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Anti-Trump posts caught up with Rudd in Washington

Rudd’s successor will need to have more than exceptional credentials. They must also have the “X-factor” that gets them meaningful access to the...

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The Afr View

Rushed vilification laws risk overreach on free speech

When governments seek to regulate speech, we should be cautious, sceptical and wary of possible overreach that would compromise Australia’s liberal...

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The Afr View

How Labor became the party of handouts for the rich

It is an upside-down world when Labor, traditionally the working-class party, is using tens of billions of dollars in taxpayer funds to help the...

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John Kehoe

Fear after Bondi is putting free speech on trial

Instead of rushing to add new laws to an already swollen statute book, we should enforce rigorously and without hesitation the laws already in place.

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Peter Kurti

AI is killing grad jobs and making MBAs matter more

The challenge is not to add fashionable modules on AI tools, but for education to build judgement and decision-making capabilities, and to...

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Jenny George

Your super is footing the bill for someone else’s gamble

The CSLR was intended to give basic protection to mum and dad-type investors. It should not be a collectively funded vehicle for removing...

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Simon Birmingham

This time it’s different. Iranian mullahs are on borrowed time

Nationwide protests entering their third week are showing no sign of abating and there are now serious parallels to the lead-up to the 1979...

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Patrick Gibbons

Trump’s target is not only Powell but US Fed’s inflation independence

Has the President’s latest outrageous attack on the Federal Reserve chair signalled the end of a broadly successful monetary policy era?

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Stephen Grenville

And the next Federal Reserve chairman is … Donald Trump

The US president has long spoken in thuggish terms about chair Jerome Powell and his reluctance to slash interest rates as fast as Trump would like.

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Katie Martin

The Fed’s six big challenges in 2026

While the focus will be on President Donald Trump’s choice to succeed Jerome Powell, there are many other worries for markets to navigate.

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Bill Dudley

Is our tax system fit for purpose? The $200b costing the budget

Imagine what the government could do if it chose to cut back on some of the 300 taxation expenditures, or even just stopped adding to the number of...

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Melissa Bray

Iran exposes Israel double standards

Probing the fixation with Israel must form part of the deliberations of the Bondi royal commission as it seeks out the drivers of the rising tide...

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The Afr View

The case for national hate speech law reforms after Bondi

After antisemitic attacks in my electorate, I proposed to introduce stronger hate speech laws addressing vilification. Both major parties declined...

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Allegra Spender

Adelaide Festival cancellation is about humanity, not identity

Authors boycotting the event seem unaware the Bondi attack has revealed to mainstream Australia the phenomenon of antisemitism clothed as...

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Adir Shiffman

More hate speech laws no panacea for Bondi massacre

One must question whether Anthony Albanese’s decision to recall parliament to rush these laws through is a lazy diversion to make him look “on...

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Morgan Begg

Platforming division at literary festivals is not artistic freedom

Literary festivals can and should be edgy, challenging and thought-provoking. But festivals must not platform speech that is hateful and divisive.

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Kathy Shand

Three ideas to lift Chalmers’ productivity grade in 2026

The treasurer surely gets an A for diagnosis of the problem. His market for solution is pending. But it’s not looking good so far.

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Richard Holden

Time for sleepwalking on antisemitism is over

The announcement of a royal commission was necessary and welcome. But this cannot be where things end. We must be clear-eyed about what this moment...

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Steven Lowy

There is no magic pudding for private hospitals

The health minister should proceed with caution and be wary of government interventions that suboptimally shift costs around an inefficient private...

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The Afr View

The Dry January experiment is creating a more sober country

Experts say Dry January is less about permanent abstinence and more about evaluating how alcohol affects our mental performance and emotional...

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Lisa Jarvis

Why Wilcox cartoon stung grassroots Bondi campaign

The imagery echoed long-standing antisemitic tropes just as a multi-faith coalition was scraping together donations to buy advertising space to be...

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Danny Berkovic

Economics explains Donald Trump’s bid for Greenland

The United States has realised that leasing military access from Denmark is an incomplete contract fraught with intolerable transaction costs.

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Sinclair Davidson

England cricket’s drinking culture and loose ways must be cleaned up

English cricketers have enjoyed a beer as long as I can remember, and I’m in no position to criticise them for that. But there is a time and a...

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Michael Vaughan

Labor’s Compensation Scheme of Last Resort was built wrong

The vast majority of big superannuation fund members and SMSFs will never derive value from the CSLR. Yet, they are disproportionately affected by...

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The Afr View

A rolled-gold act of self-induced humiliation, but it’s the right move

Everything the prime minister and Tony Burke said on Thursday could have, and should have, been said two weeks ago.

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Phillip Coorey

Post-Bondi Albanese suffers in comparison with Minns. Such is his lot

Jewish Australians’ disappointment in Anthony Albanese was hard-baked by the time of the Bondi attack. His hope that anger would pass has proven...

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Paul Karp

Real test lies in how the Bondi Royal Commission will be run

The Albanese government’s fate will depend on how the inquiry is conducted, what it finds, its final report and what the government does with...

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Scott Prasser

Nanny-state health-and-safety fascism is shutting down British pubs

To drive around England, urban and rural, these days is to see an epidemic of recently closed boozers.

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Simon Heffer

‘Progressive’ left must stop making excuses for Iran’s tyrants

To reduce Iran’s history to conspiracy is inaccurate and insulting. It dismisses the courage of people who have paid an extraordinary price for...

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Sara Rafiee

The RBA needs to call out political spending to avoid hikes

Although the central bank pushed politicians to spend during the pandemic, it has been gun-shy when it comes to calling for them to tighten their...

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Christopher Joye

UniSuper’s manoeuvrings at Qube sure to keep Macquarie on its toes

Landing the $11.6 billion buyout of the logistics giant is just one of the big challenges facing the investment and banking firm in the year ahead.

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Joyce Moullakis

The greatest threat to Jewish safety has a new name

Anti-Zionism is not about legitimate criticism of Israel, it’s an eliminationist obsession with the legitimacy of the Jewish state.

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Joshua Dabelstein

Six key questions the Bondi royal commission must answer

The royal commission must hold people responsible. This does not necessitate a descent into blame, but it does require clarity about who enabled...

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Josh Roose