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August

Where you can afford to buy without breaking the 30pc rule

See how suburb-level affordability across Australia’s three biggest capital cities has changed over the past three decades.

April

Twenty minutes of terror inside Westfield Bondi Junction

Witnesses have recounted the terrifying period when Joel Cauchi murdered six people in a busy shopping centre in Sydney’s eastern suburbs.

February

Best airlines to fly first and business class to Europe

Which international carrier has the longest beds and widest seats? And who pours Dom Pérignon? Here’s a handy guide to what you’ll find up the pointy end.

The best airlines to fly business class to the US

Here’s our guide to the major airlines that fly between Australia and the US, and what you’ll find in first class, business or premium economy.

January

Five maps that show why the Red Sea is so important

The Houthi attacks on shipping and the US-led response have highlighted the global significance of this narrow stretch of water.

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December 2023

Six maps that show where you can buy a home on your income

An increasingly expensive property market is outpacing single buyers. This is what that looks like.

November 2023

Our weekly edit of beautiful things

Seven buys from Life & Leisure’s Spend curator, Eugenie Kelly, from head-turning resortwear by Sir the Label to a drinks trolley with seventies vibes.

What’s ahead for the housing market, in eight charts

Can house prices keep on rising or will higher mortgage costs finally kill off the recovery?

October 2023

The map that shows Australia’s nine most important allies

The long list of alliances that Australia has joined in recent years is dizzying. Our international editor James Curran untangles the alphabet soup of acronyms and ranks them by importance.

Gaza explained in eight maps

Here are eight maps that explain where Gaza is in the region, the historical context, who lives there and what it’s like on the ground.

September 2023

Why the odds are stacked against first-home buyers, in six charts

Owning a home can be the single biggest determinant in whether a person lives a comfortable life in retirement, but fewer and fewer Australians do. Here’s why.

July 2023

Philip Lowe in 1994 and in 2019. He settled on studying economics at university after his economics teacher at high school brought the subject alive.

Philip Lowe: Kid from Wagga to RBA boss

Philip Lowe, considered one of the best economists of his generation started at the RBA 43 years ago. Here are the key dates along the way.

Why NATO matters more than ever (in four maps)

After the Cold War, the organisation went from being a defensive alliance against the Soviet Union to an expansive one aimed at European peace and stability. Now it’s trying to do both.

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May 2023

What exactly is green hydrogen (and why does the colour matter)?

Believers are selling hydrogen as the key to the transition away from fossil fuels. But there’s confusion as to what it is and how it can be used.

August 2022

What a triple La Niña this summer may cost (in four maps and a graph)

More floods could hit already-devastated communities this summer as the Bureau of Meteorology warns a rare, triple La Niña may be on the cards. Is it time for people to move?

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What caused crypto to crash this time (in five charts) and will it survive?

Investors are fleeing from risky assets and into safer ones - and that means crypto, which had delivered investors eye-watering yields over the past few years, is now under a lot of pressure.

July 2022

How much CEOs are really paid (in 7 charts)

According to the headlines, Afterpay co-founders Anthony Eisen and Nick Molnar were paid $264 million last financial year. But not all is as it seems. Here’s a breakdown of how top-earning CEOs are actually paid.

What history tells us about falling house prices (in five charts)

Sydney is on track to record a 15 per cent fall in prices, which would be the largest downturn on record. But past cycles provide clues about when the market is likely to recover, and what to look for.

June 2022

Why it will cost $320b to ditch coal (in three maps and a chart)

The transition away from energy generated by coal on our electricity grid is inevitable, but it will take decades to achieve and cost about $320 billion.

April 2022

Explainer: The seats that will decide the election (and why)

This quick guide will get you up to speed on 31 electorates around Australia that will be in the spotlight on election night.

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