Opinion

A carefully crafted omnibus Bondi bill and an early return to Canberra for disgruntled Coalition MPs helped lay the groundwork for Albanese’s shrewd political victory.

MARK RILEY: David Littleproud has chosen to split with the Liberals to focus on fighting the threat from One Nation. But in doing so, he’s giving up his party’s biggest advantage.

LATIKA M BOURKE: Europe’s reprieve is well-earned. And while it is one that should never have even needed to be granted in the first place, there is a danger that Europeans will take the wrong lesson.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: It’s possible to achieve positive ends through Trumpian means, but the mechanism of that achievement requires constraints, and the ones we have now seem too weak for the purpose.

EDITORIAL: Let’s have a proper conversation about nuclear power without the usual cliches delivered about the evils that will befall us if we go down that route.

Brooklyn aiming the flamethrower at the brand his parents spent 30 years building feels like an inevitable moment for the Beckhams.

JENI O’DOWD: When the stakes are high enough, Australia’s major parties can unite. They’ve done it before. They could have done it again.

DANE ELDRIDGE: The former Aussie skipper’s theatrical performances at the crease might be a bit OTT at times, but pundits need to stop viewing his idiosyncrasies as some form of madness.

STEPHEN JOHNSON: The Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir should have been banned years ago, but banning it could see a repeat of the early 1950s when Australia tried to ban the Communist Party.

AARON PATRICK: Jewish leaders had hoped the now-abandoned law would have been used to jail the extremist Islamic preacher, who remains defiant.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Despite increasing pressures from ICE, residents of Minnesota refuse to give in.

EDITORIAL: Even after the devastating Bondi massacre, the camouflage of Jewish hatred behind anti-zionism rhetoric continues.

LISA STHALEKAR: The T20 game is constantly evolving and forcing teams to make tough calls. I would know as I was part of one last week.

EDITORIAL: Middle Australia have been unable to find what they seek from major parties. The latest Newspoll result could be just the beginning for One Nation.

Much is made of the ‘independence’ of the RBA from government. But just as a mafia boss does not need to issue written instructions to an underboss, nor does a treasurer need to spell things out to the board.