Panahi: Trump showed the way, why won’t Dutton follow?
Why is Opposition Leader Peter Dutton refusing to open his eyes to the political opportunities before him? Playing it safe with the election pending is a recipe for failure.
Opinion
I’m furious scammer Belle Gibson hasn’t paid a cent
As a Netflix series looms about cancer faker and fraudster Belle Gibson, the fact she hasn’t faced the consequences of her actions — in either fines or jail time — should infuriate us all.
Kennett: I’ve never seen such division on our streets
Never in my lifetime of 75 years have I seen such behaviour, such division, on our streets, in universities and against the property of many, with leaders unwilling to address the growing anti-Semitism in our society.
Every lie that was told in Sam Newman’s podcast with neo-Nazis
I listened to Sam Newman’s anathematic podcast so you don’t have to. Don’t bother with it — it’s antisemitic, full of lies and a total waste of time.
Downer: Two weeks of dramatic Donald. What have we learned?
None of us like all of his polices but you can’t deny the new US president has made an energetic start to his second term, writes Alexander Downer.
Deery: Allan mugged by reality (and a by-election) on crime
It’s taken diabolical polling on the eve of a critical by-election to force Jacinta Allan to concede that more must be done about the state’s worsening crime crisis.
Chambers: Hate speech law changes will make Vic censorship capital of Australia
The rise of abhorrent anti-Semitism has rightly shocked many but Victorians should also be concerned the Allan government is trying to use it as a pretext to attack freedom of speech.
Deery: Allan government bracing for a battering in heartland electorate
The Werribee by-election will be telling in many ways and could signal what’s to come at next year’s general election.
Bianca Censori’s Grammys nudity: Controlled or in control?
Was Bianca Censori’s shocking red-carpet nudity a red flag or the culmination a carefully staged, years-long, public strip tease? Is she controlled, or master of her own naked domain? Two very different opinions.
Latest Mark Knight cartoons
Award-winning Herald Sun cartoonist Mark Knight’s unique take on the world.
Bolt: Albo’s response to caravan terror plot is nonsense
It’s bizarre that Anthony Albanese isn’t publicly demanding a head on a plate and his babbling response to one key question on the investigation is nonsense.
Bolt: The ABC is dancing on Pell’s grave
Cardinal George Pell is again the victim of farcical reporting of a farcical legal process.
Bolt: Rate cut won’t be enough to save Albo
Waiting for this rate cut, instead of calling the election late last year, might turn out to be one of Anthony Albanese’s biggest mistakes.
Panahi: Hard-Left Labor govt has made Victoria the biggest loser
The Business Council of Australia review has revealed South Australia is the best place in the country to do business while Victoria is the worst — and if the Allan government doesn’t cut regulations and taxes, more businesses will shift their investment interstate.
Panahi: Pub group can shove their insincere Australia Day apology
Australians should think twice about spending their hard earned with businesses that hate them or their values.
Panahi: Why is Labor protecting the rights of killers to have babies behind bars?
When you go to prison for murder, or any other serious offence that lands you in maximum security, it means you are deprived of your liberty and that should include the opportunity to procreate.
Credlin: The spill against Pesutto will come early next year
The only reason John Pesutto wasn’t toppled as leader today is because the contemptible cabal of MPs who no longer support him can’t yet decide which of them gets the top job.
Well, at least Hamas gave Albo its vote of confidence
Australians want a change of direction, they want to be able to work hard and get ahead, but most of all, they want hope that our nation’s best days are not behind us, writes Peta Credlin.
PM’s weasel words won’t stop anti-Semitic hate on our streets
The firebombing of a synagogue has laid bare Anthony Albanese’s failure to protect us from the scourge of hatred, imported from offshore, metastasising like cancer in our community, writes Peta Credlin.
O’Brien: Big business needs to drop the Aust Day virtue signalling
The date of Australia Day should be changed, but corporate Australia needs to butt out of the debate. Pubs with no cheer should be boycotted.
O’Brien: How can students have faith in compromised VCE exams?
The latest VCE exams fiasco has surely left Victoria’s students and teachers with little faith in the compromised testing process and the body running it.
O’Brien: Why Jamie Oliver should stick to what he does best
It’s a good thing the Naked Chef’s latest children’s book has been withdrawn from sale after outrage about its stereotypical and incorrect portrayal of a young Indigenous girl.
How living large killed Sam Abdulrahim
Like many gangsters before him, Sam Abdulrahim couldn’t help but live in the spotlight in his hometown. And just like them, it painted a target across his tattooed back.
How living large killed ‘Sam the sham’
Like many gangsters before him, Sam Abdulrahim couldn’t help but live in the spotlight in his hometown. And just like them, it painted a target across his tattooed back.
How living large killed Sam Abdulrahim
Like many gangsters before him, Sam Abdulrahim couldn’t help but live in the spotlight in his hometown. And just like them, it painted a target across his tattooed back.
Campbell: Feeble response to key issue could cost Albo the election
It is increasingly likely that if Labor loses the election this crisis will have a lot to do with it.
Campbell: Another day, another terrible poll for Albo
For months, Anthony Albanese and his ministers have been pelting Peter Dutton with every insult they can think of. And where has that gotten them?
Campbell: The return of the Orange One is a true worry
If you want to find reasons to worry about what Trump II is going to be like there’s already plenty to work with.
Prepare for a summer of discontent
The timing of the next federal election is likely to condemn us to an excruciatingly long unofficial campaign, sapping all the fun to Christmas and beyond, writes Patrick Carlyon.
Albo’s stunning census backflip has politicians ‘spooked’
Albo’s latest move on whether or not to exclude a key question in the 2026 census is an example of the Prime Minister making enemies and losing friends, writes Patrick Carlyon.
Carlyon: Footy commentators must simply be the best at their game
Reports of an AFL “social inclusion clause” in its TV deals is jarring because football coverage isn’t meant to be an equal opportunity chance — there can only be one abiding requirement to do the job.
Companion’s a terrifically twisting thriller best seen spoiler-free
Companion is the kind of original and inventive thriller that comes around all too rarely – but the top-level twists hit hardest by going in spoiler-free, writes Leigh Paatsch.
Why A Complete Unknown is one of the past decade’s best biopics
Any doubts about Timothee Chalamet being one of the best actors of his generation should be laid to rest after his astonishing performance as Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown.
Unique and epic drama is Oscars frontrunner for good reason
There’s a good reason that the three-and-a-half-hour drama The Brutalist is favourite to win this year’s Best Picture Oscar – it’s like nothing you have seen before, writes Leigh Paatsch.
The scandalous past of the world’s oldest lesbian
Monte Punshon’s perfect 19th-century manners disguised her wild past attending secret drag parties and befriending a suspected spy.
How the Witch of Kings Cross sparked a ‘satanic panic’
Rosaleen Norton shocked Australian society amid wild tales of devil worship, blood sacrifices, sex orgies and obscene art.
How Harry Freame went from Japanese samurai to Australia’s war hero
Raised in Japan as a samurai, Harry Freame earned fame in Australia as a trench-jumping scout in Gallipoli, before going undercover as a World War II spy.
‘In games we give up’: Flag hero savages Dons as board war looms
‘We are no longer feared, we’re certainly not respected’ – Essendon premiership player Paul Weston has had enough. He tells MARK ROBINSON exclusively about his plan for change.
‘We’ve got champions who are zombies’: Mitchell’s plea for help
Last Monday, at just 58, Barry Mitchell was lying in Epworth Hospital wondering if the game he loves had almost killed him again. This is his confronting story the footy world needs to hear.
Robbo: The big Beveridge call Dogs need to make
There’s a blueprint there – but the Bulldogs are still dillydallying over the future of their most successful coach. And there’s a big hazard sign in play, writes MARK ROBINSON.
Buddy, Gaz, Dusty? The 10 best AFL players this century ranked
Think naming the team of the century was hard? Jon Ralph and Glenn McFarlane have narrowed that down to 10 and determined the defining player of the 21st century. HAVE YOUR SAY.
Ralph: Clubs need to ‘move with the times’ and end Mad Mondays
Six players and an umpire have been suspended across two post-season celebrations for offensive costumes in the past month. JON RALPH writes clubs and the AFL needs to ban them.
Draft vs talent: Will Pies or Blues’ philosophy be proven right?
Arch rivals Carlton and Collingwood have adopted different strategies in their search for their next premiership. Which path will prove successful? JON RALPH examines the question.
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