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MARK RILEY: Should Anthony Albanese go to NATO to potentially meet with Donald Trump? Travelling three-quarters of the way around the world to face being stood up a second time is an enormous risk.

PM wasn’t the only one let down by Don’s G7 disappearing act

MARK RILEY: Should Anthony Albanese go to NATO to potentially meet with Donald Trump? Travelling three-quarters of the way around the world to face being stood up a second time is an enormous risk.

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Oscar Allen should return to the field this year if he is able.

The worst thing the Eagles can do for Allen

RICHO’S TOP 10: Benching the West Coast skipper - if he overcomes his injury - for the rest of the season makes zero sense, here’s why.

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Billy Slater should have not responded to the ‘grub’ insult from Aaron Woods.

Slater won the mind game but did he need to play it?

MITCHELL JOHNSON: I am proud Queenslander but this is how I think the Maroons coach should have reacted to being called a ‘grub’.

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Ben Harvey counts down Australia’s 10 highest-paid CEOs, with one boss earning $115,000 a DAY!

What Australia’s top 10 bosses really get paid

WATCH: In Up Late, Ben Harvey counts down Australia’s 10 highest-paid CEOs, with one boss earning $115,000 a day. From retail, to media and mining, find out who made the list.

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AHRON SHAPIRO: For years, Iran has played the entire world in this catastrophically dangerous game. Left with no other recourse, their bluff has finally been called.

Why Israel was forced to do the world’s ‘dirty work’

AHRON SHAPIRO: For years, Iran has played the entire world in this catastrophically dangerous game. Left with no other recourse, their bluff has finally been called.

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WATCH: In Newsworthy, Ben O’Shea reveals why Optus copped a $100m fine. Plus, an expert explains why topping the Iranian regime may backfire and what’s behind WA’s horror flu season.

What’s behind this year’s horror flu season?

WATCH: In Newsworthy, Ben O’Shea reveals why Optus copped a $100m fine. Plus, an expert explains why topping the Iranian regime may backfire and what’s behind WA’s horror flu season.

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President Donald Trump with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office.

Middle East crisis has us on cusp of a defining moment

EDITORIAL: The war between Israel and Iran has reached what feels like a crossroads.

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JENI O’DOWD: The people sleeping on George Street aren’t just statistics. They’re citizens. And they deserve more than our silence.

Homeless crisis a poor reflection of who we are as a society

JENI O’DOWD: Governments must stop tinkering at the edges of homelessness and start addressing root causes: more affordable housing and real mental health support.

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A Middle Eastern oil company’s bid to take over Australian gas giant Santos will have some wringing their hands.

Politicians will feign concern about foreign ownership

A Middle Eastern oil company’s bid to take over Australian gas giant Santos will have some wringing their hands, despite a long history of energy partnerships with foreign nations.

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EDITORIAL: Mr Albanese was left like a nervous groom, all dressed up, vows at the ready, suddenly left on his own after the bride decides that she has urgent business elsewhere and isn’t turning up.

As the world explodes, Albo is left on the B-Team

EDITORIAL: Was it really a surprise that the much-hyped meeting between Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and President Donald Trump was called off?

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The UK and Australia Defence and Security Agreement contributes to regional and global stability, including on crises such as Ukraine.

What the UK and Australia can achieve when we stand together

CATHERINE WEST: Our relationship with Australia will go from strength to strength to build a free and open Indo-Pacific.

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It is time for Jim Chalmers to show he has the vision, capacity and capability to actually fix the problems.

It’s time for Chalmers to show vision and fix productivity

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

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Billy Slater and Brad Fittler both won their first two series before the magic evaporated.

Why Slater is facing the same fate as Fittler

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.

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Australian PM Anthony Albanese during a bilateral meeting with PM of Canada Mark Carney ahead of the G7 Leaders' Summit.

Albo to skulk back to Australia after a long trip to nowhere

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.

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Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii will miss not playing in State of Origin.

Surely Suaalii is suffering buyer’s remorse

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

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