David Crowe
David Crowe is Europe correspondent for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.
‘Like a mosh pit’: Celebrating a new political future, Budapest-style
Our Europe correspondent joins the euphoric crowds in Budapest’s Batthyany Square as they celebrate the ousting of Hungary’s hardline leader Viktor Orbán after 16 years.
- David Crowe
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‘Britain is broken’: How one man is cashing in on UK’s doom loop
Nigel Farage, the leader of the Reform UK party, has managed to successfully weaponise the anxiety of voters and put the snap, crackle and pop back into populism.
- David Crowe
It’s not me, it’s you: Italy’s Meloni is not the only one seeking distance from Donald
The US president once called the Italian PM “a very special person”, but relations have soured.
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- World elections
How a former Orbán ally toppled the populist right-wing leader
It’s tempting to see Viktor Orbán’s defeat in the Hungarian election as a seismic shift against populist conservatism, but that’s not what cost him his job as prime minister after 16 years in power.
- David Crowe
Trump-backed Viktor Orbán swept from power in Hungary after 16 years
The emphatic election victory for challenger Peter Magyar appears set to install a new government with enough seats in parliament to overturn Orbán’s laws.
- David Crowe
The election that everyone seems to have a stake in – especially Putin and Trump
Whatever the result of Hungary’s hard-fought election, the loser has already laid the groundwork for blaming a foreigner for shaping the outcome. Washington and Moscow are also watching closely.
- David Crowe
The one word that explains how Cate, Suzie and Kip have found success overseas
When a celebrated British actor asked three eminent Australians why their country produced so many successes in theatre and film, one word stood out.
- David Crowe
How a young Queen Elizabeth spoke to the world through her wardrobe
A new exhibition in London tracks the monarch’s fashion and style over her life and reign – and confirms her skill at power dressing long before the term was used.
- David Crowe
‘Lebanon is not Hezbollah’: Aline’s message to the world as Netanyahu turns his fury on Beirut
“It’s a catastrophe,” says the chef, who runs a food charity for Lebanese people left homeless, as Israel bombards her city with the biggest wave of airstrikes since the war began.
- David Crowe
- Analysis
- Middle East at war
Trump stands accused, but a chilling message has exposed Iran’s own war crime
If the US president had launched his missile strikes, Tehran would have increased the civilian death toll.
- David Crowe