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Mar 25, 2017
World

The everyday tools of the modern terrorist

Hamish McDonald
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang visits Australia; Rex Tillerson in Asia; FBI denies wire-tapping Trump Tower.
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Jan 28, 2017
World

Trump’s presidency begins with a bang not a whimper

Hamish McDonald
Focus on US marines in Darwin; testing times ahead; Brexit tensions.
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Dec 24, 2016
World

Peace more polarised as terror takes reins

Hamish McDonald
Unholy conflict; China warning shot; Ahok judgement; Euro loses currency
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Dec 10, 2016
World

China hawks in Donald Trump team behind Taiwan call

Hamish McDonald
Taiwan trade risk; NZ friendlier for seasonal workers from Pacific Islands; Italy’s PM resigns.
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Dec 3, 2016
World

Europe elections may follow Brexit–Trump trend

Hamish McDonald
South Korea’s Park offers to fall on her sword; China eyes change; James Curran forecasts less united states.
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Nov 19, 2016
World

Shinzō Abe tries to get a read on US-Japan alliance

Hamish McDonald
Third arrow misfire; Vlad-handing; LDP bloodline flows Down Under; Trump’s Razzie.
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Oct 22, 2016
World

China arrests threaten Packer’s Barangaroo

Hamish McDonald
What happens to Mosul after Daesh?; Hillary Clinton plays Donald Trump in final debate; Julian Assange’s internet outage.
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Oct 15, 2016
World

Rude awakening for Trump’s supporters

Hamish McDonald
Trump’s locker-room talk hits support; Republicans stand back from candidate; Russian hacks not helping; South Australian citizens contributing to nuclear debate.
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Oct 8, 2016
World

US hangs up on Russia over Aleppo bombing

Hamish McDonald
Trump and Clinton recruit former CIA chiefs; Insiders vie to be Jakarta’s governor; Referendum blues in Hungary and Colombia
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Oct 1, 2016
World

Russia and The Australian’s Greg Sheridan call win for Trump

Hamish McDonald
US unclear on nuclear first strike; deadlier weapons heading to Aleppo; The Hague orders Australia into mediation with Timor-Leste over maritime boundary.
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Sep 24, 2016
World

Syrian truce over as aid convoy bombed

Hamish McDonald
US bill for wars estimated at $5 trillion; Putin gains more seats; Anti-immigrant party joins Berlin’s local parliament; Labour activist found guilty after Thai factory exposé
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Sep 17, 2016
World

Australia to work with Russia in Syria

Hamish McDonald
US buzzes Korea; Cosying up to Brits; Clinton’s ill tidings; Russia’s Trump card
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Aug 27, 2016
World

People’s tribunal finds Australia guilty over nuclear weapons

Hamish McDonald
Weasel words at UN working group; Turkish president moves to head off Kurds; Russia ‘shows off’.
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Jul 30, 2016
World

Clinton v Trump campaign begins

Hamish McDonald
Conciliatory Akihito to stand down; Tony Jones blunders on myth of ‘Croatian Six’; Always smile at a crocodile; Jokowi restores tough minister
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Jul 23, 2016
World

Nice terror, police killings fuel global right’s message of fear

Hamish McDonald
Republicans drop ‘two-state’ solution; Erdoğan consolidates power after coup; envelope journalism by app.
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Jul 16, 2016
World

Hague rules against China’s ‘9-dash line’

Hamish McDonald
Abe targets Japan’s pacifist constitution; North Korean anger over US missile base in South Korea; New British prime minister Theresa May.
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Jul 9, 2016
World

Chilcot Report drops bomb on Tony Blair and British Labour

Hamish McDonald
Ruling on China’s maritime claims; Ramadan ends with suicide attacks; Hillary Clinton questioned by FBI; two women vying for Tory leadership.
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Jul 2, 2016
News

What next after Brexit?

Paola Totaro
As the reality of Britain’s Brexit vote sinks in, racism and economic uncertainty are on the rise, amid wild speculation over what might happen next.
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Jul 2, 2016
World

Stinging London looks for a Brexit strategy

Hamish McDonald
Boris dancing?; Nukes subplot; Istanbul attack; Timor recruits US
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Jun 18, 2016
World

Anti-immigrant nostalgia has Brexit in with a chance

Hamish McDonald
Pollies return fire; gunmakers’ stocks up, 22 die each day; Guthrie’s world view.
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May 14, 2016
World

Rodrigo Duterte election amid South China Sea volatility

Hamish McDonald
Tense times over nuclear deterrence; Hong Kong closing ranks on financial transparency; Kalashnikov to have a clothing line.
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Apr 30, 2016
World

French subs builder’s record of corruption

Hamish McDonald
Offshore troops still in the shadows; Trump swaps gimmicks for cynic
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Apr 9, 2016
World

Rich and famous left to wear Panama hack

Hamish McDonald
Wealthy ‘countries’ unto themselves; Sanders and Cruz win Wisconsin; all eyes on downed Syrian jet.
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Mar 26, 2016
World

Trump, Wilders drop bombshells after Brussels blasts

Hamish McDonald
Unmade seabeds in Timor-Leste; Egypt stays quiet on student’s death; China has a case of the Ips.
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Mar 12, 2016
World

Turkish President Erdoğan edits out Zaman’s bad press

Hamish McDonald
Republicans have some primary concerns; border guards on Timor-Leste; US bombers coming Australia’s way.

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