Labor leader’s idea for a government-owned merchant navy may have seemed a bit batty in 2019, but it is finding an appreciative audience in 2026.

It’s important to pay attention to the economic justifications being bruited for the new space era.

Even if all goes well over the next two weeks and the ceasefire turns into the end of the war, it will be some time before oil supplies return to sufficient levels to take some of the pressure off.

The terror regime already has missiles which can travel 4000km. That should terrify every peace-loving democracy in the world

Is it just me, or are people getting ruder? It’s time we all took a chill pill.

As Ben Roberts-Smith spends his first night behind bars following war crime charges, Ben Harvey points out that it’s a tough gig to make any homicide charge stick when you’ve got no body and no murder weapon.

Mr Roberts-Smith was judged to be a hero for his bravery during combat. Authorities are now asking Aussies to judge the decorated soldier as a murderer for his activities in that very same field of combat.

Four years into his prime ministership, Anthony Albanese has finally remembered his Labor values.

ANDREW GREENE: In the past week, there has been some rare, good news for the cause of increased transparency and the public’s right to know about how its government is operating and spending hard-earned taxes.

The fear that should be at the forefront of our minds is that the US has put Iran on a path to become another North Korea.