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The Iranian soccer team is a feelgood story that perfectly suits Trump

The Iranian soccer team is a feelgood story that perfectly suits Trump

The thought of turning those women away was, rightly, intolerable. Meanwhile, Trump has sent at least three planes of Iranians back to Iran, several...

yesterday 10

Brisbane Times

Waleed Aly

The Iranian soccer team is a feelgood story that perfectly suits Trump

The Iranian soccer team is a feelgood story that perfectly suits Trump

The thought of turning those women away was, rightly, intolerable. Meanwhile, Trump has sent at least three planes of Iranians back to Iran, several...

yesterday 10

WA Today

Waleed Aly

The Iranian soccer team is a feelgood story that perfectly suits Trump

The Iranian soccer team is a feelgood story that perfectly suits Trump

The thought of turning those women away was, rightly, intolerable. Meanwhile, Trump has sent at least three planes of Iranians back to Iran, several...

yesterday 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Waleed Aly

The Iranian soccer team is a feelgood story that perfectly suits Trump

The Iranian soccer team is a feelgood story that perfectly suits Trump

The thought of turning those women away was, rightly, intolerable. Meanwhile, Trump has sent at least three planes of Iranians back to Iran, several...

yesterday 10

The Age

Waleed Aly

An oppressed people are, once again, lured onto the street only to have their hopes dashed

An oppressed people are, once again, lured onto the street only to have their hopes dashed

They always celebrate. In Iraq. In Libya. In Venezuela. Now, in Iran. This is the natural response of those living under authoritarianism to news...

06.03.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Waleed Aly

An oppressed people are, once again, lured onto the street only to have their hopes dashed

An oppressed people are, once again, lured onto the street only to have their hopes dashed

They always celebrate. In Iraq. In Libya. In Venezuela. Now, in Iran. This is the natural response of those living under authoritarianism to news...

06.03.2026 10

WA Today

Waleed Aly

An oppressed people are, once again, lured onto the street only to have their hopes dashed

An oppressed people are, once again, lured onto the street only to have their hopes dashed

They always celebrate. In Iraq. In Libya. In Venezuela. Now, in Iran. This is the natural response of those living under authoritarianism to news...

06.03.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Waleed Aly

An oppressed people are, once again, lured onto the street only to have their hopes dashed

An oppressed people are, once again, lured onto the street only to have their hopes dashed

They always celebrate. In Iraq. In Libya. In Venezuela. Now, in Iran. This is the natural response of those living under authoritarianism to news...

06.03.2026 10

The Age

Waleed Aly

Why the scandal of the royal formerly known as Prince won’t remove Australia’s King

If you’re an Australian republican, you might see this scandal involving the man Anthony Albanese has called a “grub” as a pivotal moment.

26.02.2026 8

WA Today

Waleed Aly

Why the scandal of the royal formerly known as Prince won’t remove Australia’s King

If you’re an Australian republican, you might see this scandal involving the man Anthony Albanese has called a “grub” as a pivotal moment.

26.02.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Waleed Aly

Why the scandal of the royal formerly known as Prince won’t remove Australia’s King

If you’re an Australian republican, you might see this scandal involving the man Anthony Albanese has called a “grub” as a pivotal moment.

26.02.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Waleed Aly

Why the scandal of the royal formerly known as Prince won’t remove Australia’s King

If you’re an Australian republican, you might see this scandal involving the man Anthony Albanese has called a “grub” as a pivotal moment.

26.02.2026 10

The Age

Waleed Aly

No good Muslims? Pauline Hanson has removed her racism fig leaf and mulched it

This story is not merely about the possibility of the Coalition moving to the right. It’s about One Nation outbidding them by moving even further...

19.02.2026 10

The Age

Waleed Aly

No good Muslims? Pauline Hanson has removed her racism fig leaf and mulched it

This story is not merely about the possibility of the Coalition moving to the right. It’s about One Nation outbidding them by moving even further...

19.02.2026 10

WA Today

Waleed Aly

No good Muslims? Pauline Hanson has removed her racism fig leaf and mulched it

This story is not merely about the possibility of the Coalition moving to the right. It’s about One Nation outbidding them by moving even further...

19.02.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Waleed Aly

No good Muslims? Pauline Hanson has removed her racism fig leaf and mulched it

This story is not merely about the possibility of the Coalition moving to the right. It’s about One Nation outbidding them by moving even further...

19.02.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Waleed Aly

I’ve prayed in an MCG stairwell. Here’s the truth about that viral police video

It’s tempting in this hyper-political moment to assume everything is some kind of political confection, calculated to provoke or propagandise.

12.02.2026 10

WA Today

Waleed Aly

I’ve prayed in an MCG stairwell. Here’s the truth about that viral police video

It’s tempting in this hyper-political moment to assume everything is some kind of political confection, calculated to provoke or propagandise.

12.02.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Waleed Aly

I’ve prayed in an MCG stairwell. Here’s the truth about that viral police video

It’s tempting in this hyper-political moment to assume everything is some kind of political confection, calculated to provoke or propagandise.

12.02.2026 10

The Age

Waleed Aly

I’ve prayed in an MCG stairwell. Here’s the truth about that viral police video

It’s tempting in this hyper-political moment to assume everything is some kind of political confection, calculated to provoke or propagandise.

12.02.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Waleed Aly

Brace yourself for the full-throated politics of grievance

Inflation hits poorer people harder, which creates the very worst social equation: the wealthy can continue to spend, further stoking inflation. It...

05.02.2026 3

WA Today

Waleed Aly

Brace yourself for the full-throated politics of grievance

Inflation hits poorer people harder, which creates the very worst social equation: the wealthy can continue to spend, further stoking inflation. It...

05.02.2026 4

The Sydney Morning Herald

Waleed Aly

Brace yourself for the full-throated politics of grievance

Inflation hits poorer people harder, which creates the very worst social equation: the wealthy can continue to spend, further stoking inflation. It...

05.02.2026 6

The Age

Waleed Aly

Brace yourself for the full-throated politics of grievance

Inflation hits poorer people harder, which creates the very worst social equation: the wealthy can continue to spend, further stoking inflation. It...

05.02.2026 3

Brisbane Times

Waleed Aly

Australia’s neo-Nazis are shape-shifting. And as dangerous as ever

Neo-Nazis have embraced the idea of swarms of independent cells – with no central control or direction – as a more effective way to produce chaos...

29.01.2026 3

WA Today

Waleed Aly

Australia’s neo-Nazis are shape-shifting. And as dangerous as ever

Neo-Nazis have embraced the idea of swarms of independent cells – with no central control or direction – as a more effective way to produce chaos...

29.01.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Waleed Aly

Australia’s neo-Nazis are shape-shifting. And as dangerous as ever

Neo-Nazis have embraced the idea of swarms of independent cells – with no central control or direction – as a more effective way to produce chaos...

29.01.2026 10

The Age

Waleed Aly

Australia’s neo-Nazis are shape-shifting. And as dangerous as ever

Neo-Nazis have embraced the idea of swarms of independent cells – with no central control or direction – as a more effective way to produce chaos...

29.01.2026 3

Brisbane Times

Waleed Aly

Sussan Ley’s Coalition wedged itself. They can’t see a rake without stepping on it

We’ve seen oppositions destroy themselves over some divisive issue. But I don’t ever recall it happening over an issue they themselves foisted on...

22.01.2026 7

WA Today

Waleed Aly

Sussan Ley’s Coalition wedged itself. They can’t see a rake without stepping on it

We’ve seen oppositions destroy themselves over some divisive issue. But I don’t ever recall it happening over an issue they themselves foisted on...

22.01.2026 6

The Sydney Morning Herald

Waleed Aly

Sussan Ley’s Coalition wedged itself. They can’t see a rake without stepping on it

We’ve seen oppositions destroy themselves over some divisive issue. But I don’t ever recall it happening over an issue they themselves foisted on...

22.01.2026 5

The Age

Waleed Aly

Sussan Ley’s Coalition wedged itself. They can’t see a rake without stepping on it

We’ve seen oppositions destroy themselves over some divisive issue. But I don’t ever recall it happening over an issue they themselves foisted on...

22.01.2026 7

Brisbane Times

Waleed Aly

Too fast, too slow, too broad, too narrow... Albanese’s hate speech critics agree on one thing

Legislation is not a press conference. It has to anticipate future situations and be coherent 20 years hence.

15.01.2026 10

WA Today

Waleed Aly

Too fast, too slow, too broad, too narrow... Albanese’s hate speech critics agree on one thing

Legislation is not a press conference. It has to anticipate future situations and be coherent 20 years hence.

15.01.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Waleed Aly

Too fast, too slow, too broad, too narrow... Albanese’s hate speech critics agree on one thing

Legislation is not a press conference. It has to anticipate future situations and be coherent 20 years hence.

15.01.2026 10

The Age

Waleed Aly

Too fast, too slow, too broad, too narrow... Albanese’s hate speech critics agree on one thing

Legislation is not a press conference. It has to anticipate future situations and be coherent 20 years hence.

15.01.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Waleed Aly

To make sense of the Venezuela attack, look to the hotter heads around Trump

Perhaps the key to the Venezuela puzzle is to remember that Trump’s administration is made up of divergent factions. When it acts it is because one...

08.01.2026 10

WA Today

Waleed Aly

To make sense of the Venezuela attack, look to the hotter heads around Trump

Perhaps the key to the Venezuela puzzle is to remember that Trump’s administration is made up of divergent factions. When it acts it is because one...

08.01.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Waleed Aly

To make sense of the Venezuela attack, look to the hotter heads around Trump

Perhaps the key to the Venezuela puzzle is to remember that Trump’s administration is made up of divergent factions. When it acts it is because one...

08.01.2026 10

The Age

Waleed Aly

To make sense of the Venezuela attack, look to the hotter heads around Trump

Perhaps the key to the Venezuela puzzle is to remember that Trump’s administration is made up of divergent factions. When it acts it is because one...

08.01.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Waleed Aly

The Bondi gunmen and the threat of leaderless terrorism

Bondi does not seem to come from a world of “networks” and “cells”. All signs are it was much more self-driven than that.

01.01.2026 10

WA Today

Waleed Aly

The Bondi gunmen and the threat of leaderless terrorism

Bondi does not seem to come from a world of “networks” and “cells”. All signs are it was much more self-driven than that.

01.01.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Waleed Aly

The Bondi gunmen and the threat of leaderless terrorism

Bondi does not seem to come from a world of “networks” and “cells”. All signs are it was much more self-driven than that.

01.01.2026 10

The Age

Waleed Aly

The Bondi gunmen and the threat of leaderless terrorism

Bondi does not seem to come from a world of “networks” and “cells”. All signs are it was much more self-driven than that.

01.01.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Waleed Aly

Bondi shows us that politics is the very worst forum for us to try to stand together

Overcoming this horror, grief and division requires something far more radical than politics can offer.

25.12.2025 10

WA Today

Waleed Aly

Bondi shows us that politics is the very worst forum for us to try to stand together

Overcoming this horror, grief and division requires something far more radical than politics can offer.

25.12.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Waleed Aly

Bondi shows us that politics is the very worst forum for us to try to stand together

Overcoming this horror, grief and division requires something far more radical than politics can offer.

25.12.2025 40

The Age

Waleed Aly

Bondi shows us that politics is the very worst forum for us to try to stand together

Overcoming this horror, grief and division requires something far more radical than politics can offer.

25.12.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Waleed Aly

The social media ban may be a more seismic shift than we realise

There aren’t many cases like this where the divide between experts and the people is so stark. But the implications go far beyond the issue of youth...

11.12.2025 10

WA Today

Waleed Aly

The social media ban may be a more seismic shift than we realise

There aren’t many cases like this where the divide between experts and the people is so stark. But the implications go far beyond the issue of youth...

11.12.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Waleed Aly