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Matthew Knott

The Age

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From yum cha to a mosque: Dutton sells himself as a multicultural champion

From yum cha to a mosque: Dutton sells himself as a multicultural champion

In his first weekend on the campaign trail Peter Dutton visited a mosque before a church, synagogue or a Hindu temple, inviting voters to take another...

31.03.2025 8

WA Today

Matthew Knott

From yum cha to a mosque: Dutton sells himself as a multicultural champion

From yum cha to a mosque: Dutton sells himself as a multicultural champion

In his first weekend on the campaign trail Peter Dutton visited a mosque before a church, synagogue or a Hindu temple, inviting voters to take another...

31.03.2025 9

The Age

Matthew Knott

From yum cha to a mosque: Dutton sells himself as a multicultural champion

From yum cha to a mosque: Dutton sells himself as a multicultural champion

In his first weekend on the campaign trail Peter Dutton visited a mosque before a church, synagogue or a Hindu temple, inviting voters to take another...

31.03.2025 9

Brisbane Times

Matthew Knott

From yum cha to a mosque: Dutton sells himself as a multicultural champion

From yum cha to a mosque: Dutton sells himself as a multicultural champion

In his first weekend on the campaign trail Peter Dutton visited a mosque before a church, synagogue or a Hindu temple, inviting voters to take another...

31.03.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Matthew Knott

Why our former PMs should speak up, not shut up

Julia Gillard has been praised for maintaining a dignified silence since leaving politics. But wouldn’t we like to hear more from her?

25.03.2025 8

WA Today

Matthew Knott

Why our former PMs should speak up, not shut up

Why our former PMs should speak up, not shut up

Julia Gillard has been praised for maintaining a dignified silence since leaving politics. But wouldn’t we like to hear more from her?

25.03.2025 7

The Sydney Morning Herald

Matthew Knott

Why our former PMs should speak up, not shut up

Julia Gillard has been praised for maintaining a dignified silence since leaving politics. But wouldn’t we like to hear more from her?

25.03.2025 7

The Age

Matthew Knott

Why our former PMs should speak up, not shut up

Julia Gillard has been praised for maintaining a dignified silence since leaving politics. But wouldn’t we like to hear more from her?

25.03.2025 6

Brisbane Times

Matthew Knott

Trump is everywhere in the budget, but you won’t find his name

Just as inflation is moderating, and the Reserve Bank is cutting interest rates, the prospect of a global trade war is threatening to upend the...

25.03.2025 6

WA Today

Matthew Knott

Trump is everywhere in the budget, but you won’t find his name

Trump is everywhere in the budget, but you won’t find his name

Just as inflation is moderating, and the Reserve Bank is cutting interest rates, the prospect of a global trade war is threatening to upend the...

25.03.2025 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Matthew Knott

Trump is everywhere in the budget, but you won’t find his name

Trump is everywhere in the budget, but you won’t find his name

Just as inflation is moderating, and the Reserve Bank is cutting interest rates, the prospect of a global trade war is threatening to upend the...

25.03.2025 10

The Age

Matthew Knott

Trump is everywhere in the budget, but you won’t find his name

Just as inflation is moderating, and the Reserve Bank is cutting interest rates, the prospect of a global trade war is threatening to upend the...

25.03.2025 8

Brisbane Times

Matthew Knott

While the world focused on Trump’s trade war, the Gaza ceasefire was unravelling in plain sight

While the world focused on Trump’s trade war, the Gaza ceasefire was unravelling in plain sight

The Israeli prime minister has always had a hole in the heart of his war strategy. And with Gaza once more under attack, it remains as glaring as...

18.03.2025 10

WA Today

Matthew Knott

While the world focused on Trump’s trade war, the Gaza ceasefire was unravelling in plain sight

While the world focused on Trump’s trade war, the Gaza ceasefire was unravelling in plain sight

The Israeli prime minister has always had a hole in the heart of his war strategy. And with Gaza once more under attack, it remains as glaring as...

18.03.2025 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Matthew Knott

While the world focused on Trump’s trade war, the Gaza ceasefire was unravelling in plain sight

While the world focused on Trump’s trade war, the Gaza ceasefire was unravelling in plain sight

The Israeli prime minister has always had a hole in the heart of his war strategy. And with Gaza once more under attack, it remains as glaring as...

18.03.2025 10

The Age

Matthew Knott

While the world focused on Trump’s trade war, the Gaza ceasefire was unravelling in plain sight

While the world focused on Trump’s trade war, the Gaza ceasefire was unravelling in plain sight

The Israeli prime minister has always had a hole in the heart of his war strategy. And with Gaza once more under attack, it remains as glaring as...

18.03.2025 9

Brisbane Times

Matthew Knott

The special friendship is over. Trump doesn’t care about Australia

We can’t say we weren’t warned. The label was right there on the tin. Trump is determined to implement his idiosyncratic world view with...

12.03.2025 10

WA Today

Matthew Knott

The special friendship is over. Trump doesn’t care about Australia

We can’t say we weren’t warned. The label was right there on the tin. Trump is determined to implement his idiosyncratic world view with...

12.03.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Matthew Knott

The special friendship is over. Trump doesn’t care about Australia

We can’t say we weren’t warned. The label was right there on the tin. Trump is determined to implement his idiosyncratic world view with...

12.03.2025 10

The Age

Matthew Knott

The special friendship is over. Trump doesn’t care about Australia

We can’t say we weren’t warned. The label was right there on the tin. Trump is determined to implement his idiosyncratic world view with...

12.03.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Matthew Knott

Our defences have been tested, and they’ve failed

How much faith can we have that the Defence Force will know what’s going on and keep the public informed about any threats? Very little, if the past...

26.02.2025 10

WA Today

Matthew Knott

Our defences have been tested, and they’ve failed

How much faith can we have that the Defence Force will know what’s going on and keep the public informed about any threats? Very little, if the past...

26.02.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Matthew Knott

Our defences have been tested, and they’ve failed

How much faith can we have that the Defence Force will know what’s going on and keep the public informed about any threats? Very little, if the past...

26.02.2025 20

The Age

Matthew Knott

Our defences have been tested, and they’ve failed

How much faith can we have that the Defence Force will know what’s going on and keep the public informed about any threats? Very little, if the past...

26.02.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Matthew Knott

Albanese’s formulas aren’t enough to handle a president like Trump

Being a close ally of the US does not mean we have to be so slavish that we abandon independent thinking.

06.02.2025 10

WA Today

Matthew Knott

Albanese’s formulas aren’t enough to handle a president like Trump

Being a close ally of the US does not mean we have to be so slavish that we abandon independent thinking.

06.02.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Matthew Knott

Albanese’s formulas aren’t enough to handle a president like Trump

Being a close ally of the US does not mean we have to be so slavish that we abandon independent thinking.

06.02.2025 20

The Age

Matthew Knott

Albanese’s formulas aren’t enough to handle a president like Trump

Being a close ally of the US does not mean we have to be so slavish that we abandon independent thinking.

06.02.2025 9

Brisbane Times

Matthew Knott

Trump just dressed up ethnic cleansing as a real estate opportunity, and blew up ‘America First’

Here’s the dire place we find ourselves three weeks into the second Trump administration.

05.02.2025 8

WA Today

Matthew Knott

Trump just dressed up ethnic cleansing as a real estate opportunity, and blew up ‘America First’

Here’s the dire place we find ourselves three weeks into the second Trump administration.

05.02.2025 70

The Sydney Morning Herald

Matthew Knott

Trump just dressed up ethnic cleansing as a real estate opportunity, and blew up ‘America First’

Here’s the dire place we find ourselves three weeks into the second Trump administration.

05.02.2025 20

The Age

Matthew Knott

Trump just dressed up ethnic cleansing as a real estate opportunity, and blew up ‘America First’

Here’s the dire place we find ourselves three weeks into the second Trump administration.

05.02.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Matthew Knott

Dutton expected to go on the attack. Instead, Chalmers had him for lunch

The House of Representatives has hosted debates about many hefty issues over the years. This wasn’t one of them.

04.02.2025 7

WA Today

Matthew Knott

Dutton expected to go on the attack. Instead, Chalmers had him for lunch

The House of Representatives has hosted debates about many hefty issues over the years. This wasn’t one of them.

04.02.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Matthew Knott

Dutton expected to go on the attack. Instead, Chalmers had him for lunch

The House of Representatives has hosted debates about many hefty issues over the years. This wasn’t one of them.

04.02.2025 10

The Age

Matthew Knott

Dutton expected to go on the attack. Instead, Chalmers had him for lunch

The House of Representatives has hosted debates about many hefty issues over the years. This wasn’t one of them.

04.02.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Matthew Knott

Trump’s happy to play the ‘madman’ to restore global order. But will it work?

Trump has repeatedly and explicitly said he wants to use the perception he is unpredictable, and even unhinged, to boost American power.

27.01.2025 6

WA Today

Matthew Knott

Trump’s happy to play the ‘madman’ to restore global order. But will it work?

Trump has repeatedly and explicitly said he wants to use the perception he is unpredictable, and even unhinged, to boost American power.

27.01.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Matthew Knott

Trump’s happy to play the ‘madman’ to restore global order. But will it work?

Trump has repeatedly and explicitly said he wants to use the perception he is unpredictable, and even unhinged, to boost American power.

27.01.2025 10

The Age

Matthew Knott

Trump’s happy to play the ‘madman’ to restore global order. But will it work?

Trump has repeatedly and explicitly said he wants to use the perception he is unpredictable, and even unhinged, to boost American power.

27.01.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Matthew Knott

Penny Wong’s golden ticket to the Trump show signals Australia’s strength

Penny Wong and Donald Trump hardly sound like a match made in political heaven, but there was Australia’s foreign minister in prime position.

21.01.2025 6

WA Today

Matthew Knott

Penny Wong’s golden ticket to the Trump show signals Australia’s strength

Penny Wong and Donald Trump hardly sound like a match made in political heaven, but there was Australia’s foreign minister in prime position.

21.01.2025 5

The Sydney Morning Herald

Matthew Knott

Penny Wong’s golden ticket to the Trump show signals Australia’s strength

Penny Wong and Donald Trump hardly sound like a match made in political heaven, but there was Australia’s foreign minister in prime position.

21.01.2025 5

The Age

Matthew Knott

Penny Wong’s golden ticket to the Trump show signals Australia’s strength

Penny Wong and Donald Trump hardly sound like a match made in political heaven, but there was Australia’s foreign minister in prime position.

21.01.2025 5

Brisbane Times

Matthew Knott

The key moments from Trump’s first day back in power

We’re in for four wild years, but here’s how day one started: with the world put on notice and an end to “wokeism” in the White House.

21.01.2025 5

WA Today

Matthew Knott

The key moments from Trump’s first day back in power

We’re in for four wild years, but here’s how day one started: with the world put on notice and an end to “wokeism” in the White House.

21.01.2025 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Matthew Knott

The key moments from Trump’s first day back in power

We’re in for four wild years, but here’s how day one started: with the world put on notice and an end to “wokeism” in the White House.

21.01.2025 10

The Age

Matthew Knott

The key moments from Trump’s first day back in power

We’re in for four wild years, but here’s how day one started: with the world put on notice and an end to “wokeism” in the White House.

21.01.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Matthew Knott

Camelot came to Canberra, but did Caroline Kennedy match the hype?

Admirers say the US envoy was charming and curious. Critics say Kennedy’s ambassadorship lacked depth and failed to capitalise on her star power.

20.01.2025 6

WA Today

Matthew Knott

Camelot came to Canberra, but did Caroline Kennedy match the hype?

Admirers say the US envoy was charming and curious. Critics say Kennedy’s ambassadorship lacked depth and failed to capitalise on her star power.

20.01.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Matthew Knott