Editorial

Anthony Albanese and his ministers need to apply the same diplomatic dexterity used to rebuild Australia’s relations with China to the ailing US relationship.

Now PM must salvage US relationship

EDITORIAL: Anthony Albanese and his ministers need to apply the same diplomatic dexterity used to rebuild Australia’s relations with China to the ailing US relationship.

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Treasurer Jim Chalmers is set to focus on boosting Australia’s productivity, but three months after the election there is little to show for it.

Cost of living still a crisis for many Australians

EDITORIAL: The worst might be over, but the average Australian is still in a ‘deep funk’ as the Government continues to sideline the cost of living.

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After a long hard slog Australia is getting its groove back

EDITORIAL: Looking back over the 2025 financial year show’s there is plenty for the glass half-full types to celebrate. 

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Families are receiving support after a childcare worker was charged with multiple offences.

Childcare atrocities threaten to destroy whole system

EDITORIAL: Even the most anxious of parents would struggle to come up with a scenario this wicked. 

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Joshua Dale Brown was charged with 70 offences allegedly against eight children.

Dithering, delays and our child safety ‘shame’

MARK RILEY: Just societies should be measured on their ability to care for their most vulnerable members. On that, we have failed.

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Big business have been targeted in a wave of cyber attacks.

Qantas hack a wake-up call that no one is safe

EDITORIAL: Our national airline is the latest big Australian company to fall prey to a malicious cyber attack. 

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Jennifer Lopez and Cate Blanchett. still have serious sex appeal.

Women told to tone it down over 50. No thanks

JENI O’DOWD: Unless she’s married to a billionaire, caught in a scandal or having a breakdown on live TV, women over 50 have become invisible. And frankly, it’s insulting.

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Anthony Albanese needs to meet with Donald Trump whether he likes it or not.

Albo needs to rip off Band-Aid and meet with Trump

EDITORIAL: It's a fact of life that some world leaders are people you’d prefer not to invite round for a cuppa. But it’s time for Anthony Albanese to get over that and meet with Donald Trump.

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Foreign Minister Penny Wong is heading for another meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Wong the wrong person to win Americans’ favour

EDITORIAL: Australia’s relationship with its No.1 security ally is at its lowest ebb in memory. And into this fray we are sending . . . Penny Wong.

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EDITORIAL: By virtue of our relatively small population and large land mass, we simply do not have the military heft to maintain our own security on our own. 

Albanese is delusional if he thinks we can go it alone

EDITORIAL: If Anthony Albanese thinks Australia is capable of defending itself against an attack on its sovereignty by a determined enemy, he is living in a fantasy land. 

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The reality is that the US — Australia’s most important defence ally for the past century — is giving us the brush off.

Australia’s security depends on solid US alliance

EDITORIAL: The reality is that the US — Australia’s most important defence ally — is giving us the brush off. If Albo believes he can continue defiance without repercussion, he is living in fantasy land. 

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NATO Leaders join King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands for a family photo as they participate in the 2025 NATO summit on June 24, 2025 in The Hague, Netherlands.

NATO photo reveals awkward truth about our nation’s standing

EDITORIAL: This is the photograph that illustrates Australia’s diminishing place on the world stage, in crystal clear resolution. 

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At least four people died in Beersheba after Iran launched its final waves of missiles at Israel.

US strikes a decisive blow against Iranian regime

EDITORIAL: The past 12 days are proof that peace is a fragile commodity, and one which sometimes must be fought for.

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Anthony Albanese looked like he’d rather be anywhere else when talking about Donald Trump’s attacks on Iran.

Wishy-washy Albo leaves Australia out in cold on Iran

EDITORIAL: Australians were desperate to know what Donald Trump’s bold attack on Iran meant for them. But 24 hours later, they got a Prime Minister who looked like he’d rather be anywhere else.

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Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles will be representing Australia at NATO.

US push on defence spending set to test Marles at NATO

EDITORIAL: The pressure from the United States for Australia to do more on defence spending continues to grow.

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