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?
Beliefs not rendered invalid
We should be careful with each other, and careful with our words. But debate and discussion should not be silenced.
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.
Bollards no barrier to Left vitriol
The Christchurch massacre has brought out the worst in public commentary and toxic debate.
NZ gun ban better than ours
Two decades after John Howard’s tough call, rancour remains for those made to feel guilty.
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.
Basic gaffes enough to cost Labor
The Coalition has suffered from its inability to sell its success story but all is far from lost.
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.
Games bedroom warriors play
Video games fly under the radar whenever reform of the internet is mentioned.
‘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.
Let’s agree to disagree better
Tearing down opponents instead of debating different viewpoints produces heat but not light.
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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.
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.
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.
‘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.
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.
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