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Piers Akerman is an opinion columnist with The Sunday Telegraph. He has extensive media experience, including in the US and UK, and has edited a number of major Australian newspapers.

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Anthony Albanese and electric vehicles

PM’s power plays prove the real inconvenient truth

Anthony Albanese’s climate obsession threatens to deindustrialise Australia while the rest of the developed world abandons net zero targets, writes Piers Akerman.

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Albo ignores threats from China and Islamist extremism

‘Undermining’: Albo fails two-front security test

Australia’s national security barriers have reached their weakest point in a century as the government undermines protection against external and internal threats, writes Piers Akerman.

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Bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas) swims through deep water off Mexico Yucatan Peninsula. Picture: iStock

How shark fishery could make our beaches safer

After a number of recent heartbreaking attacks, Piers Akerman argues that people should get pro-active about the increasing shark population by adding them to the dinner plate.

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Chris Bowen and solar panels

Why ‘Blackouts’ Bowen is ideal choice for non-job of leading COP

Climate Minister Chris Bowen heads to a COP31 presidency with a concerning legacy of rising power bills and increased emissions under his watch, writes Piers Akerman.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - November 13, 2025: Leader of the Opposition Sussan Ley holds a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Poorly-led Coalition must make up for lost time to save nation

Coalition’s weak opposition and Labor’s policy failures are costing Australia precious time as the nation falls behind on multiple critical fronts, writes Piers Akerman.

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Generic photo - a man has a PSA blood test for prostate cancer. Picture: iStock

Why it’s time to address the ‘forgotten cancer’

Nearly 4000 Australian men will die from prostate cancer this year, yet the nation lacks any screening program despite decades of warnings, writes Piers Akerman.

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Bill Gats and Chris Bowen on climate change

Gates’ U-turn on climate change mocks green energy poison

Tech billionaire Bill Gates has declared climate change ‘won’t end civilisation’ but Australia is pushing ahead with costly green energy transition, writes Piers Akerman.

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Tirath Khemlani and journalist Peter Game in London, 1975, and (inset) Gough Whitlam.

You won’t hear about true hero of Whitlam’s dismissal on woke ABC

As ABC prepares extensive coverage of Whitlam’s dismissal 50 years on, the story of the reporter who triggered the prime minister’s downfall has been left out of the narrative, writes Piers Akerman.

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Pro-Palestine rally and Anthony Albanese

Albo’s fawning over Palestine big obstacle with Trump

Anthony Albanese is under pressure to repair US relations ahead of the Trump meeting after Australia’s controversial recognition of Palestine and refugee visa decisions, writes Piers Akerman.

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Albo, Wong and October 7 victims

Albo and cohorts cannot be relied on in fight against terror

There’s hope for peace in Gaza but the Albanese government’s policies cannot ensure the same here, writes Piers Akerman.

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