Opinion

BEN HARVEY: I don’t often agree 100 per cent with what Donald Trump says but most of humanity would surely think he was on point when he dropped that F-bomb this week.

MARK ‘SPUDD’ CARROLL: The Maroons were good in game two, but the flood of penalties they received played a bigger role than any player.

WATCH: In News Worthy, Ben O’Shea unpacks the WA Govt’s $105m purchase of a 5-star hotel for public housing. Plus, Iran’s nuclear ambitions revealed.

EDITORIAL: The reality is that the US — Australia’s most important defence ally — is giving us the brush off. If Albo believes he can continue defiance without repercussion, he is living in fantasy land. 

MARK RILEY: Here’s an idea that might just encourage Gen Z — and others aged under 65 — to think about voting Liberal.

MICK MALTHOUSE: Lance Franklin was a great player, but he really has some nerve calling for Carlton to sack Michael Voss ‘ASAP’.

RICHO’S TOP: The Blues coach is under a lot of pressure so will a win tonight against Port silence the naysayers?

MITCHELL JOHNSON: The changes made have not gone far enough as the poor batting performance overnight has proven. The selectors have missed a golden opportunity to blood more of the next generation.

KIERSTEN DUKE: It’s not something often talked about when women compete, but now one club is taking a pro-active approach to supporting their NRLW team.

In tonight’s show, with Israel and Iran taking Donald Trump to the end of his tether, Ben Harvey outlines the bizarre World War 2 plan to make Israel part of Australia.

EDITORIAL: This is the photograph that illustrates Australia’s diminishing place on the world stage, in crystal clear resolution. 

JENI O’DOWD: People are sleeping rough outside luxury boutiques. Young families are fleeing to Queensland, desperate to escape the cost-of-living crunch choking Sydney.

EDITORIAL: The past 12 days are proof that peace is a fragile commodity, and one which sometimes must be fought for.

WATCH: In News Worthy, with passengers stranded amid international flight chaos, Ben O’Shea speaks to an expert who explains how the global aviation security system manages major disruption.

CAMERON MILNER: Did the Americans not trust Albanese enough to give him a heads-up about the Iran strikes? Or did Washington apply the ‘need to know’ principle, and decide that the PM wasn’t on the list?