With Parliament set to resume next week, Labor will be hoping Anthony Albanese is refreshed and at the top of his game because he has plenty on his to-do list.
Taking action against Chinese cartel activity will lead to fallout — and farmers could be collateral damage.
Ben Harvey
Labor lies. The lot of it. They are desperate and they are dishonest and on August 29 the people of Secret Harbour get to have their say.
Basil Zempilas
On paper this should have been a walk in the park for the all-conquering Cook Government and the Labor machine. That has proven to be far from the truth.
As AC Milan flies out, Juventus arrives in Perth for another blockbuster match at Optus Stadium against Inter on Saturday.
Niall Mc Ilroy
Climate change is a global problem, but the choices we make at home are among the few parts of it that we, as individuals, can control.
Kim Macdonald
If ever there was doubt that the shadow of One Nation hangs over the very heart of the Albanese Government it has been removed amid chaos over Labor’s migration policy.
Secret Harbour has been safe Labor territory, with a young, working class demographic. That’s why it will hurt so much if they lose it.
Jessica Page
We do not need to diagnose Ariana Grande’s personal health, but we desperately need to talk about health in general.
Caitlin Vinci
The royal commission is reminding us of the painful truth. The lessons must be applied.
Spider-Man is the most popular superhero in the world right now, but you don’t have to wear spandex or be bitten by a radioactive spider to perform acts of heroism.
Ben O'Shea
Australians’ ability to have well-informed debates is vital to our democracy and relies heavily on this country’s journalists and media organisations providing the news and views that allow our system to work.
ANDREW GREENE: Just three months after the death of Kumanjayi Little Baby shocked the country, the PM has walked back on his commitment to attend every edition of the NT’s Garma festival.
Andrew Greene
If the monarchy notices her existence after a century because we submit a form on Charles III’s website, she will likely shrug, point her index finger at her temple and make circles with it.
Andrew Miller
Some men see baldness as something to battle, spending years trying to brush over the obvious signs of thinning hair and receding hairlines. Others are getting out the clippers.
Gary Martin
Election promises often come with a hidden caveat. Circumstances can change, politics can too.
Our athletes are fine examples of the generation of Australians who are the future of this country.
This Thursday had just one entry with just three words: Phil White Nek.
BEN HARVEY
I am sure Roger Cook really appreciated this week’s pep talk from his old mate Albo as the WA Premier fights to hang on to Secret Harbour.
JOE SPAGNOLO
I don’t want to seem inhospitable, but the thought of hosting someone who isn’t say, my niece, just fills me with pre-emptive exhaustion.
Nat Locke
They don’t win Brownlow Medals. They mostly don’t make the news and they certainly don’t seek applause. They’re quietly spending their time caring for someone they love.
Adrian Barich
You spend the first half of your life being taught. Then one day, without any ceremony or announcement, you look up and realise you’ve become the one doing the teaching.
Justin Langer
In case anyone missed it, that was the Cook Government waving a big white flag of defeat over Labor’s flawed energy policies on the front page of the Sunday Times last weekend.
Paul Murray
It’s not a perfect solution but with this week’s six-month anniversary of the US war against Iran proving Operation Epic Fury is an epic f*** up, Australia is going to have to pull itself up by its bootstraps.
