Foreign Affairs
Dastyari berates Palestine push
TROY BRAMSTONSam Dastyari has rebuked Labor MPs, members and elders for advocating recognition of a Palestinian state.
Australia should be honest broker
TROY BRAMSTONAt a time of worldwide disruption, Australia should be a ‘model of global power’ in the Asia-Pacific.
Trump will grow alliance
Paul Kelly, Editor-at-LargeVisiting former Republican leader Eric Cantor, predicts the Australia-US alliance will become more important.
Israeli PM breaks new ground
Greg SheridanBenjamin Netanyahu is to become the first serving Israeli prime minister to visit Australia.
PM takes Abbott down a peg
DAVID CROWEMalcolm Turnbull has moved to quell talk of tax increases while fending off another rebuke from Tony Abbott.
Trump to get ‘frank’ troops reply
DAVID CROWEDonald Trump will get ‘frank and forthright’ advice from Australia if he asks for troops to help fight Islamic State.
PM’s tax record v Abbott’s
David CroweIn NZ, Malcolm Turnbull hits back at criticism of his budget policies by contrasting his tax cuts with Tony Abbott’s hikes.
Security net for Israeli visit
There will be a massive security presence for the visit of Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu to Sydney next week.
Cattle bound for China
Sue NealesIt’s taken two years, but the live beef trade is finally under way.
Repurposing of dairy animals
Sue NealesThe appetite for beef in China is now so insatiable that new ways of producing it are being trialled locally.
Trump admires ‘brawler’ PM
SIMON BENSONDonald Trump is believed to have described Malcolm Turnbull as a ‘brawler’ following their phone call.
Elders urge Palestine recognition
TROY BRAMSTONALP party members and elders believe it is time to recognise a Palestinian state.
Kerr letters to Queen ‘in court’
TROY BRAMSTONAt issue is whether John Kerr’s letters are considered personal and private or official commonwealth records.
CIA chief’s visit to mend fences
SIMON BENSONDonald Trump’s newly appointed CIA director will travel to Australia to reassure there would be no change in policy.
Victims of ‘bad hombres’ waiting
GRAHAM LLOYDRefugees are fleeing the Northern Triangle murder zone of El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala for safety in Costa Rica.
‘Unbearable sorrow’ at jetski death
Greg BrownBoyfriend of 20-year-old killed in Thailand jetski crash takes responsibility but maintains it was an accident.
Carrier deal hit by academic
Rory CallinanAustralia will supply armoured vehicles to Fiji despite its military’s involvement in violently suppressing critics.
Indonesian army accepts apology
Amanda HodgeBut, meeting Angus Campbell, military chief Gatot Nurmantyo says he cannot yet lift the suspension on military ties.
Guantanamo a no-go in swap
PAUL MALEYThe government refused to take inmates from Guantanamo as part of a refugee swap deal struck with the US.
Trump visa: Greens ‘lose plot’
JOE KELLYEric Abetz blasts Greens move to cancel visas and deport foreign heads of state, particularly that of the US President.
