Michael Koziol
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North America correspondent for the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Washington DC.
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Prof Brendan Crabb AC
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- For all its faults & complexity, the intersection of soft diplomacy, global health development, & GH research was working to deliver a healthier, more secure region. But the system has been completely upended. BAU is over.
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âXi is watchingâ: How Trumpâs aid cuts have left Australia âholding the bagâ
It was the end of January, just a week after Donald Trump returned to office, when the email arrived in the inboxes of FHI 360.
https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/xi-is-watching-how-trump-s-aid-cuts-have-left-australia-holding-the-bag-20250805-p5mkkl.html
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US President Donald Trump inducting Gloria Gaynor as a Kennedy Centre honoree: "I Will Survive is an unbelievable song. I've heard it, like everyone else here, thousands of times. It's one of those few that get better every time you hear it. And nobody can sing it like her.â
4 months ago
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Trump taunts Murdoch as he files defamation lawsuit seeking $US10 billion in damages over Epstein story
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Trump taunts Murdoch as he files $15 billion lawsuit over Epstein story
The US president is suing over a story published by The Wall Street Journal that said he signed a birthday letter to now-disgraced financier back in 2003.
https://www.theage.com.au/world/north-america/trump-taunts-murdoch-as-he-files-defamation-lawsuit-over-epstein-story-20250719-p5mg50.html
4 months ago
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âIâm going to sue his ass offâ: Trump turns on Murdoch over Epstein story
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âIâm going to sue his ass offâ: Trump turns on Murdoch over Epstein story
The US president says he will sue The Wall Street Journal over a story claiming he wrote a cryptic letter â with an âoutline of a naked womanâ â to now-convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in 2003.
https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/going-to-sue-his-ass-off-trump-turns-on-murdoch-over-epstein-story-20250718-p5mfyv.html
4 months ago
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Sorry Donald, but youâve got to dance with the ones that brung ya, even if theyâre âbad, boring weaklingsâ
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Youâve got to dance with the ones that brung ya â even the âbad, boring weaklingsâ
The US president is dealing with a revolt from the more rabid elements of his MAGA movement over the administrationâs decision to draw a line under the Jeffrey Epstein saga.
https://www.theage.com.au/world/north-america/you-ve-got-to-dance-with-the-ones-that-brung-ya-even-if-they-re-boring-bad-people-20250716-p5mfdr.html
5 months ago
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Trump handed a âgiant winâ by the Supreme Court, which has ruled against lower court judges granting universal injunctions to halt government policies
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Trump handed âgiant winâ as Supreme Court curbs judgesâ power to block his orders
Donald Trump said a handful of âradical left judgesâ could no longer overrule the rightful powers of the president and âdictate the law for the entire nationâ, which he called a grave threat to democr...
https://www.theage.com.au/world/north-america/trump-handed-giant-win-as-supreme-court-curbs-judges-power-to-block-his-orders-20250628-p5may4.html
5 months ago
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While Donald Trump shook hands with sheikhs, his face went up on the side of a DC government building
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No one should be surprised by Trumpâs love-in with Middle East monarchs
With his face everywhere, Trump is becoming an American version of the Gulfâs absolute rulers. Of course, he seems to like it that way.
https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/no-one-should-be-surprised-by-trump-s-love-in-with-middle-east-monarchs-20250516-p5lzo3.html
7 months ago
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âIâm a very artistic person,â Donald Trump told Mark Carney as he explained why he believes Canada should become the 51st state
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The day the Carney came to town and trampled Trumpâs âartisticâ vision
âIâm a very artistic person,â Donald Trump told Canadaâs new PM as he outlined why he believes his country should join the United States.
https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/the-day-the-carney-came-to-town-and-trampled-trump-s-artistic-vision-20250507-p5lx4h.html
7 months ago
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The US is edging closer to constitutional crisis with the Trump administration resisting a court order to return a man who was mistakenly deported to a prison in El Salvador
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âUncharted watersâ: US edges closer to constitutional crisis over deportee
Veteran Democrat Nancy Pelosi is among those accusing the Trump administration of defying the courts by refusing to return a man from a notorious Salvadorian jail.
https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/us-edges-closer-to-constitutional-crisis-over-wrongly-deported-man-20250415-p5lrqz.html
8 months ago
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The US is edging closer to constitutional crisis with the Trump administration resisting a court order to return a man who was mistakenly deported to a prison in El Salvador
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âUncharted watersâ: US edges closer to constitutional crisis over deportee
Veteran Democrat Nancy Pelosi is among those accusing the Trump administration of defying the courts by refusing to return a man from a notorious Salvadorian jail.
https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/us-edges-closer-to-constitutional-crisis-over-wrongly-deported-man-20250415-p5lrqz.html
8 months ago
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Damn that Laurie âIâm just happy to be at the tableâ speech is one of the best scenes in TV history
8 months ago
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The so-called âtariffs charged to the USAâ turn out to be nothing more than a reflection of the US trade deficit with that country
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Trumpâs âreciprocal tariffsâ look to be a hoax. Hereâs how you can tell
For weeks, the US president has insisted it would be a matter of âwhatever they charge us, we charge themâ. But it has become clear that isnât whatâs going on.
https://www.theage.com.au/world/north-america/trump-s-reciprocal-tariffs-look-to-be-a-hoax-here-s-how-you-can-tell-20250403-p5louw.html
8 months ago
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New: US adds to list of official trade grievances with Australia on the eve of Donald Trumpâs next round of tariffs
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US adds to list of trade grievances against Australia before Trumpâs big tariff move
The American update also highlighted the Albanese governmentâs December 2024 announcement about big tech firms.
https://www.theage.com.au/world/north-america/us-adds-to-list-of-australian-trade-grievances-before-trump-s-big-tariff-move-20250401-p5lo2z.html
8 months ago
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Exclusive: Former ambassador turned lobbyist Joe Hockey is helping a coal company and its disgruntled US investors pursue millions in compensation from Australia in a case that has become a key issue in trade talks with the Trump administration
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Joe Hockey goes in to bat for US investors in Trump trade dispute with Australia
A group of disgruntled Americans are pushing for millions of dollars in compensation from Australia, as part of US trade negotiations. Now they have a former ambassador on their side.
https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/joe-hockey-goes-in-to-bat-for-us-investors-in-trump-trade-dispute-with-australia-20250325-p5lm7c.html
8 months ago
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Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff: âThis [Signal-gate] was a huge mistake, wasnât it?â CIA director John Ratcliffe: âNo.â
8 months ago
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Washington has been stunned by revelations the editor of The Atlantic magazine was âinadvertentlyâ copied into a Signal group chat where top Trump administration officials and cabinet secretaries debated and detailed a top-secret military operation
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Senior Trump officials accidentally texted secret war plans to journalist
Washington is in shock after the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic revealed he had been included in a highly sensitive Signal group chat that planned strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen.
https://www.theage.com.au/world/north-america/senior-trump-officials-accidentally-texted-secret-war-plans-to-journalist-20250325-p5lm7d.html
8 months ago
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âI donât care what the judges thinkâ: White House digs in against court order on deportations
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âOne heck of a stretchâ: White House argues judgeâs verbal orders donât count
In the latest and arguably most significant legal challenge to Trumpâs sweeping agenda, his administration has been accused of defying a federal judge.
https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/one-heck-of-a-stretch-white-house-argues-judge-s-verbal-orders-don-t-count-20250318-p5lkak.html
9 months ago
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Trump âfloods the zoneâ with bizarre AI video of a future Gaza where he is king (and there are bearded androgynous belly-dancers)
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Trump âfloods the zoneâ with bizarre AI video of future Gaza where he is king
The short video depicted Gaza as a glittery skyscraper riviera and contained a clip of Donald Trump lying shirtless by a pool sipping cocktails with Benjamin Netanyahu.
https://www.theage.com.au/world/north-america/trump-floods-the-zone-with-bizarre-ai-video-of-future-gaza-where-he-is-king-20250227-p5lfi1.html
9 months ago
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Trump on Ukraine/Russia: "Thatâs what I do, I do deals. My whole life is deals. Thatâs all I know is deals. I know when somebody wants to make [one] and when somebody doesnât."
9 months ago
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Inside the hard right conservative conference that loves Trump and wants to take on Australia next
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Inside the Trump-loving gathering that wants to save âAustrailiaâ
It is the worldâs largest conservative event, and having succeeded in returning Donald Trump to the presidency, some are setting their sights on Down Under.
https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/inside-the-trump-loving-gathering-that-wants-to-save-australia-20250222-p5le8g.html
9 months ago
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Itâs an absolute shame and scandal that the people of NSW have lost $8.6 billion on the pokies in just one year. Blow them up
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Gamblers now losing more than $1m an hour on NSW poker machines
The government has introduced various gambling reforms, but harm minimisation advocates say they will not make an impact.
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/poker-machine-losses-hit-record-high-last-year-20250220-p5ldr7.html
9 months ago
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Former Trump aide and felon Steve Bannon at CPAC in Washington: "We ainât worried about 2028. The future of America is MAGA, okay? And the future of MAGA is Donald J. Trump. We want Trump in â28. A man like Trump comes along only once or twice in a nationâs history."
9 months ago
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Donald Trumpâs vindictive and personal attack on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shows us the US president has now fully adopted the propaganda of Russian autocrat Vladimir Putin â a significant and scary moment in world affairs
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Itâs not your imagination, Trump siding with Putin on Ukraine is scary
Trumpâs personal attack on Volodymyr Zelensky and his adoption of Putinâs talking points raise the question of who will stand up for truth and decency?
https://www.theage.com.au/world/north-america/it-s-not-your-imagination-trump-siding-with-putin-on-ukraine-is-scary-20250220-p5ldmq.html
9 months ago
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Michael Koziol
Jenna Price
10 months ago
Trump. Not normal. Not ok. Just as
@michaelkoziol.bsky.social
writes.
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Common sense? More like a lack of common decency as Trump stoops to new low
When the US president uses the death of 67 people to push his political agenda, traduce his enemies and demonise minorities, itâs important to stop and remember this is not normal.
https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/common-sense-more-like-a-lack-of-common-decency-as-trump-stoops-to-new-low-20250131-p5l8jp.html
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America, why do your bedrooms have no ceiling lights and why arenât your cans pull-tops?
10 months ago
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Los Angeles on alert for strong Santa Ana winds as firefighters make progress against the two biggest blazes threatening city
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Los Angeles prepares for return of strong winds as fire death toll rises to 16
Authorities unleashed a ârelentless air attackâ on the Palisades fire after changes in wind direction set it burning towards homes in Mandeville Canyon, Encino and Brentwood.
https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/los-angeles-prepares-for-return-of-strong-winds-as-death-toll-rises-to-16-20250112-p5l3mq.html
11 months ago
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reposted by
Michael Koziol
Anthony Segaert
12 months ago
đ¨đď¸ Ku-ring-gai Council has reached a confidential agreement with the state government over its legal challenge to housing density plans
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NSW government reaches secret deal with north shore council over housing plan
Planning Minister Paul Scully accused the council of wasting ratepayersâ money to stop development in the middle of a housing crisis.
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/nsw-government-reaches-secret-deal-with-north-shore-council-over-housing-plan-20241204-p5kvsa.html
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Overheard on Bondi Beach: âAll my bosses are in Peru doing ayahuasca.â
12 months ago
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Iâm directing a pantomime at the Factory Theatre in Marrickville this December! Come take a look back at the year in politics ⌠told as a Christmas story. Tickets:
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about 1 year ago
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So, Sydney gets two home games to start the year, then doesnât play a game at home between March 15 and April 20. Not sure how thatâs supposed to help cement the game in the market.
about 1 year ago
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Bluesky Mining. Is this anything?
about 1 year ago
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