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Protesters lift a large national flag during a demonstration near the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem on July 24, 2023, amid a months-long wave of protests against the government's planned judicial overhaul. Israeli lawmakers on July 24 prepared for a final vote on a major component of the hard-right government's controversial judicial reforms even as US President Joe Biden called for postponing the

Party first, country second in backward step on Middle East

Labor has decided to rewrite the history of the Arab-Israeli conflict. What happens when the left of the party comes for the real prize, which would be to scuttle the AUKUS agreement?

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US President Joe Biden speaks to the press after meeting with US Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell at the White House in Washington, DC, on May 9, 2023. A high-stakes meeting between President Joe Biden and key Republican and Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday yielded no breakthrough on the impasse over the US debt limit, but the group decided to reconvene later this week. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)

Biden no-show’s small-time amid US debt default worry

Quad summit Chicken Littles have completely misinterpreted what matters most for Australia.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NCA NewsWire Photos - 19 MARCH, 2023: The NSW Liberal Party

Liberals will thrive again in fertile ground of young ambition

There is no existential crisis. An updated policy agenda that is faithful to our values but suited to modern times: this is what Liberal renewal requires.

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JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - AUGUST 01: Israeli protesters pose for a photo during a demonstration against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on August 1, 2020 in Jerusalem, Israel. The protests have become a recurring feature amid discontent over the the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic and Netanyahu's looming corruption trial. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***

The fraying of Israel’s social compact

Benjamin Netanyahu wants to be remembered as the leader who entrenched Israel’s place in the Middle East. But the path he is being taken down heads in the opposite direction.

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SHANGHAI, CHINA - DECEMBER 25: (CHINA OUT) A man and his child wear masks as they visit The Bund on December 25, 2013 in Shanghai, China. Heavy smog covered many parts of China on Christmas Eve, worsening air pollution. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images)

China in decline a greater danger to the global order

With an ageing population putting China into decline, Xi Jinping might follow the well-worn path of attempting to entrench his country’s power at its peak.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 15: Teals Zoe Daniel , Kate Chaney and Allegra Spender during the Treasury Laws Amendment (Energy Price Relief Plan) Bill in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Libs must change to forge new path back to power

One of the key strategic questions is how the Liberal Party repositions to win back those Liberal seats that fell to the teals.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA NewsWire Photos - AUGUST 03, 2022: Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese with the Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Chris Bowen, spoke to media during a press conference in Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Gary Ramage

Albanese fails own leadership test on climate change

The PM claimed a more ambitious emissions target would guarantee ‘a seat at the table’, but by skipping COP27 it seems he is refusing to sit down at it.

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View of the city of Jerusalem, on December 1, 2017. US President Donald Trump may recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The international community says Jerusalem's status must be negotiated between Israelis and Palestinians. Israel occupied east Jerusalem in the 1967 Six-Day War and later annexed it in a move never recognised by the international community. / AFP PHOTO / THOMAS COEX

Labor’s reversal of Jerusalem policy is a capital fiasco

Penny Wong failed to articulate any national interest reason for this abrupt turnaround while the failure to inform Israel before the announcement was unprofessional and lacking courtesy.

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Soldiers on the front line of the current Ukrainian offensive have thanked Australia for providing Bushmasters, which have played a huge role in the recent liberation of Kharkiv. Picture: Defense of Ukraine

ADF trainers can make a difference in Ukraine war

Australia talks a big game about standing with the Ukrainian people. We need to step up and help to train the besieged nation’s soldiers.

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (back) hugs Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare as they meet for a bilateral meeting at the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) in Suva on July 13, 2022. (Photo by Joe Armao / POOL / AFP)

Beijing-backed autocracy in our backyard

It’s not simply a matter of turning up at meetings, giving hugs and making the right noises on climate change. Labor needs a plan to keep the Solomon Islands in our camp.

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