Political

JULIAN LEESER: Almost uniquely among nations, Australia has never discriminated officially against Jewish people. We must not take that for granted.

THE FRONT DORE: Many people feel this column is too harsh on Anthony Albanese. Maybe Albo’s critics have been getting it wrong. What if we were to look at him through the eyes of his super fans.

ANDREW CARSWELL: Tone-deafness isn’t a mere slip-up for Anthony Albanese — it’s becoming a defining trait. But his tennis faux pas probably won’t be the last one we’ll see this summer.

WARREN PEARCE: If the PM wants legislation that is good for the environment and good for business, then sit down with those most impacted

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has chosen to turn his back not only on Israel, but also the US, our key ally, and support an ‘irreversible pathway’ to a Palestinian state.

SIMON BIRMINGHAM: The last sitting week for 2024 of the Australian Senate was quite the show, much of which was for the wrong reasons. 

CAMERON MILNER: The wheeling and dealing of the final week of Parliament can be stripped back to one big concern — Labor undermining the resources sector and virtue signalling to inner city elites.

BEN HARVEY: Leaders only get so much political capital. Why is Anthony Albanese spending his on a group of heroin-trafficking morons?

ISABELLE MULLEN: Elon Musk expertly played on our anxieties about government overreach to protect access to his most valuable product: our information.

A simple truth was on display at this week’s G20: fewer nations are playing by old rules, and traditional leaders are no longer strong enough to defend them. 

DAVID KOCH: Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers reckons the Albanese Government’s policies aren’t contributing to the cost-of-living crisis. Let’s fact check that statement.

ISABELLE MULLEN: Americans are sick to death of politicians, and Donald Trump was the only presidential candidate who didn’t sound like one. 

SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Labor’s ideological opposition to the zero-emissions power source puts Australia out of step with the rest of the world.

CAMERON MILNER: Albo’s decision to be Paddington bear at APEC followed up with a Carnival of foreign leaders in Rio sure makes an odd choice when apparently it’s all about Australians and their cost of living. 

MICHAEL USHER: Elon Musk’s appointment is an entirely free enterprise approach to government. But will we see that same approach here in Australia?