Trump is fighting for a worse deal with Iran
After tearing up the Iran nuclear deal negotiated under President Obama, Trump is trying to bomb his way to a better outcome and it’s failing spectacularly.
US allies reassess as Trump undermines global security
With President Trump spewing threats at friends and foes, the American government has gone off the rails.
Vance joyless as US-Iran negotiations fall apart
The Trump administration’s failure to reach an agreement with Iran to end the war shouldn’t come as a surprise.
Yanis Varoufakis on misogyny, resistance and why everything could be different
There is no reason our societies can’t change radically, to produce more of what we need and less of the things that are sowing the seeds of our own destruction, says Yanis Varoufakis.
March 2026
The US has left itself with no good options in Iran
The United States and Israel’s war on Iran has been disastrous.
Trump nixes Xi summit as Iran war escalates
Far from winding down, tit-for-tat threats on civilian energy infrastructure suggest the US-Israel war on Iran may enter a new spiral of violence.
“No plan” and no end in sight for Trump’s “little excursion” in Iran
The Trump administration’s war on Iran is the most “incompetent, incoherent” war the United States has fought in a century, according to one US Senator.
AUKUS drags Australia towards US-Israel war on Iran
The Australian government has been trying to placate Trump in order to secure the AUKUS submarine deal – and now we are seeing the results.
Born to rule: Trump’s economy and the State of the Union
In the MAGAverse, it’s white men who are born to rule – at home and abroad.
The US and Israel attack Iran, foment chaos
The ‘president of peace’ has started another war with Iran, with no apparent regard for the consequences.
February 2026
The Mar-a-Lago model: how Trump is trying to dominate global governance
The ‘president of peace’ is at it again: threatening Iran again and boasting that his ‘board of peace’ will look over the United Nations.
The “president of peace” is helping revive the nuclear arms race
By removing guardrails around nuclear weapons, the Trump administration is making the world a far more dangerous place.
Democracy “dies in darkness” and Trump is trying to turn out the lights
As American democracy teeters, the Australian government is trying to pretend everything is just fine.
Why MAGA is here to stay with Don Watson
With each passing day, the Make America Great Again movement is becoming more battle-hardened and less likely to disappear once Trump leaves office (whenever that may be).
January 2026
How Australia can chart its own course in an uncertain world
The Australian government can’t keep its head in the sand and hope the chaos of the Trump administration will just go away.
“Living within a lie”: Carney’s eulogy to the international order
The Trump administration may have killed what remained of the post-war international order, but last week Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered its eulogy.
US extorts Europe in effort to acquire Greenland
American alliances aren’t worth the paper they’re written on.
“Chaotic cruelty”: Trump administration escalating violence at home and abroad
From Minnesota to Greenland, the Trump administration is bulldozing guardrails meant to protect human life and dignity.
US invades Venezuela, threatens Greenland while ICE wreaks havoc
The Trump administration’s imperial march is gathering pace.
December 2025
The nuclear option
Trump’s statements about American nuclear testing left administration officials scrambling.
November 2025
Did the US play a role in the Whitlam dismissal?
Rumours about America’s role in the dismissal of Gough Whitlam have circulated for decades – but is there any truth to them?
“Anti-achievement” Democrats let pressure off Trump
By negotiating an end to the government shutdown without getting anything much in return, some Democrats have gone back to their old trick of resisting the President by giving him exactly what he needs.
Democrats sweep to victory after shutdown becomes longest ever
In New York City, California, New Jersey and Virginia, American voters sent Trump and Republicans a clear message.
“Everything is uncertain”: Trump-Xi meeting leaves the world on edge
Trump and Xi may have come to a “deal”, but their meeting was a wasted opportunity. Plus: what do Australians think about our relationship with the US?
October 2025
Trust Trump to be Trump
You may not be able to take the ‘president of peace’ at his word, but you can trust Trump to have his own interests in mind.
Albanese visits Trump as US democracy circles a golden drain
Anthony Albanese’s meeting with Donald Trump was relatively drama-free, but the devil is in the detail when it comes to the president’s ‘commitments’ on AUKUS and critical minerals.
Can Albanese claim ‘success’ with Trump? Beyond the banter, the vague commitments should be viewed with scepticism
By all the usual diplomatic measures, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s meeting with US President Donald Trump was a great success. “Success” in a meeting with Trump is to avoid the ritual humiliation the president sometimes likes to inflict on his interlocutors. In that sense, Albanese and his team pulled off an impressive diplomatic feat. While there was one awkward
No peace without accountability: Sydney Peace Laureate Navi Pillay
Donald Trump may have declared the war on Gaza over, but a welcome-but-shaky ceasefire and lasting peace are not the same thing.
Trump’s shutdown power play
As Trump and his officials look at invoking the Insurrection Act, the administration is using the ongoing government shutdown to lay off workers and consolidate power.
Trump’s plan no path to lasting peace
After several failed attempts at brokering a ceasefire, President Donald Trump, alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, announced a 20-point peace plan for Gaza.
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