When I wrote my very first editor's message 19 months ago, I said that P&I expected leaders to display the moral courage required if we are to tackle existential threats. I have been reminded how true this is every week. You expect courage and intelligence in those who purport to lead, and you make that crystal clear in the letters and articles we publish daily, and increasingly in the social media discussions they prompt.

The state-funded lobbyists are only in it for themselves

A year after his explosive tenure at Doge, the SpaceX CEO is back in the Trump administration’s good graces

There is no greater treachery than this failure to face up to the climate crisis. How can we now fend off despair?

There is no greater treachery than this failure to face up to the climate crisis. How can we now fend off despair?

Netanyahu has repeatedly denied receiving warnings before 7 October. Now a source says he privately asked the UAE president to deny one of the accounts.

The RBA has lifted rates to 4.6 per cent, concentrating much of the pain of fighting inflation on younger households with mortgages. A tighter budget could spread the burden more fairly, but serious spending cuts would mean poorer services. 

Avoiding a rise in unemployment is important for the RBA – but apparently not a dealbreaker

Avoiding a rise in unemployment is important for the RBA – but apparently not a dealbreaker

The Official U.S. Senate website of Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon

The WA GST deal has cost almost $23 billion and left other states short. Political convenience is overriding fairness, independent advice and the national interest.