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Peter Hartcher

Reporter · AU

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Sep 28, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Peter Hartcher

    How Trump’s grovelling emboldens China and imperils the Asia Pacific (opens the original)

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    You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. China’s leader, Xi Jinping, is achieving what the celebrated ancient Chinese strategist Sun Tzu declared to be “supreme excellence” in warfare. That is, he’s “breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting”. Donald Trump is delivering advantages of historic consequence to China – free. Apart from a pair of pandas and the fact of the visit itself, Xi declined to give Trump any concession during t

  2. Article · Sep 14, 2026 · Peter Hartcher

    Euro-vision: Could Australia join the European Union? One key minister is open to it (opens the original)

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    You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. When Donald Trump announced his so-called Liberation Day tariffs on just about every country on earth, while excepting Russia, of course, I asked an eminent economist how bad the damage would be. Warwick McKibbin told me that it certainly wouldn’t be helpful because it’d increase global inflation. Which everyone except Trump seemed to understand. But it wouldn’t be calamitous for the world economy

  3. Article · Sep 11, 2026 · Peter Hartcher

    Why Hastie v Hanson has become a defining moment for One Nation … and the Coalition (opens the original)

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    You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. On the face of it, Andrew Hastie’s confrontation with Pauline Hanson is an entertaining personal dispute over an animated cartoon. But it runs much deeper. This week it arrived as a stark test of Australian politics. Unexpectedly, it’s also presenting a clarifying moment for Australian society. First principles here. Why would One Nation bother taunting the Liberal frontbencher as a “traitor” in a

  4. Article · Aug 24, 2026 · Peter Hartcher

    The surprising figure One Nation supporters back more than anyone apart from Hanson (opens the original)

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    One of the most striking findings from the latest research into One Nation voters is who their heroes are. Their No.1, as you’d expect, is Pauline Hanson with a favourability rating of 95 per cent. But No.2 is not Barnaby Joyce or Donald Trump or any conventional political figure. It’s Ben Roberts-Smith. The war hero who is awaiting trial for committing war crimes. He’s regarded favourably by nearly seven out of 10 of the people who say they intend to vote One Nation. He’s never been on any ball

  5. Article · Aug 21, 2026 · Peter Hartcher

    It’s not just the bookies hailing the new gambling laws as a win (opens the original)

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    You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Here’s a puzzle. The Albanese government has shown that it has the pluck to confront the world’s biggest vested interests. That’s what it did with its social media ban for under-16s. It led the world in doing so. It not only defied the bluster and threats of big tech, it also risked the wrath of the US government. Donald Trump has sworn to protect the interests of the American tech bros and to sma

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