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Treasurer Jim Chalmers, Minister for Health Mark Butler, Minister for Finance Katy Gallagher and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Tuesday, June 23, 2026. Mick Tsikas/AAP

View from The Hill: Longer NDIS inquiry is bad for the government, costing ‘a few hundred million dollars’

The government had little choice but to agree to the extension, which will take several hundred million off its projected savings.
Argentina’s Lionel Messi, centre, scores his side’s second goal during the World Cup Group J soccer match between Argentina and Austria. AP Photo/Julio Cortez

World Cup: why are left‑footers like Messi so valuable in soccer?

Selectors look not just for fitness, movement and cognitive skills, but also for left-footedness – this trait has enormous strategic value on the pitch.
Norway’s extra tall player Erling Haaland, left, and Martin Oedegaard talk during their team’s opening World Cup match. AP Photo/Martin Meissner

World Cup: what’s just the right height for a soccer player?

Despite some XL players, such as Norway’s 195cm Erling Braut Haaland, the average height of all the teams is strikingly similar.