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

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...

yesterday 10

WA Today

Michael Koziol

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

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...

yesterday 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Koziol

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

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...

yesterday 10

The Age

Michael Koziol

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

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...

yesterday 10

Brisbane Times

Michael Koziol

Trump lays the groundwork for emergency declaration ahead of midterms

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 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Koziol

Trump lays the groundwork for emergency declaration ahead of midterms

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

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 Age

Michael Koziol

Trump lays the groundwork for emergency declaration ahead of midterms

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 10

Brisbane Times

Michael Koziol

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

‘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 20

WA Today

Michael Koziol

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

‘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 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Koziol

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

‘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 20

The Age

Michael Koziol

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

‘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 20

Brisbane Times

Michael Koziol

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

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 20

WA Today

Michael Koziol

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

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 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Koziol

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

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 20

The Age

Michael Koziol

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

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 20

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 20

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 20

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 20

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 20

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 20

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 20

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 20

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 20

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 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

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

The Age

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 20

Brisbane Times

Michael Koziol

Two speeches, two different visions of what it means to be an American

The US president and the mayor of New York both spoke on the eve of America’s 250th anniversary, but their messages could not contrast more.

04.07.2026 20

WA Today

Michael Koziol

Two speeches, two different visions of what it means to be an American

The US president and the mayor of New York both spoke on the eve of America’s 250th anniversary, but their messages could not contrast more.

04.07.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Koziol

Two speeches, two different visions of what it means to be an American

The US president and the mayor of New York both spoke on the eve of America’s 250th anniversary, but their messages could not contrast more.

04.07.2026 20

The Age

Michael Koziol

Two speeches, two different visions of what it means to be an American

The US president and the mayor of New York both spoke on the eve of America’s 250th anniversary, but their messages could not contrast more.

04.07.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Michael Koziol

Trump returns to scene of DC shooting, sets out his aggressive election plan

The US president says communism is spreading through the Democratic Party “like an uncontrollable form of cancer”, calling it “the greatest...

27.06.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Koziol

Trump returns to scene of DC shooting, sets out his aggressive election plan

The US president says communism is spreading through the Democratic Party “like an uncontrollable form of cancer”, calling it “the greatest...

27.06.2026 20

The Age

Michael Koziol

Trump returns to scene of DC shooting, sets out his aggressive election plan

The US president says communism is spreading through the Democratic Party “like an uncontrollable form of cancer”, calling it “the greatest...

27.06.2026 30

WA Today

Michael Koziol

Trump returns to scene of DC shooting, sets out his aggressive election plan

The US president says communism is spreading through the Democratic Party “like an uncontrollable form of cancer”, calling it “the greatest...

27.06.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Michael Koziol

The kingmaker who stunned the US Democratic establishment – again

Election results in New York have raised concerns about the party’s direction and electability as it tries to starve Donald Trump of power at the...

26.06.2026 30

WA Today

Michael Koziol

The kingmaker who stunned the US Democratic establishment – again

Election results in New York have raised concerns about the party’s direction and electability as it tries to starve Donald Trump of power at the...

26.06.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Koziol

The kingmaker who stunned the US Democratic establishment – again

Election results in New York have raised concerns about the party’s direction and electability as it tries to starve Donald Trump of power at the...

26.06.2026 20

The Age

Michael Koziol

The kingmaker who stunned the US Democratic establishment – again

Election results in New York have raised concerns about the party’s direction and electability as it tries to starve Donald Trump of power at the...

26.06.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Michael Koziol

Deal with few friends throws a lifeline to regime Trump vowed to destroy

The MoU is really just an agenda for conversations that are still to come. But for an Iranian government for whom survival alone was a victory, it has...

18.06.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Koziol

Deal with few friends throws a lifeline to regime Trump vowed to destroy

The MoU is really just an agenda for conversations that are still to come. But for an Iranian government for whom survival alone was a victory, it has...

18.06.2026 20

WA Today

Michael Koziol

Deal with few friends throws a lifeline to regime Trump vowed to destroy

The MoU is really just an agenda for conversations that are still to come. But for an Iranian government for whom survival alone was a victory, it has...

18.06.2026 30

The Age

Michael Koziol

Deal with few friends throws a lifeline to regime Trump vowed to destroy

The MoU is really just an agenda for conversations that are still to come. But for an Iranian government for whom survival alone was a victory, it has...

18.06.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Michael Koziol

JD Vance didn’t want the Iran war. Now he has to own the ‘peace deal’

Donald Trump invited his vice president to take the lead in negotiations with Iran. That may turn out to be a gift – or a poison pill with a slow...

17.06.2026 30

WA Today

Michael Koziol

JD Vance didn’t want the Iran war. Now he has to own the ‘peace deal’

Donald Trump invited his vice president to take the lead in negotiations with Iran. That may turn out to be a gift – or a poison pill with a slow...

17.06.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Koziol

JD Vance didn’t want the Iran war. Now he has to own the ‘peace deal’

Donald Trump invited his vice president to take the lead in negotiations with Iran. That may turn out to be a gift – or a poison pill with a slow...

17.06.2026 30

The Age

Michael Koziol

JD Vance didn’t want the Iran war. Now he has to own the ‘peace deal’

Donald Trump invited his vice president to take the lead in negotiations with Iran. That may turn out to be a gift – or a poison pill with a slow...

17.06.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Michael Koziol

‘Young beautiful woman, never smiles’: Trump attacks journalist again amid battle for CNN

A former aide to the US president said Trump’s “misogynistic” treatment of Kaitlan Collins stemmed from fear – but there are also political...

05.06.2026 30

WA Today

Michael Koziol

‘Young beautiful woman, never smiles’: Trump attacks journalist again amid battle for CNN

A former aide to the US president said Trump’s “misogynistic” treatment of Kaitlan Collins stemmed from fear – but there are also political...

05.06.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Koziol