The AFL had one job – protect the game. But in Tasmania,it’s dying
Opinion
AFL 2023

The AFL had one job – protect the game. But in Tasmania,it’s dying

I love football,still do,and that’s why to every footy lover outside Tasmania I say – if the game dies in Tasmania,it can die anywhere.

  • byMartin Flanagan

Latest

Only a Major comeback can save the Tories

Only a Major comeback can save the Tories

The Conservative government has a mountain to climb if it is to retain power at the next Westminster election,but 18 months is an eternity in politics.

  • byGeorge Brandis
Why no one will celebrate Brexit’s third birthday

Why no one will celebrate Brexit’s third birthday

Seven years on from the momentous vote to take Britain out of the EU,Brexit is ignored and largely unloved.

  • byMark Landler
Cruel Britannia:How post-Brexit England is falling apart
Opinion
Opinion

Cruel Britannia:How post-Brexit England is falling apart

The transport,energy,healthcare and cost-of living crises in Britain are forcing people to choose between stoicism and indifference.

  • byTom Birts
Brexit caused the Ukraine war,says ex-Belgian PM

Brexit caused the Ukraine war,says ex-Belgian PM

“A united Europe,certainly on defence matters,would make an enormous difference,” said Guy Verhofstadt.

  • byJames Crisp
Is Paul Keating now Sydney’s development arbiter?
Letters
Letters

Is Paul Keating now Sydney’s development arbiter?

The former PM responds:the Barangaroo timeline cuts away at ‘sensationalism’

Advertisement
‘Indefensible’ House of Lords to be replaced with elected chamber,Starmer pledges

‘Indefensible’ House of Lords to be replaced with elected chamber,Starmer pledges

The Labour leader will seek to replace it with an elected upper chamber that has a higher proportion of Scottish seats.

  • byRob Harris
Big Bang 2.0:The UK tries to stop the bleeding as London’s crown slips

Big Bang 2.0:The UK tries to stop the bleeding as London’s crown slips

London’s status as a global financial centre is under threat as the UK continues to feel pain from Brexit and the GFC.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
Northern Ireland stalemate fans fears of historic tensions,elections called

Northern Ireland stalemate fans fears of historic tensions,elections called

Britain is seeking to head off further ill will over the post-Brexit border issue dividing Ireland and Northern Ireland by calling for a fresh election.

  • byRob Harris
Rishi Sunak vows to ‘unite’ the UK as he appoints new cabinet

Rishi Sunak vows to ‘unite’ the UK as he appoints new cabinet

Rishi Sunak has become the third prime minister in two months after being invited to form a government by King Charles III.

  • byRob Harris
If we get the leaders we deserve,it’s time for an urgent rethink

If we get the leaders we deserve,it’s time for an urgent rethink

With a few notable exceptions,the free world is suffering from an eclipse of political star power.

  • byNick Bryant