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Our commentary items are persuasive pieces of writing where the author makes the case for a particular approach to an issue. They can include op-eds or other short-form opinion pieces.

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Former US Vice President Dick Cheney

Remembering Dick Cheney

5 November 2025

Commentary byDr Michael J. Green

Why Trump pressed the nuclear weapons testing button

3 November 2025

Commentary byDr Lavina Lee

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, US President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese

Allies and partners

Trump’s summit success lifts trust in American alliances

3 November 2025

Commentary byDr Michael J. Green

US Supreme Court

A Supreme Court showdown looms for Trump’s tariffs. Will it limit presidential power?

22 October 2025

Commentary byAssociate Professor David Smith

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung during a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 25, 2025.

The Indo-Pacific

Asia’s Trump problem: The region lacks leaders who connect with the US President

17 October 2025

Commentary byDr Michael J. Green

Electricity pylons in a field

Power-hungry data centres threaten Australia’s energy grid. Here are 3 steps to make them more efficient

14 October 2025

Commentary byJohanna Lim

U.S. President Donald Trump (L) holds hands and speaks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, on October 13, 2025 in Jerusalem. President Trump is visiting the country hours after Hamas released the remaining Israeli hostages captured on Oct. 7, 2023, part of a US-brokered ceasefire deal to end the war in Gaza.

Trump’s ‘shock and awe’ foreign policy achieved a breakthrough in Gaza – but is it sustainable?

13 October 2025

Commentary byLester Munson

ndian Defence Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh (L) and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Richard Marles (R) witness Vice Chief of the Naval Staff of India, Sanjay Vatsayan (2nd-L) and Australia's Deputy Chief of Navy Matt Buckley (2nd-R) signing defence cooperation documents to Australia for his first official visit on October 09, 2025 in Canberra, Australia

The Indo-Pacific

From ambition to action: Rajnath Singh’s visit deepens Australia-India ties

13 October 2025

Commentary byRushali Saha

Screenshot of Professor Watchlist website

Do we need an affirmative action program for conservative academics?

9 October 2025

Commentary byProfessor Brendon O'Connor

Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, The original Nauvoo Temple, a temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Nauvoo

The Michigan church shooting sits within a long history of hatred against Mormons in America

2 October 2025

Commentary byAssociate Professor David Smith

Globe focused on map of Australia

Australians want to spend more on space – but we don’t really know where we’re going

1 October 2025

Commentary byDr Kathryn Robison, Dr Tristan Moss

Former US Vice President Kamala Harris

Kamala Harris’ candid memoir reveals her ‘ideal’ vice president – and why she thinks she lost

1 October 2025

Commentary byBruce Wolpe