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FILE - In this Dec. 7, 2018, file photo, former FBI Director James Comey, with his attorney, David Kelley, right, speaks to reporters after a day of testimony before the House Judiciary and Oversight committees, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

A searing indictment of FBI

Americans deserve a full accounting of the missteps of James Comey and the FBI.

Kimberley A. Strassel

President Donald Trump give two thumbs up to guests after stepping off Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Sunday, March 24, 2019, in Washington. The Justice Department said Sunday that special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation did not find evidence that President Donald Trump's campaign

Trump’s good news day

Those repeated claims of no collusion now have credence.

Cameron Stewart

‘A magnet for rich, white men’

‘A magnet for rich, white men’

How did a young, blue-eyed dropout build a $9bn empire built on a lie?

DANNY FORTSON

COMMENTWorld

CORRECTION - New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern gestures as she departs following a gathering for congregational Friday prayers and two minutes of silence for victims of the twin mosque massacre, at Hagley Park in Christchurch on March 22, 2019. - Thousands of New Zealanders gathered in Christchurch on March 22 to honour the 50 Muslim worshippers killed one week ago by a white supremacist, with a call to prayer broadcast around the country and a two-minute silence. (Photo by Marty MELVILLE / AFP) / “The erroneous mention[s] appearing in the metadata of this photo by Marty MELVILLE has been modified in AFP systems in the following manner: [2019] instead of [2109]. Please immediately remove the erroneous mention[s] from all your online services and delete it (them) from your servers. If you have been authorized by AFP to distribute it (them) to third parties, please ensure that the same actions are carried out by them. Failure to promptly comply with these instructions will entail liability on your part for any continued or post notification usage. Therefore we thank you very much for all your attention and prompt action. We are sorry for the inconvenience this notification may cause and remain at your disposal for any further information you may require.”

No progressive promised land

The left-of-centre embrace of New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern as a secular saint is misplaced.

Gerard Henderson

CommentaryInquirer

Games bedroom warriors play

Games bedroom warriors play

Video games fly under the radar whenever reform of the internet is mentioned.

Katrina Grace Kelly

20/03/2019 The Leader of the Opposition, Bill Shorten at Crown Towers pic Colin Murty The Australian

‘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.

Let’s agree to disagree better

Let’s agree to disagree better

Tearing down opponents instead of debating different viewpoints produces heat but not light.

Janet Albrechtsen

People attend a prayer at Hagley Park, opposite the Al Noor Mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, Friday, March 22, 2019. A gunman killed 50 worshipers at the Al Noor Masjid and Linwood Masjid, a 28-year-old Australian man, Brenton Tarrant, has appeared in court last Saturday morning charged with murder. (AAP Image/SNPA, Martin Hunter) NO ARCHIVING

Beliefs not rendered invalid

We should be careful with each other, and careful with our words. But debate and discussion should not be silenced.

Douglas Murray

Thai farmer Chamras Lunma. Picture: Amanda Hodge

‘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.

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New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian visits Stockland Merrylands Shopping Centre with Member for Granville Tony Issa, during her campaign ahead of the state election on Saturday. Picture: Dylan Robinson

Basic gaffes enough to cost Labor

The Coalition has suffered from its inability to sell its success story but all is far from lost.

Andrew Clennell

16/06/1996 PIRATE: 16/06/1996 PIRATE: Rear view of /PM John Howard with outline of what appears to be bullet proof vest, tries to placate hostile pro-gun rally in Sale, Victoria. Victoria (Vic) / Demonstration / Gun Control

NZ gun ban better than ours

Two decades after John Howard’s tough call, rancour remains for those made to feel guilty.

Tom Frame

chris kenny dink for the oz

Bollards no barrier to Left vitriol

The Christchurch massacre has brought out the worst in public commentary and toxic debate.

CommentaryInquirer

We’re losers in immigration game

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

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.

Illustrated animation by Eric Lobbecke.

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.

Peter van Onselen

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 17: Tayla Harris of the Blues kicks the ball during the 2019 NAB AFLW Round 07 match between the Western Bulldogs and the Carlton Blues at VU Whitten Oval on March 17, 2019 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Michael Willson/AFL Media)

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.

Caroline Overington

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Facebook image of Brenton tarrant - believed to be the Christchurch mosque shooter

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.

TOPSHOT - A fighter of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) walks carrying a machine gun at a position close to the camp of Baghouz where remaining Islamic State (IS) group fighters and their families are holding out in the last position controlled by IS, awaiting to advance on them in the countryside of the eastern Syrian province of Deir Ezzor on March 17, 2019. (Photo by Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP)

‘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.

David Kilcullen

Wall Street Journal

Donald Trump and Beto o'roiurke.

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.

Former US Vice President Joe Biden waves to the crowd after speaking at the First State Democratic Dinner in Dover, Delaware, on March 16, 2019. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)

Biden front and centre

The former vice-president to Barack Obama is now expected to seek his Democratic Party’s presidential nomination.

Cameron Stewart

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NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian during a tour of the Sydney Metro site at Marrickville in Sydney, Thursday, March 14, 2019. (AAP Image/Joel Carrett) NO ARCHIVING

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.

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Clockwise from top left: Jeff Bezos (far left) at 2016 tech meeting with Donald Trump; Patrick Whitesell, Lauren Sanchez and Bezos partying in 2016; David Pecker; Lauren’s brother Michael pictures: Getty, AFP and Reuters

Battle of the sexts

The Bezos affair exposes bad blood between some of the most powerful men in the world.

Michael Rothfeld and Joe Palazzolo

TOPSHOT - This image grab from a self-shot video that was streamed on Facebook Live on March 15, 2019 by the man who was involved in two mosque shootings in Christchurch shows the man in his car before he entered the Masjid al Noor mosque. - A

Keep future genies in their bottles

Governments are embracing connected technology with barely any discussion about the implications for our security.

Clare Foges

Wall Street Journal

WEB _ Graphic terror social media

Spiralling into dystopia

Despite the best efforts of Facebook, Google and Twitter, video of the Christchurch massacre slipped through the net.

Yoree Koh

CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND - MARCH 17: A woman holds her hat to her face as she pauses next to flowers laid near Al Noor mosque on March 17, 2019 in Christchurch, New Zealand. 50 people are confirmed dead, with 36 injured still in hospital following shooting attacks on two mosques in Christchurch on Friday, 15 March. 41 of the victims were killed at Al Noor mosque on Deans Avenue and seven died at Linwood mosque. Another victim died later in Christchurch hospital. A 28-year-old Australian-born man, Brenton Tarrant, appeared in Christchurch District Court on Saturday charged with murder. The attack is the worst mass shooting in New Zealand's history. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

Shared hatred of fanatics

Jihadis and white supremacists are mirror images of violent bigotry.

Paul Monk

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten with ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr and LaborÕs candidate for Canberra, Alicia Payne for an announcement about CanberraÕs Light Rail, in Canberra. Picture Kym Smith

Highest stakes for lowest paid

Bill Shorten wants to exploit community disquiet over low wages to aid his attempted ascension to the Lodge.

CommentaryInquirer

Let’s set minimum wage at $100k

Let’s set minimum wage at $100k

And, come to think of it, workers don’t get enough time off to stimulate the economy.

KATRINA GRACE KELLY

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A pro-Brexit activist holds a placard as he demonstrate outside of the Houses of Parliament in London on March 14, 2019, before a further Brexit vote. - British MPs will vote today on whether to ask the European Union for an extension to the March 29 Brexit deadline, with the whole process mired in chaos. (Photo by Tolga AKMEN / AFP)

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.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 10: (L-R) Julia Banks, Independent Federal Member for Chisholm, Linda Burney, ALP Federal Member for Barton, Julie Bishop, Liberal Federal Member for Curtin and Sarah Hanson-Young, Greens Senator for South Australia, look on during the 'Leading While Female' Panel Discussion at Sydney Opera House on March 10, 2019 in Sydney, Australia. The panel was organised as part of Sydney's All About Women festival. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

Pollies do nothing for feminism

The voices we needed to hear on International Women’s Day were nowhere to be found.

Janet Albrechtsen

LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 06: (L-R) Sofia Grace Macy, Georgia Grace Macy, William H. Macy, and Felicity Huffman attend FIJI Water at the 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards on January 6, 2019 at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for FIJI Water)

Celebs pay price for college try

Revelations about unfair tactics in what is already an uneven playing field have caused little surprise.

Barbara McMahon

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