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A shadow has fallen over Anthony Albanese’s prime ministership in 2024.

Politics, like comedy, is about timing. Albanese will be a victim of the liberal era’s fall

Voters around the world are choosing a rougher cut of leader to champion them into the second quarter of the 21st century. Anthony Albanese will never be that.

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Germany’s then-chancellor Angela Merkel had to put up with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s dog at a meeting at his residence in 2007. He knew she was afraid of dogs.

Dogs and long waits: Merkel recalls Putin’s ‘power games’

The former German chancellor’s memoirs are out. And she’s saying a lot more in public than she did in 16 years.

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Angela Merkel reveals advice the Pope gave her to deal with Donald Trump

The long-serving German chancellor sought counsel on how to tackle the US president-elect’s “property developer mentality”.

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Striving for excellence isn’t for everyone

As Olympians collect their gold, silver and bronze medals in Paris, readers back home take some comfort in knowing that perfection is not their own life’s goal.

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Not every grandparent wants to repeat child-rearing

Readers discuss whether caring for their children’s children is a blessing or a burden.

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What will happen if Australia keeps virtue-signalling on immigration

On immigration policy, nations need to telegraph their meanness – growling menacingly so they can gentle their claws when dealing with real cases of need.

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Former German chancellor Angela Merkel speaks after she received the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland) from President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

‘Ambition, wisdom and passion’: Merkel awarded Germany’s highest honour

Angela Merkel’s legacy has attracted increasingly critical scrutiny since her departure, but her impressive list of firsts has earned her recognition.

Former German chancellor Angela Merkel.

‘Cold War never ended’: Merkel says she should have armed Germany to deter Russia

The former Germany chancellor conceded that her country’s lacklustre defence spending weakened her ability to negotiate with Vladimir Putin.

  • Jörg Luyken
Angela Merkel speaks as she receives the UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award for protecting refugees at the height of the Syria crisis, during a ceremony in Geneva, Switzerland, last month.

Merkel admits not having strength to tackle Putin before invasion

In a rare interview, the former German chancellor, who spends her retirement binge-watching Netflix, says she was “powerless” near end of her reign.

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An unprecedented suspension of the energy market is expected to be fully lifted as soon as Friday.

If you’re told ESG is the next big thing, beware of greenwashing

When a public relations conference told me this week that environmental, social and (corporate) governance is the next big thing, I took it as a warning that it’s about to be over.

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