Opinion

AARON PATRICK: The Prime Minister’s tense visit to Sydney’s biggest mosque on Friday morning was a sign of deep hostility towards the Government from some Muslims.

Could Donald Trump’s war still turn out all right? Of course. But for now, he appears to have put America in a terrible situation.

If you didn’t spend $5 on sausages but spent it on something else instead you have still spent $5. That ain’t a saving.

As a former player, I know how draining media can be. So, I understand what the Australian all-rounder might be feeling.

The dire outlook should prompt the Treasurer to take drastic steps to turn around the economy, but there’s little faith he has the guts to do what must be done.

MARK RILEY: Donald Trump started the war in Iran, but Anthony Albanese and Jim Chalmers will wear the blame for the pounding it is unleashing on the Australian economy. 

The notion that somehow we can just buckle up and wait out the Trump presidency before things ‘return to normal’ has no validity.

The Treasurer’s claim the government has saved $114 billion is untrue, and ignores spending increases economists warn will make inflation worse.

The sport is entering a golden era and this is where it could next play a competition game overseas.

The difference between serious industrial policy and the approach currently fashionable in Canberra is the difference between protecting national capability and pursuing political symbolism. 

Don’t hold your breath for Treasurer Jim Chalmers to acknowledge the Government has been part of Australia’s economic problem.

Grace Tame’s latest outrageous comments show she has lost sight of the cause that first gave her moral authority.

If a try-scoring record can’t bring a smile to your face, I am not sure what will.

Operation Epic Fury is a quintessentially Trumpian choice for the name of a war.

If the nations Donald Trump has named don’t agree to help in the Strait of Hormuz, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese might get a phone call.