Editorial

US President Donald Trump says the Israeli hostages held in Gaza by Hamas should be released on ‘Monday or Tuesday’

War may end, but conflict continues to simmer

EDITORIAL: The precarious peace in Gaza has taken enormous effort and strength of will to achieve. Maintaining it will be even harder. 

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If peace in the Middle East is achieved, the world will have Donald Trump to thank.

If peace holds, hand Donald Trump his Nobel Prize

EDITORIAL: He wants to be lauded as the peacemaker president, the man who succeeded where his rivals did not. He might have just done it. 

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The ‘ISIS brides’ are back on Australian soil.

Government must come clean on ISIS brides

EDITORIAL: Can we be certain these women and their children aren’t still loyal to a doctrine which is anathema to our way of life? These are the questions that Government has so far failed to answer. 

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Israel's security agency admits it underestimated Hamas' capabilities before the October 7 attack. (AP PHOTO)

Two years on, the tragedy of October 7 continues to compound

EDITORIAL: Two years after Hamas militants penetrated the Israeli border on a mission to cause as much death and pain as possible, the tragedy of October 7 continues. 

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A pro-Palestine rally was staged at the Opera House just after the Hamas attack on Israel in 2023.

Provocative rallies set back Palestinian cause

EDITORIAL: The corrosive impacts of Hamas’ campaign of violence and hatred continue to play out here in Australia. 

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Police are investigating after a car and knife terrorist attack outside a synagogue in Manchester. (AP PHOTO)

Political cowardice enables violent anti-Semitism

So now it is Britain’s turn to confront the anti-Semitism that has taken root at its heart. 

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lbanese’s fumbles of the past month could become just a footnote in our foreign policy history.

Foreign policy fails could come out in the wash

EDITORIAL: Should the Pentagon’s review of the AUKUS partnership continue to head in the right direction, Albanese’s fumbles of the past month could become just a footnote in our foreign policy history.

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The impact of Labor’s First Home Guarantee Scheme will be concentrated at the bottom of the market.

Home guarantee scheme will worsen price crisis

EDITORIAL: Labor’s First Home Guarantee Scheme will drive up house prices and push the Great Australian Dream of property ownership even further out of reach.

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Donald Trump pressed Benjamin Netanyahu to accept a peace deal to end Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza, and for Hamas to free their remaining hostages..

Trump’s peace plan offers hope to ravaged Gaza

EDITORIAL: Hamas’ leadership should realise that their only hope of survival is to accept this deal.

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Keir Starmer, UK prime minister, left and Anthony Albanese, Australia's prime minister, wave on the opening day of the UK Labour Party annual conference in Liverpool, UK, on Sunday, September 28, 2025.

PM’s UK tour crosses the line to self-promotion

EDITORIAL: Anthony Albanese’s appearance was well-received by his British audience. But back home, his oration has set off alarm bells among the more savvy of Labor heavies. 

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Geelong and Brisbane are preparing to battle.

Being a champion takes more than excellence

EDITORIAL: This is about more than just premiership glory. It’s greater than Australia’s greatest sporting spectacle. It’s bragging rights over the first quarter of a century. 

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On some of his gripes with the UN, Mr Trump may have a point.

Without the US, United Nations has little relevance

EDITORIAL: On some of his gripes with the UN, Donald Trump may have a point.

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Anthony Albanese and Donald Trump take a selfie.

Pressure on as countdown to Trump sit-down starts

EDITORIAL: If an endorsement of AUKUS is too much to expect, then perhaps Mr Albanese can settle for extracting the Don’s digits so he, like Mr Macron, can get in touch with a few taps of an iPhone.

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The fact is Australia needs the US.

Trump’s Albanese snub shows alliance is in strife

EDITORIAL: The fact is Australia needs the US. We need a powerful friend who will come to our aid.

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Anthony Albanese faces pressure to secure a meet with Donald Trump while he is in the US.

Stakes are high as PM heads off on US mission

EDITORIAL: Nought-for-two on the diplomacy front, Albanese now heads to New York. He’s playing for a lot more than pride. 

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