Opinion

Senator Chris Murphy told NBC over the weekend, ‘We’ve never seen this level of incompetence in war-making in this country’s history.’ Really? Let’s take a tour of some of the recent history.

This is a disastrous time to allow unions to apply a handbrake in the engine room of the national economy. The Albanese Government has built the union handbrake into the system. It must act to release it.

Traditional havens have vanished as confused and chaotic markets adjust to war, inflation, rising interesting rates, higher debt, an energy shock and AI.

The sporting world needs to sit up and take notice after a huge off-field move in the NRLW this week.

JENI O’DOWD: Whether you agree with One Nation’s policies is almost beside the point - Pauline Hanson’s party has tapped into this one dangerous thing.

The red lights are flashing about the need to rein in the unions. Unless Jim Chalmers pays heed to the warnings, his Budget speech will be an other exercise in missed opportunity.

AARON PATRICK: Managing one of the busiest patches of air in world, New York-area air-traffic controllers are intense, formal and direct. When they make mistakes, people die.

In the 215 days since the Albanese Government promised to reduce housing red tape, almost nothing has been done to lower the huge costs of building homes.

We shouldn’t accept inflation as an inevitable trade-off against fairness or full employment.

The NRL won’t buckle, coaches are furious and the players are paying the price as rugby league goes into warp speed.

The calls for Anthony Seibold’s head are beyond ridiculous after just two losses.

GEORGIE PARKER: It’s easy to say the Matildas girls have failed after losing to Japan in the Asian Cup Final but that does not tell the whole story.

With the unprecedented bull run on gold taking a sharp turn, Ben Harvey explains why the ‘safe haven’ investment is shaping up to have its worst week in forty years.

The way out of this crisis depends significantly on Donald Trump and the leaders of Iran. But what ever happens from here, we are in for a rough time.

Australia can no longer trust a bunch of kingdoms and caliphates in the Middle East to provide our fuel security.