Laura Tingle
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Trump says his Gaza peace deal is 'an amazing thing'. More and more nations disagree
On Wednesday, Donald Trump proclaimed his Middle East peace deal an "amazing thing". By week's end, things were not as straightforward as they seemed.
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October 3, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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UN meeting will test whether the world is at Donald Trump's mercy
The UN's role in areas beyond diplomacy, such as in humanitarian aid and refugees, cultural heritage, health, and climate, are all under assault from savage budget cuts.
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September 19, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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Putin's drones and Netanyahu's strikes show a geopolitical shift is underway
In the Middle East and in Europe, political leaders are making their own arrangements in the absence of US leadership.
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September 13, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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A new world order is emerging but Australia's defence remains tied to the US
China's display of an array of naval weaponry and assets, as opposed to land-based ones, could hardly have been less subtle.
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September 5, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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Journalist who won the prize Trump wants says US democracy 'on the edge of a cliff'
Intentionally attacking civilians like aid and rescue workers, and journalists, is a violation of international humanitarian law and a war crime.
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August 29, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Trump's chaos continues to obscure the significant global shifts taking place
Trump's confirmation this week that any security guarantees would not involve any US troops on the ground was just one of the sorts of noises that would be music to Putin's ears.
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August 22, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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World leaders rightly anxious about what Trump and Putin might do
World leaders are rightly anxious about just what Donald Trump might agree to, about the future of another sovereign country, when left in a room with Vladimir Putin.
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August 16, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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Israel's plan is unfolding at a time leaders don't care about global criticism
The debate in the Israeli media over Benjamin Netanyahu's plans to occupy Gaza have barely mentioned the fate of the two million people who live there.
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August 9, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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Trump's tariff turmoil highlights the influence of non-trade factors
The outcome somewhat took the wind out of the sails of those who have been criticising Australia's prime minister for not getting a meeting with the US president.
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August 1, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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The reality in Gaza shows Israel is at risk of becoming a global pariah
The reality of the situation on the ground in Gaza, and the spectre of children dying of malnutrition or starvation, sits at such extraordinary odds with the language of spokespeople for both the Neta...
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July 25, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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Amid global trade uncertainty, the PM has shifted his language on the US alliance
As Australia tries to find its path through the uncertainty flowing out of Washington, it is important to understand that Donald Trump is not the only issue — or player — to be dealt with.
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July 4, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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After 45 years watching politics, I’m signing off with a final wish
Putting aside the Coalition, let's focus on the new government: the one that has won an exceptionally large number of seats and which is probably already doing stuff that's affecting us voters.
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May 30, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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Our political ruts have shaken loose. Will parliament adapt to the new normal?
But the last election campaign exposed the true decline in the quality and capacity of the parliamentary Coalition — as well as its underlying party machines — to do politics and to do policy in a way...
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May 23, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Selling super tax changes will require a steadfast advocacy from decades past
The reforms of the 80s and 90s, often sentimentalised by people who weren't there, came about through a mixture of policy intelligence and political rat cunning.
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May 16, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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Labor win turns sour as the bloody realpolitik takes centre stage
Hopefully everyone who has been elected can retain a muscle memory of the goodwill that seemed to be abroad on election night.
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May 10, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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Reposted by Laura Tingle
Tonight on Late Night Live with David Marr, Laura Tingle and Niki Savva with their detailed analysis of Dutton’s defeat in the Australian election. On ABC Radio National at 10pm.
May 5, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Tonight on Late Night Live with David Marr, Laura Tingle and Niki Savva with their detailed analysis of Dutton’s defeat in the Australian election. On ABC Radio National at 10pm.
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Beyond Dutton's loss, this is a chance for a new type of politics in Australia
The comprehensive nature of this win gives Anthony Albanese the chance to change the narrative of our politics.
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May 3, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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Dutton finishes campaign with lurch towards Trumpian politics
The global situation requires the complete rewiring of our political and bureaucratic establishment brains.
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May 2, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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Australia needs to answer urgent questions about its defence budget
We have a sometimes mystifying relationship with ideas about honouring those who serve our country, and with ideas about how we defend it.
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April 25, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Whoever is PM after the election will have a big geopolitical choice to make
The winner at the polls on May 3 will face not just a game of global economic and geo-strategic chess, but possibly an epoch-defining choice for the country.
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April 18, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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The key ingredient needed for the Coalition's nuclear power plan
The Coalition has sent voters contradictory messages about whether it has accounted for the vast water requirements of its seven proposed nuclear plants after Peter Dutton declared the issue all but r...
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April 17, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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The Coalition can't distract from its lack of policy detail indefinitely
The Coalition has resorted to relentless social media posts about the prime minister falling off a stage and lying about it.
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April 11, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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