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    Australians need a sharp reminder of how well off they are

    A new study is an objective demonstration of why Australians have no cause to mimic the populist rhetoric that has poisoned politics in the US and Europe.

    The AFR View

    Editorial

    The AFR View

    Middle Australia is indeed the lucky country

    A suite of new data sources has enabled the Productivity Commission to revise its measure of economic mobility. The result surprised everyone.

    Tom Burton

    Government editor

    Tom Burton

    Don’t underestimate Kamala Harris as the 2024 Democrat nominee

    Despite struggling as vice president, there are three reasons that many might be unaware of her potential at the top of the Democratic ticket, writes Ava Kalinauskas.

    Ava Kalinauskas

    Research Associate

    Ava Kalinauskas

    Tariffs, inflation, debt: The economic hits of a re-elected Trump

    Trump’s first term tariffs did not crater the US or world economies. The same cannot be said for his far more ambitious plans the second time around, writes Richard Holden.

    Richard Holden

    Economics professor

    Richard Holden

    Inside the Democrats’ fight over Biden

    Hosting the NATO summit was supposed to help the US president demonstrate unity within the Democratic Party. But it is tearing itself apart.

    Asian allies key to our cyberdefence against China

    Japan and South Korea have for the first time joined Five Eyes allies led by Australia in directly calling out Chinese cyberattacks, but more can be done.

    Alastair MacGibbon

    Cybersecurity expert

    Alastair MacGibbon

    It’s an energy race between the implausible and the impossible

    Peter Dutton has come up with a nuclear-powered cost of living wedge to expose Labor’s overreach on renewables and sustainability.

    Matthew Warren

    Energy expert

    Matthew Warren

    Ukraine remains NATO’s pressing test of global relevance

    The shadow that hangs over NATO’s 75th birthday is a strange brew of populism that now endangers the alliance’s claim to modern strategic relevance.

    The AFR View

    Editorial

    The AFR View
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