Opinion

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Treasurer Jim Chalmers.

Chalmers’ roundtable just another gabfest

CAMERON MILNER: What promised to be a dress rehearsal for Jim Chalmers’ prime ministership has been assessed by the Albanistas as a threat and completely hobbled.

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Izak Rankine is under investigation for allegedly using a homophobic slur in Adelaide’s thrilling win against Collingwood on Friday night.

AFL cannot flinch over Rankine slur allegation

GEORGIE PARKER: Rankine is not a fringe player. He is one of the league’s brightest stars. And that is exactly why, if the charge is proven true, the AFL cannot afford to flinch.

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A broadcast of President Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin of Russia meet at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (Ioulex/The New York Times)

Putin’s cheeriness warns of a blow to Ukraine

THE NEW YORK TIMES: It’s hard to avoid the impression that Vladimir Putin once again succeeded in gaining more time for his war, which is currently going his way.

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PAUL MURRAY: The Palestine move is gesture politics at its worst, but there are real consequences.

Albanese’s personal Palestine crusade leaves us exposed

PAUL MURRAY: The Palestine move is gesture politics at its worst, but there are real consequences.

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EDITORIAL: Palestinian recognition provokes US ‘disgust’.

Palestinian recognition provokes US ‘disgust’

EDITORIAL: Anthony Albanese’s statehood move is driving a wedge between Australia and the country’s number one security guarantor, the US.

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The Albanese government has spent a week defending recognition of a nation that does not exist.

As PM pleased Hamas, a naval crisis was brewing with China

AARON PATRICK: By recognising a nation that does not exist, the government damaged Australia’s relationship with the only country capable of preventing China’s dominance of the region.

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BEN HARVEY: Palestinian recognition might make us feel warm and fuzzy, but it won’t help end the wretched war.

Recognition is in Albo’s interest, not Palestinians

BEN HARVEY: Australia’s recognition of Palestine is not about national interest, it’s about Anthony Albanese and his attempt to secure Labor’s flimsy partyroom.

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NICK DYREMFURTH & DOMINIC MEAGHER: Our banks obsession with homes is a productivity killer.

Our banks’ obsession with homes is a productivity killer

NICK DYRENFURTH & DOMINIC MEAGHER: The billions poured by banks into the property services sector is not just a misallocation of capital, but a productivity killer.

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THE NEW YORK TIMES: Why Donald Trump always wants a crisis.

Why Trump always wants a crisis

THE NEW YORK TIMES: In a nation made supposedly of laws, we have gambled on the discretion of men to keep the use of crisis authority in check. With Trump, we played a bad hand.

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Donald Trump spoke warmly about Vladimir Putin for years, but recently voiced frustration with him. (AP PHOTO)

Mr President, stop coddling Putin

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Donald Trump appears poised to reward Putin for his invasion of Ukraine, a stark departure from the US Senate’s 2022 resolution condemning Russia’s leader as a war criminal.

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MARK RILEY: Hamas begs for conflict because peace is its enemy.

Hamas begs for conflict because peace is its enemy

MARK RILEY: The Middle East is a complication wrapped in a complexity, mired in confusion, and the perils for little players are big.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Foreign Minister Penny Wong.

Recognition inserts Australia into Middle East mire

EDITORIAL: By switching allegiances away from our old ally Israel and coming out in support of Palestinian recognition now, Mr Albanese is picking a side. 

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Anthony Albanese chooses symbolism over security.

Albo’s recognition of Palestine only rewards terrorism

MICHAELIA CASH: Labor’s statehood push will legitimise Hamas and further entrench their power in Palestine.

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KATE EMERY: Why Archie Wilson’s teary moment shouldn’t have gone viral.

Why Archie Wilson’s teary moment shouldn’t have gone viral

KATE EMERY: The antidote to toxic masculinity might just be a burly 19-year-old athlete who is not afraid to admit he’s homesick and misses his family.

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Nathan Buckley is the leading contender for the Demons coaching job but Leon Cameron has been barely mentioned despite an enviable coaching record at GWS.

The coach the Demons should really be going after

RICHO’S TOP 10: Nathan Buckley appears the front-runner to take the Melbourne job but this is the guy I’d be hiring.

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