Opinion

EDITORIAL: It’s been a week shy of a month since the Budget was handed down (time flies when you’re having not much fun) and it’s still among the top political stories every day. And not in a good way.

Are we going to get a discount on our second hand AUKUS subs? Don’t count on it.

More resolutions are passed by the UN General Assembly against Israel than every other country combined, including some of the world’s worst human rights violators such as Russia, Iran and North Korea

A leading property economist is warning Labor’s negative gearing and capital gains tax changes will cause rents to soar without seeing more first homebuyers enter the housing market as investors lost interest.

LATIKA M BOURKE: The once-near unanimous consensus supporting AUKUS has gone. The PM needs to act quickly to make sure public opinion doesn’t deteriorate.

EDITORIAL: If it’s true that a rolling stone gathers no moss then it may follow that a snowballing budget picks up a lot of crap along the way.

The Bombers have a lot to weigh up about the return of their favourite son, but there is one group the club should definitely listen to the most.

It’s not just the cold that is hard to bear during the winter months as a footy fan.

AARON PATRICK: If the Prime Minister continues to be seen misleading voters, he risks losing the most precious quality of any political leader: respect.

Big new tax burdens on business will strangle investment and hold back prosperity

MARK RILEY: The Opposition wanted to force every Labor MP to talk about its contentious Budget. Anthony Albanese said no way.

A league staffer can expect to be subpoenaed and the case will continue to play out in public.

EDITORIAL: Jim Chalmers hasn’t just tried to put lipstick on a pig with his Budget charm offensive. He’s gone for the full porcine makeover.

As the US changes AUKUS’ terms, Ben Harvey outlines key reasons the mega-project will blow its budget and reveals the dark motivation of an MP who wants Defence Minister Richard Marles to tear up the contract.

JENI O’DOWD: There is no question AI can make life easier, but this unspoken risk puts entire generations at risk.