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President-elect Donald Trump

How Australia, and the world, can respond to an unpredictable future

There are limited and difficult choices ahead for those who believe in a multilateral world order.

  • The Age's View

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Smash two-tier Test idea out of the ground

There must be room for Test cricket to evolve and adapt, but a two-tier system is not the way to go.

  • The Age's View
Mambourin is a growing suburb on Melbourne’s western fringe.

Melbourne’s west is a growing force, and politicians should beware

The western suburbs are changing and growing. Whoever can meet the region’s needs and expectations of services and infrastructure is likely to reap huge rewards.

  • The Age's View
Brad Battin

Battin must prove his leadership abilities in disunited Liberal Party

By the time of the next election in late 2026, the Coalition will have been in opposition in Victoria for 12 years. This creates challenges and opportunities for Brad Battin.

  • The Age's View
We must acknowledge that the number of people who die on our roads remains far too high.

Not too late to win road toll fight

We must acknowledge that the number of people who die - and suffer horrific injuries - on our roads remains far too high.

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Treasurer Jim Chalmers at a press conference on the MYEFO data this week in Canberra.

Public patience wearing thin on Labor’s economic vision

The question is whether the treasurer’s talk of a soft landing will convince voters that the government is doing enough to alleviate the hardship they are experiencing.

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Tim Pallas is leaving politics with Victoria as Australia’s most indebted state.

The achievements of Tim Pallas are stained by rivers of red ink

When the state government should have been showing prudence, it was embarking on projects which it did not have the means to support.

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Nick Reece being sworn in as the 105th lord mayor of Melbourne in November.

Mayor’s donations show it’s time for laws – not words

The case for a prohibition on donations by property developers has only been strengthened by this week’s disclosures.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visits the Adass Israel synagogue yesterday.

The prime minister’s leadership is being tested, and voters are judging him harshly

A pall has settled over Anthony Albanese that will be difficult for him to overcome.

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Congregants outside the synagogue on Friday morning.

No argument can justify this attack on a place of worship

Now is the time for leadership at all levels of government and community. To say as one, this is unacceptable.

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