Editorial

EDITORIAL: Clearly, Donald Trump wants Ukraine to fold to Russia. That would be a catastrophe for the Western world, even if Mr Trump is too busy hero-worshipping Putin to see it. 

EDITORIAL: Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke’s national citizenship roadshow ahead of the Federal election looks like a blatant attempt to stack key seats with friendly voters.

EDITORIAL: All deception does is feed into the perception of Anthony Albanese and his Government as weak and untrustworthy and perpetuates a feeling of unease. 

EDITORIAL: Instead of calling China out for its dangerous antagonism, Anthony Albanese is sticking by the fantasy that all is well in our relationship.

EDITORIAL: Fatima Payman’s comments about Iran are a betrayal of women there and around the world whose rights are abused by authoritarian governments. 

EDITORIAL: Australians want strong leadership to guide them through these tumultuous times. Instead, they’ve got Anthony Albanese.

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EDITORIAL: Donald Trump’s provocative and error-filled social media post, which came as Ukraine was left out of settlement talks between US and Russia, is an abrupt departure from strong support for Ukraine. 

EDITORIAL: After 40 years, gas resources in the North West Shelf are dwindling. Opening up new gas fields to the north could extend the project’s life. But its success is under threat.

EDITORIAL: There’s a danger that the RBA’s decision to cut rates will do more to remind mortgage-holders of just how much their repayments have risen than it will to overwhelm voters with feelings of gratitude.

According to the collective wisdom of Australia’s economists, a rate cut on Tuesday is already a done deal. But there are compelling reasons why holding out for a few more weeks might be the right way forward.

EDITORIAL: Albo desperately wants a rate cut so Australians start to forget the financial pain they’ve suffered across the past three years of his Government before he has to ask them to give him another go. 

EDITORIAL: Are the two NSW nurses caught boasting about killing Israeli patients under their care just a couple of rogue, blustering idiots? Or is their murderous rhetoric a symptom of a deeper sickness?

EDITORIAL: The term ‘anti-Semitism’ — now so frequently used in our national discourse — isn’t a strong enough word to capture the despicable boasts of two NSW nurses made on a TikTok video circulating online.

Australia has been dumped in the thick of Donald Trump’s trade war and the economic ramifications could be dire.