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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Foreign Minister Penny Wong.

Recognition inserts Australia into Middle East mire

EDITORIAL: By switching allegiances away from our old ally Israel and coming out in support of Palestinian recognition now, Mr Albanese is picking a side. 

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EDITORIAL: Terrorist praise exposes PM’s gaslighting.

Terrorist praise exposes PM’s gaslighting

EDITORIAL: Hamas’ leaders have praised Anthony Albanese’s recognition plot, but it only makes dislodging the terrorist group’s cancerous presence within Palestinian life more difficult.

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EDITORIAL: Anthony Albanese and Penny Wong are living in a fantasy land. 

Wishful thinking can’t end war in Gaza

EDITORIAL: Australians are sick of bloodshed and want the war in Gaza to end, but recognition now will only prolong conflict. 

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EDITORIAL: Palestinian recognition makes world less safe.

Palestinian recognition makes world less safe

EDITORIAL: The idea that Hamas will give up their ambitions is pure fantasy. Hamas has no intention of ever laying down its arms.

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EDITORIAL: Why was a visa issued to a Hamas sympathiser?

Why was a visa issued to a Hamas sympathiser?

EDITORIAL: A woman who celebrates the murder of Jews was issued with a visa to our nation. What greater threat is there to our social cohesion than that?

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EDITORIAL: Round table a test of Labor’s willingness to listen

Round table a test of Labor’s willingness to listen

EDITORIAL: The next roundtable may be a Labor-led talkfest, but done right, it could be a powerful tool in taking the national temperature and informing reform efforts. 

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PC proposal would decimate creative industries

PC proposal would decimate creative industries

EDITORIAL: The Productivity Commission’s copyright carve-out proposal would serve AI first, opening the floodgates for big tech companies to thieve creative content.

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EDITORIAL: As China threat rises, Japan partnership makes sense.

As China threat rises, Japan partnership makes sense

EDITORIAL: The new frigates will counter growing aggression from China. Amidst so much global conflict, Australia’s partnership with Japan brings a reminder that peace is possible.

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EDITORIAL: Jim Chalmers’ desire to ‘build consensus’ before implementing any major economic reform is a near-impossible task.

Hopes are fading roundtable will deliver reform

EDITORIAL: Jim Chalmers’ desire to ‘build consensus’ before implementing any major economic reform is a near-impossible task.

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Albanese and Trump

Tariff reprieve won, but how did it happen?

EDITORIAL: While the Albanese Government has earned the right to relish this victory, there are signs this trade turmoil isn’t over yet. 

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Australia tariffs

Lecturing Americans on tariffs a fool’s errand

EDITORIAL: Australians are still in the dark as to what Labor’s plan is to deal with the tariff threat. It’s time for Jim Chalmers and Anthony Albanese to work on cutting a deal.

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EDITORIAL: Social media isn’t inherently bad. The problem is harmful content and online predators. The Government should focus its efforts on removing those dangers, instead of children. 

Harmful content is the problem, not kids

EDITORIAL: Social media isn’t inherently bad. The problem is harmful content and online predators. The Government should focus its efforts on removing those dangers, instead of children. 

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EDITORIAL: UK trade deal shows Australia’s ‘wait and see’ folly

UK trade deal shows Australia’s ‘wait and see’ folly

EDITORIAL: Labor decided the best way to deal with Donald Trump’s trade tempest was to batten down the hatches and let it roll over. So much for that approach.

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Another Parliament, another leader of a Coalition party whose job is at risk over energy policy. 

Labor to blame for re-emergence of climate wars

EDITORIAL: Labor’s lack of transparency on key questions relating to the net-zero target has allowed suspicion and resentment to fester in some corners. 

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If the Government wishes to allay cattle industry angst, an independent scientific panel review is a no-brainer. 

Labor must stop telling porkies on beef switch

EDITORIAL: If the Albanese Government wishes to allay cattle industry angst, releasing the science is a no-brainer. 

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