Editorial

EDITORIAL: Ministers say the beef policy switch had nothing to do with tariff negotiations. They want to avoid the perception of having caved to bullying by Donald Trump, whom Australians clearly dislike.

EDITORIAL: If Australia and its fellow signatories are serious about bringing an end to the suffering in Gaza, they must get real about the conditions necessary for lasting peace.

If one of life’s few certainties is tax (alongside death, depressingly) then one of economics’ certainties is the constant call for tax reform.

EDITORIAL: Anthony Albanese’s trip to China saw plenty of talk about ‘mutual respect’, but it hasn’t given Australians much in the way of tangible outcomes.

EDITORIAL: The dismal jobs data will mean the RBA will want to atone for its error in not cutting rates this month.

EDITORIAL: It’s impossible to ignore that significant tension exists within the relationship, though the Prime Minister was trying his best to do just that in Beijing.

EDITORIAL: Our onerous tax system is weighing us down. A simplified, agile system would free up the owners of the enterprises to redirect more time and capital into their businesses.

EDITORIAL: Maintaining Australia’s close economic and strategic ties with the US is of crucial importance. Yet to Anthony Albanese, it all seems a bit of a joke. 

EDITORIAL: The new anti-Semitism report is a work of moral heft, demonstrating a 300 per cent rise in anti-Semitism, that must be stamped out.

EDITORIAL: Mr Trump dropped the bombshell that he had a new target in his mission to upend the global trade economy. This time, the effects will hit close to home. 

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.

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.

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

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

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