Featured Opinion
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.
Editorial
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.
Government editor
Don’t underestimate Kamala Harris as the 2024 Democrat nominee
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Research Associate
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.
Economics professor
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.
Columnist
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.
Cybersecurity expert
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.
Energy expert
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.
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