PM’s precarious US-China juggling is about to reach its use by date
Albanese wants to create the impression that he will, to quote his favourite phrase, ‘disagree where we must’ with China, but this belies his overall deference to Xi.
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Rudd dilemma should’ve been resolved long ago — it’s too late now
Kevin Rudd should’ve reached out directly to Trump, starting in 2023, to clear the air about his very sharp criticisms of him. The sin is less about the sharp words than seeking to make amends. It’s too late now.
The Hulk is back, and he won’t like our defence weakness
During the 2016 presidential election I wrote that the United States desperately needed Captain America but instead got the Incredible Hulk. Now the Hulk is back and even stronger.
The war in Gaza is not over … but we are nearing the beginning of the end
With Yahya Sinwar’s death, Israel is stronger, Hamas is on the way out, and Hezbollah and the Houthis with them. Iran is in deep trouble … but highly dangerous.
Israel left with few choices as Iran raises nuclear threat
With no real stake in the outcome, the Albanese government is urging Israel to halt combat operations so Iran has more time to build nuclear weapons.
Tolerating these street protests has incubated extremism
It shouldn’t have happened this way. The Albanese government has let domestic sympathy for terrorist groups grow to the point that Australia risks violence and breaking our social fabric.
Defence torpor leaves us exposed to the China threat
So how, exactly, does our nation function if all communications have been cut, defence bases destroyed and basic services crippled?
Tolerating hard left and Islamist extremism on our streets was never going to end well
Lone gunmen like the Trump assassins don’t emerge in a vacuum. The unholy alliance between hardline Muslims and leftists needs to be checked for the sake of the nation.
War crimes debacle exposes Defence leadership vacuum
It is a national tragedy that the alleged appalling behaviour of such a tiny group has come to define the service of a generation of military personnel.
Hostage executions must pull focus back to Hamas evil
The murder of six hostages is a new inflection point where we realise that Hamas will not stop trying to wipe out Israel. Its political control over Gazans remains total.
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