Hacks,phoneys and sex pests. Why Trump’s MAGA cabinet is the new normal

Hacks,phoneys and sex pests. Why Trump’s MAGA cabinet is the new normal

Trump’s highly publicised cabinet appointments tell us that yep,he’s for real. The US,under the MAGAdministration,will do exactly what it says on the tin.

  • byJacqueline Maley

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The limits of ‘King Trump’s’ powers are being tested

The limits of ‘King Trump’s’ powers are being tested

US President-elect Donald Trump is heading into the third weekend after the election looking his weakest since polling day.

  • byTony Diver
China’s renewables push puts Australia on the spot

China’s renewables push puts Australia on the spot

Ross Gittins is spot on when he suggests that China would enjoy usurping the US in the move to renewables.

How climate-denier Trump may leave China to save the planet

How climate-denier Trump may leave China to save the planet

Xi Jinping will take great delight in showing the world how decadent the US becomes under Donald Trump when it comes to global warming. The planet may be the winner.

  • byRoss Gittins
McClymont deserves all plaudits over Jones probe

McClymont deserves all plaudits over Jones probe

Congratulations to Kate McClymont for the seminal role her thorough,principled investigations played in the apprehending of Alan Jones.

As we mark 1000 days of Putin’s war,Ukrainians know how to force him into peace

As we mark 1000 days of Putin’s war,Ukrainians know how to force him into peace

Russia must not be rewarded for its aggression against Ukraine or the safety and prosperity of other nations will not be secure.

  • byVasyl Myroshnychenko
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The age of the carnivores is upon us:China,Russia and their war machine

The age of the carnivores is upon us:China,Russia and their war machine

The world is made up of herbivores and carnivores,Emmanuel Macron says. The meat-eaters are circling for a carnivores’ picnic of territorial conquest.

  • byPeter Hartcher
Fix the planning system – now that’s a good plan

Fix the planning system – now that’s a good plan

Successive governments over many decades have wound back spending on public housing,sending people into the private rental market. We need more modest,cheaper-to-build homes.

Fracking fluid experiment
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Fracking fluid experiment

Liberty Energy chief Chris Wright and his team drink a fracking fluid cocktail.

I plan to give birth in Trump’s America,knowing it could kill me
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I plan to give birth in Trump’s America,knowing it could kill me

Access to a safe and legal abortion may be what saves my life in a risky pregnancy or childbirth. It’s no longer guaranteed in the US – and it is why many American women are stockpiling abortion pills.

  • byAmy La Porte
Dutton can’t win by aping Trump – and he knows it

Dutton can’t win by aping Trump – and he knows it

Some conservatives are tempted,but few things would do more damage to the Coalition’s chances at the next federal election than taking the wrong lessons from Donald Trump’s success.

  • byGeorge Brandis