Opinion

WATCH: In today’s episode, Donald Trump’s HUGE security failure and the Albanese Government has allowed influencers into the Budget lockup for the first time – is it a shameless stunt or clever strategy?

KIERSTEN DUKE: Contract negotiations being played out on TV indicate things are not as ‘friendly’ as the Sea Eagles and Daly Cherry-Evans would have you believe.

EDITORIAL: Be warned. Sending the teals into the Parliament is dicing with a radical green agenda which would undermine the very industries which drive Australian jobs and inject billions into the economy.

WATCH: In today’s episode, Ben O’Shea reveals how a Melbourne MP’s hubby put the TEAL in STEAL. Plus, we preview the Federal Budget and why it could be make or break for the Albanese Government.

MARK ‘SPUDD’ CARROLL: Knowing when to call it a day is the hardest decision any player can make. The Manly skipper appears set to make that call for himself leaving the Sea Eagles scrambling.

CAMERON MILNER: While Jim Chalmers has been burning the midnight oil with mean girl Katy Gallagher knocking the Budget into shape, it’s the Liberals who are most under pressure this week.

JENI O’DOWD: Gender politics marched onto the football field last season, dressed in rainbow laces and draped in ‘inclusive’ slogans. But it’s not just unfair — it’s woke insanity and downright dangerous.

GEORGIE PARKER: Harley Reid is again in the headlines for the wrong reasons as he finds life in the spotlight only gets harder as the pressure mounts.

MITCHELL JOHNSON: Usman Khawaja’s decision to attend the F1 race in Melbourne while injured speaks to his attitude towards his Queensland team ahead of the Sheffield Shield final this week.

JUSTIN LANGER: I never thought leading a team or club would involve the lessons I have had to learn this month.

BEN HARVEY: Chris Ellison was likely hoping the wounds from 2024 had been cauterised but it appears he’s in for another annus horribilis. Last year was a shocker for the Mineral Resources boss.

EDITORIAL: Allowing Kevin Rudd to remain in Washington as our US Ambassador, despite his public criticism of Donald Trump, is a mistake Anthony Albanese refuses to correct. And it has likely come at a cost.

JAMELLE BOUIE: Donald Trump is clearly not restrained by the Constitution. He’s also not restrained by another important element of constitutionalism — an interest in and concern for the future.

EDITORIAL: We cannot forget how the Albanese Government let down the Jewish community.

MARK RILEY: After a series of failed resets and false starts, the Albanese Government is finally beginning to build some momentum. It isn’t strong, but it is measurable.