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My daughter set me a tough literary challenge. What a journey it’s been

I was tasked with reading 52 books from 52 countries in 52 weeks. I didn’t quite get there, but I still enjoyed the expedition. Here are some of the...

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WA Today

David Crowe

My daughter set me a tough literary challenge. What a journey it’s been

I was tasked with reading 52 books from 52 countries in 52 weeks. I didn’t quite get there, but I still enjoyed the expedition. Here are some of the...

latest 7

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Crowe

My daughter set me a tough literary challenge. What a journey it’s been

I was tasked with reading 52 books from 52 countries in 52 weeks. I didn’t quite get there, but I still enjoyed the expedition. Here are some of the...

latest 7

The Age

David Crowe

My daughter set me a tough literary challenge. What a journey it’s been

I was tasked with reading 52 books from 52 countries in 52 weeks. I didn’t quite get there, but I still enjoyed the expedition. Here are some of the...

latest 6

Brisbane Times

David Crowe

The four reasons Trump’s tariff threats won’t hand Greenland to him

Donald Trump’s tough talk about capturing Greenland for the US has so far used the slow pressure of tariff threats and social media posts. It is...

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WA Today

David Crowe

The four reasons Trump’s tariff threats won’t hand Greenland to him

Donald Trump’s tough talk about capturing Greenland for the US has so far used the slow pressure of tariff threats and social media posts. It is...

latest 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Crowe

The four reasons Trump’s tariff threats won’t hand Greenland to him

Donald Trump’s tough talk about capturing Greenland for the US has so far used the slow pressure of tariff threats and social media posts. It is...

latest 20

The Age

David Crowe

The four reasons Trump’s tariff threats won’t hand Greenland to him

Donald Trump’s tough talk about capturing Greenland for the US has so far used the slow pressure of tariff threats and social media posts. It is...

latest 8

Brisbane Times

David Crowe

Trump calls climate change a ‘con job’ but it could drive his bid to seize Greenland

As Greenlanders watch the ice melt around them, mining becomes more commercial and more attractive to the US president – or that’s the theory.

12.01.2026 10

WA Today

David Crowe

Trump calls climate change a ‘con job’ but it could drive his bid to seize Greenland

Trump calls climate change a ‘con job’ but it could drive his bid to seize Greenland

As Greenlanders watch the ice melt around them, mining becomes more commercial and more attractive to the US president – or that’s the theory.

12.01.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Crowe

Trump calls climate change a ‘con job’ but it could drive his bid to seize Greenland

As Greenlanders watch the ice melt around them, mining becomes more commercial and more attractive to the US president – or that’s the theory.

12.01.2026 10

The Age

David Crowe

Trump calls climate change a ‘con job’ but it could drive his bid to seize Greenland

As Greenlanders watch the ice melt around them, mining becomes more commercial and more attractive to the US president – or that’s the theory.

12.01.2026 10

Brisbane Times

David Crowe

Greenlanders tell ‘absolutely insane’ Trump what they really think

On the streets of Nuuk, derision of the US president is palpable. A group of boys walking in the snow stop to say “we hate Trump”. One makes the...

10.01.2026 10

WA Today

David Crowe

Greenlanders tell ‘absolutely insane’ Trump what they really think

Greenlanders tell ‘absolutely insane’ Trump what they really think

On the streets of Nuuk, derision of the US president is palpable. A group of boys walking in the snow stop to say “we hate Trump”. One makes the...

10.01.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Crowe

Greenlanders tell ‘absolutely insane’ Trump what they really think

On the streets of Nuuk, derision of the US president is palpable. A group of boys walking in the snow stop to say “we hate Trump”. One makes the...

10.01.2026 10

The Age

David Crowe

Greenlanders tell ‘absolutely insane’ Trump what they really think

On the streets of Nuuk, derision of the US president is palpable. A group of boys walking in the snow stop to say “we hate Trump”. One makes the...

10.01.2026 10

Brisbane Times

David Crowe

The new world disorder where might is right

The future is an unhappy picture of great power competition and serious risk for Australia.

09.01.2026 30

WA Today

David Crowe

The new world disorder where might is right

The new world disorder where might is right

The future is an unhappy picture of great power competition and serious risk for Australia.

09.01.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Crowe

The new world disorder where might is right

The future is an unhappy picture of great power competition and serious risk for Australia.

09.01.2026 20

The Age

David Crowe

The new world disorder where might is right

The future is an unhappy picture of great power competition and serious risk for Australia.

09.01.2026 20

Brisbane Times

David Crowe

In claiming American strength, Trump also highlights weakness

The US appears to have completed a bold act of regime change in unseating Nicolas Maduro, but what unfolds next for Venezuela and the world is not so...

04.01.2026 10

WA Today

David Crowe

In claiming American strength, Trump also highlights weakness

The US appears to have completed a bold act of regime change in unseating Nicolas Maduro, but what unfolds next for Venezuela and the world is not so...

04.01.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Crowe

In claiming American strength, Trump also highlights weakness

The US appears to have completed a bold act of regime change in unseating Nicolas Maduro, but what unfolds next for Venezuela and the world is not so...

04.01.2026 10

The Age

David Crowe

In claiming American strength, Trump also highlights weakness

The US appears to have completed a bold act of regime change in unseating Nicolas Maduro, but what unfolds next for Venezuela and the world is not so...

04.01.2026 10

Brisbane Times

David Crowe

‘It happened in seconds’: How a night of youthful joy turned into tragedy

What was meant to be a night of joy has brought devastation to the families and friends of the victims.

02.01.2026 10

WA Today

David Crowe

‘It happened in seconds’: How a night of youthful joy turned into tragedy

What was meant to be a night of joy has brought devastation to the families and friends of the victims.

02.01.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Crowe

‘It happened in seconds’: How a night of youthful joy turned into tragedy

Young revellers had crowded into the Le Constellation basement to cheer the year ahead. Now, that future has been cut short for at least 40 of them.

02.01.2026 30

The Age

David Crowe

‘It happened in seconds’: How a night of youthful joy turned into tragedy

What was meant to be a night of joy has brought devastation to the families and friends of the victims.

02.01.2026 10

Brisbane Times

David Crowe

‘May the force be with you’: A relentless night in a Ukrainian bomb shelter

The air raid alarm goes off and the iPhone starts talking in an American accent, urging listeners to seek shelter. It’s 1.23am and our correspondent...

08.12.2025 10

WA Today

David Crowe

‘May the force be with you’: A relentless night in a Ukrainian bomb shelter

The air raid alarm goes off and the iPhone starts talking in an American accent, urging listeners to seek shelter. It’s 1.23am and our correspondent...

08.12.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Crowe

‘May the force be with you’: A relentless night in a Ukrainian bomb shelter

The air raid alarm goes off and the iPhone starts talking in an American accent, urging listeners to seek shelter. It’s 1.23am and our correspondent...

08.12.2025 10

The Age

David Crowe

‘May the force be with you’: A relentless night in a Ukrainian bomb shelter

The air raid alarm goes off and the iPhone starts talking in an American accent, urging listeners to seek shelter. It’s 1.23am and our correspondent...

08.12.2025 10

Brisbane Times

David Crowe

Like a weather forecast, but for terror: This app shows you how Ukraine peace talks are really going

For all the talk about a pathway to peace, the data displays an escalating war. Yaroslav felt the impact when Russian missiles slammed into two...

02.12.2025 10

WA Today

David Crowe

Like a weather forecast, but for terror: This app shows you how Ukraine peace talks are really going

For all the talk about a pathway to peace, the data displays an escalating war. Yaroslav felt the impact when Russian missiles slammed into two...

02.12.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Crowe

Like a weather forecast, but for terror: This app shows you how Ukraine peace talks are really going

Yaroslav was at home when the missile hit. So was his friend, who went to sleep that night as usual and died in the flames.

02.12.2025 20

The Age

David Crowe

Like a weather forecast, but for terror: This app shows you how Ukraine peace talks are really going

For all the talk about a pathway to peace, the data displays an escalating war. Yaroslav felt the impact when Russian missiles slammed into two...

02.12.2025 10

Brisbane Times

David Crowe

The dictator next door: Why these dealmakers won’t stop Putin

In a leaked phone call, Steve Witkoff made peace in Ukraine sound simple. But anything that looks acceptable to Putin carries immense danger for...

28.11.2025 10

WA Today

David Crowe

The dictator next door: Why these dealmakers won’t stop Putin

In a leaked phone call, Steve Witkoff made peace in Ukraine sound simple. But anything that looks acceptable to Putin carries immense danger for...

28.11.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Crowe

The dictator next door: Why these dealmakers won’t stop Putin

In a leaked phone call, the US special envoy made peace in Ukraine sound simple. But anything that looks acceptable to Russia’s president carries...

28.11.2025 10

The Age

David Crowe

The dictator next door: Why these dealmakers won’t stop Putin

In a leaked phone call, Steve Witkoff made peace in Ukraine sound simple. But anything that looks acceptable to Putin carries immense danger for...

28.11.2025 10

Brisbane Times

David Crowe

Tax-free EVs run out of road as Britain drops a budget bombshell

A new levy on electric vehicles is just one of the shocks in a budget that highlights the grim state of the UK’s finances.

27.11.2025 9

WA Today

David Crowe

Tax-free EVs run out of road as Britain drops a budget bombshell

A new levy on electric vehicles is just one of the shocks in a budget that highlights the grim state of the UK’s finances.

27.11.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Crowe

Tax-free EVs run out of road as Britain drops a budget bombshell

A new levy on electric vehicles is just one of the shocks in a budget that highlights the grim state of the UK’s finances.

27.11.2025 10

The Age

David Crowe

Tax-free EVs run out of road as Britain drops a budget bombshell

A new levy on electric vehicles is just one of the shocks in a budget that highlights the grim state of the UK’s finances.

27.11.2025 9

Brisbane Times

David Crowe

Trump fails the history test on Ukraine. Time for a second draft

Trump’s proposals deliver so many gains to Putin that they become a reward for war. Issuing the draft plan with a short deadline was a shameful act.

24.11.2025 10

WA Today

David Crowe

Trump fails the history test on Ukraine. Time for a second draft

Trump’s proposals deliver so many gains to Putin that they become a reward for war. Issuing the draft plan with a short deadline was a shameful act.

24.11.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Crowe

Trump fails the history test on Ukraine. Time for a second draft

Trump’s proposals deliver so many gains to Putin that they become a reward for war. Issuing the draft plan with a short deadline was a shameful act.

24.11.2025 9

The Age

David Crowe

Trump fails the history test on Ukraine. Time for a second draft

Trump’s proposals deliver so many gains to Putin that they become a reward for war. Issuing the draft plan with a short deadline was a shameful act.

24.11.2025 10

Brisbane Times

David Crowe

Trump’s peace deal for Ukraine is easy to condemn. It is harder to reject

Donald Trump’s proposed peace deal forces Ukraine to weigh a lopsided settlement against the horrific cost of a war with no end in sight.

22.11.2025 10

WA Today

David Crowe

Trump’s peace deal for Ukraine is easy to condemn. It is harder to reject

Donald Trump’s proposed peace deal forces Ukraine to weigh a lopsided settlement against the horrific cost of a war with no end in sight.

22.11.2025 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Crowe