On Wednesday 30 April 2025, The Sydney Institute held a discussion of the Trump administration at the 100-day mark. After a breathtaking number of executive orders and administrative targeting of Trump enemies, the discussion evaluated the pros and cons of the Trump “correction”. Bruce Wolpe, commentator on US politics & Senior Fellow (non-resident) at the [...]
On Wednesday 30 April 2025, The Sydney Institute held a discussion of the Trump administration at the 100-day mark. After a breathtaking number of executive orders and administrative targeting of Trump enemies, the discussion evaluated the pros and cons of the Trump “correction”. Bruce Wolpe, commentator on US politics & Senior Fellow (non-resident) at the [...]
As the federal election campaign for 2025 came to an end, polls showed Labor comfortably ahead but predictions still uncertain about a minority governement outcome given the slim majority Labor won in 2022. To evalute the various party and independent candidates and the possible outcome, The Sydney Institute invited Mary Easson – former Labor MP [...]
As the federal election campaign for 2025 came to an end, polls showed Labor comfortably ahead but predictions still uncertain about a minority government outcome given the slim majority Labor won in 2022. To evaluate the various party and independent candidates and the possible outcome, The Sydney Institute invited Mary Easson – former Labor MP [...]
For decades, Malcolm MacKerras' electoral pendulum has been part of predicting the outcomes of Australia's elections. His pendulum for the federal election of 2025 was published along with his 600 word piece in The Daily Telegraph on Saturday 25 March 2025. What to make of it in these days of weekly polling from multiple sources? Malcolm Mackerras [...]
Adam Creighton is an Australian journalist who returned to Australia in 2025 after a stint as the Washington correspondent for The Australian. Creighton was previously the economics editor. He has also written for The Wall Street Journal and The Economist. Adam Creighton's recent time in the United States and Washington DC gave him a significant background in making an assessment [...]
With just three weeks of campaigning to go, The Sydney Institute invited The Hon Pru Goward, Director, Bespoken Consulting and former Minister for Housing and Darrin Barnett, media and government Relations professional former Labor ministerial advisor to lead a discussion on the issues and party prospects in the 2025 federal election. As the Trump administration [...]
Ehud Yaari is an Israel-based Lafer international fellow of The Washington Institute. He has been a Middle East commentator for Israel's Channel Twelve television since 1975 and is former associate editor of Jerusalem Report. Among his numerous awards for journalism are the Israeli Press Editors-in-Chief prize for coverage of the peace process with Egypt, the Sokolov [...]
Nick Kaldas was born in Egypt in 1958 and moved with his family to Australia in 1969. He served in the NSW Police for 35 years, the last ten as the Deputy Commissioner. His career was mainly in major and organised crime investigations and counter terrorism. Nick also held a number of significant international roles, [...]
