Editorial

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

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.

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. 

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.

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. 

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

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.