George Brandis
George Brandis is a former high commissioner to the UK, and a former Liberal senator and federal attorney-general. He is now a professor at the ANU’s National Security College.
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- High Court of Australia
High Court judges should not air disagreements in public
Judges should avoid public controversy. A recent speech by the High Court’s Justice Robert Beech-Jones appeared to breach that rule.
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- Liberal Party
Tony Abbott and Jim Chalmers, an unlikely pair of saviours for the Liberal Party
Tony Abbott, the most effective opposition politician Australia has ever seen, is about to become Liberal Party president. Labor’s Jim Chalmers is the Liberals’ other great asset.
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- UK election
The rules of political engagement were rewritten this week, starting with Farage
Two days before One Nation won Farrer, Farage’s Reform party triumphed in the UK.
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- Opinion
- Donald Trump
For King Charles, this could be his greatest challenge
Relations between Britain and the US have plunged to a 70-year low. A successful royal visit could change that.
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- Opinion
- Trump's America
Trump’s war releases divisions that could tear his MAGA world apart
Establishment Republicans have always loathed Donald Trump. More significant is the fracture of his MAGA base.
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- Opinion
- Poetry
Can poetry help our politics? There was a time in Australia when it did
John Curtin and his political nemesis Robert Menzies were united by their love of poetry. In fact, many great Australian leaders were drawn to verse as a source of relaxation and inspiration.
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- Opinion
- Middle East at war
Trump’s candour exposes his foolery – and Netanyahu, like Putin, plays him for a sucker
“We were shocked,” Donald Trump said of Iran’s retaliatory strikes. If he was, his advisers weren’t – and they did warn him.
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- Opinion
- Nationals
The Matt Canavan I know is an intellectual with ‘raw political talent’
The new Nationals leader is a policy wonk who spends his Canberra evenings at home reading economic reports.
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- International affairs
O Canada, O Albanese: This middle power roars as Australia’s exemplar
Prime Minister Mark Carney, who visits Australia this week, dares to project his nation as an important player in global politics. Australia must do the same.
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- One Nation
Liberals beware: Voting One Nation often leads to Labor governments
The way to deal with One Nation is not to chase it in a race to the political bottom. You’ll never out-Pauline Pauline, and it is a fool’s errand to try. And, in the process, you lose middle Australia.
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