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Wong’s trip to Washington may suggest that everything is business as usual. It isn’t

This is an administration that has made its intentions plain. America First is about prioritising US interests and discarding the interests of others,...

02.07.2025 4

WA Today

Michael Koziol

Wong’s trip to Washington may suggest that everything is business as usual. It isn’t

This is an administration that has made its intentions plain. America First is about prioritising US interests and discarding the interests of others,...

02.07.2025 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Koziol

Wong’s trip to Washington may suggest that everything is business as usual. It isn’t

This is an administration that has made its intentions plain. America First is about prioritising US interests and discarding the interests of others,...

02.07.2025 7

The Age

Michael Koziol

Wong’s trip to Washington may suggest that everything is business as usual. It isn’t

This is an administration that has made its intentions plain. America First is about prioritising US interests and discarding the interests of others,...

02.07.2025 4

Brisbane Times

Michael Koziol

The best week of Donald Trump’s second presidency just got even better

The best week of Donald Trump’s second presidency just got even better

A combination of daring, good fortune and the brute wielding of American power combined to deliver a momentous week in global affairs and a number of...

29.06.2025 10

WA Today

Michael Koziol

The best week of Donald Trump’s second presidency just got even better

The best week of Donald Trump’s second presidency just got even better

A combination of daring, good fortune and the brute wielding of American power combined to deliver a momentous week in global affairs and a number of...

29.06.2025 4

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Koziol

The best week of Donald Trump’s second presidency just got even better

The best week of Donald Trump’s second presidency just got even better

A combination of daring, good fortune and the brute wielding of American power combined to deliver a momentous week in global affairs and a number of...

29.06.2025 9

The Age

Michael Koziol

The best week of Donald Trump’s second presidency just got even better

The best week of Donald Trump’s second presidency just got even better

A combination of daring, good fortune and the brute wielding of American power combined to deliver a momentous week in global affairs and a number of...

29.06.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Michael Koziol

If you look closely, behind the f-bomb and fury, you can see what Trump really wants

If you look closely, behind the f-bomb and fury, you can see what Trump really wants

Donald Trump’s spinners like to say he is the most transparent president in US history. His explicit tirade at key ally, Israel, reveals how his eye...

25.06.2025 8

WA Today

Michael Koziol

If you look closely, behind the f-bomb and fury, you can see what Trump really wants

If you look closely, behind the f-bomb and fury, you can see what Trump really wants

Donald Trump’s spinners like to say he is the most transparent president in US history. His explicit tirade at key ally, Israel, reveals how his eye...

25.06.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Koziol

If you look closely, behind the f-bomb and fury, you can see what Trump really wants

If you look closely, behind the f-bomb and fury, you can see what Trump really wants

Donald Trump’s spinners like to say he is the most transparent president in US history. His explicit tirade at key ally, Israel, reveals how his eye...

25.06.2025 10

The Age

Michael Koziol

If you look closely, behind the f-bomb and fury, you can see what Trump really wants

If you look closely, behind the f-bomb and fury, you can see what Trump really wants

Donald Trump’s spinners like to say he is the most transparent president in US history. His explicit tirade at key ally, Israel, reveals how his eye...

25.06.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Michael Koziol

Trump may have pulled off a brilliant deal this time - but can you trust the boy who cries victory?

The US President is always so boastful, so outlandish in his claims of unprecedented success, that one can’t help but be sceptical - even when it...

24.06.2025 10

WA Today

Michael Koziol

Trump may have pulled off a brilliant deal this time - but can you trust the boy who cries victory?

The US President is always so boastful, so outlandish in his claims of unprecedented success, that one can’t help but be sceptical - even when it...

24.06.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Koziol

Trump may have pulled off a brilliant deal this time - but can you trust the boy who cries victory?

The US President is always so boastful, so outlandish in his claims of unprecedented success, that one can’t help but be sceptical - even when it...

24.06.2025 10

The Age

Michael Koziol

Trump may have pulled off a brilliant deal this time - but can you trust the boy who cries victory?

The US President is always so boastful, so outlandish in his claims of unprecedented success, that one can’t help but be sceptical - even when it...

24.06.2025 20

Brisbane Times

Michael Koziol

White House emphasised strikes were not about regime change. Then Trump logged on to social media

Israel will be looking for support to topple Iran’s Supreme Leader, and Trump may be tempted to help. But such involvement carries risks for...

23.06.2025 10

WA Today

Michael Koziol

White House emphasised strikes were not about regime change. Then Trump logged on to social media

Israel will be looking for support to topple Iran’s Supreme Leader, and Trump may be tempted to help. But such involvement carries risks for...

23.06.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Koziol

White House emphasised strikes were not about regime change. Then Trump logged on to social media

Israel will be looking for support to topple Iran’s Supreme Leader, and Trump may be tempted to help. But such involvement carries risks for...

23.06.2025 5

The Age

Michael Koziol

White House emphasised strikes were not about regime change. Then Trump logged on to social media

Israel will be looking for support to topple Iran’s Supreme Leader, and Trump may be tempted to help. But such involvement carries risks for...

23.06.2025 3

Brisbane Times

Michael Koziol

Masterstroke or mistake? Trump defies his base in seizing the moment to strike Iran

The most consequential decision of the US leader’s term has reshaped his presidency and has landed a blow on those who accused him of being afraid...

22.06.2025 3

WA Today

Michael Koziol

Masterstroke or mistake? Trump defies his base in seizing the moment to strike Iran

The most consequential decision of the US leader’s term has reshaped his presidency and has landed a blow on those who accused him of being afraid...

22.06.2025 4

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Koziol

Masterstroke or mistake? Trump defies his base in seizing the moment to strike Iran

The most consequential decision of the US leader’s term has reshaped his presidency and has landed a blow on those who accused him of being afraid...

22.06.2025 20

The Age

Michael Koziol

Masterstroke or mistake? Trump defies his base in seizing the moment to strike Iran

The most consequential decision of the US leader’s term has reshaped his presidency and has landed a blow on those who accused him of being afraid...

22.06.2025 4

Brisbane Times

Michael Koziol

Trump has made perfectly clear he’ll decide what ‘America First’ means, even if MAGA don’t like it

The Tucker Carlson and Ted Cruz interview encapsulated the MAGA debate about US involvement in the Middle East. But there can only be one winner.

19.06.2025 20

WA Today

Michael Koziol

Trump has made perfectly clear he’ll decide what ‘America First’ means, even if MAGA don’t like it

The Tucker Carlson and Ted Cruz interview encapsulated the MAGA debate about US involvement in the Middle East. But there can only be one winner.

19.06.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Koziol

Trump has made perfectly clear he’ll decide what ‘America First’ means, even if MAGA don’t like it

The Tucker Carlson and Ted Cruz interview encapsulated the MAGA debate about US involvement in the Middle East. But there can only be one winner.

19.06.2025 10

The Age

Michael Koziol

Trump has made perfectly clear he’ll decide what ‘America First’ means, even if MAGA don’t like it

The Tucker Carlson and Ted Cruz interview encapsulated the MAGA debate about US involvement in the Middle East. But there can only be one winner.

19.06.2025 30

Brisbane Times

Michael Koziol

Trump loves to talk big and do little, but this time he has to act – and the world is watching

As leaders of the world’s most powerful nations spend the night in Alberta, their fate rests with a man heading back to Washington, phone in hand,...

17.06.2025 6

WA Today

Michael Koziol

Trump loves to talk big and do little, but this time he has to act – and the world is watching

As leaders of the world’s most powerful nations spend the night in Alberta, their fate rests with a man heading back to Washington, phone in hand,...

17.06.2025 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Koziol

Trump loves to talk big and do little, but this time he has to act – and the world is watching

As leaders of the world’s most powerful nations spend the night in Alberta, their fate rests with a man heading back to Washington, phone in hand,...

17.06.2025 6

The Age

Michael Koziol

Trump loves to talk big and do little, but this time he has to act – and the world is watching

As leaders of the world’s most powerful nations spend the night in Alberta, their fate rests with a man heading back to Washington, phone in hand,...

17.06.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Michael Koziol

America was already divided – Trump’s $69m military extravaganza did not help

America was already divided – Trump’s $69m military extravaganza did not help

For many, a parade of 6000 soldiers and 128 tanks was a fitting way to celebrate the US Army. For others, it was a gauche display of militarism more...

15.06.2025 10

WA Today

Michael Koziol

America was already divided – Trump’s $69m military extravaganza did not help

America was already divided – Trump’s $69m military extravaganza did not help

For many, a parade of 6000 soldiers and 128 tanks was a fitting way to celebrate the US Army. For others, it was a gauche display of militarism more...

15.06.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Koziol

America was already divided – Trump’s $69m military extravaganza did not help

America was already divided – Trump’s $69m military extravaganza did not help

For many, a parade of 6000 soldiers and 128 tanks was a fitting way to celebrate the US Army. For others, it was a gauche display of militarism more...

15.06.2025 10

The Age

Michael Koziol

America was already divided – Trump’s $69m military extravaganza did not help

America was already divided – Trump’s $69m military extravaganza did not help

For many, a parade of 6000 soldiers and 128 tanks was a fitting way to celebrate the US Army. For others, it was a gauche display of militarism more...

15.06.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Michael Koziol

A tale of two cities on either side of a divided country

A tale of two cities on either side of a divided country

There’s a hardness, an ugliness, a brutality and unfairness to Trump’s United States that Australians especially might find distasteful. But at...

14.06.2025 9

WA Today

Michael Koziol

A tale of two cities on either side of a divided country

A tale of two cities on either side of a divided country

There’s a hardness, an ugliness, a brutality and unfairness to Trump’s United States that Australians especially might find distasteful. But at...

14.06.2025 5

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Koziol

A tale of two cities on either side of a divided country

A tale of two cities on either side of a divided country

There’s a hardness, an ugliness, a brutality and unfairness to Trump’s United States that Australians especially might find distasteful. But at...

14.06.2025 20

The Age

Michael Koziol

A tale of two cities on either side of a divided country

A tale of two cities on either side of a divided country

There’s a hardness, an ugliness, a brutality and unfairness to Trump’s United States that Australians especially might find distasteful. But at...

14.06.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Michael Koziol

Los Angeles is at war with Trump’s vision of America

The inner core of America’s second-largest city looked more like a war zone readying for an air raid as a new 8pm curfew aimed to curb rampant...

11.06.2025 4

WA Today

Michael Koziol

Los Angeles is at war with Trump’s vision of America

The inner core of America’s second-largest city looked more like a war zone readying for an air raid as a new 8pm curfew aimed to curb rampant...

11.06.2025 5

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Koziol

Los Angeles is at war with Trump’s vision of America

The inner core of America’s second-largest city looked more like a war zone readying for an air raid as a new 8pm curfew aimed to curb rampant...

11.06.2025 10

The Age

Michael Koziol

Los Angeles is at war with Trump’s vision of America

The inner core of America’s second-largest city looked more like a war zone readying for an air raid as a new 8pm curfew aimed to curb rampant...

11.06.2025 7

Brisbane Times

Michael Koziol

Trump has zero credibility on the LA protests, but that may not matter

Trump 2.0 is a different beast, one who is more emboldened to strike hard and fast – especially on immigration, where the administration believes it...

10.06.2025 10

WA Today

Michael Koziol

Trump has zero credibility on the LA protests, but that may not matter

Trump 2.0 is a different beast, one who is more emboldened to strike hard and fast – especially on immigration, where the administration believes it...

10.06.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Koziol

Trump has zero credibility on the LA protests, but that may not matter

Trump 2.0 is a different beast, one who is more emboldened to strike hard and fast – especially on immigration, where the administration believes it...

10.06.2025 50

The Age

Michael Koziol

Trump has zero credibility on the LA protests, but that may not matter

Trump 2.0 is a different beast, one who is more emboldened to strike hard and fast – especially on immigration, where the administration believes it...

10.06.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Michael Koziol

Trump agrees to visit China after ice-breaking call with Xi

The US president said he had accepted an invitation to visit Beijing after the call with his China counterpart – their first since he returned to...

06.06.2025 10

WA Today

Michael Koziol

Trump agrees to visit China after ice-breaking call with Xi

The US president said he had accepted an invitation to visit Beijing after the call with his China counterpart – their first since he returned to...

06.06.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Koziol