February
Trump revels in mass firings before adoring crowd
The US president clicked easily back into campaign mode during his hour-plus speech at CPAC, predicting the GOP will continue to win and defy history.
Mission from God: Meet the man behind Musk’s Washington rampage
Budget director Russell Vought believes “trauma” needs to be inflicted on the civil service as he slashes the size of government.
January
Trump’s revolution takes shape and extraordinary becomes the norm
The formal traditions of an American presidential inauguration couldn’t obscure the extent of the Trump revolution immediately under way.
Trump’s triumphant return shows just how much the ground has shifted
The president-elect says his administration won’t waste a minute in delivering on its promises. The Trump revolution is under way.
Trump sings, dances and pledges swift day one action
Supporters filled nearly all the 20,000-plus-seat Capital One Arena in downtown Washington for a “Make America Great” victory celebration.
Trump 2.0 has business racing to ditch diversity and climate goals
Corporates face a new reality – one where they stand to benefit immensely, as long as they don’t cross the White House. Australian companies are taking notice.
North Korea tests hypersonic missile designed to hit Pacific targets
State media reports the intermediate-range missile is designed to strike remote targets in the Pacific; Australia takes steps to mend strained ties with Israel. How the day unfolded.
Trump 2.0 immigration crackdown will be swift and ugly. Here’s how.
This time the president-elect has a team in place with the experience and knowledge to follow through, however brutal and a conservative Supreme Court. That could make all the difference.
Trump uses New Orleans attack to push security and border agenda
The incident and the explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck outside a Trump hotel in Las Vegas have fuelled Republican narratives that crime is out of control.
December 2024
‘What choice do they have?’: US CEOs bend the knee to Trump
From Hollywood to Silicon Valley and Wall Street, senior executives have been bending over backwards to meet Donald Trump since he won the election.
‘Libel warfare’: ABC payout to Trump sends chill across US media
There are now fears that Trump, who has threatened libel lawsuits against news media for decades, could use presidential power to muzzle the press.
November 2024
The ‘landslide’ that wasn’t: Trump’s narrow victory
Trump’s margin over Vice President Kamala Harris was about 1.6 percentage points, the third smallest since 1888, and could ultimately end up around 1.5 points.
Sydney train strike called off after crisis talks
The Minns government has reached a deal with the rail union to avoid a two-day strike; Melbourne teenager Bianca Jones has died after being poisoned in Laos. How the day unfolded.
Trump’s demolition of the US state
You measure a leader by his actions not by his heart. To judge from what Trump has done within a fortnight of winning the presidency, his path is destruction.
Why November 5 will not become the Waterloo of wokery
American voters rejected the culture warriors of the left when they picked Donald Trump. But don’t imagine those views won’t still be very powerful in 2044.
How the Democrats can win in 2028
The electoral coalition that Donald Trump forged last week was sensational – almost Disraelian in its marriage of the overclass and the working class. But it won’t last.
Albanese and Chalmers make the same error as Biden and Harris
The Democrats’ decision to put jobs ahead of inflation has cost them dearly. But Labor has been doing the same thing.
Democrats learnt the hard way that woke is broke
Democrats don’t understand why they turned off so many working-class voters over the decades, and why they developed such disdain towards their once loyal base.
Why women didn’t win the election for Kamala Harris
To win the presidency, the first successful female candidate will need to convince all Americans and the media of her authenticity, not just the young and college educated.
The billionaires in charge of Trump’s White House
His first term was heavily reliant on the party establishment. The inner circle now includes billionaires and is in tune with the ideas of the new right.