Maiden: Dutton’s Aussie warning as Trump victory looms
We’ve been through this debate a thousand times and yet the misinformation and vilification of women facing impossible choices continues, writes Samantha Maiden.
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Penbo: Albo Qantas uproar proves envy always pays in politics
Toxic emotions pay off in politics and it won’t just be the PM feeling them in the wake of the latest Canberra travel scandal, writes David Penberthy.
Brace for chaos: Why America is on edge
The deadlocked race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris is unlikely to be decided on election night – and the former president is again setting himself to contest the results.
‘Lead to World War III’: America’s huge US Election problem
This US presidential campaign is very different to previous ones and has the country in the grip of a mass panic attack, writes Tom Minear.
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Trump running out the clock while Harris swings for the fences
The polls say the race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris is tied, and Tom Minear argues the way they are campaigning shows they have different views about what that means.
Fudging on extremism has real consequences
The past 12 months has felt like a moral vacuum in Australia. Tolerance has failed to confront intolerance. Activists masquerading as politicians have parroted ugly demands.
Wooley: Ferries farce is so bad you couldn’t make it up
It’s just lucky that mainlanders have no interest in what we are doing with the $5.3bn we get from the Aussie taxpayers, writes Charles Wooley
Penbo: AFL’s buffoonery over GWS antics prove NRL has it covered
Some of what the punished GWS players did on their infamous Wacky Wednesday was appalling. But as David Penberthy writes, the AFL’s handling of it tells us much more.
Why King Charles’ Aussie tour will make or break the monarchy
Fewer people want Australia to become a republic than when Queen Elizabeth was alive, but Charles has more work to do to secure the role of the monarchy.
Penbo: Remember when the Greens used to be likeable?
Fast forward to 2024 and those triangular stickers now stand for something quite different from hugging trees, writes David Penberthy.
Maiden: Cashed-up Albo is rubbing young voters’ noses in it
It’s one thing to be loaded after decades in parliament but it’s another to flaunt it so close to an election, writes Samantha Maiden.
Downer: Don’t like Australia’s values? Australia’s not for you
Tolerance is a core Australian value and the pro-Islamic terrorism demonstrations show none whatsoever if you disagree with them, writes Alexander Downer.
Penbo: We now have photographic proof of a very stupid problem
This week revealed about 68,000 reasons Australia has problem with people who simply cannot help themselves, writes David Penberthy.
The shameful hypocrisy of Musk being all-in for Trump
Twitter censoring a story about Joe Biden’s son infuriated Donald Trump in 2020. Now, Elon Musk’s X is awash with pro-Trump misinformation, and Tom Minear can’t get over the hypocrisy.
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