Opinion

Harvey explains why Albo’s diplomatic coup will leave taxpayers on the hook for the so-called multi-billion-dollar critical minerals and rare earths deal.

EDITORIAL: By sitting back, letting US President Donald Trump take the lead and having a laugh at Kevin Rudd’s expense, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese played his role perfectly. 

Albo’s trip to the White House delivered in substance, style and fireworks.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: What happens in the group chat sure doesn’t stay in it, but the latest onslaught of racist and misogynistic messages is just a symptom of a depressingly perpetual story.

EDITORIAL: It’s in the national interest that this meeting goes well, but coming off as toadying would be a disaster for Mr Albanese’s personal popularity at home.

MARK ‘SPUDD’ CARROLL: Touring England is a career highlight - as I found out 30 years ago - but I fear the revival of the Ashes may burn out quickly.

CAMERON MILNER: Behind the smiles, Anthony Albanese will be praying Donald Trump doesn’t decide to give him a lesson in the art of the deal at their White House meeting.

MITCHELL JOHNSON: The injury to Cameron Green has exposed how the selectors’ bizarre method of picking the Test team has the squad on the verge of a crisis.

EDITORIAL: When our PM moved to recognise Palestine he had no roadmap to guide the transition of power to a legitimate authority.  All he had was a plan to humiliate our longstanding ally in Israel.

BEN HARVEY: If peace in our time turns into peace for all time MAGA-hating progressives will have to face a spectacle they’ll find just as horrifying as the war in Gaza: Trump receiving a Nobel Peace Prize.

EMMA FREEDMAN: I saw the Hong Kong sprinting revelation up close and I am not convinced he will storm home to an easy win on Saturday.

EDITORIAL: The tension will further complicate Anthony Albanese’s mission to cosy up to Donald Trump at the pair’s long-awaited White House meeting next week. 

NICO LOUW: The restriction is a rash decision that risks undermining the worthy objective of protecting children from the genuine harms of actual social media.

The trade war chaos is forcing countries to reconsider whether the US is really an economic ally as gold’s surge signals potential trouble ahead.

MARK RILEY: Armed with critical minerals and a $1.5 billion cheque, Albanese must draw focus from global conflict to secure Australian interests.