Greg Sheridan
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Morrison’s Pentecostalism a blessing for Australia
Scott Morrison is probably the first leader of a significant Western nation to be a faithful member of a Pentecostal Christian church. It has been widely reported that he worships at the Horizon Pentecostal church in Sydney’s Sutherland. There have been national leaders in Africa and very prominent politicians in other parts of the world… → Read More
Greg Moriarty wins Defence Secretary role
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will tonight announce that his Chief of Staff, Greg Moriarty, will be the new Secretary of the Defence Department, replacing Dennis Richardson. → Read More
Domestic violence and sexism: blame the Brothers Grimm
First they came for the GI Joe toys and Barbie dolls. Then they came for the cartoons. Then they took the fairytales. Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews is a good and decent man, as I well know. But he leads a government that at times exhibits outright madness. Never more so than in its decision to rewrite, lambaste and subject to reform through severe criticism the terrible evil of fairytales. → Read More
Donald Trump: States of flux as world sweats on new order
The question in the new era of Donald Trump, president-elect, which underlies all other questions is this: is the United States still the United States? → Read More
US election debate: a draw with the edge to everyman Trump
It was a tale of two debates. And for each candidate, it was both the best and worst of debates. → Read More
Bedevilled Kevin Rudd makes way for the deep blue sea
So now that we know that it won’t be Kevin Rudd, who exactly is likely to be the next secretary-general of the UN? → Read More
Federal election 2016: A team doesn’t ignore its best player
Surely to God the first thing Malcolm Turnbull must do, if he does fall across the line as Prime Minister, is ask Tony Abbott back into cabinet. One key question arising from this Coalition debacle is whether he has the emotional IQ to be an effective national leader in the very difficult circumstances this election creates. → Read More
Trump, celebrity anti-politician, puts White House in sight
Ted Cruz is gone. Donald Trump is triumphant. The last and most unlikely potential saviour of the Republican establishment, the Texan evangelical was soundly thrashed by Trump in the Indiana primary, losing even among evangelical and born-again Christians. → Read More
Trump, celebrity anti-politician, puts White House in sight
Ted Cruz is gone. Donald Trump is triumphant. The last and most unlikely potential saviour of the Republican establishment, the Texan evangelical was soundly thrashed by Trump in the Indiana primary, losing even among evangelical and born-again Christians. → Read More
Australia to be NATO partner, 200 troops may return to Afghanistan
AUSTRALIA will enter a historic partnership with NATO at the group’s summit in Wales this week, giving the Australian Defence Force greater access to the planning and decision-making of the world’s most powerful military alliance. → Read More
RAAF may join US air strikes on Islamic State
THE Abbott government is actively considering an extended military role for Australia in Iraq, and is encouraging the US to increase its military involvement there and possibly in Syria. → Read More
US, China tensions a ‘threat to region’
OUTGOING Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has warned rivalry between the US and China, along with maritime territorial disputes between Beijing and Southeast Asian nations, risked destabilising the region. → Read More
Tony Abbott uses intelligence to fix Jakarta ties and Labor’s time-bombs
SEVERAL weeks ago, the heads of three critical Australian intelligence agencies visited Indonesia: ASIO, the Australian Secret Intelligence Service and the Australian Signals Directorate. Some time later the head of the Indonesian intelligence agency, BIN, visited Australia. → Read More
Coalition gets down to business on economic diplomacy drive
THE federal government will consider setting up a special unit to offer urgent economic intelligence to Australian companies doing business overseas. → Read More
Shocking image defines conflict
US Secretary of State John Kerry’s description of <i>The Australian’s </i>front-page photo of an Australian boy holding the severed head of a decapitated Syrian soldier as shocking shows how powerfully the image has resonated around the world. → Read More
US plan to fire from Australian ships
AUSTRALIAN and US foreign and defence ministers will start negotiations next week which could lead to American commanders being able to fire missiles directly from Australian ships. → Read More
US praise for stand by Tony Abbott and Julie Bishop
AMERICA’S top Asian diplomat has praised Australia’s leadership at the United Nations in securing a UN resolution on the downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH 17. → Read More
New focus on foreign aid solutions
FOREIGN Minister Julie Bishop will today introduce a revolutionary new aid policy that will radically transform the aims and methods of Australia’s $5 billion annual program. → Read More
Tony Abbott to reach out to India
TONY Abbott will attempt to schedule a visit to India before the G20 summit meeting in November in a bid to use the election of Narendra Modi as India’s Prime Minister as a stepping stone for a much closer relationship with New Delhi. → Read More
Fighters strike the right note on national security
IF I believed in reincarnation, I think I’d like to come back as a Joint Strike Fighter. Lean, sinuous, sleek, intimidating, the best in my class. Ah ... → Read More