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The Sydney Morning Herald

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Trump, Murdoch, Epstein and MAGA: Bannon predicts firestorm, but it’s not clear who will get burnt

Trump, Murdoch, Epstein and MAGA: Bannon predicts firestorm, but it’s not clear who will get burnt

Donald Trump’s original White House strategist Steve Bannon still insists the “deep state” runs the world. And while he has many questions, he...

yesterday 10

WA Today

Peter Hartcher

Trump, Murdoch, Epstein and MAGA: Bannon predicts firestorm, but it’s not clear who will get burnt

Trump, Murdoch, Epstein and MAGA: Bannon predicts firestorm, but it’s not clear who will get burnt

Donald Trump’s original White House strategist Steve Bannon still insists the “deep state” runs the world. And while he has many questions, he...

yesterday 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Hartcher

Trump, Murdoch, Epstein and MAGA: Bannon predicts firestorm, but it’s not clear who will get burnt

Trump, Murdoch, Epstein and MAGA: Bannon predicts firestorm, but it’s not clear who will get burnt

Donald Trump’s original White House strategist Steve Bannon still insists the “deep state” runs the world. And while he has many questions, he...

yesterday 9

The Age

Peter Hartcher

Trump, Murdoch, Epstein and MAGA: Bannon predicts firestorm, but it’s not clear who will get burnt

Trump, Murdoch, Epstein and MAGA: Bannon predicts firestorm, but it’s not clear who will get burnt

Donald Trump’s original White House strategist Steve Bannon still insists the “deep state” runs the world. And while he has many questions, he...

yesterday 8

Brisbane Times

Peter Hartcher

Xi whiz! Australia’s finally maturing as an international player

Xi whiz! Australia’s finally maturing as an international player

When it comes to foreign affairs, the Albanese government is still too inert. But there are positive signs of emerging maturity in how this country...

19.07.2025 10

WA Today

Peter Hartcher

Xi whiz! Australia’s finally maturing as an international player

Xi whiz! Australia’s finally maturing as an international player

When it comes to foreign affairs, the Albanese government is still too inert. But there are positive signs of emerging maturity in how this country...

19.07.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Hartcher

Xi whiz! Australia’s finally maturing as an international player

Xi whiz! Australia’s finally maturing as an international player

When it comes to foreign affairs, the Albanese government is still too inert. But there are positive signs of emerging maturity in how this country...

19.07.2025 10

The Age

Peter Hartcher

Xi whiz! Australia’s finally maturing as an international player

Xi whiz! Australia’s finally maturing as an international player

When it comes to foreign affairs, the Albanese government is still too inert. But there are positive signs of emerging maturity in how this country...

19.07.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Peter Hartcher

Picture bigger than Albanese’s visit: Xi Jinping sees Australia as fruit ripe for plucking

Picture bigger than Albanese’s visit: Xi Jinping sees Australia as fruit ripe for plucking

As Trump insults his allies, the Chinese president is taking the opportunity to win over as many countries as he can in his quest for global...

17.07.2025 9

Brisbane Times

Peter Hartcher

Picture bigger than Albanese’s China visit: Xi Jinping sees Australia as a fruit ripe for plucking

Picture bigger than Albanese’s China visit: Xi Jinping sees Australia as a fruit ripe for plucking

As Trump insults his allies, the Chinese president is taking the opportunity to win over as many countries as he can in his quest for global...

17.07.2025 8

WA Today

Peter Hartcher

Picture bigger than Albanese’s China visit: Xi Jinping sees Australia as a fruit ripe for plucking

Picture bigger than Albanese’s China visit: Xi Jinping sees Australia as a fruit ripe for plucking

As Trump insults his allies, the Chinese president is taking the opportunity to win over as many countries as he can in his quest for global...

17.07.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Hartcher

Picture bigger than Albanese’s China visit: Xi Jinping sees Australia as a fruit ripe for plucking

Picture bigger than Albanese’s China visit: Xi Jinping sees Australia as a fruit ripe for plucking

As Trump insults his allies, the Chinese president is taking the opportunity to win over as many countries as he can in his quest for global...

17.07.2025 20

The Age

Peter Hartcher

Australia’s great leap forward: China opportunity makes Trump tariffs look like ‘a pimple on the bum of the iron ore trade’

Australia’s great leap forward: China opportunity makes Trump tariffs look like ‘a pimple on the bum of the iron ore trade’

Australia’s potential to export green metals – made here using abundant, cheap renewable energy – could deliver immeasurable economic benefits...

15.07.2025 10

WA Today

Peter Hartcher

Australia’s great leap forward: China opportunity makes Trump tariffs look like ‘a pimple on the bum of the iron ore trade’

Australia’s great leap forward: China opportunity makes Trump tariffs look like ‘a pimple on the bum of the iron ore trade’

Australia’s potential to export green metals – made here using abundant, cheap renewable energy – could deliver immeasurable economic benefits...

15.07.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Hartcher

Australia’s great leap forward: China opportunity makes Trump tariffs look like ‘a pimple on the bum of the iron ore trade’

Australia’s great leap forward: China opportunity makes Trump tariffs look like ‘a pimple on the bum of the iron ore trade’

Australia’s potential to export green metals – made here using abundant, cheap renewable energy – could deliver immeasurable economic benefits...

15.07.2025 20

The Age

Peter Hartcher

Australia’s great leap forward: China opportunity makes Trump tariffs look like ‘a pimple on the bum of the iron ore trade’

Australia’s great leap forward: China opportunity makes Trump tariffs look like ‘a pimple on the bum of the iron ore trade’

Australia’s potential to export green metals – made here using abundant, cheap renewable energy – could deliver immeasurable economic benefits...

15.07.2025 20

Brisbane Times

Peter Hartcher

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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