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Emma Shortis

Brisbane Times

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Australians ready to break up with Trump’s US

Australians ready to break up with Trump’s US

Australia has long been one of America’s closest and most reliable friends. That means we can see the Trump administration for what it is. More than...

08.05.2026 10

The New Daily

Emma Shortis

As Labor fails to repudiate Trumpism, Australia is being dragged into the US and Israel’s illegal war against Iran

When the US defence secretary announced on Wednesday (US time) that a US fast-attack submarine had sunk an Iranian ship off the coast of Sri Lanka, it...

06.03.2026 20

The Guardian

Emma Shortis

Andrew’s arrest: will anything like this now happen in the US? Why hasn’t it so far?

Overall, the former prince’s arrest throws into stark relief the state of the rule of law in the US compared to other democracies like the UK.

20.02.2026 350

The Conversation

Emma Shortis

PM's reminder as Trump sows 'chaotic cruelty'

23.01.2026 20

The New Daily

Emma Shortis

Trump sows ‘chaotic cruelty’ while Canadian PM Carney reminds the world it doesn’t have to play along

In a rambling speech, the US president appears to be cooling on his bid to buy Greenland, but still had plenty of fire for a lot of people.

22.01.2026 20

The Conversation

Emma Shortis

Why there's scepticism about PM's Trump 'success'

22.10.2025 20

The New Daily

Emma Shortis

Can Albanese claim ‘success’ with Trump? Beyond the banter, the vague commitments should be viewed with scepticism

Trump waved away concerns about AUKUS, but as is common with the mercurial president, much of the detail is unclear or a problem for the future.

21.10.2025 20

The Conversation

Emma Shortis

Trump tragedy: US as autocracy and dictatorship

13.10.2025 20

The New Daily

Emma Shortis

Trump’s tragedy: the US becomes an autocracy and the presidency, a dictatorship

Blood-and-soil style violent nationalism infuses everything the Trump administration is doing.

10.10.2025 20

The Conversation

Emma Shortis

Jimmy Kimmel's cancellation is the latest sign we're witnessing the end of US democracy

19.09.2025 10

The Examiner

Emma Shortis

Jimmy Kimmel's cancellation is the latest sign we're witnessing the end of US democracy

19.09.2025 20

Canberra Times

Emma Shortis

Jimmy Kimmel’s cancellation is the latest sign we’re witnessing the end of US democracy

Under the Trump administration, the widespread, coordinated suppression of dissent is are ripping apart the fabric of American political life.

18.09.2025 10

The Conversation

Emma Shortis

Epstein: Will this be the story that ends Trump?

29.07.2025 20

The New Daily

Emma Shortis

Donald Trump cannot make the Epstein files go away. Will this be the story that brings him down?

28.07.2025 10

Canberra Times

Emma Shortis

Donald Trump cannot make the Epstein files go away. Will this be the story that brings him down?

Trump is under huge pressure - even from within his MAGA base - to release the files. But any idea this might bring down the “Teflon” president...

27.07.2025 20

The Conversation

Emma Shortis

Does Donald Trump deserve the Nobel Peace Prize? We asked 5 experts

Trump has been nominated for the world’s most coveted peace prize by Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu who says the US president is ending conflicts...

10.07.2025 10

The Conversation

Emma Shortis

Trump has long speculated about using force against his own people. Now he has the pretext to do so

10.06.2025 20

The Examiner

Emma Shortis

Trump has long speculated about using force against his own people. Now he has the pretext to do so

10.06.2025 20

Canberra Times

Emma Shortis

Trump has long speculated about using force against his own people. Now he has the pretext to do so

It’s always suited Trump to manufacture crises to further his agenda. By demonising protesters as insurrectionist mobs, he could be laying the...

09.06.2025 10

The Conversation

Emma Shortis

Friday essay: let’s rethink Australia’s national security – and focus on fairness and climate action, not blind fealty to the US

07.06.2025 20

Pearls and Irritations

Emma Shortis

Friday essay: let’s rethink Australia’s national security – and focus on fairness and climate action, not blind fealty to the US

We do not have to weather whatever Trump’s America throws at us, hoping in vain for rare scraps of benevolence. There is another way, writes Emma...

06.06.2025 20

The Conversation

Emma Shortis

Trump has cast a long shadow over the Australian election. Will it prove decisive?

01.05.2025 10

Canberra Times

Emma Shortis

Donald Trump has cast a long shadow over the Australian election. Will it prove decisive?

It’s clear the second Trump administration is radically different from the first. This has rattled the right of Australian politics and worked to...

01.05.2025 20

The Conversation

Emma Shortis

The US we thought we knew is gone – and Australians know it

04.03.2025 20

The Guardian

Emma Shortis