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‘That’s good’: The moment Starmer showed Albanese how to handle Trump

If and when Anthony Albanese meets Donald Trump in New York it will be in the context of Australia joining an international push to recognise a...

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WA Today

Michael Koziol

‘That’s good’: The moment Starmer showed Albanese how to handle Trump

If and when Anthony Albanese meets Donald Trump in New York it will be in the context of Australia joining an international push to recognise a...

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The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Koziol

‘That’s good’: The moment Starmer showed Albanese how to handle Trump

If and when Anthony Albanese meets Donald Trump in New York it will be in the context of Australia joining an international push to recognise a...

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The Age

Michael Koziol

‘That’s good’: The moment Starmer showed Albanese how to handle Trump

If and when Anthony Albanese meets Donald Trump in New York it will be in the context of Australia joining an international push to recognise a...

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Brisbane Times

Michael Koziol

Make no mistake, this is a purge of political ‘opponents’ – and the end of free speech

Make no mistake, this is a purge of political ‘opponents’ – and the end of free speech

The White House warned us it was going to crack down on those who said objectionable things. We just didn’t know the next victim would be Jimmy...

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The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Koziol

Make no mistake, this is a purge of political ‘opponents’ – and the end of free speech

Make no mistake, this is a purge of political ‘opponents’ – and the end of free speech

The White House warned us it was going to crack down on those who said objectionable things. We just didn’t know the next victim would be Jimmy...

previous day 3

Brisbane Times

Michael Koziol

Make no mistake, this is a purge of political ‘opponents’ – and the end of free speech

Make no mistake, this is a purge of political ‘opponents’ – and the end of free speech

The White House warned us it was going to crack down on those who said objectionable things. We just didn’t know the next victim would be Jimmy...

previous day 10

WA Today

Michael Koziol

Make no mistake, this is a purge of political ‘opponents’ – and the end of free speech

Make no mistake, this is a purge of political ‘opponents’ – and the end of free speech

The White House warned us it was going to crack down on those who said objectionable things. We just didn’t know the next victim would be Jimmy...

previous day 10

The Age

Michael Koziol

The US is wringing its hands over Kirk’s death – but ignores the elephant in the room

The US is wringing its hands over Kirk’s death – but ignores the elephant in the room

It shouldn’t really surprise us after all this time, but as an outsider in this country, the great American silence on the real problem is deafening...

16.09.2025 10

WA Today

Michael Koziol

The US is wringing its hands over Kirk’s death – but ignores the elephant in the room

The US is wringing its hands over Kirk’s death – but ignores the elephant in the room

It shouldn’t really surprise us after all this time, but as an outsider in this country, the great American silence on the real problem is deafening...

16.09.2025 50

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Koziol

The US is wringing its hands over Kirk’s death – but ignores the elephant in the room

The US is wringing its hands over Kirk’s death – but ignores the elephant in the room

It shouldn’t really surprise us after all this time, but as an outsider in this country, the great American silence on the real problem is deafening...

16.09.2025 8

The Age

Michael Koziol

The US is wringing its hands over Kirk’s death – but ignores the elephant in the room

The US is wringing its hands over Kirk’s death – but ignores the elephant in the room

It shouldn’t really surprise us after all this time, but as an outsider in this country, the great American silence on the real problem is deafening...

16.09.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Michael Koziol

Surely, American life just cannot go on like this

Surely, American life just cannot go on like this

The assassination of MAGA activist Charlie Kirk is a shocking tragedy and an awful, scary reflection of the extreme political violence that now...

11.09.2025 10

WA Today

Michael Koziol

Surely, American life just cannot go on like this

Surely, American life just cannot go on like this

The assassination of MAGA activist Charlie Kirk is a shocking tragedy and an awful, scary reflection of the extreme political violence that now...

11.09.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Koziol

Surely, American life just cannot go on like this

Surely, American life just cannot go on like this

The assassination of MAGA activist Charlie Kirk is a shocking tragedy and an awful, scary reflection of the extreme political violence that now...

11.09.2025 10

The Age

Michael Koziol

Surely, American life just cannot go on like this

Surely, American life just cannot go on like this

The assassination of MAGA activist Charlie Kirk is a shocking tragedy and an awful, scary reflection of the extreme political violence that now...

11.09.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Michael Koziol

Israel blows up peace negotiations and makes a mess with its vital ally

Israel blows up peace negotiations and makes a mess with its vital ally

Israel has pushed its luck on multiple occasions in its campaign to exterminate Hamas. This time, it may have gone too far.

10.09.2025 10

WA Today

Michael Koziol

Israel blows up peace negotiations and makes a mess with its vital ally

Israel blows up peace negotiations and makes a mess with its vital ally

Israel has pushed its luck on multiple occasions in its campaign to exterminate Hamas. This time, it may have gone too far.

10.09.2025 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Koziol

Israel blows up peace negotiations and makes a mess with its vital ally

Israel blows up peace negotiations and makes a mess with its vital ally

Israel has pushed its luck on multiple occasions as it conducts its campaign to exterminate Hamas. This time, it may have gone too far.

10.09.2025 10

The Age

Michael Koziol

Israel blows up peace negotiations and makes a mess with its vital ally

Israel blows up peace negotiations and makes a mess with its vital ally

Israel has pushed its luck on multiple occasions in its campaign to exterminate Hamas. This time, it may have gone too far.

10.09.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Michael Koziol

Captain Lachlan may be News Corp’s master and commander but troubled waters lie ahead

Captain Lachlan may be News Corp’s master and commander but troubled waters lie ahead

While Murdoch snr’s anointed heir is likely to stick to the same course, the media giant must brace for shifting consumer habits and economic...

09.09.2025 7

WA Today

Michael Koziol

Captain Lachlan may be News Corp’s master and commander but troubled waters lie ahead

Captain Lachlan may be News Corp’s master and commander but troubled waters lie ahead

While Murdoch snr’s anointed heir is likely to stick to the same course, the media giant must brace for shifting consumer habits and economic...

09.09.2025 7

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Koziol

Captain Lachlan may be News Corp’s master and commander but troubled waters lie ahead

Captain Lachlan may be News Corp’s master and commander but troubled waters lie ahead

While Murdoch snr’s anointed heir is likely to stick to the same course, the media giant must brace for shifting consumer habits and economic...

09.09.2025 7

The Age

Michael Koziol

Captain Lachlan may be News Corp’s master and commander but troubled waters lie ahead

Captain Lachlan may be News Corp’s master and commander but troubled waters lie ahead

While Murdoch snr’s anointed heir is likely to stick to the same course, the media giant must brace for shifting consumer habits and economic...

09.09.2025 2

Brisbane Times

Michael Koziol

The $61 takeaway lunch that just proves lobster is overrated

The $61 takeaway lunch that just proves lobster is overrated

The price tag didn’t seem to deter the punters eagerly lining up for it at the US Open. But I want my money back.

06.09.2025 6

WA Today

Michael Koziol

The $61 takeaway lunch that just proves lobster is overrated

The $61 takeaway lunch that just proves lobster is overrated

The price tag didn’t seem to deter the punters eagerly lining up for it at the US Open. But I want my money back.

06.09.2025 6

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Koziol

The $61 takeaway lunch that just proves lobster is overrated

The $61 takeaway lunch that just proves lobster is overrated

The price tag didn’t seem to deter the punters eagerly lining up for it at the US Open. But I want my money back.

06.09.2025 2

The Age

Michael Koziol

The $61 takeaway lunch that just proves lobster is overrated

The $61 takeaway lunch that just proves lobster is overrated

The price tag didn’t seem to deter the punters eagerly lining up for it at the US Open. But I want my money back.

06.09.2025 6

Brisbane Times

Michael Koziol

A jobs slump spurred Trump to sack his stats boss. This time around he’s got no one to blame

A jobs slump spurred Trump to sack his stats boss. This time around he’s got no one to blame

The latest employment report in the United States is bad news for a president whose agenda revolves around returning America to a “golden age”.

06.09.2025 10

WA Today

Michael Koziol

A jobs slump spurred Trump to sack his stats boss. This time around he’s got no one to blame

A jobs slump spurred Trump to sack his stats boss. This time around he’s got no one to blame

The latest employment report in the United States is bad news for a president whose agenda revolves around returning America to a “golden age”.

06.09.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Koziol

A jobs slump spurred Trump to sack his stats boss. This time around he’s got no one to blame

A jobs slump spurred Trump to sack his stats boss. This time around he’s got no one to blame

The latest employment report in the United States is bad news for a president whose agenda revolves around returning America to a “golden age”.

06.09.2025 7

The Age

Michael Koziol

A jobs slump spurred Trump to sack his stats boss. This time around he’s got no one to blame

A jobs slump spurred Trump to sack his stats boss. This time around he’s got no one to blame

The latest employment report in the United States is bad news for a president whose agenda revolves around returning America to a “golden age”.

06.09.2025 3

Brisbane Times

Michael Koziol

‘The hottest place to be’: Trump turns White House Rose Garden into ‘Club’

For a president who already has his own club in Florida and numerous golf clubs, this latest rebrand and renovation of a famous garden is fitting.

05.09.2025 5

WA Today

Michael Koziol

‘The hottest place to be’: Trump turns White House Rose Garden into ‘Club’

‘The hottest place to be’: Trump turns White House Rose Garden into ‘Club’

For a president who already has his own club in Florida and numerous golf clubs, this latest rebrand and renovation of a famous garden is fitting.

05.09.2025 5

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Koziol

‘The hottest place to be’: Trump turns White House Rose Garden into ‘Club’

‘The hottest place to be’: Trump turns White House Rose Garden into ‘Club’

For a president who already has his own club in Florida and numerous golf clubs, this latest rebrand and renovation of a famous garden is fitting.

05.09.2025 10

The Age

Michael Koziol

‘The hottest place to be’: Trump turns White House Rose Garden into ‘Club’

For a president who already has his own club in Florida and numerous golf clubs, this latest rebrand and renovation of a famous garden is fitting.

05.09.2025 7

Brisbane Times

Michael Koziol

Xi’s big parade was much more than a message to Trump. Should we be worried?

Xi’s big parade was much more than a message to Trump. Should we be worried?

Wednesday’s extravagant display of raw power on the streets of Beijing belies a more troubling shift in geopolitical relations.

04.09.2025 10

WA Today

Michael Koziol

Xi’s big parade was much more than a message to Trump. Should we be worried?

Xi’s big parade was much more than a message to Trump. Should we be worried?

Wednesday’s extravagant display of raw power on the streets of Beijing belies a more troubling shift in geopolitical relations.

04.09.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Koziol

Xi’s big parade was much more than a message to Trump. Should we be worried?

Xi’s big parade was much more than a message to Trump. Should we be worried?

Wednesday’s extravagant display of raw power on the streets of Beijing belies a more troubling shift in geopolitical relations.

04.09.2025 9

The Age

Michael Koziol

Xi’s big parade was much more than a message to Trump. Should we be worried?

Xi’s big parade was much more than a message to Trump. Should we be worried?

Wednesday’s extravagant display of raw power on the streets of Beijing belies a more troubling shift in geopolitical relations.

04.09.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Michael Koziol

Trump’s $US8 trillion tariff hyperbole shows how he manipulates numbers

The Trump administration spent the Labour Day holiday asserting its claim to be the most pro-worker government in US history. Economists say the...

02.09.2025 10

WA Today

Michael Koziol

Trump’s $US8 trillion tariff hyperbole shows how he manipulates numbers

The Trump administration spent the Labour Day holiday asserting its claim to be the most pro-worker government in US history. Economists say the...

02.09.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Koziol

Trump’s $US8 trillion tariff hyperbole shows how he manipulates numbers

Trump’s $US8 trillion tariff hyperbole shows how he manipulates numbers

The Trump administration spent the Labour Day holiday asserting its claim to be the most pro-worker government in US history. Economists say the...

02.09.2025 10

The Age

Michael Koziol

Trump’s $US8 trillion tariff hyperbole shows how he manipulates numbers

Trump’s $US8 trillion tariff hyperbole shows how he manipulates numbers

The Trump administration spent the Labour Day holiday asserting its claim to be the most pro-worker government in US history. Economists say the...

02.09.2025 5

Brisbane Times

Michael Koziol

Away from Melbourne, I’ve developed strange feelings about Novak Djokovic

Away from Melbourne, I’ve developed strange feelings about Novak Djokovic

The Serb great may never be compared to a religious experience, but in this most excellent twilight of his career he is giving us something just as...

01.09.2025 9

WA Today

Michael Koziol

Away from Melbourne, I’ve developed strange feelings about Novak Djokovic

Away from Melbourne, I’ve developed strange feelings about Novak Djokovic

The Serb great may never be compared to a religious experience, but in this most excellent twilight of his career he is giving us something just as...

01.09.2025 4

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Koziol

Away from Melbourne, I’ve developed strange feelings about Novak Djokovic

Away from Melbourne, I’ve developed strange feelings about Novak Djokovic

The Serb great may never be compared to a religious experience, but in this most excellent twilight of his career he is giving us something just as...

01.09.2025 10

The Age

Michael Koziol

Away from Melbourne, I’ve developed strange feelings about Novak Djokovic

Away from Melbourne, I’ve developed strange feelings about Novak Djokovic

The Serb great may never be compared to a religious experience, but in this most excellent twilight of his career he is giving us something just as...

01.09.2025 7

Brisbane Times

Michael Koziol

Five takeaways from Trump’s Ukraine summit (and his post-mortem on Fox News)

What started with a historic, if disconcerting, meeting between Trump and Putin in Alaska led to a hasty summit with European leaders - and then a...

20.08.2025 3

WA Today

Michael Koziol

Five takeaways from Trump’s Ukraine summit (and his post-mortem on Fox News)

What started with a historic, if disconcerting, meeting between Trump and Putin in Alaska led to a hasty summit with European leaders - and then a...

20.08.2025 6

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Koziol