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Kysaiah Pickett of the Demons.

Kozzy Pickett has signed until 2034. What are the risks for the Demons’ $12m deal?

The extra seven years taking him through until the end of 2034 at a cost of $12 million would make any club twitchy.

  • Michael Gleeson

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Albanese must make Trump an offer he can’t refuse

Anthony Albanese needs to make AUKUS great again by super-sizing the existing deal and offering the Trump administration more than was agreed to under Trump’s predecessor, Joe Biden.

  • James Massola
California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks during an address on Tuesday.

Gavin Newsom began his speech as a state governor. He ended it as a potential president

As the National Guard took to the streets of Los Angeles and protesters clashed with police, the California governor spoke to the nation, in a moment that may well prove a turning point for the Democratic Party.

  • Adam Nagourney and Laurel Rosenhall
Ange Postecoglou looks on during day one of the World Test Championship Final between South Africa and Australia at Lord’s Cricket Ground.

Fourteen wickets tumble at Lord’s on day one as Ange Postecoglou watches on

A day’s Test cricket at Lord’s may have brought some tranquility for Ange Postecoglou, but there was little of the sort for the batters. This championship bout already looks bound for an early finish.

  • Daniel Brettig
Sydney’s Coogee Bay Hotel temporarily became In-N-Out Burger’s latest Australian location for six hours on Wednesday, with the cult American fast food brand yet to open a permanent location outside the United States.

People spent hours queueing, but In-N-Out’s Aussie pop-up is more about business than burgers

Wednesday’s takeover of a Sydney pub might have given you hope the cult US franchise is opening a store Down Under. It’s more likely to be a clever legal tactic than a sign of global expansion.

  • Bronte Gossling
A protester is arrested by California Highway Patrol near the federal building in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday.

Los Angeles is at war with Trump’s vision of America

The inner core of America’s second-largest city looked more like a war zone readying for an air raid as a new 8pm curfew aimed to curb rampant looting and vandalism.

  • Michael Koziol
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Queensland Maroons selection gambles: (from left to right) Moeaki Fotuaika, Trent Loiero, Tom Dearden, Kurt Mann, Kurt Capewell.

The five Maroons selection gambles that will decide Slater’s fate

Can Billy Slater’s changes save the State of Origin series? As two men earn a reprieve, three others will face their own daunting challenges.

  • Nick Wright
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping have been at loggerheads over tariffs, but hope to agree on export controls for China’s rare earth minerals.

After two days of talks, Trump’s China trade deal is right back where it started

After a marathon round of talks, US and Chinese negotiators arrived back at the same starting point they brokered one month ago.

  • Lisa Visentin
The Socceroos celebrate their win in Saudi Arabia.

They’ve made a sixth successive World Cup. Here’s what the Socceroos need to do next

Tony Popovic’s men have delivered. But there’s work still to be done if they are to be a force at the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

  • Vince Rugari
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during an address to the National Press Club of Australia in Canberra on Tuesday 10 June 2025. fedpol Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Albanese’s cautious approach risks a repeat of Turnbull’s wasted majority. He must find a middle path

The next three years will determine whether the prime minister can lead big national conversations that have the capacity to change the country.

  • James Massola

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