Alexander Downer
- Political Sketch
- Political leadership
Taylor versus Ley, the sequel, shapes up as a box-office bomb
Far from the audience-thrilling rituals of political leadership challenges, this one started out as a flop.
- Tony Wright
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‘Impossibly flawed’: Veteran foreign ministers sound alarm on Australia joining Trump’s peace board
Two long-serving foreign ministers have cautioned Anthony Albanese against accepting Donald Trump’s invitation to serve on his new Board of Peace.
- Matthew Knott
- Updated
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
‘Please don’t join’: Husic wants Australians out of IDF as Howard warns against Palestinian recognition
The former Labor frontbencher argued there is a risk Australians serving could be implicated in genocide charges over the war in Gaza.
- Matthew Knott
- Opinion
- Column 8
Family union in a league of its own
Grandson’s finals matches provide brain training for grandparents.
From Robert Mugabe to Alexander Downer: Jeremy Hearder retires after 65 years as a diplomat
Few people could work the same job for 65 years and not get bored. But Jeremy Hearder did – and he got to criss-cross the world doing it.
- James Massola
The ‘once-only’ opportunity to expand Australia’s size by almost 50 per cent
Cabinet documents reveal the Howard government moved quickly to lock in a claim over huge areas of the seabed across the Pacific, Indian and Southern oceans, including key areas off Australia’s Antarctic territory.
- Shane Wright
Britain needs to explain PM’s green shift, says Australia’s high commissioner
Last month, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he was delaying the mandatory take-up of electric vehicles until 2035.
- Latika Bourke
Tony Staley: The last of the Liberal hard men
Tony Staley was a tough and canny political operator who read the classics and was inspired by poetry. Even Labor’s Graham Richardson was in awe of his audacity.
- Tony Wright
- CBD
- CBD
Embassy’s ‘woke’ portrait wall is all white in the end
Someone was triggered when portraits were removed from Australia House in London, but the patriarchy will now be uncancelled.
- Noel Towell and Kishor Napier-Raman
- Updated
- Vale
Former Howard government minister Peter Reith dies after battle with Alzheimer’s disease
He was the industrial relations minister in the Howard government which introduced tough reforms following the 1998 waterfront dispute.
- Stephanie Peatling and Latika Bourke