Analysis & Opinion

Tony Gustavsson's 18-player squad for the Paris Olympics looked predictable on paper, but there are risks all over the field. Can the Matildas balance them to win their first medal?

Narendra Modi is known for his strongman politics but that may have to change in the face of a weakened mandate as the Indian PM relies on a coalition that may not share his Hindu nationalist beliefs.

The national accounts are likely to show living standards as measured by GDP per person have gone backwards for four consecutive quarters for the first time in 40 years. So why are we talking about a wages explosion?

Two political hotspots are whipping up Australians' anti-immigrant sentiment: the housing crisis, and the crimes allegedly committed by non-citizens released from detention last year. Yet neither crisis is truly caused by immigration.

P&O Cruises Australia is set to fold as its US-based company decides it's too expensive to operate the brand in Australia, with the news being labelled "heartbreaking" by experts. 

The Swifts make a huge call to replace three-time club MVP Sam Wallace-Joseph with a 19-year-old shooter, the Aussie Diamonds squad announcement is close, and Lightning fail to execute the super shot against Fever.

As the Matildas' longest-serving goalkeeper and proud Noongar woman, Lydia Williams has ushered through a new era of Australian sport, both on and off the field.

This year, I have spent several months with about a dozen former prisoners at a halfway house in Sydney called Rainbow Lodge. It was a sobering experience, and I'm now thoroughly disabused of my naivety.

The Fair Work Commission has been careful not to trigger another interest rate rise with its latest minimum and award wage increase, but a pay rise barely keeping up with inflation does little to ease the pressure on household budgets either.

James Tedesco's exile lasted less than a training camp but his stunning return to the New South Wales side has given him a chance at State of Origin immortality.