Judge orders release of Georgetown scholar Badar Khan Suri from ICE detention
My only 'crimes' making me a 'national security threat' are my marriage to a United States citizen of Palestinian origin and my support for the Palestinian cause, wrote Badar Khan Suri in an op-ed published on 13 May.
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16 May 2025
As costs rise, poll shows most Americans blame Trump
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15 May 2025
'A brazen, unprecedented power grab': Trump fires copyright office head
The reported firing of Register of Copyrights and director of the US Copyright Office Shira Perlmutter comes on the heels of Trump's dismissal of Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden.
15 May 2025
The first-ever historic agreement between the US and Hamas – with Netanyahu in a secondary role
The direct talks between the United States and Hamas took Israel by surprise and led to an agreement that resulted in the release of the Israeli-American captive Edan Alexander.
13 May 2025
Trump’s USAID cuts only accelerate the West’s miserly convergence with China
Critics of the Trump administration’s assault on foreign aid warn that it will undermine the United States’ capacity to compete with China.
12 May 2025
Can Albanese resist the temptation to fall for Trump’s flattery?
Without wishing to rain on the Australian Labor Party’s victory parade, when our prime minister was congratulated and praised by Donald Trump the day after Labor won the 2025 federal election, alarm bells should have been ringing to alert his advisers.
9 May 2025
Danger: Global security is now in the hands of Trump, Rubio and Hegseth
The United States is a national security state. Over the past half-century, it has unnecessarily conducted “forever wars” in Vietnam (1960s-1970s), Iraq (2000s-the present), Afghanistan (2000s-2020), and now possibly in Yemen.
7 May 2025
After its landslide win, Labor should have courage and confidence on security – and our alliance with the US
The re-election of the Albanese Labor Government by such a wide margin should not mean “business as usual” for Australia’s security policy.
7 May 2025
Thanks to Trump, China has the cards it needs to win the trade war
Trump’s actions have left nations feeling betrayed while accelerating China’s self-sufficiency. These, plus Beijing’s rare earth dominance, could spell victory.
6 May 2025
Trump is the symptom of a deeper American malaise
The US president’s disruptive policies reveal a superpower unsettled by its waning dominance.
5 May 2025
When the centre cannot hold: US polarisation is driving the word away
Once admired for its democratic institutions, cultural dynamism, and global leadership, the United States now finds itself in a different spotlight.
5 May 2025
The American Dream
That's why they call it the American Dream, because you have to be asleep to believe it. George Carlin. American humourist
5 May 2025
Just not in time
Donald Trump’s tariffs and before-the-border barriers are a de facto self-imposed naval blockade of America that undermines the modern just-in-time economy.
