Jason Gagliardi

Jason Gagliardi is the engagement editor and a columnist at The Australian, who got his start at The Courier-Mail in Brisbane. He was based for 25 years in Hong Kong and Bangkok. His work has been featured in publications including Time, the Sunday Telegraph Magazine (UK), Colors, Playboy, Sports Illustrated, Harpers Bazaar and Roads & Kingdoms, and his travel writing won Best Asean Travel Article twice at the ASEANTA Awards.

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A Biden/Harris political lawn sign is seen on November 4, 2020 in West Bloomfield, Michigan. - President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden are battling it out for the White House, with polls closed across the United States -- and the American people waiting for results in key battlegrounds still up for grabs. (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY / AFP)

‘Trump was chaotic but now I have a sense of impending doom’

Readers have their say on Joe Biden’s unity ticket, Troy Bramston’s Trump-thumping and an Origin win for the ages.

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NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian during Question Time in the Legislative Assembly at the Parliament of New South Wales in Sydney on October 15, 2020. Photo: Pool/Dominic Lorrimer

‘She chose NSW as her life partner’

Readers have their say on whether Gladys should stay or go now, a roasting for Saint Jacinda, and the death of bogan’s beer.

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1988 : Actor John Neville in the 1988 film "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen".Neville /actor P/R

‘The real pandemic: mass Munchausen’s’

Readers have their say on the fear of fear itself, Albo’s journey back to the future, and a guitar god’s Gotterdammerung.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos SEPTEMBER 11, 2020: Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and the Minister for Health, Jenny Mikakos arrive to speak to the media during a press conference in Melbourne, Victoria. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Daniel Pockett

‘A platoon of Sgt Schultzes’

Readers have their say on amnesia at the hotels inquiry, Joe Hockey’s Pelosi prophecy, and the Coalition cooking with gas.

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‘Don’t threaten, just build it’

Readers have their say on the PM’s power play, Greek tragedy in Queensland and Victoria, and our China conundrum.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos AUGUST 26, 2020: NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian during a press conference in Sydney. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Steven Saphore

‘Only Gladys stuck to the strategy’

Readers have their say on how Gladys got it right on Covid, the divide in US politics, and the self-importance of being Cate.

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Former vice-president and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden stands on stage at the end of the third day of the Democratic National Convention, being held virtually amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, at the Chase Center in Wilmington, Delaware on August 19, 2020. (Photo by AFP)

‘This is the party of Jefferson, Truman, JFK?’

Readers have their say on the Democrats’ virtual reality convention, and the problematic lockdown question.

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WILMINGTON, DE - AUGUST 12: Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden and his running mate Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) arrive to deliver remarks at the Alexis Dupont High School on August 12, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. Harris is the first Black woman and the first person of Indian descent to be nominated at the top of the presidential ticket by a major party in U.S. history. Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

‘Big betting money ain’t for Biden’

Readers have their say on Biden’s pick for sidekick, a second innings for the incumbent, and a peace deal with a difference.

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AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - AUGUST 06: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern delivers the tenth annual Indian Newslink Lecture on August 06, 2020 in Auckland, New Zealand. The theme of Jacinda Ardern's Indian Newslink lecture was 'My Vision for New Zealand.' (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images)

‘I wish I was in NZ right now’

Readers have their say on Kiwis coping with Covid, foreign students gone wild, and owning the Dandemic.

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Pix from the instagram feed of Lizzy Rose.lizzyroseoracleTriple MMMMelbourne Mandatory Mask wearingDay3️⃣I went shopping in my local Bunnings where I've spent thousands of dollars over nearly 18 years and was rudely illegally denied customer service due to not wearing a facial mask, despite the fact that I produced a legal medical certificate of exemption.Management stalked me and called the Police, lying stating to Police that my excemption was 'bogus' which is completely untrue.This is absolutely disgusting treatment of a customer and a direct contradiction to Mr Daniel Andrews, the premier of Victorias, instructions stating that no person with a medical exemption is to be refused service, goods or products.The system is corruptJustice must prevailIn strength and upholding our rightsLizzy Rose xo#donotconsent#donotcomply

‘Herd stupidity is with us in spades’

Readers have their say on an outbreak of idiocy, a state of denial, and a super-duper splurge.

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