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Albanese set to land in a changed and changing Indonesia

Indonesia’s president Prabowo Subianto envisions a golden future for his country. But his opponents fear a dark period ahead under the former...

yesterday 10

WA Today

Peter Hartcher

Albanese set to land in a changed and changing Indonesia

Indonesia’s president Prabowo Subianto envisions a golden future for his country. But his opponents fear a dark period ahead under the former...

yesterday 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Hartcher

Albanese set to land in a changed and changing Indonesia

Indonesia’s president Prabowo Subianto envisions a golden future for his country. But his opponents fear a dark period ahead under the former...

yesterday 10

The Age

Peter Hartcher

Albanese set to land in a changed and changing Indonesia

Indonesia’s president Prabowo Subianto envisions a golden future for his country. But his opponents fear a dark period ahead under the former...

yesterday 10

Brisbane Times

Peter Hartcher

Why campaign Albo was such a work of art

How can such a modest primary vote produce such a big majority of seats? The PM, long underestimated, ran a brilliant strategy to destroy his...

09.05.2025 8

WA Today

Peter Hartcher

Why campaign Albo was such a work of art

How can such a modest primary vote produce such a big majority of seats? The PM, long underestimated, ran a brilliant strategy to destroy his...

09.05.2025 8

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Hartcher

Why campaign Albo was such a work of art

How can such a modest primary vote produce such a big majority of seats? The PM, long underestimated, ran a brilliant strategy to destroy his...

09.05.2025 7

The Age

Peter Hartcher

Why campaign Albo was such a work of art

How can such a modest primary vote produce such a big majority of seats? The PM, long underestimated, ran a brilliant strategy to destroy his...

09.05.2025 7

Brisbane Times

Peter Hartcher

Election delivers hard lessons for the Libs. But they can’t say they weren’t warned

The Liberals have to confront an uncomfortable truth. They’re just not very good at politics.

05.05.2025 10

WA Today

Peter Hartcher

Election delivers hard lessons for the Libs. But they can’t say they weren’t warned

The Liberals have to confront an uncomfortable truth. They’re just not very good at politics.

05.05.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Hartcher

Election delivers hard lessons for the Libs. But they can’t say they weren’t warned

The Liberals have to confront an uncomfortable truth. They’re just not very good at politics.

05.05.2025 10

The Age

Peter Hartcher

Election delivers hard lessons for the Libs. But they can’t say they weren’t warned

The Liberals have to confront an uncomfortable truth. They’re just not very good at politics.

05.05.2025 7

Brisbane Times

Peter Hartcher

This has exposed the true depth of the Liberals’ crisis – and all but exiled them from the cities

This has exposed the true depth of the Liberals’ crisis – and all but exiled them from the cities

The Liberal Party has been reduced to a right-wing populist party. Peter Dutton gave a gracious concession speech. But his Coalition did not suffer an...

03.05.2025 10

WA Today

Peter Hartcher

This has exposed the true depth of the Liberals’ crisis – and all but exiled them from the cities

This has exposed the true depth of the Liberals’ crisis – and all but exiled them from the cities

The Liberal Party has been reduced to a right-wing populist party. Peter Dutton gave a gracious concession speech. But his Coalition did not suffer an...

03.05.2025 60

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Hartcher

This has exposed the true depth of the Liberals’ crisis – and all but exiled them from the cities

This has exposed the true depth of the Liberals’ crisis – and all but exiled them from the cities

The Liberal Party has been reduced to a right-wing populist party. Peter Dutton gave a gracious concession speech. But his Coalition did not suffer an...

03.05.2025 10

The Age

Peter Hartcher

This has exposed the true depth of the Liberals’ crisis – and all but exiled them from the cities

This has exposed the true depth of the Liberals’ crisis – and all but exiled them from the cities

The Liberal Party has been reduced to a right-wing populist party. Peter Dutton gave a gracious concession speech. But his Coalition did not suffer an...

03.05.2025 9

Brisbane Times

Peter Hartcher

Labor’s central offer was clear. Then the Coalition hit the ground losing

Labor’s central offer was clear. Then the Coalition hit the ground losing

Anthony Albanese has been disciplined and clear with his message. And Donald Trump has only helped the cause.

03.05.2025 10

The Age

Peter Hartcher

Labor’s central offer was clear. Then the Coalition hit the ground losing

Labor’s central offer was clear. Then the Coalition hit the ground losing

Anthony Albanese has been disciplined and clear with his message. And Donald Trump has only helped the cause.

02.05.2025 10

WA Today

Peter Hartcher

Labor’s central offer was clear. Then the Coalition hit the ground losing

Labor’s central offer was clear. Then the Coalition hit the ground losing

Anthony Albanese has been disciplined and clear with his message. And Donald Trump has only helped the cause.

02.05.2025 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Hartcher

Labor’s central offer was clear. Then the Coalition hit the ground losing

Labor’s central offer was clear. Then the Coalition hit the ground losing

Anthony Albanese has been disciplined and clear with his message. And Donald Trump has only helped the cause.

02.05.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Peter Hartcher

Pretend friends, real risks. Harming kids is now part of big tech’s business model

Pretend friends, real risks. Harming kids is now part of big tech’s business model

Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg’s famous motto was “move fast and break things”. But now it’s children and families who are being broken by the...

29.04.2025 10

WA Today

Peter Hartcher

Pretend friends, real risks. Harming kids is now part of big tech’s business model

Pretend friends, real risks. Harming kids is now part of big tech’s business model

Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg’s famous motto was “move fast and break things”. But now it’s children and families who are being broken by the...

29.04.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Hartcher

Pretend friends, real risks. Harming kids is now part of big tech’s business model

Pretend friends, real risks. Harming kids is now part of big tech’s business model

Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg’s famous motto was “move fast and break things”. But now it’s children and families who are being broken by the...

29.04.2025 10

The Age

Peter Hartcher

Pretend friends, real risks. Harming kids is now part of big tech’s business model

Pretend friends, real risks. Harming kids is now part of big tech’s business model

Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg’s famous motto was “move fast and break things”. But now it’s children and families who are being broken by the...

29.04.2025 8

Brisbane Times

Peter Hartcher

After polling day, our leaders will come clean about the trouble we’re in

After polling day, our leaders will come clean about the trouble we’re in

By pretending that a planet-scale upheaval is not happening, our political leaders are not helping Australia deal with it.

25.04.2025 10

WA Today

Peter Hartcher

After polling day, our leaders will come clean about the trouble we’re in

After polling day, our leaders will come clean about the trouble we’re in

By pretending that a planet-scale upheaval is not happening, our political leaders are not helping Australia deal with it.

25.04.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Hartcher

After polling day, our leaders will come clean about the trouble we’re in

After polling day, our leaders will come clean about the trouble we’re in

By pretending that a planet-scale upheaval is not happening, our political leaders are not helping Australia deal with it.

25.04.2025 10

The Age

Peter Hartcher

After polling day, our leaders will come clean about the trouble we’re in

After polling day, our leaders will come clean about the trouble we’re in

By pretending that a planet-scale upheaval is not happening, our political leaders are not helping Australia deal with it.

25.04.2025 8

Brisbane Times

Peter Hartcher

Trump’s peacemaker charade has failed. Ukraine and the West will pay a price

After two years of insisting that he could end the Russia-Ukraine war in his first 24 hours if returned to the White House, Trump is preparing to walk...

21.04.2025 9

WA Today

Peter Hartcher

Trump’s peacemaker charade has failed. Ukraine and the West will pay a price

After two years of insisting that he could end the Russia-Ukraine war in his first 24 hours if returned to the White House, Trump is preparing to walk...

21.04.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Hartcher

Trump’s peacemaker charade has failed. Ukraine and the West will pay a price

After two years of insisting that he could end the Russia-Ukraine war in his first 24 hours if returned to the White House, Trump is preparing to walk...

21.04.2025 8

The Age

Peter Hartcher

Trump’s peacemaker charade has failed. Ukraine and the West will pay a price

After two years of insisting that he could end the Russia-Ukraine war in his first 24 hours if returned to the White House, Trump is preparing to walk...

21.04.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Peter Hartcher

Messiah to pariah: Dutton stopped believing in Trump, and now we know why

The US president had unsettled the election campaign from the outset. But in the past couple of weeks, the tangerine titan has become totally toxic.

18.04.2025 10

WA Today

Peter Hartcher

Messiah to pariah: Dutton stopped believing in Trump, and now we know why

The US president had unsettled the election campaign from the outset. But in the past couple of weeks, the tangerine titan has become totally toxic.

18.04.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Hartcher

Messiah to pariah: Dutton stopped believing in Trump, and now we know why

The US president had unsettled the election campaign from the outset. But in the past couple of weeks, the tangerine titan has become totally toxic.

18.04.2025 10

The Age

Peter Hartcher

Messiah to pariah: Dutton stopped believing in Trump, and now we know why

The US president had unsettled the election campaign from the outset. But in the past couple of weeks, the tangerine titan has become totally toxic.

18.04.2025 6

Brisbane Times

Peter Hartcher

Trump’s gut tells him he’s got China on the ropes. He couldn’t be more wrong

Donald Trump believes his tariff folly will isolate its superpower adversary. But it will be the US, not China, that could find itself outside the...

14.04.2025 6

WA Today

Peter Hartcher

Trump’s gut tells him he’s got China on the ropes. He couldn’t be more wrong

Donald Trump believes his tariff folly will isolate its superpower adversary. But it will be the US, not China, that could find itself outside the...

14.04.2025 4

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Hartcher

Trump’s gut tells him he’s got China on the ropes. He couldn’t be more wrong

Donald Trump believes his tariff folly will isolate its superpower adversary. But it will be the US, not China, that could find itself outside the...

14.04.2025 3

The Age

Peter Hartcher

Trump’s gut tells him he’s got China on the ropes. He couldn’t be more wrong

Donald Trump believes his tariff folly will isolate its superpower adversary. But it will be the US, not China, that could find itself outside the...

14.04.2025 3

Brisbane Times

Peter Hartcher

A campaign of sound and fury pauses for a moment of constructive policy competition

It’s taken too long for parties to take the housing shortage seriously. Today’s campaign launches offer some hope that might be about to change.

13.04.2025 7

WA Today

Peter Hartcher

A campaign of sound and fury pauses for a moment of constructive policy competition

It’s taken too long for parties to take the housing shortage seriously. Today’s campaign launches offer some hope that might be about to change.

13.04.2025 8

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Hartcher

A campaign of sound and fury pauses for a moment of constructive policy competition

It’s taken too long for parties to take the housing shortage seriously. Today’s campaign launches offer some hope that might be about to change.

13.04.2025 6

The Age

Peter Hartcher

A campaign of sound and fury pauses for a moment of constructive policy competition

It’s taken too long for parties to take the housing shortage seriously. Today’s campaign launches offer some hope that might be about to change.

13.04.2025 9

Brisbane Times

Peter Hartcher

The politics of grievance was a winner for Trump. It’s not working for Dutton

Excited by dominance in meaningless midterm polls, misled by the false analogy of Trump’s political success, the Coalition allowed itself to think...

11.04.2025 7

WA Today

Peter Hartcher

The politics of grievance was a winner for Trump. It’s not working for Dutton

Excited by dominance in meaningless midterm polls, misled by the false analogy of Trump’s political success, the Coalition allowed itself to think...

11.04.2025 8

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Hartcher

The politics of grievance was a winner for Trump. It’s not working for Dutton

Excited by dominance in meaningless midterm polls, misled by the false analogy of Trump’s political success, the Coalition allowed itself to think...

11.04.2025 7

The Age

Peter Hartcher

The politics of grievance was a winner for Trump. It’s not working for Dutton

Excited by dominance in meaningless midterm polls, misled by the false analogy of Trump’s political success, the Coalition allowed itself to think...

11.04.2025 7

Brisbane Times

Peter Hartcher

Donald Trump’s China tariffs an act of economic war

The consequences of today’s economic war are unpredictable, but we know one thing already. Trade is conducted for mutual benefit – it’s win-win....

09.04.2025 4

WA Today

Peter Hartcher

Donald Trump’s China tariffs an act of economic war

The consequences of today’s economic war are unpredictable, but we know one thing already. Trade is conducted for mutual benefit – it’s win-win....

09.04.2025 8

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Hartcher