The prime minister鈥檚 grovelling to United States President Donald Trump over Gaza and AUKUS has landed Australia in the odious and unenviable position of estrangement, distrust and contempt from its closest neighbours, writes Peter Henning.
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As Israel鈥檚 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched his Operation Gideon鈥檚 Chariots in Gaza 鈥 the final military campaign to create Donald Trump鈥檚 鈥渇reedom zone鈥 鈥斕齭ome Western elites suddenly became anxious, writes Peter Henning.
Peter Boyle, Socialist Alliance candidate for the NSW Senate, joins the 91自拍论坛 Show to discuss the result of the May 3 federal election, in which Labor won a landslide victory after a disastrous result for Peter Dutton and the Coalition.
In this election season, politicians will try to set the rules by which we must play so that they be taken seriously. Tony Smith argues that this is the way they听avoid being genuinely answerable.
Peter Dutton鈥檚听new policy to force gas companies to increase supply to the domestic market merely appears to听stand up to听the gas corporations. Alex Bainbridge听argues it does the opposite.
After injecting $1.9 billion into the Whyalla Steelworks, Labor wants it run by private interests.听Renfrey Clarke argues听if taxpayers are to bear the cost, they are entitled to demand that the assets stay in public ownership.
PM Anthony Albanese鈥檚 mealy-mouthed dodging of Trump鈥檚 declaration that the US would 鈥渙wn鈥 and 鈥渓evel鈥 Gaza was his way of signalling that Australia will tag along, albeit with a little bit of hand-wringing, argues Sam Wainwright.听
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As the prime minister鈥檚 popularity and Labor鈥檚 primary vote plummet,听serious questions are being raised about the government鈥檚 real motivation for seeking to听delay and water down听long-awaited gambling ad ban laws. Suzanne James reports.
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Criticising the actions of a state and its policies should not be mistaken for antisemitism, writes听Judith Avril, a member of Jews Against the Occupation 鈥48 Australia.
While Prime Minister Anthony Albanese鈥檚 new social media ban for young people may appeal to worried parents,听Luka Koerber writes it doesn鈥檛 address the real problems with social media platforms.
Protesters across the country called on Labor to reconsider the approval of three new coal mines. Coral Wynter reports.听
鈥淲e have been hoping and waiting in vain,鈥 Jews Against the Occupation 鈥48 states in an open letter to the Prime Minister. 鈥淣othing in the past twelve months has propelled you into meaningful action.鈥 See below to sign on.
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