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Next November, will voters take a wrecking ball to the Oval Office?

Next November, will voters take a wrecking ball to the Oval Office?

Previous presidents learned that large defeats in the midterms elections stops their legislative agenda cold. Could it happen again?

27.10.2025 8

WA Today

Bruce Wolpe

Next November, will voters take a wrecking ball to the Oval Office?

Next November, will voters take a wrecking ball to the Oval Office?

Previous presidents learned that large defeats in the midterms elections stops their legislative agenda cold. Could it happen again?

27.10.2025 7

The Sydney Morning Herald

Bruce Wolpe

Next November, will voters take a wrecking ball to the Oval Office?

Next November, will voters take a wrecking ball to the Oval Office?

Previous presidents learned that large defeats in the midterms elections stops their legislative agenda cold. Could it happen again?

27.10.2025 6

The Age

Bruce Wolpe

Next November, will voters take a wrecking ball to the Oval Office?

Next November, will voters take a wrecking ball to the Oval Office?

Previous presidents learned that large defeats in the midterms elections stops their legislative agenda cold. Could it happen again?

27.10.2025 6

Brisbane Times

Bruce Wolpe

Trump is not worthy of the Nobel Peace Prize – not now, not ever

Trump is not worthy of the Nobel Peace Prize – not now, not ever

The Middle East peace deal is a big step, but it’s not assured. Otherwise, Trump has made unilateral decisions that could cause the death of...

12.10.2025 6

WA Today

Bruce Wolpe

Trump is not worthy of the Nobel Peace Prize – not now, not ever

Trump is not worthy of the Nobel Peace Prize – not now, not ever

The Middle East peace deal is a big step, but it’s not assured. Otherwise, Trump has made unilateral decisions that could cause the death of...

12.10.2025 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Bruce Wolpe

Trump is not worthy of the Nobel Peace Prize – not now, not ever

Trump is not worthy of the Nobel Peace Prize – not now, not ever

The Middle East peace deal is a big step, but it’s not assured. Otherwise, Trump has made unilateral decisions that could cause the death of...

12.10.2025 7

The Age

Bruce Wolpe

Trump is not worthy of the Nobel Peace Prize – not now, not ever

Trump is not worthy of the Nobel Peace Prize – not now, not ever

The Middle East peace deal is a big step, but it’s not assured. Otherwise, Trump has made unilateral decisions that could cause the death of...

12.10.2025 5

Brisbane Times

Bruce Wolpe

Kamala Harris’ candid memoir reveals her ‘ideal’ vice president – and why she thinks she lost

In her campaign memoir, Kamala Harris reveals her true thoughts on Joe Biden, takes us behind the scenes of her presidential candidacy and dishes the...

01.10.2025 10

The Conversation

Bruce Wolpe

Trump may sidestep Albanese. The fate of the US-Australia alliance will be tougher to ignore

So Donald Trump, evidently, has dodged a sit-down meeting with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. We will see if this is a true snub, one that reflects...

24.09.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Bruce Wolpe

Trump may sidestep Albanese. The fate of the US-Australia alliance will be tougher to ignore

The uncertainty over a possible meeting between the leaders of Australia and the United States is eclipsed by a larger question: how strong is the...

23.09.2025 2

WA Today

Bruce Wolpe

Trump may sidestep Albanese. The fate of the US-Australia alliance will be tougher to ignore

The uncertainty over a possible meeting between the leaders of Australia and the United States is eclipsed by a larger question: how strong is the...

23.09.2025 5

The Age

Bruce Wolpe

Trump may sidestep Albanese. The fate of the US-Australia alliance will be tougher to ignore

The uncertainty over a possible meeting between the leaders of Australia and the United States is eclipsed by a larger question: how strong is the...

23.09.2025 4

Brisbane Times

Bruce Wolpe

Winner still unclear in high-stakes battle with Trump

01.09.2025 10

The New Daily

Bruce Wolpe

The governor of California is in a high-stakes battle with Donald Trump. It’s not yet clear who will win

Gavin Newsom has energised fellow Democrats with his ‘fight fire with fire’ approach to the president – if he wins, he may be a strong candidate...

29.08.2025 10

The Conversation

Bruce Wolpe

The US has changed. Australia hasn’t. It’s time to talk about where the relationship goes from here

17.08.2025 8

Pearls and Irritations

Bruce Wolpe

The US has changed. Australia hasn't. It's time to talk about where the relationship goes from here

17.08.2025 6

The Examiner

Bruce Wolpe

The US has changed. Australia hasn't. It's time to talk about where the relationship goes from here

17.08.2025 9

Canberra Times

Bruce Wolpe

US has changed; let's talk about our relationship

15.08.2025 50

The New Daily

Bruce Wolpe

The United States has changed. Australia hasn’t. It’s time to talk about where the relationship goes from here

It’s time we had a considered national conversation about the US-Australia alliance, and where it goes from here.

14.08.2025 60

The Conversation

Bruce Wolpe

Trump protesters have a dream for a better America

Democrats are staging anti-Trump protests across the US. But the MAGA reaction to the Epstein case may end up inflicting more damage.

20.07.2025 4

WA Today

Bruce Wolpe

Trump protesters have a dream for a better America

Democrats are staging anti-Trump protests across the US. But the MAGA reaction to the Epstein case may end up inflicting more damage.

20.07.2025 3

The Sydney Morning Herald

Bruce Wolpe

Trump protesters have a dream for a better America

Democrats are staging anti-Trump protests across the US. But the MAGA reaction to the Epstein case may end up inflicting more damage.

20.07.2025 5

The Age

Bruce Wolpe

Trump protesters have a dream for a better America

Democrats are staging anti-Trump protests across the US. But the MAGA reaction to the Epstein case may end up inflicting more damage.

20.07.2025 3

Brisbane Times

Bruce Wolpe

Trump’s irresistible force flattens immovable objects

Congress, the courts and NATO have all capitulated to Trump. But could a fight with Australia be his Waterloo?

30.06.2025 10

WA Today

Bruce Wolpe

Trump’s irresistible force flattens immovable objects

Congress, the courts and NATO have all capitulated to Trump. But could a fight with Australia be his Waterloo?

30.06.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Bruce Wolpe

Trump’s irresistible force flattens immovable objects

Congress, the courts and NATO have all capitulated to Trump. But could a fight with Australia be his Waterloo?

30.06.2025 10

The Age

Bruce Wolpe

Trump’s irresistible force flattens immovable objects

Congress, the courts and NATO have all capitulated to Trump. But could a fight with Australia be his Waterloo?

30.06.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Bruce Wolpe

If Trump tries to go to war with Iran, he could become a lame-duck president

MAGA Republicans will erect a dividing line in their party if Donald Trump seeks to enter the war against Iran.

18.06.2025 6

WA Today

Bruce Wolpe

If Trump tries to go to war with Iran, he could become a lame-duck president

MAGA Republicans will erect a dividing line in their party if Donald Trump seeks to enter the war against Iran.

18.06.2025 7

The Sydney Morning Herald

Bruce Wolpe

If Trump tries to go to war with Iran, he could become a lame-duck president

MAGA Republicans will erect a dividing line in their party if Donald Trump seeks to enter the war against Iran.

18.06.2025 20

The Age

Bruce Wolpe

If Trump tries to go to war with Iran, he could become a lame-duck president

MAGA Republicans will erect a dividing line in their party if Donald Trump seeks to enter the war against Iran.

18.06.2025 4

Brisbane Times

Bruce Wolpe

They were meant for each other, but Trump and Musk were always going to blow up like a SpaceX rocket

It was a match made in MAGA heaven – the world’s richest man with the world’s most powerful. But Elon Musk was never, and never could be, No.1....

05.06.2025 40

WA Today

Bruce Wolpe

They were meant for each other, but Trump and Musk were always going to blow up like a SpaceX rocket

It was a match made in MAGA heaven – the world’s richest man with the world’s most powerful. But Elon Musk was never, and never could be, No.1....

05.06.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Bruce Wolpe

They were meant for each other, but Trump and Musk were always going to blow up like a SpaceX rocket

It was a match made in MAGA heaven – the world’s richest man with the world’s most powerful. But Elon Musk was never, and never could be, No.1....

05.06.2025 10

The Age

Bruce Wolpe

They were meant for each other, but Trump and Musk were always going to blow up like a SpaceX rocket

It was a match made in MAGA heaven – the world’s richest man with the world’s most powerful. But Elon Musk was never, and never could be, No.1....

05.06.2025 8

Brisbane Times

Bruce Wolpe

After 100 days of Trump, the resistance is building

Trump has declared a “golden age” of America. But it’s rapidly turning to brass.

29.04.2025 8

WA Today

Bruce Wolpe

After 100 days of Trump, the resistance is building

Trump has declared a “golden age” of America. But it’s rapidly turning to brass.

29.04.2025 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Bruce Wolpe

After 100 days of Trump, the resistance is building

Trump has declared a “golden age” of America. But it’s rapidly turning to brass.

29.04.2025 10

The Age

Bruce Wolpe

After 100 days of Trump, the resistance is building

Trump has declared a “golden age” of America. But it’s rapidly turning to brass.

29.04.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Bruce Wolpe

Build bridges, not walls: Where the Pope fell out with Trump

Although Pope Francis attacked Trump over immigration just two days before he died, the US president is still going to his funeral.

22.04.2025 20

The Age

Bruce Wolpe

Build bridges, not walls: Where the Pope fell out with Trump

Although Pope Francis attacked Trump over immigration just two days before he died, the US president is still going to his funeral.

22.04.2025 8

Brisbane Times

Bruce Wolpe

Build bridges, not walls: Where the Pope fell out with Trump

Although Pope Francis attacked Trump over immigration just two days before he died, the US president is still going to his funeral.

22.04.2025 10

WA Today

Bruce Wolpe

Build bridges, not walls: Where the Pope fell out with Trump

Although Pope Francis attacked Trump over immigration just two days before he died, the US president is still going to his funeral.

22.04.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Bruce Wolpe

Is this the beginning of the end for Trump?

Cracks are appearing in Donald Trump’s armour. Let’s consider his self-inflicted wounds.

04.04.2025 9

WA Today

Bruce Wolpe

Is this the beginning of the end for Trump?

Cracks are appearing in Donald Trump’s armour. Let’s consider his self-inflicted wounds.

04.04.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Bruce Wolpe

Is this the beginning of the end for Trump?

Cracks are appearing in Donald Trump’s armour. Let’s consider his self-inflicted wounds.

04.04.2025 10

The Age

Bruce Wolpe

Is this the beginning of the end for Trump?

Cracks are appearing in Donald Trump’s armour. Let’s consider his self-inflicted wounds.

04.04.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Bruce Wolpe

US Senator Cory Booker just spoke for 25 hours in Congress. What was he trying to achieve?

US senators engage in lengthy speeches when they are losing. This is clearly what motivated Cory Booker’s 25-hour speech: a sense the Democrats are...

02.04.2025 30

The Conversation

Bruce Wolpe

The Democrats can’t lay a glove on Trump – because they lack what Australia has

For now, Australia’s democracy has Peter Dutton as the main voice of opposition. America’s system allows for no such powerful voice.

13.03.2025 10

WA Today

Bruce Wolpe