‘The world is watching’:Obama warns that book bans,censorship could cost America

‘The world is watching’:Obama warns that book bans,censorship could cost America

The former president lamented the rise of books being challenged by people who disagree with certain perspectives,describing the trend as “profoundly misguided”.

  • byFarrah Tomazin

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Zelensky receives rock star treatment in Vilnius ahead of NATO summit

Zelensky receives rock star treatment in Vilnius ahead of NATO summit

Since the start of the war,Lithuania has welcomed more than 74,000 Ukrainians – the largest inflow of refugees in the country’s history.

  • byRob Harris
America doesn’t want Biden or Trump,but one of them will win in 2024

America doesn’t want Biden or Trump,but one of them will win in 2024

US voters would prefer younger options for president than Joe Biden and Donald Trump,yet the reality is that Biden remains the Democrats’ best hope.

  • byBruce Wolpe
The White House’s big mea culpa to the middle class
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US politics

The White House’s big mea culpa to the middle class

After believing for years that what an economy did – be it in trade,services or industry – “did not matter” so long as it grew,the White House now says this way of thinking was wrong.

  • byChris Zappone
Morrison warns against age of self-loathing,Western guilt

Morrison warns against age of self-loathing,Western guilt

The former PM used a speech to Britain’s Oxford Union to voice concern that digital echo chambers and so-called cancel culture have fuelled enthusiasm for society to disown past transgressions.

  • byRob Harris
‘Drowning in lies’:Turnbull warns Taipei audience of internal threat to democracy

‘Drowning in lies’:Turnbull warns Taipei audience of internal threat to democracy

The former prime minister says the “angertainment” news cycle and disinformation are more dangerous to democracies than threats from authoritarian regimes.

  • byLatika Bourke
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Australia could learn a lot about elections from Timor-Leste
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East Timor

Australia could learn a lot about elections from Timor-Leste

An elderly woman emerged from the schoolroom wiping away tears. Loved ones died fighting for her right to vote. She honours them by doing so,despite the painful memories.

  • byJon Faine
‘They’re young,they’re hungry’:Born after independence,the next Timorese generation finds its voice

‘They’re young,they’re hungry’:Born after independence,the next Timorese generation finds its voice

With a national median age of just 21,Asia’s youngest nation’s population holds the future in its hands.

  • byChris Barrett
Our government is being privatised by stealth:PwC scandal shows how

Our government is being privatised by stealth:PwC scandal shows how

Why is Australia outsourcing so much of its governing to private enterprise? It’s a question voters should be asking their MPs.

  • byGeoffrey Watson
Rupert’s our ‘deadliest export’,Trump’s an egomaniac bully,says Turnbull

Rupert’s our ‘deadliest export’,Trump’s an egomaniac bully,says Turnbull

Speaking to an audience in New York,the former prime minister gave his frankest assessment yet of two of the world’s most prominent people.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
If liberty is to survive,the world needs a democratic America

If liberty is to survive,the world needs a democratic America

Former president Donald Trump has been indicted,but it is America - with its fragile hold on democracy and its partisan institutions - that is on trial.

  • byPeter Hartcher