Political

SIMON BIRMINGHAM: It is easy for some to become complacent or disinterested when the Middle East edges closer to war. But our PM needs to be clear about the threat of Iran now more than ever.

JENI O’DOWD: From pushing for wealth redistribution through taxes on inheritance to land taxes that risk penalising everyday Aussies, the Greens are treading closer to socialism than they might like to admit.

DAVID PATRIKARAKOS: It’s deja vu in the Middle East. Once more, Iran strikes Israel. Once more, the Israeli Defense Force marches across the border.

The longer Anthony Albanese decries the Greens’ support for riots in Melbourne and anti-Israel chants while still chasing the minor party’s votes, the greater the insult to middle Australia.

SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Does the Chinese government or military see Australia as an enemy? That is a key question that follows the release by China of a propaganda video using that description.

PAUL MURRAY: The Federal Government’s ever-worsening relationship with the Greens is there for all to see and will have ramifications for the election.

MICHELLE ROWLAND: Seriously harmful misinformation and disinformation spreads at speed and scale across the digital world and research shows a growing number of Aussies are concerned. The time to act is now.

Vice President Kamala Harris had two jobs heading into the debate, and she largely succeeded at both.

Bill Shorten was the kingmaker who never made it to king. And the queenmaker. He is a Labor great, but he is also to many in the party a great Labor disappointment.

ISABELLE MULLEN: Donald Trump is going after a group of people he believes he can win over. 

JENI O’DOWD: As we approach the next Federal election, it’s crucial to look beyond the feel-good image and critically examine their agenda before casting a vote.

ANDREW CARSWELL: All it took for Treasurer Jim Chalmers to find his voice again was the elevation of a factional rival.

MARK RILEY: Victoria has always been a problem for Peter Dutton, as it has for all Liberal leaders, but using fear and greed could swing the state’s favour in his direction by the May election.

The presidential debate could make or break the election for both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. But it’s not the ultra-conservative Republicans who could carry Trump to the Oval Office — and he knows it.

JENI O’DOWD: Instead of whining about being called names, perhaps these Teal MPs should take a leaf out of the book of one of their former colleagues.