The latest SA Police crime statistics show petrol-drive offs are hitting retailers hard – but the industry has chosen not to take up a solution that would put an immediate end to such thefts.
In an astounding, similar chain of events, an ‘exiled’ Labor Senator could soon be a Pauline Hanson of the Left, writes Samantha Maiden.
Senator Fatima Payman’s selection by Labor has blown up in the party’s face and her rebellion tells us we’re at a very dangerous point — the creation of a new politics that could really tear our country apart.
Adelaide and Port Adelaide’s continuation in the SANFL is not without controversy, writes Andrew Capel.
People like this former undercover cop and Kenilworth Football Club stalwart have always fascinated me, writes Jess Adamson.
OPINION: If Labor doesn’t dump Fatima Payman then she will surely dump Labor. It’s only a matter of who emerges with any remaining pride, writes Joe Hildebrand.
The SA government’s move to give a green light to these dangerous machines is reckless and dangerous, writes Harold Scruby.
While the government pours millions into some businesses to create jobs, workers are getting laid off in droves in others, writes Kathryn Bermingham.
The real story of the presidential debate is the denial and wilful blindness to a dangerous reality. It raises the question of why so many media outlets covered it up.
Will 2024-25 put you on a fresh path to riches? Here are some strategies that have made many money winners for decades.
I’ll always believe that Morant was following orders and that he became a scapegoat of empire – but he was also a war criminal, writes Peter Goers.
Scarily, we now live in an era where a new level of stranger danger lurks, writes Madeleine West. See what you can do to protect your child.
The Adelaide Crows and Port Power will have the opportunity to have ‘democratically’ elected boards in the near future and Graham Cornes writes what he believes will happen.
The bigotry on display against Jerry Seinfeld across Australia and a despicable attack on a Labor MP leave no more room for excuses, writes David Penberthy.
A bleak sight in Adelaide may provide a depressing glimpse of Australia’s future, writes Paul Starick.
This wasn’t a competition; it was a wipe-out. Biden appeared frail, confused and dazed as he became incoherent, writes body language expert Katia Loisel.
So it turns out government bureaucrats have been enjoying some nice little perks too on the back of the NDIS. Things like secret golf trips, drinks and fancy meals. This has to end.
With the rest of the world waking up to the dangers of gender transitioning for children, Australia seems to be going full steam ahead writes Caleb Bond.
No one swears quite like CFMEU chief John Setka. But his potty mouth isn’t the only thing our state has been graced with since his arrival, David Penberthy says.
Here is a little story about Julian Assange that has gone largely unnoticed amid the unending hymns of praise for the WikiLeaks founder. But it’s one Australians must remember.
You can blame journalists or Labor’s inability to make an argument stick if you want, but there’s only one word to describe this “indefensible” furore, writes Samantha Maiden.
Our cost of living crisis rages on and to rub salt into the wound, the only real solution is for the RBA to raise the cash rate further, says Warren Hogan.
Ahead of this week’s crucial US presidential debate the Trump-hating mass media will do everything they can to drag Biden over the line, writes James Morrow.
In Peter Dutton we might at last have a political leader who has a vision, and the confidence to execute that vision, while putting the public interest before his own.
For The Advertiser’s Edward Holland, binge drinking was beginning to make him question his life choices. Here’s what he decided to do instead.
Standards across the country are slipping, and one particular photo from last week proves the “decay” is worse than any of us feared.
Mixing superannuation and tax rules can deliver bigger financial benefits than many people realise. Here’s how to play catch-up.
OPINION: There is no doubt former NSW Treasurer Matt Kean is qualified – or even over-qualified – for his new role, but that is precisely the problem.
Aside from the US, Australia has been one of the few countries Israel could rely upon to have its back but in two short years, the Albanese government has shredded the relationship, writes James Campbell.
A sad secret about the death of Cardinal George Pell can now be revealed — and it exposes the final insult to a great and innocent man.
The First Lady is committing what increasingly looks to be an act of elder abuse in pushing her husband to stay in the presidential race — plus putting the security of the West in jeopardy, writes James Morrow.
There must be consequences when a person acts against a law or policy, so if the state and the AFL are not going to be serious about illicit drug use rules, then get rid of them.
MPs have secured themselves huge $200,000 base annual salaries leaving Victorians to question whether or not now is the time to be boosting the pay of the very people who got the state into this mess.
After five weeks away from Australia, I’ve returned realising clearer than ever how childishly stupid, blind and dishonest the Albanese government is.
Is a bit of glamour about to hit Victoria’s political scene? Rich lister Erin Deering is considering a career change, and politics could be firmly in her future.
The Prime Minister looked weak and out of touch last week, writes Peta Credlin: failing to discipline Senator Fatima Payman, lionising Julian Assange, and giving the Governor-General a $220k pay rise during a cost of living crisis.
You would assume progressive politicians would not be seen anywhere near a bloke who skipped bail to avoid extradition over alleged sex crimes – but, for Julian Assange, different rules apply, writes James Campbell.
Every pro-Palestinian statement made by the Australian government, and even by student protesters, is applauded by Hamas and its supporters, writes Piers Akerman.
Oh, how I wish there was a Princess Anne School of Life. Forget all the LinkedIn coaches and Insta-experts, I’d be signing up for a Windsor Webinar in seconds, writes Kerry Parnell.
Looking back, I’ve failed to show my girls the upside of independence. I’ve championed feminism but at times I’ve made it look like drudgery, writes Angela Mollard.
The Anthony Albanese government has staggered through its worst week since its election and most of the wounds are self inflicted, writes Joe Hildebrand.
Cartoons from award-winning Herald Sun cartoonist Mark Knight.
From the moment Joe Biden opened his mouth, cheers and jeers from those watching quickly turned to groans and silence, writes Annelise Nielson.
The first presidential debate was a disaster for Joe Biden. And right now there is only one question about the US President that is relevant.
For a moment, Friday’s debate looked less like a contest to see who will lead the free world and more like a remake of the 1980s classic golf movie, Caddyshack – with a bit of Grumpy Old Men thrown in, writes James Morrow.
The first US presidential debate was a disaster for Joe Biden. It was so bad that, for the first time, his allies finally began to speak publicly about their panic, says Tom Minear.
Melbourne is being suffocated by graffiti, public drug use and anti-social behaviour. Only a ‘broken windows’ police strategy — the kind that rescued New York in the 1990s — can save it.
An email was circulated to parents after union candidate Wade Burns stepped down from another board — but the Police Association remains silent on bombshell claims.
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