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The deadly problem Trump has failed to fix with his ceasefire

The deadly problem Trump has failed to fix with his ceasefire

The war in Lebanon remains a threat to broader peace in the Middle East, as the confusion over the Strait of Hormuz shows.

sunday 20

WA Today

David Crowe

The deadly problem Trump has failed to fix with his ceasefire

The deadly problem Trump has failed to fix with his ceasefire

The war in Lebanon remains a threat to broader peace in the Middle East, as the confusion over the Strait of Hormuz shows.

sunday 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Crowe

The deadly problem Trump has failed to fix with his ceasefire

The deadly problem Trump has failed to fix with his ceasefire

The war in Lebanon remains a threat to broader peace in the Middle East, as the confusion over the Strait of Hormuz shows.

sunday 10

The Age

David Crowe

The deadly problem Trump has failed to fix with his ceasefire

The deadly problem Trump has failed to fix with his ceasefire

The war in Lebanon remains a threat to broader peace in the Middle East, as the confusion over the Strait of Hormuz shows.

sunday 10

Brisbane Times

David Crowe

The man tipped to be the next UK prime minister is keeping calm, but he needs to act fast

The man tipped to be the next UK prime minister is keeping calm, but he needs to act fast

Andy Burnham, the so-called “king of the north”, is widely seen as the answer to the UK Labour Party’s prayers and will need to choose his next...

20.06.2026 20

WA Today

David Crowe

The man tipped to be the next UK prime minister is keeping calm, but he needs to act fast

The man tipped to be the next UK prime minister is keeping calm, but he needs to act fast

Andy Burnham, the so-called “king of the north”, is widely seen as the answer to the UK Labour Party’s prayers and will need to choose his next...

20.06.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Crowe

The man tipped to be the next UK prime minister is keeping calm, but he needs to act fast

The man tipped to be the next UK prime minister is keeping calm, but he needs to act fast

Andy Burnham, the so-called “king of the north”, is widely seen as the answer to the UK Labour Party’s prayers and will need to choose his next...

20.06.2026 20

The Age

David Crowe

The man tipped to be the next UK prime minister is keeping calm, but he needs to act fast

The man tipped to be the next UK prime minister is keeping calm, but he needs to act fast

Andy Burnham, the so-called “king of the north”, is widely seen as the answer to the UK Labour Party’s prayers and will need to choose his next...

20.06.2026 20

Brisbane Times

David Crowe

With his weak Iran deal, Trump reveals danger for allies – Australia included

With his weak Iran deal, Trump reveals danger for allies – Australia included

This lacklustre deal to end the Iran war brings no guarantees of lasting peace and leaves the US and its allies painfully exposed, writes David Crowe.

19.06.2026 8

WA Today

David Crowe

With his weak Iran deal, Trump reveals danger for allies – Australia included

With his weak Iran deal, Trump reveals danger for allies – Australia included

This lacklustre deal to end the Iran war brings no guarantees of lasting peace and leaves the US and its allies painfully exposed, writes David Crowe.

19.06.2026 7

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Crowe

With his weak Iran deal, Trump reveals danger for allies – Australia included

With his weak Iran deal, Trump reveals danger for allies – Australia included

This lacklustre deal to end the Iran war brings no guarantees of lasting peace and leaves the US and its allies painfully exposed, writes David Crowe.

19.06.2026 10

The Age

David Crowe

With his weak Iran deal, Trump reveals danger for allies – Australia included

With his weak Iran deal, Trump reveals danger for allies – Australia included

This lacklustre deal to end the Iran war brings no guarantees of lasting peace and leaves the US and its allies painfully exposed, writes David Crowe.

19.06.2026 20

Brisbane Times

David Crowe

‘Not gold leaf, the real deal’: Macron tries to court Trump with lavish Versailles dinner

‘Not gold leaf, the real deal’: Macron tries to court Trump with lavish Versailles dinner

The US president arrived at the palace for a private dinner with his French counterpart, designed to ease tensions with a man prone to picking fights...

18.06.2026 10

WA Today

David Crowe

‘Not gold leaf, the real deal’: Macron tries to court Trump with lavish Versailles dinner

‘Not gold leaf, the real deal’: Macron tries to court Trump with lavish Versailles dinner

The US president arrived at the palace for a private dinner with his French counterpart, designed to ease tensions with a man prone to picking fights...

18.06.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Crowe

‘Not gold leaf, the real deal’: Macron tries to court Trump with lavish Versailles dinner

‘Not gold leaf, the real deal’: Macron tries to court Trump with lavish Versailles dinner

The US president arrived at the palace for a private dinner with his French counterpart, designed to ease tensions with a man prone to picking fights...

18.06.2026 20

The Age

David Crowe

‘Not gold leaf, the real deal’: Macron tries to court Trump with lavish Versailles dinner

‘Not gold leaf, the real deal’: Macron tries to court Trump with lavish Versailles dinner

The US president arrived at the palace for a private dinner with his French counterpart, designed to ease tensions with a man prone to picking fights...

18.06.2026 10

Brisbane Times

David Crowe

The key dangers that threaten Trump’s peace terms with Iran

The key dangers that threaten Trump’s peace terms with Iran

Donald Trump said he went to war because Iran would not negotiate. Now he claims peace based on a negotiation with a regime he cannot defeat or...

15.06.2026 20

WA Today

David Crowe

The key dangers that threaten Trump’s peace terms with Iran

The key dangers that threaten Trump’s peace terms with Iran

Donald Trump said he went to war because Iran would not negotiate. Now he claims peace based on a negotiation with a regime he cannot defeat or...

15.06.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Crowe

The key dangers that threaten Trump’s peace terms with Iran

The key dangers that threaten Trump’s peace terms with Iran

Donald Trump said he went to war because Iran would not negotiate. Now he claims peace based on a negotiation with a regime he cannot defeat or...

15.06.2026 20

The Age

David Crowe

The key dangers that threaten Trump’s peace terms with Iran

The key dangers that threaten Trump’s peace terms with Iran

Donald Trump said he went to war because Iran would not negotiate. Now he claims peace based on a negotiation with a regime he cannot defeat or...

15.06.2026 20

Brisbane Times

David Crowe

Ugly scenes on Belfast streets tap into simmering rage of a fed up public

While the news coverage of these protests highlights young men wearing balaclavas, there are many more in the city who support the cause without going...

11.06.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Crowe

Ugly scenes on Belfast streets tap into simmering rage of a fed up public

While the news coverage of these protests highlights young men wearing balaclavas, there are many more in the city who support the cause without going...

11.06.2026 10

The Age

David Crowe

Ugly scenes on Belfast streets tap into simmering rage of a fed up public

While the news coverage of these protests highlights young men wearing balaclavas, there are many more in the city who support the cause without going...

11.06.2026 20

WA Today

David Crowe

Ugly scenes on Belfast streets tap into simmering rage of a fed up public

While the news coverage of these protests highlights young men wearing balaclavas, there are many more in the city who support the cause without going...

11.06.2026 10

Brisbane Times

David Crowe

Trump claims he calls ‘all the shots’. Netanyahu and Iran have other ideas

As soon as the US president declared an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Iran, the two countries undercut his latest boast about dictating the...

09.06.2026 20

WA Today

David Crowe

Trump claims he calls ‘all the shots’. Netanyahu and Iran have other ideas

As soon as the US president declared an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Iran, the two countries undercut his latest boast about dictating the...

09.06.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Crowe

Trump claims he calls ‘all the shots’. Netanyahu and Iran have other ideas

As soon as the US president declared an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Iran, the two countries undercut his latest boast about dictating the...

09.06.2026 20

The Age

David Crowe

Trump claims he calls ‘all the shots’. Netanyahu and Iran have other ideas

As soon as the US president declared an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Iran, the two countries undercut his latest boast about dictating the...

09.06.2026 20

Brisbane Times

David Crowe

‘Our country is falling apart’: Meeting the far right on London’s divided streets

The political shift in the UK is significant and real. The recent local elections, followed by a large weekend protest in the capital, show it’s not...

18.05.2026 20

WA Today

David Crowe

‘Our country is falling apart’: Meeting the far right on London’s divided streets

The political shift in the UK is significant and real. The recent local elections, followed by a large weekend protest in the capital, show it’s not...

18.05.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Crowe

‘Our country is falling apart’: Meeting the far right on London’s divided streets

The political shift in the UK is significant and real. The recent local elections, followed by a large weekend protest in the capital, show it’s not...

18.05.2026 20

The Age

David Crowe

‘Our country is falling apart’: Meeting the far right on London’s divided streets

The political shift in the UK is significant and real. The recent local elections, followed by a large weekend protest in the capital, show it’s not...

18.05.2026 20

Brisbane Times

David Crowe

The bland and the brazen: Why this Labour implosion will not save a broken Britain

The contenders for Prime Minister Kier Starmer’s job all profess to have the solutions to the unfolding crisis. In fact, they are all part of the...

15.05.2026 10

Brisbane Times

David Crowe

The bland and the brazen: Why this Labour implosion will not save a broken Britain

The contenders for Prime Minister Kier Starmer’s job all profess to have the solutions to the unfolding crisis. In fact, they are all part of the...

15.05.2026 10

WA Today

David Crowe

The bland and the brazen: Why this Labour implosion will not save a broken Britain

The contenders for Prime Minister Kier Starmer’s job all profess to have the solutions to the unfolding crisis. In fact, they are all part of the...

15.05.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Crowe

The bland and the brazen: Why this Labour implosion will not save a broken Britain

The contenders for Prime Minister Kier Starmer’s job all profess to have the solutions to the unfolding crisis. In fact, they are all part of the...

15.05.2026 20

The Age

David Crowe

The British prime minister is sinking slowly as his party turns against him

Keir Starmer is on borrowed time as senior cabinet members lose faith in him, but as the drama unfolds, the entire episode piles more humiliation on...

12.05.2026 20

WA Today

David Crowe

The British prime minister is sinking slowly as his party turns against him

Keir Starmer is on borrowed time as senior cabinet members lose faith in him, but as the drama unfolds, the entire episode piles more humiliation on...

12.05.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Crowe

The British prime minister is sinking slowly as his party turns against him

Keir Starmer is on borrowed time as senior cabinet members lose faith in him, but as the drama unfolds, the entire episode piles more humiliation on...

12.05.2026 20

The Age

David Crowe

The British prime minister is sinking slowly as his party turns against him

Keir Starmer is on borrowed time as senior cabinet members lose faith in him, but as the drama unfolds, the entire episode piles more humiliation on...

12.05.2026 20

Brisbane Times

David Crowe

‘A horrible place’: This gloomy town shows why angry voters are lurching to the right

Working-class Wigan has long been a UK Labour stronghold, but of the 25 seats up for grabs at the recent local elections, 24 went to populist leader...

11.05.2026 20

The Age

David Crowe

‘A horrible place’: This gloomy town shows why angry voters are lurching to the right

Working-class Wigan has long been a UK Labour stronghold, but of the 25 seats up for grabs at the recent local elections, 24 went to populist leader...

11.05.2026 20

Brisbane Times

David Crowe

‘A horrible place’: This gloomy town shows why angry voters are lurching to the right

Working-class Wigan has long been a UK Labour stronghold, but of the 25 seats up for grabs at the recent local elections, 24 went to populist leader...

11.05.2026 30

WA Today

David Crowe

‘A horrible place’: This gloomy town shows why angry voters are lurching to the right

Working-class Wigan has long been a UK Labour stronghold, but of the 25 seats up for grabs at the recent local elections, 24 went to populist leader...

11.05.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Crowe

Starmer is a ‘dead man walking’ – and he’s not even on the ballot

The British public vote in local government elections on Thursday, May 7. But there’s a bigger issue at stake.

04.05.2026 20

WA Today

David Crowe

Starmer is a ‘dead man walking’ – and he’s not even on the ballot

The British public vote in local government elections on Thursday, May 7. But there’s a bigger issue at stake.

04.05.2026 20

The Age

David Crowe

Starmer is a ‘dead man walking’ – and he’s not even on the ballot

The British public vote in local government elections on Thursday, May 7. But there’s a bigger issue at stake.

04.05.2026 20

Brisbane Times

David Crowe

Starmer is a ‘dead man walking’ – and he’s not even on the ballot

The British public vote in local government elections on Thursday, May 7. But there’s a bigger issue at stake.

04.05.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Crowe

Trump has a new target in Europe – and there is a price for speaking up

When the leader of a key US ally told us exactly what he thinks about how things are going in the war with Iran, it didn’t go down well with a...

02.05.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Crowe

Trump has a new target in Europe – and there is a price for speaking up

When the leader of a key US ally told us exactly what he thinks about how things are going in the war with Iran, it didn’t go down well with a...

02.05.2026 30

Brisbane Times

David Crowe