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The collapse of Germany’s government will delight Trump – and his European friends

Wednesday 6 November was a seismic day in the politics of the west. On one side of the Atlantic, it was confirmed in the early hours of the morning...

09.11.2024 50

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Why Donald Trump’s return is a disaster for Europe

There is nothing but bad news for Europe in Donald Trump’s US election victory. The only question is just how bad it will get. Europeans stand to...

07.11.2024 50

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A delegation of Maugean skates are listening to the keynote speaker at the global nature-positive summit

09.10.2024 40

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The west’s support for Ukraine is fading – and that will empower Putin for his next war

In the corridors of Brussels, there is a sinking feeling that the political will to help Ukraine prevail over Russian aggression is ebbing – on both...

09.10.2024 40

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Von der Leyen has tightened her grip on the EU’s steering wheel – and is moving it subtly to the right

With six executive vice-presidents balancing political families, geography and gender, Ursula von der Leyen has cemented her personal power in her...

19.09.2024 20

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In picking Barnier, Macron has put his – and France’s – fate in Le Pen’s hands

Waiting two months for a new prime minister may be standard procedure for the Belgians, Dutch, Germans or Italians, inured to extended coalition...

06.09.2024 40

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Here’s what is really going on in Australia’s sharemarket

After an intense month of profit results, when fund managers met with the majority of ASX-listed companies, the key takeaways were illuminating.

01.09.2024 10

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Europe’s ‘firewall’ against the extreme right is holding – but the US election could change everything

More than halfway through this year of momentous elections, liberal democratic parties have mostly managed to hold the line against the advance of the...

12.08.2024 9

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Why Australia’s sharemarket is a sure bet over the long term

The ASX 200’s recent milestone climbing above 8,000 is impressive, but it is the last 30 years that should really be celebrated – every $10,000...

28.07.2024 10

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Putin, Xi and Trump would love to see Ursula von der Leyen go. That’s why the EU must keep her on

Ursula von der Leyen should get a second five-year term at the head of the European Commission despite the somewhat phoney drama around her...

17.07.2024 30

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In a referendum on Le Pen, French voters said ‘non’. This opportunity must not be squandered

France has dodged a bullet. We have no idea how the country will be governed in the coming months with a hung parliament without any natural majority....

08.07.2024 7

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In France, it’s now only a matter of time before the far right takes power

Sooner or later, possibly as early as next week, France’s far-right National Rally (RN) is going to take power. That’s the main lesson of...

01.07.2024 50

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Marine Le Pen – or the hard left? Macron has left France’s voters with a ‘scary choice’

It’s a choice between the plague and cholera. Millions of French voters are agonising at the prospect of having to choose between a candidate of...

26.06.2024 10

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Good riddance is Europe’s message to the Tories – but Labour shouldn’t expect any favours

After a disastrous decade in which they blew up Britain’s relationship with the rest of Europe, shrank trade and made life miserable for...

18.06.2024 5

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How can Europe’s progressives fight back? A coalition of losers is now their best hope

For Europe’s centre-left, it was the night from hell. Liberals and Greens took a beating in many countries and lost dozens of seats as nationalist...

12.06.2024 20

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Forget banks, it’s time to start buying mining stocks

Money has flowed disproportionately to the big four and Wesfarmers, but headwinds are starting to turn into tailwinds for the resources sector.

02.06.2024 40

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Political violence could benefit far right parties in the EU elections – if we let it

The shooting of the Slovakian prime minister, Robert Fico, has dramatised the increasingly angry and polarised landscape of European politics. With...

18.05.2024 30

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France has turned against Macron. Will Europe set the stage for President Le Pen?

In the latest of his visionary speeches on the future of Europe, Emmanuel Macron called for the EU to transform itself into a military power or face...

01.05.2024 40

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Ursula von der Leyen can run, but can she also hide?

Ursula von der Leyen became president of the European Commission in a backroom deal in 2019 without facing Europe’s voters. Now she is running for...

17.04.2024 9

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First Dog on the Moon Tanya says the urgent environmental reforms the ALP promised have been put on hold!

17.04.2024 30

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Send missiles to Ukraine or stand accused of appeasing Russia? Olaf Scholz must choose

A Social Democratic German chancellor lagging in the opinion polls vows adamantly not to join a war. Support for his SPD party rallies and he narrowly...

03.04.2024 30

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Could Poland’s promotion to Europe’s top table be a turning point for Ukraine?

Poland’s longstanding struggle for a bigger say in European leadership may finally be gaining ground with the revival of the long dormant Weimar...

20.03.2024 9

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Macron has fired his bazooka again – and Russia isn’t the only target

Emmanuel Macron sure knows how to make a headline. But did the French president, who once called Nato brain dead, really mean it when he said this...

29.02.2024 30

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Farmers are in revolt and Europe’s climate policies are crumbling. Welcome to the age of ‘greenlash’

Ursula von der Leyen surrendered to angry farmers last week faster than you could shake a pitchfork or dump a tractor-load of manure outside the...

16.02.2024 70

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From Germany to Israel, it’s ‘the will of the people’ v the rule of law. Which will win?

The will of the people expressed in free elections and the rule of law upheld by independent courts are two of the pillars of a liberal democracy, or...

30.01.2024 40

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Here’s a tip for Europe’s crisis-beset leaders: ask ‘What would Jacques Delors do?’

With two wars raging on its borders, a world retreating from free trade and globalisation, strong migratory pressure on its southern shores, rising...

17.01.2024 9

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Nativity season in France means peace, goodwill – and an annual row in the town hall

Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas in France without a good old-fashioned brouhaha about cribs and candles in official buildings. The season of...

22.12.2023 20

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Despite the wrecking tactics of Viktor Orbán, the EU will find a way to get aid to Ukraine

The European Union is never quite as bad or quite as good as it looks. Last week’s summit on expansion was an example of the 27-nation union at its...

19.12.2023 4

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