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Labor is copping the blame for the US ‘excursion’ in Iran. Can they get Trump out of the driver’s seat? | Peter Lewis https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/commentisfree/2026/mar/25/labor-is-copping-the-blame-for-the-us-excursion-in-iran-can-they-get-trump-out-of-the-drivers-seat #EssentialPoll #AustralianPolitics #LaborParty #AnthonyAlbanese #DonaldTrump #UsisraelWarOnIran #PetrolPrices #AustralianForeignPolicy
Labor is copping the blame for the US ‘excursion’ in Iran. Can they get Trump out of the driver’s seat?

Just as many people are ready to blame the government for its spending as they do global inflationary headwinds, making reform difficult for Albanese

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World news | The Guardian22h ago
Guardian Essential poll: only a quarter of Australians approve of US-Israel war on Iran https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/25/guardian-essential-poll-only-a-quarter-of-australians-approve-of-us-israel-war-on-iran #EssentialPoll #AustralianPolitics #AustralianForeignPolicy #UsisraelWarOnIran #AustraliaNews
Guardian Essential poll: only a quarter of Australians approve of US-Israel war on Iran

Poll also finds Australians keener for government to forge closer ties with ‘middle powers’ such as Canada and Japan

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Opinion | The Guardian USJan 28
Albanese has long framed his leadership around the ‘politics of kindness’ – there’s never been a better time to embrace it | Peter Lewis https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/commentisfree/2026/jan/28/albanese-leadership-politics-of-kindness-essential-poll #EssentialPoll #AustraliaNews #AustralianPolitics #LaborParty #LiberalParty #AnthonyAlbanese
Albanese has long framed his leadership around the ‘politics of kindness’ – there’s never been a better time to embrace it

With a huge electoral buffer and a broken opposition, the PM has a rare opportunity to move beyond tedious binary politics to something more inclusive

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World news | The GuardianJan 27
Guardian Essential poll: One Nation’s primary vote soars to record high amid Coalition chaos https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/28/guardian-essential-poll-one-nation-coalition-liberal-national-labor-anthony-albanese-bondi-attack-ntwnfb #EssentialPoll #OneNation #LaborParty #AnthonyAlbanese #Coalition #LiberalParty #NationalParty #SussanLey #AustralianPolitics #AustraliaNews
Guardian Essential poll: One Nation’s primary vote soars to record high amid Coalition chaos

Pauline Hanson’s party polls a primary vote of 22%, while Labor’s response to the Bondi terror attack wins widespread support

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Opinion | The Guardian USDec 10
Albanese is taking away social media for children but hanging out mistletoe for AI. It’s magical thinking | Peter Lewis https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/commentisfree/2025/dec/10/albanese-australia-social-media-ban-children-contrast-national-ai-plan #Essentialpoll #Australianews #Laborparty
Albanese is taking away social media for children but hanging out mistletoe for AI. It’s magical thinking

The PM won big by convincing us we could avoid the madness of Donald Trump’s new world order but Labor’s feeble AI plan embeds Australia deeply in its orbit

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Opinion | The Guardian USNov 26
To defeat the global Goliaths devastating our planet, we must raise an army of Davids | Peter Lewis https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/commentisfree/2025/nov/26/climate-disasters-devastating-planet-collective-action-against-corporations #Greenhousegasemissions #Globalclimatetalks #Pacificislands #Essentialpoll #Australianews #UnitedNations #Climatecrisis #Environment #Fossilfuels #Pollution #Business #Business #Energy #Energy #Cop30 #Cop31
To defeat the global Goliaths devastating our planet, we must raise an army of Davids

As Australians face a maelstrom of interconnected disasters, the climate catastrophe has become just one of many things to doomscroll about

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Climate crisis | The GuardianNov 26
To defeat the global Goliaths devastating our planet, we must raise an army of Davids | Peter Lewis https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/commentisfree/2025/nov/26/climate-disasters-devastating-planet-collective-action-against-corporations #Greenhousegasemissions #Globalclimatetalks #Pacificislands #Essentialpoll #Australianews #UnitedNations #Climatecrisis #Environment #Fossilfuels #Pollution #Business #Business #Energy #Energy #Cop30 #Cop31
To defeat the global Goliaths devastating our planet, we must raise an army of Davids

As Australians face a maelstrom of interconnected disasters, the climate catastrophe has become just one of many things to doomscroll about

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Climate crisis | The GuardianNov 25
Guardian Essential poll: only a quarter of older Australians believe climate change can be prevented https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/25/guardian-essential-poll-only-a-quarter-of-older-australians-believe-climate-change-can-be-prevented #Australianpolitics #AnthonyAlbanese #Essentialpoll #Australianews #Climatecrisis #Liberalparty #Environment #Laborparty #SussanLey #TimWilson #Gambling
Guardian Essential poll: only a quarter of older Australians believe climate change can be prevented

Results show a ‘general sense of gloom’ as fewer Australians now believe climate change is caused by humans compared with March

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Environment | The Guardian USNov 25
Guardian Essential poll: only a quarter of older Australians believe climate change can be prevented https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/25/guardian-essential-poll-only-a-quarter-of-older-australians-believe-climate-change-can-be-prevented #Australianpolitics #AnthonyAlbanese #Essentialpoll #Australianews #Climatecrisis #Liberalparty #Environment #Laborparty #SussanLey #TimWilson #Gambling
Guardian Essential poll: only a quarter of older Australians believe climate change can be prevented

Results show a ‘general sense of gloom’ as fewer Australians now believe climate change is caused by humans compared with March

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Opinion | The Guardian USNov 10
What would Whitlam do? Fifty years on from the dismissal, his values could still guide Australian politics | Peter Lewis https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/11/what-would-gough-whitlam-fifty-50-year-dismissal-anniversary #Artificialintelligence(AI) #Australianpolitics #AnthonyAlbanese #Essentialpoll #GoughWhitlam #Laborparty #Technology
What would Whitlam do? Fifty years on from the dismissal, his values could still guide Australian politics

Albanese would do well to look to Gough as he navigates one of the biggest technological challenge since the 1970s

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