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WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 05: U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Official Draw at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on December 05, 2025 in Washington, DC. Patrick Smith/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Patrick Smith / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

In defence of the Trump doctrine

Given his temperament, it would be the easiest thing in the world for an adversary to taunt and goad Trump out of any sense of prudence. But Washington is bigger than one president.

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A balance has to be struck between the climate and economic growth, and Labor’s radical approach to the former at a time when governments around the world are walking back climate commitments they made years ago will have bad consequences for the latter, writes Tom Switzer.

Energy elites in denial over collapse of net-zero support

At COP30, all that emerged on the global warming front was a lot of hot air, and an agreement that makes no direct reference to phase out oil, gas and coal.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 10: Members of the media gather outside Broadcasting House on November 10, 2025 in London, United Kingdom. BBC Director General Tim Davie and Deborah Turness, head of BBC News, have resigned over accusations that the broadcaster has been biased in its coverage of US President Donald Trump, the war in Gaza, and transgender issues. The allegations followed a memo published by the Telegraph in which Michael Prescott, a former external adviser on editorial standards at the BBC, raised concerns over

The BBC crisis offers lessons for our own public broadcaster

Few things upset ABC and BBC journalists more than the allegation their news output is institutionally biased, but a strong groupthink is too often at work at the broadcasters.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - July 24, 2025: Leader of the Opposition Sussan Ley and Party leader of the National Party of Australia David Littleproud during Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Yes, the Libs face a crisis, but remember ‘events, dear boy’

No victory lasts forever, as Whitlam found out 50 years ago; and no downfall is permanent, as the Liberals have shown throughout their 80-year history.

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Many politicians and pundits don’t seem to understand that the global balance of power has changed profoundly in recent years and Washington must carefully relate ends and means in this new world.

Cold reality is the US can’t be bogged down in Ukraine

Many people find it unconscionable to negotiate with Putin and give up on Ukraine’s efforts to roll back Russia’s gains. But this is the cold, hard reality: Russia controls about 20 per cent of Ukraine, which is outmanned and outgunned on the battlefield.

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Business leader a tough, talented Coalition minister

John Moore served in opposition overseeing several portfolios for Liberal leaders Peacock, Howard and Downer – a difficult time for the Liberals.

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TOPSHOT - Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump looks on during a campaign rally at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on November 4, 2024. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)

Conservative wave sweeps the West as voters give wokery the boot

It’s not just wokery that’s in retreat. The backlash is real, as voters across the Western world sour on the results of several progressive policies – but don’t expect its champions to give up the fight.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA, NewsWire Photos. NOVEMBER 9, 2023: The Australian Greens call for a Ceasefire in Gaza after Question Time in the Senate at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman

State-sanctioned ‘truth’ is still a danger under the Greens and teals

Australia dodged a bullet when the federal government withdrew its legislation to regulate misinformation. But the spectre of misinformation laws could haunt parliamentary discourse in coming years.

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The ABC's former management Ita Buttrose and David Anderson should not have silences Antoinette Lattouf, writes Tom Switzer.

In defence of Lattouf: silencing her wasn’t the answer

Conservatives and genuine liberals rightly condemn cancel culture, but we’ve been curiously absent in defending Antoinette Lattouf.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA, NewsWire Photos. NOVEMBER 8, 2023: Laura Tingle at Malcolm Turnbull AC, Australia's 29th Prime Minister & Lucy Turnbull AO, Urbanist, Businesswoman, Philanthropist & Former Mayor of Sydney deliver the 2023 Australian Institute of Architects Griffin Lecture at the National Press Club of Australia in Canberra. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Bring intellectual diversity back to the ABC

Whoever replaces David Anderson faces a formidible task to restore fairness and balance.

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