Peter Hartcher
Peter Hartcher is political editor and international editor of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.
- Opinion
- Middle East at war
Trumped-up peace deal at the mercy of another nation, and it’s not Iran
Donald Trump wants the war with Iran to end because of the political damage it’s costing him at home. But America’s key ally in the Middle East has a very different view.
- Peter Hartcher
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- Opinion
- One Nation
Like Trump, Hanson’s rise is beyond politics. That’s why she’ll be hard to stop
She plays the suffering outsider, yet she’s an insider now, and says she could be prime minister.
- Peter Hartcher
- Opinion
- North Korea diplomacy
The Chinese president has arrived in North Korea. The world is watching
Xi Jinping has arrived in Pyongyang for talks with Kim Jong-un. Much hinges on this.
- Peter Hartcher
- Opinion
- One Nation
One grievance above all is fuelling the rise of Hanson
Both Labor and the Coalition are losing support to One Nation. But desperate voters are sending a clear signal to the other major parties. They want hope.
- Peter Hartcher
- Opinion
- Donald Trump
While Xi gets smart, Trump and Putin are showing the world what dumb power can do
The world is paying a high price for illegal wars of hubris which did not need to be waged. Meanwhile, China marches on without firing a shot.
- Peter Hartcher
- Opinion
- AI
It’s already too late to stop AI. But before the p(doom), let’s consider the p(boom)
Pope Leo says management of the new tech is now humanity’s most important mission. Australia is uniquely well-placed to play a role in that endeavour.
- Peter Hartcher
- Opinion
- India
Young people are revolting. India’s ‘cockroach’ campaign is just the latest example
Powerful Asian leaders like Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping are preoccupied by the prospect of young people upsetting the social order. They have legitimate cause for concern.
- Peter Hartcher
- Opinion
- Kevin Rudd
What next for Rudd? He’s steeling himself for his grandest ambition
Kevin Rudd has been so right about many of the great matters of our time. His tragedy is that he alienated some of the very people he most needed to fulfil his ambitions.
- Peter Hartcher
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- Foreign relations
What really happened after Trump told Rudd ‘I don’t like you either’
The former prime minister says his access to senior administration figures only improved after his awkward televised encounter with the US president in the Oval Office.
- Michael Koziol and Peter Hartcher
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- Foreign relations
Kevin Rudd lifts lid on AUKUS, China and Trump-era tensions
In his first interview since leaving his role, former Australian ambassador to the US Kevin Rudd has opened up about AUKUS tensions, China’s growing power and diplomacy under Donald Trump.
- Peter Hartcher and Michael Koziol