Trump’s good news day
Those repeated claims of no collusion now have credence.
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A searing indictment of FBI
Americans deserve a full accounting of the missteps of James Comey and the FBI.
‘A magnet for rich, white men’
How did a young, blue-eyed dropout build a $9bn empire built on a lie?
Games bedroom warriors play
Video games fly under the radar whenever reform of the internet is mentioned.
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No progressive promised land
The left-of-centre embrace of New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern as a secular saint is misplaced.
‘To be fair, I’ve been tested’
He’s faced faced political dysfunction and party convulsions — but Bill Shorten assures us he’s emerged the better for it.
‘Defeated’ ISIS is not enough
It’s abandoned its strategically suicidal attempt to be a physical state, but ISIS will emerge better and tougher than before.
Basic gaffes enough to cost Labor
The Coalition has suffered from its inability to sell its success story but all is far from lost.
NZ gun ban better than ours
Two decades after John Howard’s tough call, rancour remains for those made to feel guilty.
Bollards no barrier to Left vitriol
The Christchurch massacre has brought out the worst in public commentary and toxic debate.
We’re losers in immigration game
Neither major party seems to be listening to public opinion about the number of new arrivals to the country.
Liberals face elemental crisis
The Liberal Party’s view of Australian capitalism — the model it has known all its days — is facing a death sentence.
Survivor Shorten’s unlikely rise
His policies may well bring him undone in government, but if Bill Shorten gets there, he’ll have done something no one else has.
Let’s agree to disagree better
Tearing down opponents instead of debating different viewpoints produces heat but not light.
Beliefs not rendered invalid
We should be careful with each other, and careful with our words. But debate and discussion should not be silenced.
‘Democracy you can eat’
However much the military junta has stacked the decks in its favour, Thais are champing at the bit to have their at the polls this weekend.
Victory over the mob
AFLW star Tayla Harris has put the troglodytes firmly in their place. Pity about the response from AFL boss Gillon McLachlan.
A manifesto for a dark age
Brenton Tarrant’s writing betrays a threatened and desperate version of masculinity, and a mirror of the archetypal IS terrorist.
Will ‘it’ factor Beto last?
Beto O’Rourke has the ‘it’ factor but a winning campaign needs leadership and management skills that may be beyond him.
Biden front and centre
The former vice-president to Barack Obama is now expected to seek his Democratic Party’s presidential nomination.
Political puzzle of Premier state
It is a mark of the state of Australian politics that NSW is even having a debate about who will govern it after Saturday’s election.
Battle of the sexts
The Bezos affair exposes bad blood between some of the most powerful men in the world.
Keep future genies in their bottles
Governments are embracing connected technology with barely any discussion about the implications for our security.
Spiralling into dystopia
Despite the best efforts of Facebook, Google and Twitter, video of the Christchurch massacre slipped through the net.
Shared hatred of fanatics
Jihadis and white supremacists are mirror images of violent bigotry.
Let’s set minimum wage at $100k
And, come to think of it, workers don’t get enough time off to stimulate the economy.
Every friend of UK hurt by mess
Nothing can disguise the abject failure of British politics in relation to Brexit. Theresa May has lost the basic authority of government.
Pollies do nothing for feminism
The voices we needed to hear on International Women’s Day were nowhere to be found.
Highest stakes for lowest paid
Bill Shorten wants to exploit community disquiet over low wages to aid his attempted ascension to the Lodge.
Celebs pay price for college try
Revelations about unfair tactics in what is already an uneven playing field have caused little surprise.
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