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Brisbane Times

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From sinister to prime minister? The surprise candidate putting his hand up to lead Thailand

In this post-truth, Trumpian world, seemingly nothing can stop a political career. Certainly not a few years in a Sydney jail back in the 1990s for...

yesterday 10

WA Today

Michael Ruffles

From sinister to prime minister? The surprise candidate putting his hand up to lead Thailand

From sinister to prime minister? The surprise candidate putting his hand up to lead Thailand

In this post-truth, Trumpian world, seemingly nothing can stop a political career. Certainly not a few years in a Sydney jail back in the 1990s for...

yesterday 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Ruffles

From sinister to prime minister? The surprise candidate putting his hand up to lead Thailand

From sinister to prime minister? The surprise candidate putting his hand up to lead Thailand

In this post-truth, Trumpian world, seemingly nothing can stop a political career. Certainly not a few years in a Sydney jail back in the 1990s for...

yesterday 20

The Age

Michael Ruffles

From sinister to prime minister? The surprise candidate putting his hand up to lead Thailand

In this post-truth, Trumpian world, seemingly nothing can stop a political career. Certainly not a few years in a Sydney jail back in the 1990s for...

yesterday 10

Brisbane Times

Michael Ruffles

Sydney had free trains for 54 hours. A lot of us went whale watching

There will never be a precise way to tell who went where while the Opal machines were switched off, but there are some clues.

09.08.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Ruffles

Quake disaster has exposed a Trump-sized void on the world stage. China is stepping in

The US has not been perfect in its application of soft power over the years, but diplomacy and aid are preferable to war and weapons.

31.03.2025 10

WA Today

Michael Ruffles

Quake disaster has exposed a Trump-sized void on the world stage. China is stepping in

The US has not been perfect in its application of soft power over the years, but diplomacy and aid are preferable to war and weapons.

31.03.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Ruffles

Quake disaster has exposed a Trump-sized void on the world stage. China is stepping in

The US has not been perfect in its application of soft power over the years, but diplomacy and aid are preferable to war and weapons.

31.03.2025 3

The Age

Michael Ruffles

Quake disaster has exposed a Trump-sized void on the world stage. China is stepping in

The US has not been perfect in its application of soft power over the years, but diplomacy and aid are preferable to war and weapons.

31.03.2025 4

Brisbane Times

Michael Ruffles

I love my children, but sheesh it’s time they went to school. These holidays have gone on forever

If parenthood is about anything, it’s about marking milestones. First steps, first words, first teeth. The first day of school can’t come quickly...

30.01.2025 6

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Ruffles

Former exiles return as succession drama swirls around world’s richest throne

All four once-exiled sons of the king of Thailand have been allowed to return to their home country for the first time in nearly 30 years – a...

05.01.2025 3

WA Today

Michael Ruffles

Former exiles return as succession drama swirls around world’s richest throne

All four once-exiled sons of the king of Thailand have been allowed to return to their home country for the first time in nearly 30 years – a...

05.01.2025 5

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Ruffles

Former exiles return as succession drama swirls around world’s richest throne

All four once-exiled sons of the king of Thailand have been allowed to return to their home country for the first time in nearly 30 years – a...

05.01.2025 3

The Age

Michael Ruffles

Former exiles return as succession drama swirls around world’s richest throne

All four once-exiled sons of the king of Thailand have been allowed to return to their home country for the first time in nearly 30 years – a...

05.01.2025 5

Brisbane Times

Michael Ruffles