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EDITORIAL: As the global security situation continues to deteriorate, it’s a conversation Australia is going to have to entertain.

Albo can’t ignore defence spending calls forever

EDITORIAL: As the global security situation continues to deteriorate, it’s a conversation Australia is going to have to entertain.

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News. Graffiti on front doors of Parliament House in West Perth.

Don’t look away from signs of hate. We must stop it

DVIR ABRAMOVICH: The fire attack in Colorado is not just a story about America. It is not distant. It is relevant to Australia. Right now.

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WATCH: In Newsworthy, Ben O’Shea unpacks US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth’s broadside at Albo’s military spending. Plus, Prof. Toby Walsh explains why Australia’s AI anxiety might be holding us back.

US Defence Secretary Hegseth names and shames Australia

WATCH: In Newsworthy, Ben O’Shea unpacks US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth’s broadside at Albo’s military spending. Plus, Prof. Toby Walsh explains why Australia’s AI anxiety might be holding us back.

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CAMERON MILNER: Anthony Albanese must come clean on a special deal for cashed up politicians.

PM must come clean on special deal for cashed up pollies

CAMERON MILNER: Labor is waking up with a hangover after the greatest numerical victory in the Federal party’s electoral history. Whether it will be seen as a great Labor victory, only time will tell.

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North star Jasmine Garner and the NSW Women’s State of Origin team.

The three things the AFLW must do to combat the NRLW

GEORGIE PARKER: The NRL has done a much better job at marrying its women’s competition with the men’s, exposing some major flaws in the AFLW.

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An Australian defence expert has tipped China to make its move on Taiwan before 2030.

Defence expert’s grim China war prediction for Australia

AARON PATRICK: A top defence expert has revealed when China will likely begin its attack on Taiwan with a naval and sea blockade and what that means for Australia.

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Kane Cornes believes State of Origin is the most over-rated thing in sport. Boy is he wrong.

Kane Cornes is kidding himself with his State of Origin dig

MARK ‘SPUDD’ CARROLL: There was plenty I agreed with from the AFL identity’s most over-rated list, but I take serious issue with his attack on my game’s showpiece event.

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President Donald Trump doesn’t like it when you ask him about “TACO” - “Trump Always Chickens Out.”

‘TACO’ is the secret to Donald Trump’s resilience

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Judging by his reaction to a reporter’s question this past week, President Donald Trump doesn’t like it when you ask him about ‘TACO’.

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Men’s Tennis’ big four in Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray reunited this week.

Rafa’s farewell a reminder of what sport is at its best

Tennis’ big four were reunited this week for Rafael Nadal’s emotional farewell to Roland Garros and one intriguing takeaway for me was Nadal’s ‘change in perspective’ in retirement, writes Mitchell Johnson.

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Extinct liberal party logo.

Why does the Liberal Party seem so intent on extinction?

PAUL MURRAY: By failing to learn the lessons of the past, and failing to work out what they actually believe in, the Liberal Party has been left to flounder in irrelevance.

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Chris Judd and Adam Selwood.

Judd’s telling take on anguished suffering of Adam Selwood

RYAN DANIELS: Adam Sewlood helped me be a better journalist after an incident I will never forget, while something his former skipper said is a good lesson for us all to heed.

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EDITORIAL: It’s time for the PM to share his plan with us.

PM must share his second-term plan with nation

EDITORIAL: With the soap opera that has been the status of the Liberal-National Coalition finally over, it’s time to return to regular programming. And it’s time for the PM to share his plan with us.

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A one-size-fits-all approach to racism doesn’t work when trust is fragile, writes Dvir Abramovich.

As anti-Semitism evolves, so must we

DVIR ABRAMOVICH: A one-size-fits-all approach to racism doesn’t work when trust is fragile.

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Simon Trott, left, should replace Jakob Stausholm as Rio Tinto’s boss, write Ben Harvey.

Why Rio Tinto should be looking close to home for new boss

BEN HARVEY: It makes sense that a WA iron ore company (and that’s what Rio is) should be run by a WA iron ore executive who lives in the same time zone as his business’s most important customer, China.

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ADF personnel clean up after flooding in Rochester in 2004

Australia’s crisis response is a disaster

We need a dedicated response and recovery corps so the ADF can get on with its real job

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