Editorial

EDITORIAL: Australia’s Pacific mission is no beach holiday.

Australia’s Pacific mission is no beach holiday

EDITORIAL: Cementing our place as the Pacific’s partner of choice is more important now than any time since World War II.

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EDITORIAL: Climate pessimism becomes self-fulfilling prophecy.

Climate pessimism becomes self-fulfilling prophecy

EDITORIAL: The images conveyed by the Government’s new climate report are so dramatic, that if they do present an accurate picture of the future, surely there’s no time to waste?

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The Labor Government has extended the life of the North West Shelf Project until 2070.

Woodside approval a victory for commonsense

EDITORIAL: The Albanese Government decision to approve Woodside’s bid to extend the life of its North West Shelf gas project in the Pilbara until 2070 was one close to seven years in the making. 

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EDITORIAL: Political violence won’t end with those you despise.

Political violence won’t end with those you despise

EDITORIAL: Home-grown ghouls have taken to social media to express their delight at Charlie Kirk’s death. Those people don’t understand that political violence won’t end with those with whom they disagree.

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EDITORIAL: Drone splurge as China displays military might.

Drone splurge as China displays military might

EDITORIAL: It seems likely that if armed conflict does boil over in the South China Sea, autonomous systems will play a pivotal role.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s Pacific Islands tour has already hit a snag at the first stop in Vanuatu.

Beijing scores win in battle for Pacific influence

EDITORIAL: We are no longer the only country in our region looking to buy friends and influence people.

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EDITORIAL: Progress on defence suicide crisis is achingly slow

Progress on defence suicide crisis is achingly slow

EDITORIAL: Meaningful reform and cultural change is hard. It takes time. These things shouldn’t be rushed. 

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EDITORIAL: Links with Japan welcome amid growing China threat.

Links with Japan welcome amid growing China threat

EDITORIAL: Wong and Marles’ diplomatically coded language was clearly a reference to China. 

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EDITORIAL: Former PM cuts to the truth of the Palestine debate.

Former PM cuts to the truth of the Palestine debate

EDITORIAL: We should not play into the hands of those who seek to dismantle the system.

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EDITORIAL: Former premiers handed China a propaganda coup.

Former Labor premier hands China a propaganda coup

It was perhaps the biggest gathering of authoritarian leaders the world has ever seen

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EDITORIAL: Former premiers handed China a propaganda coup.

Former premiers handed China a propaganda coup

EDITORIAL: Anthony Albanese should have condemned Bob Carr and Dan Andrews. That he failed to do so raises new concerns.

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EDITORIAL: Government can’t ignore immigration anxieties.

Government can’t ignore immigration anxieties

EDITORIAL: The weekend’s protests proved that unease has fermented into something more toxic. 

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Thousands took part in so-called March for Australia rallies at the weekend. NewsWire / Valeriu Campan

Opposing extremists are two sides of the same coin

EDITORIAL: They said they were there to ‘march for Australia.’ But there is nothing more incompatible with Australian values than nazism.

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EDITORIAL: Action on Iran is not the end of the story.

Action on Iran is not the end of the story

EDITORIAL: It would be too easy to just sit back and say that’s it then. Job done. Nothing to see here. Time to move on.

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Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles’ snap visit to the US gave rise to claim and counter claim which clouded its purpose and outcome.

Marles trip confusion puts new spotlight on US ties

EDITORIAL: Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles’ snap visit to the US gave rise to claim and counter claim which clouded its purpose and outcome.

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