Opinion

AARON PATRICK: The 16-storey Oxford St project could be the perfect inner-city development. But that’s only if developers get past NSW planning regulators, federal green tape and a vocal NIMBY movement.

THE WASHINGTON POST: Onitsuka Tiger is enjoying record sales, with tourists flooding flagship stores all over Japan.

In tonight’s show, Ben Harvey rages over changes to Anthony Albanese’s housing scheme for first home buyers.

EDITORIAL: In-fighting within the Coalition provides convenient cover for Labor’s lack of solutions for now. But it’s a ruse that can’t be kept up forever. 

GEORGIE PARKER: Female athletes can be sidelined for one more reason than men, making their comebacks to the field that much more special.

BREN CARLILL: International aid and human rights organisations are so intoxicated with Palestine Kool-Aid that they have failed to consider how their credibility has been tarnished.

CAMERON MILNER: Promises for change and wishful thinking did nothing for Sir Keir Starmer, and will certainly do nothing for Anthony Albanese.

MARK ‘SPUDD’ CARROLL: With two rounds to go, I am making an early call on who will be there for the decider at Accor Stadium on October 5.

Labor has been accused of putting politics before climate action by seizing on Coalition divisions over Barnaby Joyce’s net zero repeal bill.

JENI O’DOWD: In the age of viral activism, Tash Peterson isn’t pushing boundaries but she’s chasing outrage, with every stunt staged, filmed, and uploaded for maximum shock value and clicks.

For Oscar Allen, weighing up a move isn’t betrayal — it’s business. What stands out to me, though, is how Allen has been forced to talk about his situation, writes Mitchell Johnson.

MARK RILEY: Netanyahu is channelling Trump and using every diplomatic weapon at his disposal, including the dirtiest of dirty bombs — accusing international governments of fuelling anti-Semitism. 

ANDREW CARSWELL: Conservatives see betrayal in Albanese’s Gaza, US and China stances. But for most Australians, the PM’s approach looks reasonable, and it’s lifting his support in the polls.

JUSTIN LANGER: The very foundation of the sport is under strain from an economic model that rewards the richest, leaving the rest struggling to survive.

THE WASHINGTON POST: It’s starting to feel like tariff policy is stabilising, but be careful what you wish for because the medicine may be worse than the disease.