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He was a canary in the coalmine for Trumpism. Now he’s heading to Canberra

He was a canary in the coalmine for Trumpism. Now he’s heading to Canberra

The US Senate has confirmed former Republican congressman David Brat to become ambassador to Australia, filling a diplomatic post that has sat empty...

yesterday 10

WA Today

Michael Koziol

He was a canary in the coalmine for Trumpism. Now he’s heading to Canberra

He was a canary in the coalmine for Trumpism. Now he’s heading to Canberra

The US Senate has confirmed former Republican congressman David Brat to become ambassador to Australia, filling a diplomatic post that has sat empty...

yesterday 10

Brisbane Times

Michael Koziol

He was a canary in the coalmine for Trumpism. Now he’s heading to Canberra

He was a canary in the coalmine for Trumpism. Now he’s heading to Canberra

The US Senate has confirmed former Republican congressman David Brat to become ambassador to Australia, filling a diplomatic post that has sat empty...

yesterday 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Koziol

He was a canary in the coalmine for Trumpism. Now he’s heading to Canberra

He was a canary in the coalmine for Trumpism. Now he’s heading to Canberra

The US Senate has confirmed former Republican congressman David Brat to become ambassador to Australia, filling a diplomatic post that has sat empty...

yesterday 10

The Age

Michael Koziol

Cancel Thanksgiving? Democrats’ lurch to the left risks an epic backfiring

Cancel Thanksgiving? Democrats’ lurch to the left risks an epic backfiring

Around the country, Americans are rejecting establishment candidates in favour of populists. But will they prove too radical in the heat of a general...

thursday 10

WA Today

Michael Koziol

Cancel Thanksgiving? Democrats’ lurch to the left risks an epic backfiring

Cancel Thanksgiving? Democrats’ lurch to the left risks an epic backfiring

Around the country, Americans are rejecting establishment candidates in favour of populists. But will they prove too radical in the heat of a general...

thursday 10

Brisbane Times

Michael Koziol

Cancel Thanksgiving? Democrats’ lurch to the left risks an epic backfiring

Cancel Thanksgiving? Democrats’ lurch to the left risks an epic backfiring

Around the country, Americans are rejecting establishment candidates in favour of populists. But will they prove too radical in the heat of a general...

thursday 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Koziol

Cancel Thanksgiving? Democrats’ lurch to the left risks an epic backfiring

Cancel Thanksgiving? Democrats’ lurch to the left risks an epic backfiring

Around the country, Americans are rejecting establishment candidates in favour of populists. But will they prove too radical in the heat of a general...

thursday 10

The Age

Michael Koziol

Pool fiasco reflects poorly on the morals of an entire administration

Pool fiasco reflects poorly on the morals of an entire administration

How many people contributed to prolonging the lie that David Hearn and others vandalised the monument, and sat silent until the legal system forced...

04.08.2026 20

WA Today

Michael Koziol

Pool fiasco reflects poorly on the morals of an entire administration

Pool fiasco reflects poorly on the morals of an entire administration

How many people contributed to prolonging the lie that David Hearn and others vandalised the monument, and sat silent until the legal system forced...

04.08.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Michael Koziol

Pool fiasco reflects poorly on the morals of an entire administration

Pool fiasco reflects poorly on the morals of an entire administration

How many people contributed to prolonging the lie that David Hearn and others vandalised the monument, and sat silent until the legal system forced...

04.08.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Koziol

Pool fiasco reflects poorly on the morals of an entire administration

Pool fiasco reflects poorly on the morals of an entire administration

How many people contributed to prolonging the lie that David Hearn and others vandalised the monument, and sat silent until the legal system forced...

04.08.2026 10

The Age

Michael Koziol

American anger: The real takeaway from Fauci’s show trial is enduring rage

American anger: The real takeaway from Fauci’s show trial is enduring rage

The COVID-19 pandemic did not give us government at its best. We ought to learn the lessons. But there has to be a point at which you let it go.

30.07.2026 20

WA Today

Michael Koziol

American anger: The real takeaway from Fauci’s show trial is enduring rage

American anger: The real takeaway from Fauci’s show trial is enduring rage

The COVID-19 pandemic did not give us government at its best. We ought to learn the lessons. But there has to be a point at which you let it go.

30.07.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Michael Koziol

American anger: The real takeaway from Fauci’s show trial is enduring rage

American anger: The real takeaway from Fauci’s show trial is enduring rage

The COVID-19 pandemic did not give us government at its best. We ought to learn the lessons. But there has to be a point at which you let it go.

30.07.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Koziol

American anger: The real takeaway from Fauci’s show trial is enduring rage

American anger: The real takeaway from Fauci’s show trial is enduring rage

The COVID-19 pandemic did not give us government at its best. We ought to learn the lessons. But there has to be a point at which you let it go.

30.07.2026 20

The Age

Michael Koziol

Netanyahu lands in Washington to tackle Trump with one thing on both of their minds

The war in Iran turns five months old on the day the two leaders reunite at the White House. The US president is signalling fresh interest in a peace...

28.07.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Michael Koziol

Netanyahu lands in Washington to tackle Trump with one thing on both of their minds

The war in Iran turns five months old on the day the two leaders reunite at the White House. The US president is signalling fresh interest in a peace...

28.07.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Koziol

Netanyahu lands in Washington to tackle Trump with one thing on both of their minds

The war in Iran turns five months old on the day the two leaders reunite at the White House. The US president is signalling fresh interest in a peace...

28.07.2026 20

WA Today

Michael Koziol

Netanyahu lands in Washington to tackle Trump with one thing on both of their minds

The war in Iran turns five months old on the day the two leaders reunite at the White House. The US president is signalling fresh interest in a peace...

28.07.2026 20

The Age

Michael Koziol

‘Who the hell wrote that?’: Trump bombs at correspondents dinner with unfunny, tasteless speech

The evening started with promise, but descended into failed jokes, recycled material and a truly awful attack by the US president on CNN host Kaitlan...

25.07.2026 20

WA Today

Michael Koziol

‘Who the hell wrote that?’: Trump bombs at correspondents dinner with unfunny, tasteless speech

The evening started with promise, but descended into failed jokes, recycled material and a truly awful attack by the US president on CNN host Kaitlan...

25.07.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Koziol

‘Who the hell wrote that?’: Trump bombs at correspondents dinner with unfunny, tasteless speech

The evening started with promise, but descended into failed jokes, recycled material and a truly awful attack by the US president on CNN host Kaitlan...

25.07.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Michael Koziol

‘Who the hell wrote that?’: Trump bombs at correspondents dinner with unfunny, tasteless speech

The evening started with promise, but descended into failed jokes, recycled material and a truly awful attack by the US president on CNN host Kaitlan...

25.07.2026 20

The Age

Michael Koziol

The reflecting pool saga is a metaphor for the Trump presidency itself

The president often has good intentions, only to be brought down by ego and an inability to accept fault – or even doubt. But he deserves points for...

20.07.2026 20

WA Today

Michael Koziol

The reflecting pool saga is a metaphor for the Trump presidency itself

The president often has good intentions, only to be brought down by ego and an inability to accept fault – or even doubt. But he deserves points for...

20.07.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Koziol

The reflecting pool saga is a metaphor for the Trump presidency itself

The president often has good intentions, only to be brought down by ego and an inability to accept fault – or even doubt. But he deserves points for...

20.07.2026 30

The Age

Michael Koziol

The reflecting pool saga is a metaphor for the Trump presidency itself

The president often has good intentions, only to be brought down by ego and an inability to accept fault – or even doubt. But he deserves points for...

20.07.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Michael Koziol

Trump lays the groundwork for emergency declaration ahead of midterms

The US president recently stacked his administration with temporary appointments of loyal friends, some with the explicit purpose of investigating...

17.07.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Koziol

Trump lays the groundwork for emergency declaration ahead of midterms

The US president recently stacked his administration with temporary appointments of loyal friends, some with the explicit purpose of investigating...

17.07.2026 20

WA Today

Michael Koziol

Trump lays the groundwork for emergency declaration ahead of midterms

The US president recently stacked his administration with temporary appointments of loyal friends, some with the explicit purpose of investigating...

17.07.2026 30

The Age

Michael Koziol

Trump lays the groundwork for emergency declaration ahead of midterms

The US president recently stacked his administration with temporary appointments of loyal friends, some with the explicit purpose of investigating...

17.07.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Michael Koziol

‘Grasping at straws’: Trump’s Hormuz toll thought bubble didn’t last long – but the ramifications will

If the US president’s war enabled Iran to weaponise the strait in the first place, the preposterous 20 per cent toll proposal only gives them more...

15.07.2026 30

WA Today

Michael Koziol

‘Grasping at straws’: Trump’s Hormuz toll thought bubble didn’t last long – but the ramifications will

If the US president’s war enabled Iran to weaponise the strait in the first place, the preposterous 20 per cent toll proposal only gives them more...

15.07.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Koziol

‘Grasping at straws’: Trump’s Hormuz toll thought bubble didn’t last long – but the ramifications will

If the US president’s war enabled Iran to weaponise the strait in the first place, the preposterous 20 per cent toll proposal only gives them more...

15.07.2026 30

The Age

Michael Koziol

‘Grasping at straws’: Trump’s Hormuz toll thought bubble didn’t last long – but the ramifications will

If the US president’s war enabled Iran to weaponise the strait in the first place, the preposterous 20 per cent toll proposal only gives them more...

15.07.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Michael Koziol

Lindsey Graham, the ‘Three Amigos’ and the shifting politics of Israel

The veteran Republican senator was as old-school as they get in Washington, DC, and his death removes one of Israel’s staunchest allies of in the...

13.07.2026 30

WA Today

Michael Koziol

Lindsey Graham, the ‘Three Amigos’ and the shifting politics of Israel

The veteran Republican senator was as old-school as they get in Washington, DC, and his death removes one of Israel’s staunchest allies of in the...

13.07.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Koziol

Lindsey Graham, the ‘Three Amigos’ and the shifting politics of Israel

The veteran Republican senator was as old-school as they get in Washington, DC, and his death removes one of Israel’s staunchest allies of in the...

13.07.2026 30

The Age

Michael Koziol

Lindsey Graham, the ‘Three Amigos’ and the shifting politics of Israel

The veteran Republican senator was as old-school as they get in Washington, DC, and his death removes one of Israel’s staunchest allies of in the...

13.07.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Michael Koziol

Trump trusted Iran’s ‘rational’ new leaders. Now he says he knows better

Many predicted the paper-thin memorandum of understanding signed last month would amount to little. It has taken even less time to collapse than they...

09.07.2026 30

WA Today

Michael Koziol

Trump trusted Iran’s ‘rational’ new leaders. Now he says he knows better

Many predicted the paper-thin memorandum of understanding signed last month would amount to little. It has taken even less time to collapse than they...

09.07.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Koziol

Trump trusted Iran’s ‘rational’ new leaders. Now he says he knows better

Many predicted the paper-thin memorandum of understanding signed last month would amount to little. It has taken even less time to collapse than they...

09.07.2026 30

The Age

Michael Koziol

Trump trusted Iran’s ‘rational’ new leaders. Now he says he knows better

Many predicted the paper-thin memorandum of understanding signed last month would amount to little. It has taken even less time to collapse than they...

09.07.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Michael Koziol

The irony of Trump’s scheme to protect a US World Cup star from the rules

If the US president had things his way, Folarin Balogun would not even be an American citizen, and would not be able to play for the US soccer team at...

07.07.2026 40

WA Today

Michael Koziol

The irony of Trump’s scheme to protect a US World Cup star from the rules

If the US president had things his way, Folarin Balogun would not even be an American citizen, and would not be able to play for the US soccer team at...

07.07.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Koziol

The irony of Trump’s scheme to protect a US World Cup star from the rules

If the US president had things his way, Folarin Balogun would not even be an American citizen, and would not be able to play for the US soccer team at...

07.07.2026 20

The Age

Michael Koziol

The irony of Trump’s scheme to protect a US World Cup star from the rules

If the US president had things his way, Folarin Balogun would not even be an American citizen, and would not be able to play for the US soccer team at...

07.07.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Michael Koziol

Heatwaves, storms and masked men: Inside the messy, fractured reality of America’s 250th

Hundreds of thousands flocked to Washington for America’s big July 4 birthday bash for a frenetic night of magic and chaos.

05.07.2026 30

WA Today

Michael Koziol

Heatwaves, storms and masked men: Inside the messy, fractured reality of America’s 250th

Hundreds of thousands flocked to Washington for America’s big July 4 birthday bash for a frenetic night of magic and chaos.

05.07.2026 40

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Koziol