Editorial

Albanese’s recognition of Palestine was foolish.

Hamas depravity exposes Albanese’s foolishness

EDITORIAL: When our PM moved to recognise Palestine he had no roadmap to guide the transition of power to a legitimate authority.  All he had was a plan to humiliate our longstanding ally in Israel.

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A major trade war would complicate Albanese’s mission to cosy up to Donald Trump.

US-China trade war presents risk & opportunity

EDITORIAL: The tension will further complicate Anthony Albanese’s mission to cosy up to Donald Trump at the pair’s long-awaited White House meeting next week. 

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A return to 1950s birth rates is not possible without returning to other aspects of 1950s life.

Baby bust means we’re headed for a changing nation

EDITORIAL: It’s unlikely we will be able to birth our way out of this problem without radical — and likely unwelcome — cultural change. 

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The United States is rightly being praised across the globe.

Lasting peace will depend on neutralised Iran

EDITORIAL: That Iran might accept Donald Trump’s ‘hand of friendship’ may be wishful thinking, but at the end of the war it is now time for that sort of optimism.

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Treasurer Jim Chalmers has backed down on the more contentious aspects of his plan to tax multimillion-dollar superannuation accounts more.

Chalmers super backflip victory for common sense

EDITORIAL: Chalmers has handled what could’ve been a crippling ignominy with typical composure. His spin – that this was a mutual decision rather than a concession – helps save some face. 

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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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