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ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - AUGUST 03: Former U.S. President Donald Trump holds an umbrella as he arrives at Reagan National Airport following an arraignment in a Washington, D.C. court on August 3, 2023 in Arlington, Virginia. Former U.S. President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to four felony criminal charges during his arraignment this afternoon after being indicted for his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election.   Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by TASOS KATOPODIS / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
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The law is catching up with Trump

After entering a plea to election interference charges, there was none of the showmanship that has defined Donald Trump’s political career. He looked upset, angry and every bit his age.

(FILES) Former US President Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference 2022 (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, on February 26, 2022. Donald Trump was indicted on August 1, 2023 over his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election -- the most serious legal threat yet to the former president as he campaigns to return to the White House. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP)
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Trump desperate in the face of indictment

Donald Trump is facing four criminal charges over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election result. Yet he still claims he is the victim of a persecution “reminiscent of Nazi Germany”.

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Senator Simon Birmingham and Labor Senator for South Australia Penny Wong are seen during an election debate at the South Australian Press Club, Adelaide, Wednesday, May 8, 2019. (AAP Image/David Mariuz) NO ARCHIVING

Our sway in Canberra may be on the wane

Former prime minister John Howard famously quipped that politics is governed by the iron laws of arithmetic — and a state that’s punched above its weight in the nation’s capital could find its influence slipping when this federal election is run and done.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - MAY 8: In this handout image provided by News Corp Australia, Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Labor leader Bill Shorten shake hands at the start of

I called the debates wrong — so what?

Does it matter that the outcome of the leadership debates was not as “political expert” Mark Kenny expected? Because, as he notes, John Howard often lost debates but won many terms in office.

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Clive Palmer in Cairns for the Titanic II dinner at the Pullman Cairns International. PICTURE: STEWART MCLEAN

Clive Palmer powers ahead of himself

Clive Palmer has announced ambitious plans to build a new coal-fired power station in central Queensland which reminds us of another ambitious plan he’s pursuing, writes Michael Madigan.

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TOPSHOT - Plastic waste is seen floating on a sewage canal in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince, on April 23, 2019. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP)

Fiddling with retirement riches while the Earth burns

Halls across the country have filled with furious retirees waving their fists in the air about losing a bit of gravy. I hope there are similar halls of people voting on May 18 who are more worried about planetary devastation, writes Tory Shepherd.

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