Editorial

The story of Australia is a remarkable one. 
Editorial

Australia’s remarkable story is one to celebrate

EDITORIAL: Australia’s astonishing success as a prosperous, safe and inclusive society demands to be celebrated. 

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President Donald Trump signs executive orders at the White House.
Editorial

Could Donald Trump’s war on woke spill over to Australia?

EDITORIAL: Donald Trump’s war on wokeness has ignited a moment of reckoning for diversity efforts which, unless advocates urgently correct course, could spell doom for the movement in Australia too.

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Anthony Albanese is right, we do need more action on anti-Semitism. But the sad reality is that at the moment, we’re not getting that either. 
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Chance to stamp out anti-Semitism is slipping away

EDITORIAL: Anthony Albanese is right, we do need more action on anti-Semitism. But the sad reality is that at the moment, we’re not getting that either. 

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US President Donald Trump throws pens to the crowd after signing executive orders during the inaugural parade inside Capital One Arena.
Editorial

Can President Trump maintain his newfound focus?

EDITORIAL: This is a different President Donald Trump to the one who took office in 2017. He knows now how the system works and how to bend it to his will. 

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Many are apprehensive about what another four years of a Trump presidency will bring. Many others feel enormous optimism. 
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Trump inauguration a turning point in world history

EDITORIAL: Whatever your views on the 45th and soon-to-be 47th President of the United States, it can’t be denied that we stand at a remarkable moment in history. 

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A home where a Jewish community leader had lived was defaced with anti-Semitic slurs.
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Editorial

The grave dangers of ignoring the evil in our midst

EDITORIAL: Ongoing anti-Semitic incidents have left Australia’s Jewish community in fear for their lives. How much longer can this crisis go ignored?

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EDITORIAL: Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has landed in Israel this week. The Gaza ceasefire offers a golden opportunity to begin mending fences with our old ally. 
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Editorial

Now it’s time for Australia to make peace too

EDITORIAL: Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has landed in Israel this week. The Gaza ceasefire offers a golden opportunity to begin mending fences with our old ally. 

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Oscar Jenkins.
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Editorial

Death of Aussie fighter in Ukraine demands action

EDITORIAL: When it comes to dealing with murderous dictators, strength is the only effective form of diplomacy.

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More than 46,000 people have been killed since the attack on Gaza in Octiber 2023.
Opinion

High stakes in Dreyfus’ Israel peacekeeping mission

EDITORIAL: Finally, truce talks are gaining momentum, with Israeli and Arab media outlets reporting officials were on the verge of signing a deal.

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Australian Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.
Opinion
Editorial

Politics turns personal as Federal election campaign revs up

EDITORIAL: According to Albanese, Dutton is ‘cold-hearted and just plain nasty’. Dutton reckons the Prime Minister is the ‘weakest’ to ever lead our nation. And the campaign hasn’t even officially started yet. 

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Speaking last month, the bank’s governor Michele Bullock said she would always follow the data — no matter what it was saying.
Opinion
Editorial

Inflation data gives Labor a glimmer of hope

EDITORIAL: The good news, for both Anthony Albanese and mortgage-holders, is that there’s reason to hope a cut isn’t too far away. 

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Anthony Albanese has paid tribute to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau who will soon resign.
Opinion
Editorial

Lessons for Albanese in Trudeau’s downfall

EDITORIAL: There are pertinent warnings from Justin Trudeau’s fall that Anthony Albanese should take note of, as he begins the first week of his unofficial re-election campaign. 

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
Editorial
Editorial

PM breaks political summer silence with unofficial start

EDITORIAL: Usually the only noises we hear from Canberra this time of year are the sounds of burnouts coming from the Bush Capital’s Summernats car festival, but with an election near, Albo’s making noise.

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Now is the time that we need our leaders to lead; to lay out their visions for Australia and tell us how they intend for us to overcome the challenges we face. 
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Editorial

Dawn of New Year sees Australia at crossroads

EDITORIAL: As we prepare to flick our calendars over to the new year, we are compelled to look back over the 12 months past. What have we as a nation achieved? The difficult truth is: not a lot. 

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Flying Fish Arctos in dock at Jervis Bay after two crew members died during the Sydney to Hobart yacht race.
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Editorial
Editorial

Sydney to Hobart deaths a tragic way to end the year

It should have been a great adventure - taking part in one of Australia’s most beloved sporting traditions .But for West Australian Roy Quaden and South Australian Nick Smith it all went terribly wrong. 

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