Laura Tingle

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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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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YouTube video by ABC News (Australia) FULL INTERVIEW: Anthony Albanese's China visit sought to 'stabilise the relationship' | ABC NEWS

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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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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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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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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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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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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.

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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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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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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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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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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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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We've all talked about potential consequences of Trump. Now they're happening here We've all talked about the potential strategic and economic ramifications for Australia of Trump's America First policies. Well, they are now happening. And the whole world will never be the same.

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At the absolutely crucial moment, something happened to both leaders The election campaign begins with both sides already having given their campaign policy speeches.

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YouTube video by ABC News In-depth Laura Tingle breaks down the federal budget | 7.30

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Coalition 'flooding the zone' as Trump does, but without as much strategy The stark difference between how the second Trump administration is "flooding the zone" and what the Coalition is doing is that the Trump team knows exactly what they are doing.

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Coalition criticises Albanese over tariff hit but remains coy on own policy The Coalition claims it could have struck a tariff deal with Trump but remains coy about what else it could achieve if it wins at the upcoming election.

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Art controversy reveals a trend that ultimately weakens institutions The decision about Australia's Venice Biennale exhibition is political but it reveals a cycle in which flaws are found in institutions that should be at arm’s length from politics and leaves them too ...

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Trump is blowing up the post-World War II order as Australia watches on Labor has a long held commitment to sustaining public services, even when the global political stage is dominated by those who revel in blowing them up. Nothing could be truer now.

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Major parties rush through scandalously self-serving legislation on election funding For once, in this parliament, it seemed the government was not just sitting like a hapless duck in the crosshairs of a question time attack.

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