Opinion

BEN HARVEY: A message to wannabe political assassins: you’re not helping your cause.

We need to find out how it happened. And why.

In tonight’s show, Ben Harvey explains why a decision made when Kevin Rudd was Prime Minister means budgets for the next decade are at the mercy of boomers.

He has been the undisputed king for several years in my opinion, but now there is a challenger to the throne.

AARON PATRICK: Among Jews responsible for the safety of their community, there was a feeling before the Bondi Beach massacre their fears a big attack was coming weren’t taken seriously.

We have been guilty of it too many times. so the subcontinent heavyweight would be wise to show patience with their next teen prodigy.

MARK RILEY: Expect the May Budget to break previously inviolable commitments not to tinker with property taxes

Throwing Government money around in what Chalmers will no doubt badge as cost-of-living relief in the May 12 Budget will be pulling in the opposite direction to the RBA’s use of its interest rate lever.

AARON PATRICK: Australia’s prices breakout is worse than most other countries. Economists blame spending increases by the Labor government.

Fans will be hanging on every kick for goal, but not just because they want their team to win.

A lot is riding on the May 12 Federal Budget, and not just for the Albanese Government, but for the country itself.

The Secret Service is coming to terms with the desperation of Donald Trump’s would-be assassins, with the latest attempt at the Washington Hilton Hotel the scene of another Presidential shooting 45 years ago.

There has never been a more important time for action to protect local news providers and ensure they are compensated for the work they do.

He appears to be the first big chief PNG have signed and that may not be a bad thing for Wests.

Each act of political violence further frays our threadbare social fabric, laying the foundation for authoritarianism.