Editorial

EDITORIAL: This is a different President Donald Trump to the one who took office in 2017. He knows now how the system works and how to bend it to his will. 

EDITORIAL: Whatever your views on the 45th and soon-to-be 47th President of the United States, it can’t be denied that we stand at a remarkable moment in history. 

EDITORIAL: Ongoing anti-Semitic incidents have left Australia’s Jewish community in fear for their lives. How much longer can this crisis go ignored?

EDITORIAL: Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has landed in Israel this week. The Gaza ceasefire offers a golden opportunity to begin mending fences with our old ally. 

EDITORIAL: When it comes to dealing with murderous dictators, strength is the only effective form of diplomacy.

EDITORIAL: Finally, truce talks are gaining momentum, with Israeli and Arab media outlets reporting officials were on the verge of signing a deal.

EDITORIAL: According to Albanese, Dutton is ‘cold-hearted and just plain nasty’. Dutton reckons the Prime Minister is the ‘weakest’ to ever lead our nation. And the campaign hasn’t even officially started yet. 

EDITORIAL: The good news, for both Anthony Albanese and mortgage-holders, is that there’s reason to hope a cut isn’t too far away. 

EDITORIAL: There are pertinent warnings from Justin Trudeau’s fall that Anthony Albanese should take note of, as he begins the first week of his unofficial re-election campaign. 

EDITORIAL: Usually the only noises we hear from Canberra this time of year are the sounds of burnouts coming from the Bush Capital’s Summernats car festival, but with an election near, Albo’s making noise.

EDITORIAL: As we prepare to flick our calendars over to the new year, we are compelled to look back over the 12 months past. What have we as a nation achieved? The difficult truth is: not a lot. 

It should have been a great adventure - taking part in one of Australia’s most beloved sporting traditions .But for West Australian Roy Quaden and South Australian Nick Smith it all went terribly wrong. 

The perception that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is disconnected from the day-to-day realities of life, having a mortgage and just getting by, is hurting Labor. They have their work cut out for them.

The day-to-day resilience of families has been tested enormously this year by a number of compounding stresses. 

Anthony Albanese has spent large sums securing the Pacific, and with China making no secret of its expansionist ambitions in the region, it may be that it’s money Australia can’t afford not to spend.