Opinion

MARK RILEY: We assumed the potential meeting between the PM and Donald Trump on the sidelines of the G7 meeting would all be about trade. But now the Pentagon’s review of AUKUS has appeared on the horizon.

LATIKA M BOURKE: The only winner from the Pentagon’s ‘America First’ inquiry into whether the United States should quit AUKUS is China, with Anthony Albanese, Richard Marles and Penny Wong to blame.

EDITORIAL: Anthony Albanese might find himself on a very lonely road at the G7 summit if he sticks to his guns on defence spending.

AARON PATRICK: The action against two Israel ministers panders to Hamas supporters and could trigger more violence against Australian Jews.

JENI O’DOWD: At a time when Indigenous voices need strength and solidarity more than ever, Cox looks to have chosen self-preservation over representation. Absolute shame on her.

WATCH: In Newsworthy, Ben O’Shea unpacks America’s BRUTAL response to Aussie sanctions on far-right Israeli ministers. Plus, an expert dissects Donald Trump’s justification for deploying troops in LA.

KIERSTEN DUKE: Billy Slater has been criticised for dropping Cherry-Evans, but selecting Ezra Mam is a tone deaf decision by the young Maroons coach.

AARON PATRICK: Steven Kennedy will next week become the Prime Minister’s top adviser. He could use his expertise to help fix the two biggest problems facing the country.

WATCH: In Newsworthy, Ben O’Shea speaks to an expert about the Monash IVF wrong embryo fiasco. Plus, RFK Jr sacks CDC vax council, US Marines deployed in LA & what Albanese said at Press Club.

BEN MCCLELLAN: There are plenty of valid arguments against the Hobart Stadium - chiefly its price tag - but Tasmanians are just putting off the inevitable if they want to be taken seriously.

ANDREW CARSWELL: It’s easy to talk tough in the Prime Minister’s courtyard — much harder when you’re within earshot of the most powerful man on the planet, part time president, part time pugilist.

DAVID WOIWOD: It’s not only the San Andreas fault that threatens to transform Los Angeles. It’s the political tremors out of Washington that have residents bracing. 

MITCHELL JOHNSON: This teenager has worked hard to get where he is and, having seen him up close, I have full confidence he will make it big in the USA.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Each new day brings us fresh evidence of a deeply troubling trend — America is no longer a stable country, and it is growing less stable by the day.

WATCH: In Up Late, as rioters turn LA into a warzone and police shoot a journalist, Ben Harvey charts the violent history of civil unrest in California.