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Trump delivers ‘huge advantage’ to China with self-destructive tariffs

China may be facing a 34 per cent economic penalty on exports, but Peter Hartcher says the US president has handed Xi Jinping a big favour on a silver...

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WA Today

Peter Hartcher

Trump delivers ‘huge advantage’ to China with self-destructive tariffs

China may be facing a 34 per cent economic penalty on exports, but Peter Hartcher says the US president has handed Xi Jinping a big favour on a silver...

latest 8

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Hartcher

Trump delivers ‘huge advantage’ to China with self-destructive tariffs

China may be facing a 34 per cent economic penalty on exports, but Peter Hartcher says the US president has handed Xi Jinping a big favour on a silver...

latest 1

The Age

Peter Hartcher

Trump delivers ‘huge advantage’ to China with self-destructive tariffs

China may be facing a 34 per cent economic penalty on exports, but Peter Hartcher says the US president has handed Xi Jinping a big favour on a silver...

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Brisbane Times

Peter Hartcher

Australians are clear on our biggest threats. But our leaders don’t want to discuss it

Australians are clear on our biggest threats. But our leaders don’t want to discuss it

Voters want to know what the contenders for the prime ministership will do to protect the national interest. Neither Albanese nor Dutton so far have...

monday 10

WA Today

Peter Hartcher

Australians are clear on our biggest threats. But our leaders don’t want to discuss it

Australians are clear on our biggest threats. But our leaders don’t want to discuss it

Voters want to know what the contenders for the prime ministership will do to protect the national interest. Neither Albanese nor Dutton so far have...

monday 8

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Hartcher

Australians are clear on our biggest threats. But our leaders don’t want to discuss it

Australians are clear on our biggest threats. But our leaders don’t want to discuss it

Voters want to know what the contenders for the prime ministership will do to protect the national interest. Neither Albanese nor Dutton so far have...

monday 9

The Age

Peter Hartcher

Australians are clear on our biggest threats. But our leaders don’t want to discuss it

Australians are clear on our biggest threats. But our leaders don’t want to discuss it

Voters want to know what the contenders for the prime ministership will do to protect the national interest. Neither Albanese nor Dutton so far have...

monday 8

Brisbane Times

Peter Hartcher

Sanity and superficiality to the fore as campaign kicks off. That can’t last

Sanity and superficiality to the fore as campaign kicks off. That can’t last

Election offerings so far, from both sides, are coherent, but insignificant. As one political observer quipped, it’s like a “battle of the Band-Aids”.

28.03.2025 9

WA Today

Peter Hartcher

Sanity and superficiality to the fore as campaign kicks off. That can’t last

Sanity and superficiality to the fore as campaign kicks off. That can’t last

Election offerings so far, from both sides, are coherent, but insignificant. As one political observer quipped, it’s like a “battle of the Band-Aids”.

28.03.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Hartcher

Sanity and superficiality to the fore as campaign kicks off. That can’t last

Sanity and superficiality to the fore as campaign kicks off. That can’t last

Election offerings so far, from both sides, are coherent, but insignificant. As one political observer quipped, it’s like a “battle of the Band-Aids”.

28.03.2025 10

The Age

Peter Hartcher

Sanity and superficiality to the fore as campaign kicks off. That can’t last

Sanity and superficiality to the fore as campaign kicks off. That can’t last

Election offerings so far, from both sides, are coherent, but insignificant. As one political observer quipped, it’s like a “battle of the Band-Aids”.

28.03.2025 7

Brisbane Times

Peter Hartcher

An extra $5 a week might not be much, but it’s intelligent

An extra $5 a week might not be much, but it’s intelligent

The budget reveals the political calculus of a government heading into an election, not one bracing the country for a new era of global tectonic...

25.03.2025 9

WA Today

Peter Hartcher

An extra $5 a week might not be much, but it’s intelligent

An extra $5 a week might not be much, but it’s intelligent

The budget reveals the political calculus of a government heading into an election, not one bracing the country for a new era of global tectonic...

25.03.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Hartcher

An extra $5 a week might not be much, but it’s intelligent

An extra $5 a week might not be much, but it’s intelligent

The budget reveals the political calculus of a government heading into an election, not one bracing the country for a new era of global tectonic...

25.03.2025 8

The Age

Peter Hartcher

An extra $5 a week might not be much, but it’s intelligent

An extra $5 a week might not be much, but it’s intelligent

The budget reveals the political calculus of a government heading into an election, not one bracing the country for a new era of global tectonic...

25.03.2025 9

Brisbane Times

Peter Hartcher

Day by day, Trump’s America becomes more like Xi’s China

Day by day, Trump’s America becomes more like Xi’s China

The West thought China would be entranced by its freedoms. But now an American president is aping Beijing’s repressive controls.

24.03.2025 9

WA Today

Peter Hartcher

Day by day, Trump’s America becomes more like Xi’s China

Day by day, Trump’s America becomes more like Xi’s China

The West thought China would be entranced by its freedoms. But now an American president is aping Beijing’s repressive controls.

24.03.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Hartcher

Day by day, Trump’s America becomes more like Xi’s China

Day by day, Trump’s America becomes more like Xi’s China

The West thought China would be entranced by its freedoms. But now an American president is aping Beijing’s repressive controls.

24.03.2025 10

The Age

Peter Hartcher

Day by day, Trump’s America becomes more like Xi’s China

Day by day, Trump’s America becomes more like Xi’s China

The West thought China would be entranced by its freedoms. But now an American president is aping Beijing’s repressive controls.

24.03.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Peter Hartcher

Trump’s made rejects great again. That may be a bitter pill for PM or Dutton

Trump’s made rejects great again. That may be a bitter pill for PM or Dutton

Australia’s voters increasingly are anxious. The political party that can best address this compounding anxiety will win the forthcoming federal...

21.03.2025 10

WA Today

Peter Hartcher

Trump’s made rejects great again. That may be a bitter pill for PM or Dutton

Trump’s made rejects great again. That may be a bitter pill for PM or Dutton

Australia’s voters increasingly are anxious. The political party that can best address this compounding anxiety will win the forthcoming federal...

21.03.2025 6

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Hartcher

Trump’s made rejects great again. That may be a bitter pill for PM or Dutton

Trump’s made rejects great again. That may be a bitter pill for PM or Dutton

Australia’s voters increasingly are anxious. The political party that can best address this compounding anxiety will win the forthcoming federal...

21.03.2025 10

The Age

Peter Hartcher

Trump’s made rejects great again. That may be a bitter pill for PM or Dutton

Trump’s made rejects great again. That may be a bitter pill for PM or Dutton

Australia’s voters increasingly are anxious. The political party that can best address this compounding anxiety will win the forthcoming federal...

21.03.2025 9

Brisbane Times

Peter Hartcher

Trump’s paired bad ideas from left and right. The results will be calamitous

Trump’s paired bad ideas from left and right. The results will be calamitous

Trump and Musk’s new policies will make the rich richer and the poor poorer. What could go wrong?

17.03.2025 10

WA Today

Peter Hartcher

Trump’s paired bad ideas from left and right. The results will be calamitous

Trump’s paired bad ideas from left and right. The results will be calamitous

Trump and Musk’s new policies will make the rich richer and the poor poorer. What could go wrong?

17.03.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Hartcher

Trump’s paired bad ideas from left and right. The results will be calamitous

Trump’s paired bad ideas from left and right. The results will be calamitous

Trump and Musk’s new policies will make the rich richer and the poor poorer. What could go wrong?

17.03.2025 10

The Age

Peter Hartcher

Trump’s paired bad ideas from left and right. The results will be calamitous

Trump’s paired bad ideas from left and right. The results will be calamitous

Trump and Musk’s new policies will make the rich richer and the poor poorer. What could go wrong?

17.03.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Peter Hartcher

Ape Trump or bait him? He’s political kryptonite for PM and Dutton

Ape Trump or bait him? He’s political kryptonite for PM and Dutton

The mercurial US president will haunt the forthcoming election campaign. How the leaders handle him, and his chaotic pronouncements, may even swing...

14.03.2025 9

WA Today

Peter Hartcher

Ape Trump or bait him? He’s political kryptonite for PM and Dutton

Ape Trump or bait him? He’s political kryptonite for PM and Dutton

The mercurial US president will haunt the forthcoming election campaign. How the leaders handle him, and his chaotic pronouncements, may even swing...

14.03.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Hartcher

Ape Trump or bait him? He’s political kryptonite for PM and Dutton

Ape Trump or bait him? He’s political kryptonite for PM and Dutton

The mercurial US president will haunt the forthcoming election campaign. How the leaders handle him, and his chaotic pronouncements, may even swing...

14.03.2025 5

The Age

Peter Hartcher

Ape Trump or bait him? He’s political kryptonite for PM and Dutton

Ape Trump or bait him? He’s political kryptonite for PM and Dutton

The mercurial US president will haunt the forthcoming election campaign. How the leaders handle him, and his chaotic pronouncements, may even swing...

14.03.2025 6

Brisbane Times

Peter Hartcher

Trump has done us a favour by showing where we stand during peacetime

Trump has done us a favour by showing where we stand during peacetime

Donald Trump’s decision on tariffs is another reminder that he has cast aside old friends and embraced traditional US enemies, Russia most...

12.03.2025 8

WA Today

Peter Hartcher

Trump has done us a favour by showing where we stand during peacetime

Trump has done us a favour by showing where we stand during peacetime

Donald Trump’s decision on tariffs is another reminder that he has cast aside old friends and embraced traditional US enemies, Russia most...

12.03.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Hartcher

Trump has done us a favour by showing where we stand during peacetime

Trump has done us a favour by showing where we stand during peacetime

Donald Trump’s decision on tariffs is another reminder that he has cast aside old friends and embraced traditional US enemies, Russia most...

12.03.2025 20

The Age

Peter Hartcher

Trump has done us a favour by showing where we stand during peacetime

Trump has done us a favour by showing where we stand during peacetime

Donald Trump’s decision on tariffs is another reminder that he has cast aside old friends and embraced traditional US enemies, Russia most...

12.03.2025 7

Brisbane Times

Peter Hartcher

Shyster in chief? How Trump is making a mockery of good governance

Since taking office in January, the Trump administration has acted against a range of anti-corruption protections, opening the door for rampant...

10.03.2025 10

WA Today

Peter Hartcher

Shyster in chief? How Trump is making a mockery of good governance

Since taking office in January, the Trump administration has acted against a range of anti-corruption protections, opening the door for rampant...

10.03.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Hartcher

Shyster in chief? How Trump is making a mockery of good governance

Since taking office in January, the Trump administration has acted against a range of anti-corruption protections, opening the door for rampant...

10.03.2025 10

The Age

Peter Hartcher

Shyster in chief? How Trump is making a mockery of good governance

Since taking office in January, the Trump administration has acted against a range of anti-corruption protections, opening the door for rampant...

10.03.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Peter Hartcher

The storms that will chase Dutton and Albanese to election day

With the nation on cyclone watch, climate change is back on the political agenda. But geopolitical disturbances may yet shift key votes.

07.03.2025 6

WA Today

Peter Hartcher

The storms that will chase Dutton and Albanese to election day

With the nation on cyclone watch, climate change is back on the political agenda. But geopolitical disturbances may yet shift key votes.

07.03.2025 7

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Hartcher

The storms that will chase Dutton and Albanese to election day

With the nation on cyclone watch, climate change is back on the political agenda. But geopolitical disturbances may yet shift key votes.

07.03.2025 7

The Age

Peter Hartcher

The storms that will chase Dutton and Albanese to election day

With the nation on cyclone watch, climate change is back on the political agenda. But geopolitical disturbances may yet shift key votes.

07.03.2025 6

Brisbane Times

Peter Hartcher

It’s clear that Trump is an agent of Putin. All US allies should be alarmed

With the US president parroting Putin talking points, America’s allies must rethink their security strategies.

03.03.2025 20

WA Today

Peter Hartcher

It’s clear that Trump is an agent of Putin. All US allies should be alarmed

With the US president parroting Putin talking points, America’s allies must rethink their security strategies.

03.03.2025 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Hartcher

It’s clear that Trump is an agent of Putin. All US allies should be alarmed

With the US president parroting Putin talking points, America’s allies must rethink their security strategies.

03.03.2025 7

The Age

Peter Hartcher

It’s clear that Trump is an agent of Putin. All US allies should be alarmed

With the US president parroting Putin talking points, America’s allies must rethink their security strategies.

03.03.2025 8

Brisbane Times

Peter Hartcher

As China stalks and Trump squawks, Albanese baulks from historic moment

Dangerous security and economic developments present a leadership opportunity for the PM as we close in on the election. Will he take it?

28.02.2025 10

WA Today

Peter Hartcher

As China stalks and Trump squawks, Albanese baulks from historic moment

Dangerous security and economic developments present a leadership opportunity for the PM as we close in on the election. Will he take it?

28.02.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Hartcher