Opinion

Anthony Albanese faces growing pressure as his approval slides.
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Andrew Greene

Albo’s global farewell tour has already begun

ANDREW GREENE: While the PM rubs shoulders with celebrities overseas, the mood inside Labor is darkening.

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Jim Chalmers, perhaps smiling quietly to himself while admiring his sneaker collection, might have been relieved to hear Reserve Bank of Australia governor Michele Bullock blame the conflict in the Middle East for ballooning inflation.
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Jim Chalmers is happy to play along with war game

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Tony Burke and Anthony Albanese during Question Time at Parliament House, Canberra.
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Labor’s migration plan dances around real problems

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Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke is due to explain the government's plans to cut migration levels. (Joanna Kordina/AAP PHOTOS)

Immigration announcement a tough test for weakened Labor

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It may sound dramatic, but the numbers make it difficult to conclude anything other than this: housing confidence is heading towards a cliff.
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Confidence in Australian housing is heading towards a cliff

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Post Budget Breakfast with Rita Saffioti at Crown Ballroom, Crown Towers on Friday May 8th, 2026. Rita Saffioti. Picture by John Koh.

There’s always next year’s Budget

The Front Dore
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Matt Holcz (Chief Executive - Rio Tinto Iron Ore ) pictured at the Leadership Matters breakfast at Crown. Ian Munro

We are all living in a political air bubble

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It is not an exaggeration to state that neither Anthony Albanese nor Peter Dutton have managed to capture the imagination of Australian voters.
opinion

Outrageous, shameless, deceitful, brilliant: The Albo method

The Front Dore
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Andrew Forrest at Leadership Matters.

How national leadership has been lost to fear and fashion

The Front Dore
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Coalition’s migration call is sounding eerily similar to what their counterparts in Canada suggested two years ago.
analysis

Immigration trap that could destroy Liberal Party

Political
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Inpex's Ichthys LNG offshore facilities

Labor backtracks on fixed gas reservation demand

Business
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Victorian Liberal leader Jess Wilson and shadow industry minister Andrew Hastie have taken the opposite approach to One nation.
analysis

Two leading Liberals use opposite solutions for One Nation

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The Secret Harbour byelection result shows One Nation’s rise can no longer be ignored.
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What One Nation’s win really means for Albanese’s Government

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Sport

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 24: Ashley Centra of the Magpies poses for a photo during the Collingwood Magpies AFLW 2026 Official Team Photo Day at the KGM Centre on June 24th, 2026 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by James Wiltshire/AFL Photos) James Wiltshire
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The Magpies’ AFLW brand has failed to take flight

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Angus Crichton of the Roosters is embraced by head coach Trent Robinson following their win in the NRL Semi Final between the Sydney Roosters and the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks at Allianz Stadium in Sydney, Saturday, September 19, 2026. (AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY DAN HIMBRECHTS
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Robinson silences the nay-sayers with finals performance

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Dennis Cometti and Bruce McAvaney.
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Cometti’s on-air magic was not a fluke — greatness never is

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Australian cricketer Mitchell Johnson poses with a tennis racket during a practice session at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Pallekele on September 6, 2011. Michael Clarke will look to put his first Test series as Australia's captain beyond Sri Lanka's reach when the second match opens in Pallekele on September 8, 2011. The tourists won the first Test on a controversial dusty wicket in Galle by 125 runs last week to take the lead in the three-match series, Australia's first in Sri Lanka since 2004. AFP PHOTO/Ishara S. KODIKARA (Photo by Ishara S.KODIKARA / AFP) ISHARA S.KODIKARA
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JOHNSON: No need to pigeonhole kids early in sports

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Up Late

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In tonight’s show, Ben Harvey chronicles the latest career development for underworld journeyman Brett ‘Kaos’ Pechey and explains why some are confused by his latest choice of patch.

Kaos by name and by nature — bikie’s fourth club in 12 years

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Ben Harvey crunches the numbers to show what cost-of-living relief NOW will cost you in retirement LATER.  And while those numbers might surprise you — the real kicker is the one thing that’ll impact everyone.

One Nation wants to crack the national nest egg

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In tonight’s show, with the Maritime Union and Kimberly Ports locked in a high-seas standoff, Ben Harvey outlines the awkward consequences for passengers left high and dry like Tom Hanks in Castaway.

Wharfies leave cruise ships high and dry

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Ben Harvey explains why an Australian iron ore cartel is being considered to combat China’s determination to squeeze the nation for cheap iron ore prices, in the face of HUGE implications for everyday Aussies.

Iron ore cartel to protect us against China? Expect fallout

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Bondi Tragedy...

The Nightly cartoon: ‘In tragedy, innocence is not enough’

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‘...For real life Qantas?...’

‘... For real life, Qantas? ...’

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Sam Mostyn: ‘...DESPITE our difference ... (Janet) ...’

‘...DESPITE our difference ... (Janet) ...’

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‘I’m loving this Aussie Rules thing man ...’

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