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John Roskam

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What if Australia had its own Trump?

A local Trump would do some truth-telling, including that it’s incomprehensible a place as big as Australia has close to the world’s most...

24.01.2025 6

Financial Review

John Roskam

Fact is, Meta’s following Musk’s populist’s vibe

Whether Mark Zuckerberg made his decision to placate Trump or from a commitment to free speech, it’s a victory for freedom of expression.

09.01.2025 5

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John Roskam

Biography looking for a proto-Trump is blind to Reagan’s vision

Reagan’s accomplishments as president are nitpicked into insignificance in a book that seems more intent on ransacking his administration for clues...

27.12.2024 2

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John Roskam

Dutton should be ‘comfortable and relaxed’ about flag stance

The opposition leader knows the better path to social cohesion in an increasingly diverse community is to find what Australians have in common.

12.12.2024 4

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John Roskam

Australia’s social media ban is a joke

Media-manufactured moral panics come and go. That so many Labor and Coalition politicians have succumbed to this latest one, so unthinkingly, is...

28.11.2024 3

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John Roskam

Why the Libs can’t do a Trump

The lesson for Peter Dutton is not to copy the Donald – which in an Australian context would be impossible anyway. What he must be, though, is...

14.11.2024 2

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John Roskam

COVID-19 bullies could get away with it again

During the pandemic, few Australians were brave enough to say “stop”. We can hope for a different future, but there’s no sign things will be...

31.10.2024 1

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John Roskam

Charles III will find republicans who missed their best chance

The vibrant republican sentiment of the 1980s has been replaced by a dour, downbeat guilt-ridden version in the 2020s.

15.10.2024 8

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John Roskam

For the Liberals, Israel is a rare moment of cultural unity

Even multicultural societies need some shared values. The Liberals feel confident they are defending them.

03.10.2024 2

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John Roskam

CEOs who spend less time trying to be liked are heard more often

When company bosses spent less time trying to be liked, they got listened to more often.

19.09.2024 2

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John Roskam

The MSO brought this row on itself

Young self-absorbed artists and old complacent arts organisations like the MSO don’t understand that great art is powerful because it transcends...

05.09.2024 1

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John Roskam

Albanese should trust Australians by answering Gaza visa questions

The prime minister must tell us whether he agrees with the ASIO boss and explain why ‘rhetorical’ support for Hamas shouldn’t automatically...

22.08.2024 3

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John Roskam

Albanese should call out the Greens on antisemitism

The PM is correct that “words matter”. So he should stop talking in code about the elevated terror threat.

08.08.2024 2

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John Roskam

If Trump and Vance are ‘populist’, there should be more of it

The “great realignment” of US politics is not just about the reversal of the economic interests the parties speak for.

25.07.2024 1

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John Roskam