Opinion

MARK ‘SPUDD’ CARROLL: Cameron Munster laughed it off, but the ease with which the pitch invader managed to weasel his way onto the ground during the national anthem should serve as a serious wake-up call.

CAMERON MILNER: Farage is riding the popular moment. It’s an easy playbook for Joyce to follow. The current state of the self-absorbed Liberals and an arrogant Labor look incredibly vulnerable.

Never before have millions of fans benefited from a star’s bank account being depleted thanks to a divorce. 

EMMA FREEDMAN: Jamie Melham will ride the Melbourne Cup favourite as she leads a stable of female jockeys taking the racing world by storm.

EDITORIAL: Andrew Mountbatten Windsor — as he is now known — has always been an obnoxious, rude, weak-willed and entitled leech.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: MAGA embraces left ideas even while not knowing, in most cases, where these ideas came from.

JUSTIN LANGER: Their voices didn’t just call sporting events; they helped shape how we experience sport itself.

EMMA FREEDMAN: She has an unblemished record and goes into the $10 million race undefeated, but there is one point during the race her rivals could take advantage.

BEN HARVEY: WiseTech shareholders thought the worst was over, then the police came knocking.

EDITORIAL: News of Trump and Xi’s ‘12-out-10’ meeting will come as a relief to Australia, which feared being caught in the middle between its closest security partner and its No. 1 trading partner. 

TOM RICHARDSON: AI will accelerate the algorithm economy and its potential explains why mega-cap tech bosses will commit unlimited amounts to AI investments.

MARK RILEY: The Treasurer and Cabinet have good reason to think deeply about whether to proceed with their plan to withdraw the Federal household rebate in December.

AARON PATRICK: The Treasurer is stoking fear about international instability while his domestic policies contribute to price rises that could drive up interest rates.

GEORGIE PARKER: Daisy Pearce, once the star player inspiring a new wave, is now guiding that very wave to new heights as a coach.

Cummins’ absence opens a few questions — about leadership, about future planning, and about how this team adapts when its captain is watching from the sidelines.