By omitting any mention of Israel’s actions, the Jewish Council’s latest report on antisemitism obscures the true source of ...

So you're thinking about visiting Turkey for the first time? Smart choice. This country sits right where Europe meets Asia, and honestly, that location alone tells you everything about what makes ...

What has changed after the Bondi terrorist attack on Sunday 14 December? Dr Lee Duffield watched the events unfold and penned this report on how Australians received the bad news over the first hours.

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As 2025 draws to a close, we can look back on a year when economic inequality became firmly entrenched on the Australian political agenda, writes Carl Rhodes. WHEN THE YEAR began, polls were already ...

As the Trump Administration weaponises state power against critics, America’s self-image as the guardian of a rules-based international order is collapsing in real time, writes Mark Beeson. FOREIGN ...

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Sri Lanka is facing one of its most severe flood events in recent memory, with entire districts submerged, homes destroyed, and tens of thousands displaced. What began as a week of heavy monsoonal ...

Halting migration might sound like a quick fix to Australia’s housing and economic woes, but the real outcome would be stalled growth, lost jobs and rising costs across the nation, writes Dr Abul ...

Madeleine Cleary’s ‘The Butterfly Women’ brings colonial Melbourne to life in a gripping tale of murder, resilience and the women who refused to be forgotten, writes Anne Layton-Bennett. INITIALLY, ...

A traveller’s close call in flood-ravaged Hoi An reveals how easily visitors can escape — and how many locals cannot. Craig Hill writes. BY THE TIME our private car nosed into Hoi An, much of the town ...

Last week’s national accounts confirm Australia is back on a sound economic path, as Alan Austin reports. WE NOW HAVE the September quarter growth numbers for gross domestic product (GDP) for 35 ...