Opinion

ANDREW CARSWELL: Treasurer Jim Chalmers is aware of Australia’s productivity issue, now he must solve it.

DANE ELDRIDGE: Coaching Origin is a tough gig, and early success can, in fact, be a death knell — as the Maroons mentor is finding out the hard way.

AARON PATRICK: After being snubbed by Donald Trump, the Prime Minister will head back to Canberra with his tail between his legs and little to show from his hyped trip to the G7 summit.

MARK ‘SPUDD’ CARROLL: The rugby convert may be second-guessing his career choice when the NSW Blues hit the field on Wednesday night.

KATE EMERY: Like fat free yoghurt and outdoor music festivals, Australia’s looming great wealth transfer sounds better on paper than reality.

WATCH: In Newsworthy, Ben O’Shea crosses to Mark Riley in Calgary to preview Anthony Albanese’s G7 meeting with Trump. Plus, Israel-Iran conflict claims Revolutionary Guard chief & EU defence pact on the table.

CAMERON MILNER: In a world that’s getting a lot more uncertain again, Australia more than ever needs to know who our friends are and where the real enemy lies.

GEORGIE PARKER: There is a lot to process after South Africa’s historic World Test Championship win. Here are my three takeaways.

MARK ‘SPUDD’ CARROLL: Only a Queensland miracle in Perth will save Billy Slater from facing the same axe he wielded on his former skipper.

MITCHELL JOHNSON: The top order face criticism over the World Test Championship final failure, but the selectors are the ones who should be answering the questions.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Israel has bombed Iran in what may lead to yet another war in the Middle East, and the challenge for Donald Trump will be to protect US troops in the region and to stay out of this mess.

AARON PATRICK Israel’s devastating attack on Iran could trigger a response that drags Saudi Arabia or the US into the conflict.

WATCH: In Newsworthy, Ben O’Shea talks to experts to explain the Air India crash. Plus, Israel strikes Iran’s nuclear weapons program and we wonder if Albanese will meet Trump at G7?

EDITORIAL: In Australia we see the issues Anthony Albanese was set to tackle at the G7 as important. But we now have a reminder that on the world stage we are down the pecking order.

BEN HARVEY: Woodside Energy boss Meg O’Neill has a gas problem. The whole of Australia is about find out how offensive it is.