Five reasons Trump’s economy stinks and 10 things the Dems should do about It
The Trump economy is truly awful for most Americans. Democrats need to show America that they can be better trusted to bring prices down and real wages up.
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20 November 2025
Australians are markedly more worried about the US, but still wary about China
Australians' concerns and mistrust of China are easing, while doubts about the US are increasing.
20 November 2025
From Whitlam to AUKUS: Sovereignty silenced
When governor-general Sir John Kerr dismissed Gough Whitlam on 11 November 1975, Australia lost more than a government. It lost a measure of its independence a loss that still shadows our politics half a century later.
19 November 2025
US Democrats cave once more
The perils of unprincipled, performative so-called “resistance.”
18 November 2025
Emergency powers and tariffs: The US Supreme Court’s test of the President’s authority
The Supreme Court is set to decide on the limits of executive power – and that decision will have practical implications for Australia.
18 November 2025
Nuclear testing threatens global stability
Gareth Evans, Robert Hill, and Larissa Waters are among the Australian signatories of a statement calling on Trump to clarify that the US will not resume nuclear explosive testing.
14 November 2025
Seoul’s submarine ambitions – what do they mean for the region?
South Korea is currently in final negotiations with the US on a deal that could reshape the balance of power in the Indo-Pacific: the construction of nuclear-powered submarines.
13 November 2025
Mamdani’s victory bought hope to Gaza
Zohran Mamdani is a Ugandan-born Muslim American politician, outspoken supporter of Palestine, and the new Mayor of New York City. His victory there is a symbolic moment that reflects a deeper shift in American awareness toward global justice, especially the Palestinian cause.
13 November 2025
Burn it all down movements
When a 34-year-old democratic socialist defeats a political dynasty in the nation's largest city, we're witnessing more than another electoral upset.
13 November 2025
Lame duck syndrome emerging
Reality finally starts to bite in the US and it hasn't come in a misspelt all-capital letters post Truth Social.
12 November 2025
‘Spooky fiddling’: Preparing the ground – Part 3
There is profoundly increasing evidence that foreign espionage and intelligence activities are being practised in Australia on a wide scale… I believe the evidence is so grave and so alarming in its implications that it demands the fullest explanation. The deception over the CIA and the activities of foreign installations on our soil… are an onslaught on Australia's sovereignty. – Gough Whitlam, House of Representatives, 1977
12 November 2025
The coming class war against Zohran Mamdani
Zohran Mamdani's win in New York City should be seen as a repudiation of everything the Democrats have been doing since the DNC shafted Bernie Sanders to get Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden nominated as the party’s presidential candidates in 2016 and 2020.
12 November 2025
‘Absolutely pathetic’: Senate Democrats denounced for caving to GOP in shutdown fight
“Let’s be clear – this proposal isn’t a compromise, it’s a capitulation,” said one progressive lawmaker in the US House.
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