Kysaiah Pickett turns Carlton inside out with his presence, power and raw talent | Jonathan Horn
Kozzy-conscious Blues left pointing fingers, shaking heads and bumping into one another as Melbourne celebrate Max Gawn’s 250th in style Carlton games usually come with a sense of impending doom.…
Don’t repeat COVID failures in fuel crisis, Labor urged
A national dashboard for fuel prices and outages, free nationwide public transport and a co-ordinated approach to curbing demand are among the issues a crisis meeting of leaders is being…
Egypt’s early closing order jolts Cairo’s night life
The Egyptian government is seeking ways to conserve oil-powered electricity during the US-Israel war with Iran, with a curfew that threatens Cairo’s identity as a city that never sleeps. The…
Russia’s Ust-Luga port damaged by more Ukrainian drones
Russia’s Baltic Ust-Luga port, one of its largest petroleum export hubs, has been damaged again by a Ukrainian drone attack which sparked a blaze later brought under control. It followed…
Gambling and welfare issues dog greyhound racing boons
Gambling harm and animal welfare problems far outweigh the economic boons of greyhound racing, an independent analysis has found. As the West Australian government weighs up the future of greyhound…
Trade talks stall amid US-India split over e-commerce
Trade ministers are close to agreeing on a reform plan for the World Trade Organization as wrangling continues over extending a moratorium on customs duties on electronic transmissions such as…
Light on the Hill. Labor and the cost of caution
What happened to Labor and Australia, the ‘Land of the Fair Go’? In the 4th of his Light on the Hill series examining the party’s retreat from reform, Andrew Brown…
These CEOs want a starring role in our lives – and there’s not much we can do about it | Larry Ryan
Do we really need a McDonald’s CEO fronting ads or a Gianni Infantino Panini sticker? No. But in the age of Trump, the boss class feels emboldened A few weeks…
The Chappell Roan security incident raises a bigger question: what do celebrities owe their fans? | Tayo Bero
It’s unclear what happened in São Paulo. But our obsessive culture has created a fraught dance between stars and their fans Last week, the former Chelsea footballer Jorginho made a…
Pete Hegseth is imbuing violence with a religious righteousness | Arwa Mahdawi
The defense secretary prayed for ‘overwhelming violence’ against enemies in Iran. He seems to delight in it Is it woke to wash your hands? Pete Hegseth seems to think so.…