Penbo: Complete rort behind infuriating Trumpet spam
Clive Palmer’s man behind the phone spam might be the most annoying person in Australia but he’s actually done us a favour, writes David Penberthy. Have your say.
Opinion
Maiden: Temu Trump-et of Horrors for Peter Dutton
There’s one man you can expect to cop the blame from Dutton’s inner circle if he loses on Saturday, writes Samantha Maiden.
Wong’s appalling Voice own goal as stupid and smug as it gets
Penny Wong’s Voice comments have dunked Labor headfirst into the Indigenous culture wars that Peter Dutton and the Coalition have been obsessed by, writes Joe Hildebrand.
Have a beer with Albanese or Dutton? I know who I’d pick
I’ve never met Peter Dutton, but I would guess he’s a pretty good bloke, writes Mike O’Connor. VOTE IN OUR POLL
Dutton undermines Albo’s Teflon act as leaders clash on Welcome to Country
While Anthony Albanese put up his Teflon act, Peter Dutton landed punches and undermined the Labor PM’s glib talking points, writes James Morrow.
Cornes: Time for fresh legs to have a crack at top AFL award
There must be a way of giving every player the opportunity to win an Anzac Day Medal, should it only be Essendon and Collingwood who share the biggest stage on Australia’s most sacred day? Writes Graham Cornes.
Penbo: Bonk bans, bubble system and cookers: What a Ratched time
The ‘cookers’ brought us the nutty term “plandemic”, or any old bit of batty BS they picked up in the more demented recesses of the internet, but were they right on former Victorian Premier Dan Andrews? Writes David Penberthy.
Labor poised for victory: Here’s what’s at stake for SA
Labor is heading for a second term in government, Paul Starick writes, with vast consequences for South Australia.
Stain on the state: There will be no statues erected for this David
Convicted cocaine supplier David Speirs was once touted as a future Premier, a move that cast lasting doubt on his former Liberal colleagues’ judgment. Now, he has confirmed just how justified that doubt was.
‘Blindsided’: Tiny AFL stadium leaves SA footy fans stranded
Port Adelaide footy fans are fuming they are unable to buy tickets for their Round 8 clash against Western Bulldogs – and the same fate awaits Crows supporters later in the year.
Penbo: Apparently it’s safer to be a violent halfwit than a fan with cardboard
The outcome of the assault case involving Richmond AFL player Noah Balta has more inconsistencies than a Tuesday night at the Tribunal, writes David Penberthy.
Maiden: The thing that Albo loves to brandish could be his downfall
The thing that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been travelling the length and breadth of Australia brandishing proudly could actually be his undoing, writes Samantha Maiden.
The dynamic SANFL duo making a persuasive bid for the AFL draft
They are former North Melbourne VFL teammates, now this SANFL duo are making strong cases for selection in the AFL mid-season draft, writes Andrew Capel.
Have gender ideals left boys doubting their value in the world?
Young men get the message that girls and boys are ‘equal’ – but they are also getting a message that they themselves are somehow inherently the problem, reports Robyn Ingerson.
Real women win against opponents of biology
Following prolonged judicial debate, Britain’s Supreme Court last week ruled that, in legally precise terms, women are women and men are men in an incredible win for reality, writes Tim Blair
Think the stock market crash is behind us? It could get worse
The warning signs were clear – a stock market meltdown was coming … and it hit. But was it a textbook correction or are we in for a far more severe decline, writes ASX Trader.
Penbo: Can we no longer bear the briefest moment of reflection?
The scheduling of football on Good Friday – including at the precise time of Christ’s death – says two things about how Australia has changed, writes David Penberthy.
Starick: The secret sauce that makes SA world class
There’s a simple ingredient behind the stunning success of everything from AFL Gather Round to SA securing huge naval shipbuilding contracts, Paul Starick writes.
Along came the internet . . . now instant gratification takes too long
Peter Goers once thought the internet would never catch on. Now it has, he’s wondering if we are better off?
Cornes: The ridiculous AFL penalties that are ruining our game
Umpires are a soft target because they are mainly anonymous, but the AFL could make it a little easier to like them, writes Graham Cornes.
Gather Round ‘perfectly placed’ to be permanent SA fixture
There’s just one reason you’d move Gather Round elsewhere, writes David Penberthy. And it ain’t a good one.
Maiden: Was Dutton’s air base misfire close to a hidden bullseye?
Peter Dutton was wrong about the Indonesian president, but was he right to raise concerns about what Anthony Albanese knew? Writes Samantha Maiden.
Bolt: Trump isn’t the only reason Peter Dutton’s campaign is quickly collapsing
The Coalition can no longer ignore its own failings. Where is its overall vision? Just expecting voters to punish Labor for its failings was never enough.
Perception matters. Albanese was betrayed by a non-kiss
Who didn’t kiss whom? It’s difficult to determine, but regardless of the truth, for Anthony Albanese it would have felt like a betrayal, writes Joe Hildebrand.
Goers: Loo beauty! Why our country toilets make a big splash
While an Adelaide City councillor has demanded answers on the crappy state of the city’s public toilets, we should be flushed with pride over our country loos, according to Peter Goers.
Cornes: Crows’ defence the real Danger in Gather Round spectacle
Crows fans may have disappointed by their loss at the hands of Patrick Dangerfield this week, but Gather Round football is the real winner, writes Graham Cornes.
Blair: The heartbreaking note in our diary today
I’ve experienced grief before but nothing quite like what we’ve been told to expect this Easter, writes Amanda Blair.
Dutton joins the greats in Aussie sport’s hall of shame
Like a shopping trolley to a storm drain, Australian politicians can’t resist the magnetic pull of cringe-worthy sporting stunts, writes Tom Bowden.
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