Opinion

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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’.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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