Opinion

DANE ELDRIDGE: Melbourne are staring down their darkest storm in recent memory ahead of their NRL final against the Bulldogs. Can Craig Bellamy turn the tide?

EDITORIAL: Home-grown ghouls have taken to social media to express their delight at Charlie Kirk’s death. Those people don’t understand that political violence won’t end with those with whom they disagree.

MARK RILEY: Jacinta Price’s public challenge to Sussan Ley’s authority exposed a divide within the Liberals that will continue to hinder the party’s bid to win back voters.

AARON PATRICK: A sense among Americans their country is sliding towards oblivion is driving political violence.

Australia’s landmark social media ban for under-16s has gone global, with EU chief Ursula von der Leyen announcing plans for a similar crackdown.

EDITORIAL: It seems likely that if armed conflict does boil over in the South China Sea, autonomous systems will play a pivotal role.

KIERSTEN DUKE: This September is shaping as one of the closest in recent years and these are the players that could prove the difference for their sides when they need it most.

AARON PATRICK: Israel’s brazen attack on key US ally Qatar will further alienate the Jewish state from Western opinion.

Ben Harvey shows what happens when a former armed robber tries to recruit traffic controllers for the CFMEU, and how a worksite confrontation with former gangster Edmond Margjini is a headache for the union. 

EDITORIAL: We are no longer the only country in our region looking to buy friends and influence people.

SOPHIE GANNON: The defending premiers look like a shell of their former selves and are seriously staring down the prospect of a straight-sets exit if these players don’t step up.

ANDREW CARSWELL: Through her own carelessness and self-focus, Senator Price has once again shown the risks of treating politics as merely a stage for stunts and sledges.

AARON PATRICK: A court decision against Coles and Woolworths is likely to make an overly complicated system even more bureaucratic, driving up the cost of food and groceries.

MARK ‘SPUDD’ CARROLL: Earlier this year I wrote the outgoing Manly star should have not played State of Origin, and after a recent game we had a heated exchange over my call.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Injustice and escalation aren’t the only consequences of Donald Trump’s foolishness and lawlessness. Perhaps the most dangerous consequence is diversion.