Editorial

EDITORIAL: There’s no doubt the momentum is in Kamala Harris’ corner at this stage in the presidential campaign. The trouble is, vibes may be high, but she’s running low on policy detail.

The departure of ABC managing director David Anderson won’t fix all of our national broadcaster’s problems. But it’s a start. 

EDITORIAL: Offers of safety and a new life in Australia must be made with extreme caution. Our nation’s first duty must always be to protect the safety and way of life of our own citizens first. 

EDITORIAL: The ramifications if we do not take a stand against online violence are too horrible to contemplate.

Tanya Plibersek must not be allowed to sneak through her potentially job-killing green agenda via political horse-trading.

EDITORIAL: One wants to be president of the world’s biggest super-power and commands a loyal, perhaps even fanatical following, even amidst his seemingly endless run-ins with the law.

EDITORIAL: Australia needs some out-of-the-box thinking to solve the housing crisis. Waiting around for your parents to die is not a sustainable strategy.

EDITORIAL: The last time Australia’s terror threat level was pushed up to ‘probable’, we at least had a good idea of where the danger was coming from. 

EDITORIAL: The release of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich after 16 months of unjust imprisonment in a Russian prison on bogus espionage charges is a moment to celebrate.

EDITORIAL: It’s beginning to feel once more like the next move by the RBA on rates will be downward — though we will probably have to wait until 2025 for that to happen. 

EDITORIAL: Whether Ismail Haniyeh’s death will have a material impact on the war in Gaza remains to be seen. Likely another, who has no interest in peace, will simply slot into his place.

EDITORIAL: If Rex does perish, it is consumers who will lose, and those in regional areas most of all. It is only through competition that Australians can have any hope of affordable airfares. 

Sunday’s reshuffle is about as close to an admission that things haven’t been going all that well for Labor as we are likely to get from Anthony Albanese.

Yes, the Games are about rivalry between nations. Tensions played out on sporting fields. But they’re also a powerful reminder about all the things that bind us together. 

EDITORIAL: The Prime Minister has constantly stressed that his is a Government that prioritises ‘stability’ above just about all else. Even if it sometimes comes at the expense of competence.