Hezbollah gave Israel no choice but to defend its own
What happens next will depend on the terror group’s paymasters in Iran.
Editorials
RBA holds rates on narrow path
A diplomatic Reserve Bank of Australia governor Michele Bullock clearly has absorbed the political nature of her position but is not punching back or backing down.
Trades offer students big chances
Parents, schools and government need a more pragmatic and farsighted approach in assisting school-leavers to choose between university and vocational training.
Soaring state borrowings to undermine living standards
Rising government debt will continue to put pressure on inflation.
Shoppers being played for mugs?
The ACCC case is terrible timing for Coles and Woolworths.
Justice for NT Indigenous police
Aboriginal Community Police Officers are indispensable in breaking the circuit in the Territory’s law-and-order crisis – and must be well treated by the government.
Industry-wide bargaining must be stopped in tracks
Australia’s mining companies are taking a stand for economic good sense in their decision to challenge the reach of the Albanese government’s industrial relations laws.
Dutton cannot expect an easy ride
Peter Dutton cannot afford to be complacent or seek comfort from the fact the Albanese government steadily is losing traction with voters.
Uni complaints make the case on student caps
The stridency of wealthy universities that make enormous amounts of money from overseas enrolments has helped federal Education Minister Jason Clare make his case.
University leaders failed in their duty of care to Jews
Refusal to act on misguided protests allowed things to get out of hand.
Sorry end to shameful chapter
It is still not clear that full responsibility has been taken at the top.
West must deliver in Ukraine
Long range missiles are needed despite risks.
Greens blame the police as criminals hurl acid, set fires
Gridlocking a city with violence is not peaceful, legitimate protest.
Trump and Harris disappoint
American voters deserved better from debate, and so did global allies.
Labor picks fights as clock counts down to election
Greens support a dangerous threat to the nation’s future prosperity.
Protect childhood from big tech
Anthony Albanese and the states must act effectively on this pledge.
ADF veterans who serve must be treated properly
Over twenty four years, suicide claimed twenty times more lives than active duty. The royal commission has uncovered tragedies that no decent nation or government can ignore.
Victoria’s gas backflip is an admission that net-zero talk is cheap
Reality is biting in Victoria on energy transition. At least households can still boil a kettle when the electric lights go out.
Hamas draws weak responses
Prevailing attitudes to Hamas and the West’s feeble irresolution over its atrocities highlights the emergence of subtle anti-Semitism.
Taxpayers’ increasing role in powering the economy
A surge in government-aligned jobs is a sign of the nation’s direction.
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