As Australia ponders how to deal with a castrated Trump administration, one lesson is clear: ‘It’s the economy, stupid’ | Zoe Daniel

Donald Trump's crushing defeat in the US midterms over cost-of-living pressures is a warning for politicians closer to home

Fascinating, isn't it, that for all that Donald Trump has got away with, it's arguably the cost of fuel that's finally led to an absolute rout in the midterms.

So many Americans held their noses at so many other things, but in the end his own decision-making on Iran will haunt the rest of his presidency.