Opinion

DIMITRI BURSHTEIN: A rate hike would not please borrowers ahead of Christmas, but an inflation surge would be far worse, hurting all Australians — especially low-income households.

GEORGIE PARKER: In a sporting world where everything is spun to suit a palatable narrative, the veteran’s raw honesty was refreshing.

JUSTIN LANGER: Talent doesn’t always announce itself loudly. Sometimes it whispers waiting for the right tools and opportunities.

EDITORIAL: Amid China’s menacing maritime behaviour it is heartening to hear that AUKUS is full steam ahead.

DVIR ABRAMOVICH: The one-year mark is not just about looking back at the charred walls. It is about looking inward and asking what kind of country we want this to be for our children and grandchildren.

BEN HARVEY: Barnaby Joyce’s curriculum vitae suggests he’s an unlikely voice of reason, economic or otherwise.

MARK RILEY: As new social media platforms pop up to side step the ban, we must keep sight of the reason this law was drafted.

EDITORIAL: Not only is another rate cut in the near future off the cards, suddenly we are looking at a rate rise.

BEN McCLELLAN: Australia rarely make bold selection calls, which is why no one saw the dumping of the seasoned veteran coming.

MITCHELL JOHNSON: The English star should watch what he says when talking about Ashes tradition, but there is one thing he and I are in furious agreement over.

JUSTIN LANGER: If the Perth Test wasn’t dramatic enough, the Brisbane Test lead-up is proving just as drama-filled with more questions than answers over the Australian XI.

EDITORIAL: It has fallen to Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Michele Bullock, in her best governor language, to point out what is really going on.

JACKSON BARRETT: Pat Cummins’ eleventh hour bid to play the second Test means England’s worst nightmare is about to become reality and here is the stat to prove it.

JAMES BIRT: Australia’s new age-verification rules has caused understandable concern among families, but it will make kids online social world far more visible to adults who have never stepped inside it.

JENI O’DOWD: Pauline Hanson built One Nation in her own image. But Barnaby Joyce brings something she has never quite had.