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Peter Hartcher

The Sydney Morning Herald

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Is this Gentle Jim’s JFK moment? If it is, he’s overlooked one thing

Is this Gentle Jim’s JFK moment? If it is, he’s overlooked one thing

The treasurer Jim Chalmers, anxious to raise the bar on reform, is asking us to be more than ourselves. But can he be more than himself?

21.06.2025 10

WA Today

Peter Hartcher

Is this Gentle Jim’s JFK moment? If it is, he’s overlooked one thing

Is this Gentle Jim’s JFK moment? If it is, he’s overlooked one thing

The treasurer Jim Chalmers, anxious to raise the bar on reform, is asking us to be more than ourselves. But can he be more than himself?

21.06.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Hartcher

Is this Gentle Jim’s JFK moment? If it is, he’s overlooked one thing

Is this Gentle Jim’s JFK moment? If it is, he’s overlooked one thing

The treasurer Jim Chalmers, anxious to raise the bar on reform, is asking us to be more than ourselves. But can he be more than himself?

21.06.2025 10

The Age

Peter Hartcher

Is this Gentle Jim’s JFK moment? If it is, he’s overlooked one thing

Is this Gentle Jim’s JFK moment? If it is, he’s overlooked one thing

The treasurer Jim Chalmers, anxious to raise the bar on reform, is asking us to be more than ourselves. But can he be more than himself?

21.06.2025 9

Brisbane Times

Peter Hartcher

What Putin’s ‘Rasputin-like mystical influence’ over Trump means for the world

Never has a US president delegated the negotiation over a critical national interest to an American enemy. Yet, we seem to be on the brink of exactly...

19.06.2025 7

WA Today

Peter Hartcher

What Putin’s ‘Rasputin-like mystical influence’ over Trump means for the world

Never has a US president delegated the negotiation over a critical national interest to an American enemy. Yet, we seem to be on the brink of exactly...

19.06.2025 3

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Hartcher

What Putin’s ‘Rasputin-like mystical influence’ over Trump means for the world

Never has a US president delegated the negotiation over a critical national interest to an American enemy. Yet, we seem to be on the brink of exactly...

19.06.2025 4

The Age

Peter Hartcher

What Putin’s ‘Rasputin-like mystical influence’ over Trump means for the world

Never has a US president delegated the negotiation over a critical national interest to an American enemy. Yet, we seem to be on the brink of exactly...

19.06.2025 7

Brisbane Times

Peter Hartcher

Trump’s Russian delusion is complete. He sees Putin as a peacemaker

The evidence of the Russian’s uncanny and growing influence over Trump suggests that perhaps he is now the de facto US national security adviser to...

17.06.2025 10

WA Today

Peter Hartcher

Trump’s Russian delusion is complete. He sees Putin as a peacemaker

The evidence of the Russian’s uncanny and growing influence over Trump suggests that perhaps he is now the de facto US national security adviser to...

17.06.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Hartcher

Trump’s Russian delusion is complete. He sees Putin as a peacemaker

The evidence of the Russian’s uncanny and growing influence over Trump suggests that perhaps he is now the de facto US national security adviser to...

17.06.2025 30

The Age

Peter Hartcher

Trump’s Russian delusion is complete. He sees Putin as a peacemaker

The evidence of the Russian’s uncanny and growing influence over Trump suggests that perhaps he is now the de facto US national security adviser to...

17.06.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Peter Hartcher

To defend itself, Australia mustn’t kowtow to its rivals. Or its allies

To defend itself, Australia mustn’t kowtow to its rivals. Or its allies

With Donald Trump in the White House, AUKUS under review and China stalking our seas, Australia must develop independent capability, quickly.

14.06.2025 10

WA Today

Peter Hartcher

To defend itself, Australia mustn’t kowtow to its rivals. Or its allies

To defend itself, Australia mustn’t kowtow to its rivals. Or its allies

With Donald Trump in the White House, AUKUS under review and China stalking our seas, Australia must develop independent capability, quickly.

14.06.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Hartcher

To defend itself, Australia mustn’t kowtow to its rivals. Or its allies

To defend itself, Australia mustn’t kowtow to its rivals. Or its allies

With Donald Trump in the White House, AUKUS under review and China stalking our seas, Australia must develop independent capability, quickly.

14.06.2025 10

The Age

Peter Hartcher

To defend itself, Australia mustn’t kowtow to its rivals. Or its allies

To defend itself, Australia mustn’t kowtow to its rivals. Or its allies

With Donald Trump in the White House, AUKUS under review and China stalking our seas, Australia must develop independent capability, quickly.

14.06.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Peter Hartcher

Trump was spoiling for another street war. Now he’s got one

Donald Trump campaigned on a promise to conduct the biggest deportation program of illegal immigrants in American history. He has a mandate to do just...

10.06.2025 20

The Age

Peter Hartcher

Trump was spoiling for another street war. Now he’s got one

It’s not difficult to see how Donald Trump’s extraordinary order to quell unrest in Los Angeles could be used as the basis for an authoritarian...

09.06.2025 10

WA Today

Peter Hartcher

Trump was spoiling for another street war. Now he’s got one

It’s not difficult to see how Donald Trump’s extraordinary order to quell unrest in Los Angeles could be used as the basis for an authoritarian...

09.06.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Hartcher

Trump was spoiling for another street war. Now he’s got one

It’s not difficult to see how Donald Trump’s extraordinary order to quell unrest in Los Angeles could be used as the basis for an authoritarian...

09.06.2025 9

Brisbane Times

Peter Hartcher

‘Progressive patriot’ prime minister faces his call to arms

With political chaos in the US, and mounting belligerence in our region, Anthony Albanese must weigh opportunity against risk to keep Australia safe.

06.06.2025 9

WA Today

Peter Hartcher

‘Progressive patriot’ prime minister faces his call to arms

With political chaos in the US, and mounting belligerence in our region, Anthony Albanese must weigh opportunity against risk to keep Australia safe.

06.06.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Hartcher

‘Progressive patriot’ prime minister faces his call to arms

With political chaos in the US, and mounting belligerence in our region, Anthony Albanese must weigh opportunity against risk to keep Australia safe.

06.06.2025 7

The Age

Peter Hartcher

‘Progressive patriot’ prime minister faces his call to arms

With political chaos in the US, and mounting belligerence in our region, Anthony Albanese must weigh opportunity against risk to keep Australia safe.

06.06.2025 7

Brisbane Times

Peter Hartcher

Could Anthony Albanese be caught up in Trump’s new US visa ban?

A hidden announcement from the State Department about consequences for foreigners “complicit in censoring Americans” has sparked a new level of...

05.06.2025 10

WA Today

Peter Hartcher

Could Anthony Albanese be caught up in Trump’s new US visa ban?

A hidden announcement from the State Department about consequences for foreigners “complicit in censoring Americans” has sparked a new level of...

05.06.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Hartcher

Could Anthony Albanese be caught up in Trump’s new US visa ban?

A hidden announcement from the State Department about consequences for foreigners “complicit in censoring Americans” has sparked a new level of...

05.06.2025 10

The Age

Peter Hartcher

Could Anthony Albanese be caught up in Trump’s new US visa ban?

A hidden announcement from the State Department about consequences for foreigners “complicit in censoring Americans” has sparked a new level of...

05.06.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Peter Hartcher

The US’s biggest export? Trump’s MAGA mindset

The United States is punishing governments that try to moderate social media. Australia is in the firing line.

02.06.2025 10

WA Today

Peter Hartcher

The US’s biggest export? Trump’s MAGA mindset

The United States is punishing governments that try to moderate social media. Australia is in the firing line.

02.06.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Hartcher

The US’s biggest export? Trump’s MAGA mindset

The United States is punishing governments that try to moderate social media. Australia is in the firing line.

02.06.2025 20

The Age

Peter Hartcher

The US’s biggest export? Trump’s MAGA mindset

The United States is punishing governments that try to moderate social media. Australia is in the firing line.

02.06.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Peter Hartcher

Coalition of the unwilling: Climate wars will soon eclipse reunification relief

The climate wars are over. And the Coalition lost. But it will have great difficulty in accepting this fact and that’s a particular problem for the...

30.05.2025 9

WA Today

Peter Hartcher

Coalition of the unwilling: Climate wars will soon eclipse reunification relief

The climate wars are over. And the Coalition lost. But it will have great difficulty in accepting this fact and that’s a particular problem for the...

30.05.2025 8

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Hartcher

Coalition of the unwilling: Climate wars will soon eclipse reunification relief

The climate wars are over. And the Coalition lost. But it will have great difficulty in accepting this fact and that’s a particular problem for the...

30.05.2025 20

The Age

Peter Hartcher

Coalition of the unwilling: Climate wars will soon eclipse reunification relief

The climate wars are over. And the Coalition lost. But it will have great difficulty in accepting this fact and that’s a particular problem for the...

30.05.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Peter Hartcher

At debt’s door: America’s superpower is waning and Trump’s part of the problem

America spends more servicing its debt each year than it does on its enormous military. It’s a key sign of a great power in decline.

26.05.2025 9

WA Today

Peter Hartcher

At debt’s door: America’s superpower is waning and Trump’s part of the problem

America spends more servicing its debt each year than it does on its enormous military. It’s a key sign of a great power in decline.

26.05.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Hartcher

At debt’s door: America’s superpower is waning and Trump’s part of the problem

America spends more servicing its debt each year than it does on its enormous military. It’s a key sign of a great power in decline.

26.05.2025 9

The Age

Peter Hartcher

At debt’s door: America’s superpower is waning and Trump’s part of the problem

America spends more servicing its debt each year than it does on its enormous military. It’s a key sign of a great power in decline.

26.05.2025 9

Brisbane Times

Peter Hartcher

With this much power, Albanese can think big. But here’s why he won’t

Australia has put itself in a political straitjacket that makes any real reform potentially suicidal for our elected leaders.

24.05.2025 50

WA Today

Peter Hartcher

With this much power, Albanese can think big. But here’s why he won’t

Australia has put itself in a political straitjacket that makes any real reform potentially suicidal for our elected leaders.

24.05.2025 40

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Hartcher

With this much power, Albanese can think big. But here’s why he won’t

Australia has put itself in a political straitjacket that makes any real reform potentially suicidal for our elected leaders.

24.05.2025 10

The Age

Peter Hartcher

With this much power, Albanese can think big. But here’s why he won’t

Australia has put itself in a political straitjacket that makes any real reform potentially suicidal for our elected leaders.

24.05.2025 9

Brisbane Times

Peter Hartcher

It’s a $US450 billion industry, and Australia is in prime position to become a player

There is an accelerating need for nations to establish trusted supply chains for sensitive goods such as AI technology. Australia ticks many boxes.

20.05.2025 10

WA Today

Peter Hartcher

It’s a $US450 billion industry, and Australia is in prime position to become a player

There is an accelerating need for nations to establish trusted supply chains for sensitive goods such as AI technology. Australia ticks many boxes.

20.05.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Hartcher

It’s a $US450 billion industry, and Australia is in prime position to become a player

There is an accelerating need for nations to establish trusted supply chains for sensitive goods such as AI technology. Australia ticks many boxes.

20.05.2025 30

The Age

Peter Hartcher

It’s a $US450 billion industry, and Australia is in prime position to become a player

There is an accelerating need for nations to establish trusted supply chains for sensitive goods such as AI technology. Australia ticks many boxes.

20.05.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Peter Hartcher

Why Trump’s a term-long problem for the Coalition

Even in defeat, the Liberal Party faces a wicked conundrum. How can it distance itself from Trumpism while in coalition with the increasingly Trumpy...

17.05.2025 10

WA Today

Peter Hartcher

Why Trump’s a term-long problem for the Coalition

Even in defeat, the Liberal Party faces a wicked conundrum. How can it distance itself from Trumpism while in coalition with the increasingly Trumpy...

17.05.2025 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Hartcher