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KATE EMERY: The kids were supposed to be all right. Raised by women who grew up being told nothing tastes as good as skinny feels, this generation were the body positivity warriors who said no to size zero.
MARK CARROLL: What is Japanese for taking a nap? The two Roosters chasing the big bucks in rugby union might want to learn it as it’s what they will be doing on the field. Nothing beats the action of the NRL.
GEORGIE PARKER: The AFLW needs an overhaul of its fixtures for the women’s code to flourish. Soccer is leading the way but the AFL’s moves to increase crowds in the female code are piecemeal at best.
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PAUL MURRAY: The Prime Minister’s solar panels handout is like Ronald Reagan’s famous line about how ‘the problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people’s money’.
DONNA STAMBULICH: At the moment, the world does not feel like a safe place for women.
EDITORIAL: From the moment Hamas militants shocked the international community with the brutal murders of 1200 Israelis on October 7, the world has stood at the precipice of war.
JUSTIN LANGER: A father knew only one way to stop his daughter’s seeing the horror unfolding - he gave them sleep masks. It’s a picture that will haunt me forever and reminded me how evil can strike anytime.
THE FRONT DORE: We needed our PM to help make sense of this week’s shocking events, to lead us in mourning, to guide us through the despair, to lift us out of the sadness, to reassure us. We got Albo instead.
MARK RILEY: An old Chinese proverb came to mind this week as the Federal Government made significant announcements on defence and the economy that both had obvious Beijing bearings.
WATCH NOW: In tonight’s show, Ben Harvey explains why there isn’t enough potting mix in the world to make Labor’s Nature Positive policy fly.
EDITORIAL: The past week has shown with tragic clarity just how much damage a knife in the hands of the wrong person can do. Something needs to change.
BILL SHORTEN: Australia may feel like it’s a million kilometres away from the heat of battle, but it doesn’t mean we can’t play our role. We are a medium world power with the strength of the greatest.
RICHO’S TOP 10: Why ‘cry baby-gate’ is over the top, the Lions can STILL win the flag and what’s sucking the energy out of our stadiums.
DAVID KOCH: Have we hit peak greed? I have seen enough share market crashes to be spooked in these situations.
MITCHELL JOHNSON: The cricketing world has been firmly focused on the IPL but a change in England’s County Championship is causing a massive fuss. Here’s why I think it’s been a good albeit controversial move.