Two days before One Nation won Farrer,Farage’s Reform party triumphed in the UK.
Relations between Britain and the US have plunged to a 70-year low. A successful royal visit could change that.
Establishment Republicans have always loathed Donald Trump. More significant is the fracture of his MAGA base.
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.
“We were shocked,” Donald Trump said of Iran’s retaliatory strikes. If he was,his advisers weren’t – and they did warn him.
The new Nationals leader is a policy wonk who spends his Canberra evenings at home reading economic reports.
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.
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.
To understand the Coalition split,it is necessary to appreciate the extent to which the National Party now feels threatened in its own backyard.
UK politics is fracturing left,right and centre with febrile speculation about an imminent challenge to the PM Keir Starmer.