The Australian

Commentary | As Beijing calculates the odds of invasion, the world is waking up to a sophisticated culture that is worth fighting for. Read the full comment: bit.ly/4txQ02l

Solomon Platt, 20, is now asking serious questions about his brain health after a series of knockouts. As Platt weighs up playing on, he undergoes testing by leading sports neuroscientist Professor Alan Pearce. Read the full story:

As the power equipment company that bears his family name turns 100, Nikolas Stihl discusses inheritance, identity and why Australia is the brand’s best defence against Chinese imports. Damon Kitney has more: bit.ly/4tqlU0w

Commentary | The loveable TV character helped turn Graham Arnold from a man under siege at home into the unlikely hero of Iraq, where he’s now celebrated for ending a 40‑year drought. Read the full comment: bit.ly/4bPDt4d

Commentary | When we are still coming to terms with the Bondi massacre, we all need to be more respectful of our fellow Australians of all faiths and none. Read the full comment: bit.ly/4e19BDd

The US president’s proposal calls for cuts to non-military spending, including funding for education and the Environmental Protection Agency. Read the full story: bit.ly/4sVl2Bc

Australia will join military strategists from around the world to discuss a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the oil crisis, as Anthony Albanese is warned against 'winding back the clock' to a more protectionist economic agenda in response to the conflict. Read the full story: bit.ly/4bVEaaM

The A-list actors star in a new Jonah Hill film that skewers fame and the social media-fuelled rage cycle of public shaming. Are the 90s and all its political incorrectness back? Read the full story: bit.ly/4sXQCy0

Commentary | Malcolm Turnbull’s praise elevates Andrew Hastie’s profile, yet exposes policy tensions that could unsettle Liberal voters. Read the full comment: bit.ly/4sTgg7j

DataRoom: TPG Capital’s sale process for Made Group could be an opportunity for Danone to complete some unfinished business. The French food giant bid for the Rokeby and Cocobella owner last time it was for sale in 2020. bit.ly/4e0k8P9

Commentary | In a time of great despair, the resurrection of Jesus after crucifixion – the birth of a new and elevated humanism – remains the greatest source of cheer. Read the full story: bit.ly/4tjq61S

Pauline Hanson employs a convicted rapist as well as a self-­confessed attempted electoral fraudster in senior roles at the ­national headquarters of her re-ascendant party, which campaigns on a tough-on-crime platform. Read the full story: bit.ly/47KrUZI

DataRoom: KMD Brands Limited says it has received multiple unsolicited approaches for its Rip Curl surfwear brand, as it pushes ahead with a deeply discounted $NZ65m equity raising backed by its largest shareholder Allan Gray. bit.ly/4bXZCfg

The 2026 edition of The List – Australia’s Richest 250 has a record cut-off mark of $750m to gain entry. It means there are dozens of successful Australian entrepreneurs who just missed making The List, despite the impressive wealth they have generated. bit.ly/4mfKIWD

Footage verified by The Times appears to show an aircraft and two helicopters conducting a search and rescue operation in southern Iran after reports that a US fighter jet was downed earlier today. Read the latest: bit.ly/4vgcTJk

US forces have yet to begin 'destroying what’s left in Iran,' President Donald Trump warned late on Thursday, as he said more of the country’s bridges and energy infrastructure were in his sights. Read the latest: hhttps://bit.ly/47Jlk5z

Australian military officials will meet with counterparts next week to devise a plan to make the waterway safe for international shipping. Read the full story: bit.ly/4sXToDM

Major cruise lines have cancelled multiple sailings and rerouted ships away from the Middle East conflict zones but remain coy on possible price rises amid fuel cost pressures. Travel guide: bit.ly/4c8pDZF

First it gave me a good sleep score. Then I was praised whenever I met the bar for every other biometric. Was that a good thing? Read more: bit.ly/4dmyglB

Successive governments have commissioned review after review on science and medical innovation. They all say the same thing – yet nothing has changed. Funding block: bit.ly/48rK8zg