Opinion

JENI O’DOWD: Pope Francis was one of the few religious leaders who managed to feel relevant in a world increasingly allergic to dogma.

KIERSTEN DUKE: It’s becoming increasingly hard to know who to believe in the Galvin-Tigers saga but one thing is very clear.

With China on our doorstep and Donald Trump changing the nature of a once “friendly” relationship with the United States, it might be time to do things differently.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Pope Francis was a version of the liberal pope that many Catholics had earnestly desired all through the long reign of John Paul II and the shorter one of Benedict XVI.

ANDREW CARSWELL: If Peter Dutton falls short of being able to cobble together a misfit army of crossbenchers to form a minority government, perspective will be required; an art often lost on election night.

The old adage of ‘third time lucky’ proved true for Opposition Leader Peter Dutton on Tuesday night, saving his strongest performance for the third debate of the election campaign. 

WATCH: In Newsworthy, Ben O’Shea visits Peter Dutton’s MUST-win seat to find out how punters in Curtin are voting. Plus, a global event disrupts the campaign, and we ask: Where is Liberal MP Andrew Hastie?

KATE EMERY: The days when a six-figure salary was a bulwark against hard times are behind us, underscoring just how quickly and completely the cost of living crisis has arrived.

MARK ‘SPUDD’ CARROLL: Lachlan Galvin appears to be a pawn in a much larger game and the potential superstar has the most to lose.

GEORGIE PARKER: The Noah Balta scandal should have never become such a mess and the league needs to take serious steps to stop it happening again.

KATINA CURTIS: Peter Dutton’s shift to national security and community safety adds to what is already a very blokey campaign from the Liberals in this election.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: US President Donald Trump may be more dangerous to his own side of a trade war than to the other guy.

Voter loyalty is a thing of the past, and who can blame them?

In the world of team sport, when adversity strikes, it can be daunting for an individual player. The feeling of helplessness can be overwhelming when results don’t match the effort exerted.

MITCHELL JOHNSON: Alex Volkanovski and Rory McIlroy play very different sports but they are not as different as you would think.