by ROGER CROOK – NOW that the long-awaited meeting between Anthony Albanese and President Donald Trump didn’t turn out to be a three-ring circus; let’s hope Labor starts to address the major challenges facing Australia. This might be wishful thinking, given the…
by PAUL COLLITS – IF ANYONE thought that Charlie Kirk’s tragic mowing down and its electric aftermath was a transformative moment, well, we only had to wait a week or so for another; easily its match. When Donald J trump this week…
by ALFRED BUI – AN ACADEMIC has urged a floundering Albanese Government to develop a clear vision for managing its relationship with the US under the Trump administration. This comes amid a lack of progress in several key areas of cooperation. Albanese…
by FRED PAWLE – DON’T be fooled by the official narrative about Iran. If the past is any guide, it serves the elites’ interests, not yours. Opinions about the Middle East these days are like magic mushrooms sprouting en masse in a…
by SEAN BURKE – US PRESIDENT Donald Trump has cancelled talks with Anthony Albanese just minutes after the Australian Prime Minister publicly announced the two would meet. Both leaders were attending a G7 summit in Canada this week, where Mr Albanese was…
by PAUL COLLITS – ANYONE with a good memory and an eye to American politics will recall, with ease, the personnel chaos that was the Trump 1.0 administration. Some of the appointments to key posts were embarrassments, the internecine wars were the…
by PAUL COLLITS – A PHRASE that you probably will never come across in the history books on American politics is “he was a consequential vice president”. Obviously, no one would ever include “she” in such a statement. There has only ever…
by ROGER CROOK – THERE’S humbug afoot and a lot of nonsense being talked about the 10 per cent tariff US President Donald Trump has placed on Australian exports to America. The consternation being expressed over the effect this may have on…
by ROGER CROOK – US PRESIDENT Donald Trump has decided that many nations who trade with his country, do not trade fairly; he uses his definition of fairness. This statement and the threats of 25 per cent tariffs on Australian steel and…
by FRED PAWLE – OF ALL Australia’s vulnerabilities at the moment, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s woefully inadequate understanding of high-stakes gambling is the most dangerous. As a gambler, PM Albanese is more like the bloke who hits the pokies after a couple…
