PETER HARTCHER
Author  Journalist  Commentator

By pretending that a planet-scale upheaval is not happening, our political leaders are not helping Australia deal with it.

After two years of insisting he could end the Russia-Ukraine war in 24 hours, Trump is now preparing to walk away from the problem entirely.

The US president had unsettled the election campaign from the outset. But in the past couple of weeks, the tangerine titan has become totally toxic.

Donald Trump believes his tariff folly will isolate its superpower adversary. But it will be the US, not China, that could find itself outside the tent.