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The Age

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Are you a winner or a loser in this budget?

Are you a winner or a loser in this budget?

There’s help on the way for taxpayers and first home buyers – while property investors and trust fund users won’t be as thrilled

yesterday 10

WA Today

Matthew Knott

Are you a winner or a loser in this budget?

Are you a winner or a loser in this budget?

There’s help on the way for taxpayers and first home buyers – while property investors and trust fund users won’t be as thrilled

yesterday 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Matthew Knott

Are you a winner or a loser in this budget?

Are you a winner or a loser in this budget?

There’s help on the way for taxpayers and first home buyers – while property investors and trust fund users won’t be as thrilled

yesterday 10

The Age

Matthew Knott

Are you a winner or a loser in this budget?

Are you a winner or a loser in this budget?

There’s help on the way for taxpayers and first home buyers – while property investors and trust fund users won’t be as thrilled

yesterday 10

Brisbane Times

Matthew Knott

Japan’s ‘iron lady’ PM is a trailblazer, but her Australian visit was a missed opportunity

Japan’s ‘iron lady’ PM is a trailblazer, but her Australian visit was a missed opportunity

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is a remarkable world leader, but her blink-and-you-miss-it visit to Australia proved remarkably uneventful.

05.05.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Matthew Knott

Japan’s ‘iron lady’ PM is a trailblazer, but her Australian visit was a missed opportunity

Japan’s ‘iron lady’ PM is a trailblazer, but her Australian visit was a missed opportunity

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is a remarkable world leader, but her blink-and-you-miss-it visit to Australia proved remarkably uneventful.

05.05.2026 20

WA Today

Matthew Knott

Japan’s ‘iron lady’ PM is a trailblazer, but her Australian visit was a missed opportunity

Japan’s ‘iron lady’ PM is a trailblazer, but her Australian visit was a missed opportunity

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is a remarkable world leader, but her blink-and-you-miss-it visit to Australia proved remarkably uneventful.

05.05.2026 10

The Age

Matthew Knott

Japan’s ‘iron lady’ PM is a trailblazer, but her Australian visit was a missed opportunity

Japan’s ‘iron lady’ PM is a trailblazer, but her Australian visit was a missed opportunity

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is a remarkable world leader, but her blink-and-you-miss-it visit to Australia proved remarkably uneventful.

05.05.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Matthew Knott

The key questions Virginia Bell wants ASIO, police and the government to answer

Bell’s interim report leaves many questions unanswered but makes clear she believes more could have been done to respond to surging antisemitism.

30.04.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Matthew Knott

The key questions Virginia Bell wants ASIO, police and the government to answer

Bell’s interim report leaves many questions unanswered but makes clear she believes more could have been done to respond to surging antisemitism.

30.04.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Matthew Knott

The key questions Virginia Bell wants ASIO, police and the government to answer

Bell’s interim report leaves many questions unanswered but makes clear she believes more could have been done to respond to surging antisemitism.

30.04.2026 20

WA Today

Matthew Knott

The key questions Virginia Bell wants ASIO, police and the government to answer

Bell’s interim report leaves many questions unanswered but makes clear she believes more could have been done to respond to surging antisemitism.

30.04.2026 10

The Age

Matthew Knott

Forget Trump. On AUKUS, it’s the next president we must worry about

Anyone reading the news and trying to assess the state of the AUKUS pact would be understandably confused.

22.04.2026 10

WA Today

Matthew Knott

Forget Trump. On AUKUS, it’s the next president we must worry about

Anyone reading the news and trying to assess the state of the AUKUS pact would be understandably confused.

22.04.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Matthew Knott

Forget Trump. On AUKUS, it’s the next president we must worry about

Anyone reading the news and trying to assess the state of the AUKUS pact would be understandably confused.

22.04.2026 20

The Age

Matthew Knott

Forget Trump. On AUKUS, it’s the next president we must worry about

Anyone reading the news and trying to assess the state of the AUKUS pact would be understandably confused.

22.04.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Matthew Knott

Trump has changed Australia’s defence spending. Just not in the way he thinks

The US president and his administration cannot claim credit for pressuring Australia to inject $53 billion more into defence over the next decade. The...

17.04.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Matthew Knott

Trump has changed Australia’s defence spending. Just not in the way he thinks

The US president and his administration cannot claim credit for pressuring Australia to inject $53 billion more into defence over the next decade. The...

17.04.2026 30

WA Today

Matthew Knott

Trump has changed Australia’s defence spending. Just not in the way he thinks

The US president and his administration cannot claim credit for pressuring Australia to inject $53 billion more into defence over the next decade. The...

17.04.2026 20

The Age

Matthew Knott

Trump has changed Australia’s defence spending. Just not in the way he thinks

The US president and his administration cannot claim credit for pressuring Australia to inject $53 billion more into defence over the next decade. The...

17.04.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Matthew Knott

Germany’s blunt candour about Trump highlights how timid Australia has become

The Albanese government believes it has little scope to express even the mildest criticism of Trump’s war against Iran. Not everyone feels so...

26.03.2026 40

WA Today

Matthew Knott

Germany’s blunt candour about Trump highlights how timid Australia has become

The Albanese government believes it has little scope to express even the mildest criticism of Trump’s war against Iran. Not everyone feels so...

26.03.2026 40

The Sydney Morning Herald

Matthew Knott

Germany’s blunt candour about Trump highlights how timid Australia has become

The Albanese government believes it has little scope to express even the mildest criticism of Trump’s war against Iran. Not everyone feels so...

26.03.2026 40

The Age

Matthew Knott

Germany’s blunt candour about Trump highlights how timid Australia has become

The Albanese government believes it has little scope to express even the mildest criticism of Trump’s war against Iran. Not everyone feels so...

26.03.2026 40

Brisbane Times

Matthew Knott

‘Brutal, harsh, unforgiving’: EU leader offers bracing message to Australia

Ursula von der Leyen came to Australia to celebrate good news, even offering a few jokes about flat whites and pavlovas. But there was no avoiding the...

24.03.2026 40

WA Today

Matthew Knott

‘Brutal, harsh, unforgiving’: EU leader offers bracing message to Australia

Ursula von der Leyen came to Australia to celebrate good news, even offering a few jokes about flat whites and pavlovas. But there was no avoiding the...

24.03.2026 40

The Sydney Morning Herald

Matthew Knott

‘Brutal, harsh, unforgiving’: EU leader offers bracing message to Australia

Ursula von der Leyen came to Australia to celebrate good news, even offering a few jokes about flat whites and pavlovas. But there was no avoiding the...

24.03.2026 30

The Age

Matthew Knott

‘Brutal, harsh, unforgiving’: EU leader offers bracing message to Australia

Ursula von der Leyen came to Australia to celebrate good news, even offering a few jokes about flat whites and pavlovas. But there was no avoiding the...

24.03.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Matthew Knott

The royal commission already looked rushed. Now it’s ‘embarrassment all round’

Richardson could have carried on for a few more weeks and done his best. If he felt overpaid, he could have taken a pay cut. But there’s plenty of...

12.03.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Matthew Knott

The royal commission already looked rushed. Now it’s ‘embarrassment all round’

Richardson could have carried on for a few more weeks and done his best. If he felt overpaid, he could have taken a pay cut. But there’s plenty of...

12.03.2026 30

The Age

Matthew Knott

The royal commission already looked rushed. Now it’s ‘embarrassment all round’

Richardson could have carried on for a few more weeks and done his best. If he felt overpaid, he could have taken a pay cut. But there’s plenty of...

12.03.2026 30

WA Today

Matthew Knott

The royal commission already looked rushed. Now it’s ‘embarrassment all round’

Richardson could have carried on for a few more weeks and done his best. If he felt overpaid, he could have taken a pay cut. But there’s plenty of...

12.03.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Matthew Knott

A political rock star comes to Canberra. Did he match the hype?

The Canadian prime minister set the foreign policy world alight with a speech early this year. He arrived in Australia on a mission to show that...

05.03.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Matthew Knott

A political rock star comes to Canberra. Did he match the hype?

The Canadian prime minister set the foreign policy world alight with a speech early this year. He arrived in Australia on a mission to show that...

05.03.2026 40

The Age

Matthew Knott

A political rock star comes to Canberra. Did he match the hype?

The Canadian prime minister set the foreign policy world alight with a speech early this year. He arrived in Australia on a mission to show that...

05.03.2026 70

Brisbane Times

Matthew Knott

A political rock star comes to Canberra. Did he match the hype?

The Canadian prime minister set the foreign policy world alight with a speech early this year. He arrived in Australia on a mission to show that...

05.03.2026 60

WA Today

Matthew Knott

The two crucial concepts the judge did not mention launching the antisemitism royal commission

Virginia Bell delivered a reality check on the royal commission’s first day. She is operating in a constrained environment and cannot make everyone...

24.02.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Matthew Knott

The two crucial concepts the judge did not mention launching the antisemitism royal commission

Virginia Bell delivered a reality check on the royal commission’s first day. She is operating in a constrained environment and cannot make everyone...

24.02.2026 20

The Age

Matthew Knott

The two crucial concepts the judge did not mention launching the antisemitism royal commission

Virginia Bell delivered a reality check on the royal commission’s first day. She is operating in a constrained environment and cannot make everyone...

24.02.2026 20

WA Today

Matthew Knott

The two crucial concepts the judge did not mention launching the antisemitism royal commission

Virginia Bell delivered a reality check on the royal commission’s first day. She is operating in a constrained environment and cannot make everyone...

24.02.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Matthew Knott

Anthony Albanese avoids tribalism and breaks with tradition with Rudd replacement

Thanks to his long career as a public servant, Greg Moriarty has no social media posts to scrub nor remarks he needs to retract. This sets him up for...

25.01.2026 30

WA Today

Matthew Knott

Anthony Albanese avoids tribalism and breaks with tradition with Rudd replacement

Thanks to his long career as a public servant, Greg Moriarty has no social media posts to scrub nor remarks he needs to retract. This sets him up for...

25.01.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Matthew Knott

Anthony Albanese avoids tribalism and breaks with tradition with Rudd replacement

Thanks to his long career as a public servant, Greg Moriarty has no social media posts to scrub nor remarks he needs to retract. This sets him up for...

25.01.2026 20

The Age

Matthew Knott

Anthony Albanese avoids tribalism and breaks with tradition with Rudd replacement

Thanks to his long career as a public servant, Greg Moriarty has no social media posts to scrub nor remarks he needs to retract. This sets him up for...

25.01.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Matthew Knott

Albanese fights back – and departs parliament with most of what he wanted

This week has showcased the prime minister’s pragmatism and command of parliamentary process. He practised the art of the possible and stabilised...

20.01.2026 20

WA Today

Matthew Knott

Albanese fights back – and departs parliament with most of what he wanted

This week has showcased the prime minister’s pragmatism and command of parliamentary process. He practised the art of the possible and stabilised...

20.01.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Matthew Knott

Albanese fights back – and departs parliament with most of what he wanted

This week has showcased the prime minister’s pragmatism and command of parliamentary process. He practised the art of the possible and stabilised...

20.01.2026 10

The Age

Matthew Knott

Albanese fights back – and departs parliament with most of what he wanted

This week has showcased the prime minister’s pragmatism and command of parliamentary process. He practised the art of the possible and stabilised...

20.01.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Matthew Knott

After Bondi, time must be taken to get race hate law changes right

It would be remarkable to see the Coalition, which has argued antisemitism is a national crisis, vote against the laws while the Greens allow them to...

15.01.2026 30

WA Today

Matthew Knott

After Bondi, time must be taken to get race hate law changes right

It would be remarkable to see the Coalition, which has argued antisemitism is a national crisis, vote against the laws while the Greens allow them to...

15.01.2026 60

The Sydney Morning Herald

Matthew Knott