American carnage

Andrew Quirk takes us through the crazy world of MAGA freaks and ICE thugs ahead of the November mid-term elections in the United States.

Donald Trump and Anthony Albanese

Albanese still ‘living within the lie’

After the ‘rupture’ in international affairs described by Canadian PM Mark Carney’s ‘truth bombs’, Hamish McPherson calls for a working-class foreign policy.

PM Anthony Albanese and President Donald Trump sign the critical minerals and rare-earths deal in Washington in October 2025.

Rare-earths deal: Trump locks Albo in

Pragmatism trumps any principle as the US ties Australia into its ongoing trade war with China, writes Marcus Strom.