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Alex McDermott

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Violence at the checkout unravels Australia’s social contract

Testing of facial recognition by Coles and Woolworths spells trouble for our egalitarian manners and the social trust the market economy depends on.

21.08.2026 30

Financial Review

Alex McDermott

Can Tony Burke do a Howard and outdo the populists on migration?

Decades after successful integration under previous administrations, the government faces voter backlash fuelled by an eroding standard of living.

08.08.2026 20

Financial Review

Alex McDermott

Australia’s century-old political order is collapsing

The coming period may prove more volatile than anything the founders of the Commonwealth confronted when Deakin’s “three elevens” took the field.

06.06.2026 30

Financial Review

Alex Mcdermott

Never was, never will be, an ‘After America’ strategy for Australia

A capable, independent Australian Defence Force is an unalloyed good, but self-defence is no substitute for securing the shipping lanes of the...

21.04.2026 30

Financial Review

Alex Mcdermott

Sydney’s ugly police-protester clashes are what civic decay looks like

We have become so consumed by overseas grievances and digital echo chambers that we can no longer see our neighbours, let alone accord them respect

11.02.2026 30

Financial Review

Alex McDermott

In Australia, luck alone has never been enough – and it won’t be this time either

27.10.2025 30

The Australian

Alex McDermott

Albanese fought the wrong battle for Australia in New York

The PM’s prioritising of Palestinian recognition over managing the US alliance has abandoned the foreign policy goal pursued by most of his...

23.09.2025 20

Financial Review

Alex McDermott

Indigenous ‘truth-telling’ education will be anything but an advantage

11.09.2025 40

The Australian

Alex McDermott

Calling ordinary Aussies ‘racist’ won’t protect multiculturalism

Dog-whistling about racism seeks to delegitimise those who wish to debate migration on any terms.

10.09.2025 40

Financial Review

Alex McDermott

Yoorrook inquiry is pushing politics, not truthful history

03.07.2025 20

The Australian

Alex McDermott

Why can’t our leaders drop the ‘Gallipoli syndrome’

18.06.2025 20

The Australian

Alex McDermott