George W Bush
Opinion
US Votes 2024
Trump dodged a bullet. Let’s hope the world does, too – and he loses
Never before have so many alarm bells been rung about a Republican candidate by so many conservatives. I hope against hope that Donald Trump is not elected this week.
- by George Brandis
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Opinion
US Votes 2024
Many fear Trump will take power with guns. But his real weapon is the gavel
A close US election result might well reproduce the scenes of the January 6, 2021, Capitol riots. But the Supreme Court, and its habit of overturning norms, could be what helps Trump prevail.
- by Maher Mughrabi
Police have given up on fat bikes
In Gwandalan, we have a plethora of unlicensed underage riders, often without helmets, riding noisy, unregistered two-wheeled machines, who even ride at speed on one wheel through the shopping area.
Staying the course: Howard rolled Defence plan to cut Iraq presence
Seven months after the invasion of Iraq, the Defence Department said it was time to cut Australia’s troop presence. Secret documents reveal how the plan was thwarted.
- by Shane Wright and Matthew Knott
Firefighter who stood with Bush after 9/11 dies at 91
Bob Beckwith was a retired firefighter from Long Island who aided in the search for survivors after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
Albanese wants ex-spy chief to find out if missing 2003 Iraq war papers were a cover-up
Slamming the discovery of the extra documents just before Christmas, the prime minister said there was no reason why the documents should not be made public.
- by Matthew Knott, Olivia Ireland and Shane Wright
Ex-ASIO chief called in after 11th hour discovery of missing Iraq War secret papers
On March 18, 2003, John Howard committed Australia to war in Iraq, but the key advice relied upon by the national security committee is missing from recently released cabinet papers.
- by Shane Wright
Abortion, high heels and insults dominate latest Republican debate
Women’s reproductive rights took centre stage at the latest heated clash between Donald Trump’s biggest White House rivals.
- by Farrah Tomazin
On the Lebanon border, Israelis say they face an enemy worse than Hamas
Fears of a wider conflict are not shared by everyone. Matthew Knott and Kate Geraghty visit communities on the Israel-Lebanon border where some want a war.
- by Matthew Knott and Kate Geraghty
Trump discloses earning at least $9 million since leaving White House
The filing also shows the ex-president owns stock in Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson, the pharmaceutical giants making the coronavirus vaccines.
- by Isaac Stanley-Becker
Opinion
US politics
When a visiting US president got drunk as a skunk at The Lodge
The security arrangements cost millions when a US president visits, but sometimes all the planning comes spectacularly unstuck.
- by Tony Wright
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