When Trump gets nasty,Albanese cannot afford to play nice

When Trump gets nasty,Albanese cannot afford to play nice

Trump’s motto is America First,which means Australia will be put in its place. Albanese said of Trump in 2017:“He scares the shit out of me.”

  • byDavid Crowe

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Morrison backs Rudd as Australia’s man in DC despite Trump sledges

Morrison backs Rudd as Australia’s man in DC despite Trump sledges

Anthony Albanese gets Donald Trump on the phone to talk submarines as ambassador Kevin Rudd deletes all his past criticisms of the US president-elect.

  • byMatthew Knott andOlivia Ireland
Reconsider AUKUS,say former Labor foreign ministers

Reconsider AUKUS,say former Labor foreign ministers

The government is insisting Kevin Rudd will stay on as Australia’s ambassador to Washington despite his past criticism of Donald Trump.

  • byDavid Crowe
‘It was a revolution’:The forgotten Australian whose medical breakthrough saved millions of lives

‘It was a revolution’:The forgotten Australian whose medical breakthrough saved millions of lives

John Gorman is a miracle man whose discovery has finally been recognised by his homeland.

  • byAndrew Probyn andDanielle Post
What Australia’s first census reveals about the country today

What Australia’s first census reveals about the country today

The handwritten account of the people – and sheep – living around Sydney in 1800 is a fascinating snapshot of early colonial history.

  • byJulie Power
Xi’s grandiose plan for the Asia-Pacific is not working. Kevin Rudd knows why

Xi’s grandiose plan for the Asia-Pacific is not working. Kevin Rudd knows why

China’s foreign policy,particularly in this region,often appears contradictory. But according to the former PM,it’s part of a broader but so far unsuccessful strategy.

  • byPeter Hartcher
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The gravy plane:How Alan Joyce cultivated a PM and ruled the skies
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The gravy plane:How Alan Joyce cultivated a PM and ruled the skies

Alan Joyce,Anthony Albanese and the opaque politics of schmooze.

  • byJoe Aston
Are we heading for minority government? We could do a lot worse

Are we heading for minority government? We could do a lot worse

You can understand Albanese’s desire for a majority government. But this is different from saying that a minority government would be bad.

  • bySean Kelly
Was Biden’s ‘hot mic’ China warning OTT? New footage of this mid-air bullying suggests not

Was Biden’s ‘hot mic’ China warning OTT? New footage of this mid-air bullying suggests not

The Australian government speaks reassuringly of a “stabilised” relationship with Beijing. China’s national broadcaster portrays a very different state of affairs.

  • byPeter Hartcher
Kevin ‘Rager’ Rudd keeps on partying in DC,hang the expense

Kevin ‘Rager’ Rudd keeps on partying in DC,hang the expense

While in The Lodge,the former prime minister seemed like a rather serious sort. As ambassador to the United States,he’s become quite the party animal.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andStephen Brook
Teals show voters want more than mediocrity

Teals show voters want more than mediocrity

The Liberals and their National partners achieved next to nothing during nearly a decade in power,apart from fighting the forces of progress. They turned a $300 million national debt into more than a trillion-dollar debt,and in only eight years oversaw 20 different climate and energy policies,most of which ended up being nothing more than grand announcements.