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Alex Mcdermott

Alex Mcdermott

The Australian

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In Australia, luck alone has never been enough – and it won’t be this time either

27.10.2025 8

The Australian

Alex Mcdermott

Albanese fought the wrong battle for Australia in New York

The PM’s prioritising of Palestinian recognition over managing the US alliance has abandoned the foreign policy goal pursued by most of his...

23.09.2025 8

Financial Review

Alex Mcdermott

Indigenous ‘truth-telling’ education will be anything but an advantage

11.09.2025 20

The Australian

Alex Mcdermott

Calling ordinary Aussies ‘racist’ won’t protect multiculturalism

Dog-whistling about racism seeks to delegitimise those who wish to debate migration on any terms.

10.09.2025 10

Financial Review

Alex Mcdermott

Yoorrook inquiry is pushing politics, not truthful history

03.07.2025 3

The Australian

Alex Mcdermott

Why can’t our leaders drop the ‘Gallipoli syndrome’

18.06.2025 10

The Australian

Alex Mcdermott

Anzac narrative must not get stuck in ‘Gallipoli’ victimology

The era of geopolitical uncertainty demands a mature reckoning with our alliance obligations and our own responsibilities.

23.04.2025 5

Financial Review

Alex Mcdermott

The deadly backlash of ‘sit-down money’

30.09.2024 20

The Australian

Alex Mcdermott