Opinion

JENI O’DOWD: Everyday life has resumed, but not cleanly. Something is off. I find myself randomly hugging my kids throughout the day and scanning crowds when I leave the house.

Not so long ago, humans believed that everything was enchanted. I can’t even say that most of us miss the magic, that’s how far removed we are from it.

DANE ELDRIDGE: For all his tremendous longevity in becoming Australia’s most decorated offie, is this curtains for the man they call the GOAT?

STEPHEN JOHNSON: Anthony Albanese won’t be seen as a leader of courage until he takes this challenging political step.

EDITORIAL: Where Minns has shown contrition, readily conceding his own mistakes in confronting the scourge of anti-Semitism, Albanese has exhibited defensiveness.

JEREMY LEIBLER: For two years, the psychological safety of Australian Jews — the post-Holocaust belief that distance protected us from Jew hatred — eroded before our eyes. And then Bondi happened.

Anthony Albanese has called repeatedly for national unity — but it is he who is increasingly isolated due to his obstinate refusal to allow a royal commission into the Bondi terror attacks.

AARON PATRICK: NSW Premier Chris Minns won over his state with empathy and honesty. The Prime Minister’s bureaucrat speak turned Australian Jews against him.

GEORGIE PARKER: Was Bazball about playing better cricket or just feeling good while losing?

LATIKA M BOURKE: The boos and cheers said it all at Bondi. Two Labor leaders attended the same gathering, but only one was hailed, applauded, cheered and given a standing ovation. 

THE WASHINGTON POST: In the wake of such a terrorist act, it’s a sadly uncontestable truth that more could have been done.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Trump is a ubiquitous cultural presence, but there is no outward sign that he is an active participant in running the national government.

PAUL MURRAY: The slaughter of Australian Jews at an iconic beach is a vivid example of what happens when a nation loses grip on its shared social values.

LORRAINE FINLAY: Defeating anti-Semitism requires more than just stronger laws and effective enforcement. It also demands a cultural shift.

EDITORIAL: Like the surfers who paddled out into the Bondi waves at daybreak on Friday, we can choose to charge into the light.