Opinion

Ben Harvey dissects the Aussie stock market’s $100 billion wipe out and explains why a reasoning disorder known as ‘myopic loss aversion’ means most investors sell shares when they should be buying.

Should they seek asylum in this country, their families in Iran face imprisonment or worse. If that has not happened already.

Iran is at a historic crossroads, and for the first time since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the Iranian people face a real opportunity for transformational change.

Keir Starmer has taken over from Anthony Albanese as AUKUS’s weakest link.

Daly Cherry-Evans had a shocker, but the level of abuse dished out by the Roosters’ so-called fans was disgraceful.

Big crowds and great games can’t gloss over the biggest problem with the staggered start to the season.

Australia’s security has been tied to the US since World War II and remains so. The AUKUS program which has placed our sailors in US facilities is a key part of that.

What’s his end game? The world is asking itself that question over and over as it watches Donald Trump double down in the Middle East.

Iran’s barrage of retaliatory strikes is a wake-up call for countries that have pretended the Russian-Ukraine conflict was a faraway concept.

There are two key weaknesses the US president saw in Iran before launching joint strikes with Israel.

Ben Harvey trawls through Dennis Cometti’s greatest sports calls to rate him against the world’s best commentator in cricket, golf, Formula 1, darts and NRL.

Should the unthinkable happen and Australia come under direct military threat, it is a sure bet that it will not be a middle power that Australia turns to for help. 

Australia’s best F1 hope has plenty to be confident about as he prepares to take to his home track this weekend.

I’m locking in my bold predictions for the 2026 season — and there’s one gem in here that will surprise most footy fans.

Canadian PM Mark Carney is on a mission to warn against the rupture of the world’s rules-based order. Will Australia listen?