Seemingly against all hope, Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad is gone. In less than two weeks, a rebel offensive that began in the northern city of Aleppo transformed into an extraordinary nationwide uprising that routed the regime.
Living standards in Australia have been pushed down more than in any comparable country over the last three years, the economy has been in a per capita recession for two years, and households are among the most indebted in the world.
The presence of far-right and ultra-Zionist figures in the Trump administration could lead to dramatic new developments for Palestinians and allow Israel even more scope for aggression.
