Editorial

EDITORIAL: Here we go again. The re-election of Donald Trump as American president will be greeted by many Australians with apprehension and bafflement, no more so than in Canberra.

EDITORIAL: The ABC’s errors in reporting on allegations of misconduct by Australian soldiers overseas go much deeper than this doctored audio saga. Sorry isn’t enough. 

EDITORIAL: Whichever way the US election falls, it’s difficult to see an outcome that doesn’t result in an America more deeply divided than ever before.

EDITORIAL: Regardless of their feelings about Pauline Hanson’s divisive brand of politics, Australians who believe in freedom of speech and the right to political expression should back her in this fight. 

EDITORIAL: There’s a strong possibility Donald Trump will become the US President again. The impact of a change in administration would be huge. Not just for the US, but for the world. We need to be prepared.

EDITORIAL: Inflation has slowed, and that’s a good thing. But prices are continuing to rise, and thanks to our protracted inflation cycle, they’re doing so off a much higher base. 

EDITORIAL: Anthony Albanese’s defence for soliciting and accepting flight upgrades from Qantas worth tens of thousands of dollars appears to boil down to one thing. Everyone else is doing it too. 

EDITORIAL: The issue with Anthony Albanese’s travel is that these perks weren’t just offered, it’s reported they were actively sought. 

EDITORIAL: Things which bear absolutely no responsibility at all for the cost-of-living crisis, according to Jim Chalmers: Jim Chalmers. 

EDITORIAL: The truth is it’s much more difficult to be a successful leader today than it was in the eras of Curtin, Hawke, or even Howard. Here’s why.

EDITORIAL: How far is Lidia Thorpe willing to go? She has no hope of another term in the Senate. That means she has nothing to lose. So in her remaining time, she’ll be as disruptive as she can be. 

EDITORIAL: For most Australians, whether to sever ties with the British monarchy is not a pressing concern. Not when we’ve got dual housing and cost-of-living crises occupying our agenda.

EDITORIAL: One year and 10 days after the bloody act of murder which was the catalyst for the hideous war, we may finally have seen the beginning of its end.

EDITORIAL: You’ve almost got to feel sorry for the boffins whose job it is to predict what the economy is going to do.

EDITORIAL: Will Anthony Albanese look back on this as his Hawaiian holiday moment?