Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the MCG on Friday.

Australia’s relationship with India grows ever closer despite one key divergence

The affection between Anthony Albanese and Narendra Modi mirrors the ever-strengthening ties between the countries even as India heads in an illiberal direction.

  • Peter Hartcher

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China’s missile test did not target any one Pacific nation – it was aimed at all of them,including Australia

Australia’s Pacific diplomacy is a proactive response to Beijing’s belligerence and Donald Trump’s dysfunction. But more must be done to deter the communist nation.

  • Peter Hartcher
Illustration by Dionne Gain

The world is failing to curb carbon,and we may be close to a scorched earth tipping point

The years 2023 to 2025 were the three hottest on record. The effects of climate change may soon make many nations uninhabitable.

  • Peter Hartcher
Illustration by Simon Letch

It’s a winter of discontent for one political contender. It’s not Labor

Australian politics is in the chaotic phase. The ALP,One Nation and the Coalition compete. One party will be flung into oblivion.

  • Peter Hartcher
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How gold became the symbol of Donald Trump’s second term

The significance of gold to Donald Trump leads beyond the precious metal itself. He acquires it and bathes in its glow at every opportunity,just as he covets territory and imposes tariffs in a way no other American leader has in a century.

  • Peter Hartcher
 Illustration by Dionne Gain

It’s the unique hate that inflames all others,and Australia is failing to quell it

Getting rid of antisemitism is a prerequisite for keeping all of us safe and our society functional.

  • Peter Hartcher
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It’s party time for these two teals. Now they must find some movers and shakers

Zali Steggall and Allegra Spender have launched a new political party,Community Strong Australia. It marks another step in the restructuring of our politics.

  • Peter Hartcher
Illustration by Dionne Gain

This is the Australia that Pauline Hanson has been waiting for – a frightened country

The latest Lowy Institute poll helps explain why One Nation is gaining such traction among voters. Australians are in a dark and fearful mood.

  • Peter Hartcher

Hanson likes to go after minorities. But she’s found two new and surprising targets

An emboldened Pauline Hanson has broadened her far-right agenda. Has she gone too far for her own political good?

  • Peter Hartcher
Illustration by Dionne Gain

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