Trump’s isolationist policy threatens to diminish America
China and Russia will fill the global void left by America under an isolationist Trump, and American allies will learn not to trust America.
Letters
Nation has not learned the lessons of ‘worst floods in a lifetime’
As we wait to be deluged again, the question here is whether the community will ever learn. Lismore and other towns were built on the rivers for transport in the era before road transport.
Last Post: US slips from world leadership status
Trump’s “America first” strategy is about leveraging America’s wealth and power to plunder at will across the globe. Trump has taken the US from leader of the free world to enemy of the world.
With defence alliances, it should be one for all and all for one
We should work with AUKUS, ANZUS, the Five Eyes and the Quad nations to agree that an attack, disrespect or bullying of one will be met by a response from all.
Ukraine deal must be struck amid multi-faceted reality
Putin can be bad and Zelensky can also be bad. The blind backing of Zelensky means prolonging a war with continuing death on both sides. There is also a President who wants peace.
Starmer shows how to lead the free world on peace deal
In contrast to Donald Trump’s inelegant behaviour, the British Prime Minister has demonstrated impressive leadership qualities by inviting European heads of state to a discussion on Ukraine.
Turning Harmony Day into a divisive set of lectures is a bad idea
Coming to terms with history is an important aspect of reconciliation, but a focus on grievance without a celebration of diversity makes it only harder to achieve the cohesion necessary for our multiracial society to thrive.
Trump may shock with his tactics but he gets the job done
The stoush between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky has finally galvanised European nations to step up their commitment to defence spending.
Harmony v anti-racism; Trump trashes MAGA principles
Our Human Rights commissioners are to be congratulated on their push to forgo ‘harmony’ and instead ensure students perceive Australia as a ‘systemically racist country’. That will certainly improve things.
Trump’s Oval Office hysterics embolden West’s adversaries
The confrontation of Donald Trump with Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House was high drama, but appalling.
Chinese navy shows why we must boost defence now
Finding the budget offsets should not be all that difficult when we look at the immense waste in worthless other failed big-spend programs in several areas.
Let’s kill two birds with one stone
Let’s provide the 36,000 new public servants in Canberra with canoes, train them in naval combat and then send them off into the Tasman Sea for close quarter surveillance.
Reality check as Trump’s Ukraine policy gets clearer
Numerous war crimes committed by Russia and its alliance with North Korea and Iran for troops, munitions and drones are not mentioned by Trump or his team.
Labor’s pre-election citizenship spree smacks of desperation
It’s evident that the government has entered a fatal twilight zone where the electorate is no longer listening to its message or responding to its largesse.
Chinese live firing a cause for worry
Next time the Chinese warships may make a point by cruising into Sydney Harbour. Apart from upping the rhetoric, our Defence Minister wouldn’t be able to stop them.
Shared values key to success of multiculturalism
Why does multiculturalism need to be some kind of formal policy instead of something that could happen organically?
Student activism has turned insidious at our schools
The Granville Boys High School student support officer, Sheik Wesam Charkawi, has downplayed the vile anti-Semitic comments made by the two Muslim nurses at the Bankstown Hospital.
It’s sad but funny
It’s sad but funny that we have to be alerted to the presence of the Chinese navy in our waters by a passing Virgin Australia flight. The response? Build up the navy.
Activism of minor parties will endanger nation’s prosperity
The Greens would continue to erect roadblocks to prosperity in the Senate, and, if the teals hold the balance of power, their approach to climate action would bring us back to the Dark Ages.
Failure of civics education is a tragic feature of our system
The hard-fought battles for the rights to freedom of speech buttressed by the separation of powers are glossed over or not taught at all. We have become complacent about democracy.
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