Opinion

DANE ELDRIDGE: Travis Head has marked himself as one of the nation’s great batters this Ashes, while the bitter English show some fight after already surrendering.

EDITORIAL: Albanese must finally see what the rest of the nation sees and agree to a royal commission into Bondi.

LISA STHALEKAR: We thought this Ashes series would be the death of swashbuckling, seemingly mindless batting — in fact, it’s just the beginning.

MARC CHAMPION: As in Venezuela, and echoing Putin in Crimea, what Donald Trump cares about is access to resources and re-establishing an exclusive sphere of influence in the western hemisphere.

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Donald Trump’s tariffs in 2025 marked the worst US-led trade war since 1930, with one Labor minister labelling it a ‘dog act’. But the American President was just doing what Australia did much more recently.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Vladimir Putin was Nicolas Maduro’s ally, but allies come and go. Worldviews, and the desire to force the world to conform to them, stay. Mr Putin’s world has just become more harmonious. 

EDITORIAL: It is clear the ramifications of the United States’ action in Venezuela extend far beyond Central and South America.

GEORGIE PARKER: Watching Cameron Green fumble as he gets chance after chance is becoming painful to watch and it is doing him no favours.

DVIR ABRAMOVICH: In an age where people argue about everything, the call for a Bondi royal commission is a rare moment when Aussies are all leaning in the same direction. That alone should command attention.

NEVILLE OWEN: The horrors of Bondi far outweigh the empty arguments against a royal commission into our worst terror attack on Australian soil.

EDITORIAL: Khawaja did himself a disservice by insinuating that commentary about his injury battles and recent poor run of form was somehow racially motivated.

CRAIG O’DONOGHUE: Brisbane will be crossing their fingers that Lachie Neale’s extremely public marriage problems don’t ruin their premiership dreams.

Neale, who is set to front a press conference at the Lions’ headquarters on Friday morning, has been at the centre of tabloid speculation about his marriage breaking down in recent weeks.

From Sydney Sweeney and Hugh Jackman to space travel, we just don’t love them as much anymore. Soz.