March
Strip club Cinderella story ‘Anora’ wins top Oscar
Sean Baker’s tale of an erotic dancer who elopes with the son of a Russian oligarch was made for just $US6 million.
February
ABC’s Pope Playlist imagines there’s no heaven … or religion too
From Ed Sheeran to Adele to Whitney Houston, ABC Local Radio’s internal playlist of “safe” songs to play should Pope Francis die is surprising.
‘Conclave’, Chalamet win at SAG Awards, setting up Oscars battle
The Conclave cast won best movie ensemble at the awards, the last major honours before next weekend’s Oscars.
Buffett to increase his bet on Japan’s trading houses
The billionaire will be allowed to increase his stake in the trading houses above 10 per cent; Elon Musk threatens all federal workers with the sack; Jim Chalmers flies to Washington. See how the day unfolded here.
Premier cannot disclose amount owed to Whyalla creditors
Whyalla steelworks placed in administration; ex-CFMEU boss John Setka hit with legal action; Dutton demands Albanese end the NSW rail strike. How the day unfolded.
January
Pope’s new memoir unlikely to quell Catholic dissent
In his new autobiography, Pope Francis outlines a recipe for “infinite possibilities” that will please neither conservatives nor radicals.
December 2024
Biden commutes sentences for 37 out of 40 inmates on federal death row
The move will frustrate Donald Trump’s plan to expand executions. Unlike executive orders, clemency decisions cannot be reversed by a president’s successor.
Australian-based bishop among Pope’s new cardinal picks
At 44 years of age, Mykola Bychokthe, head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Melbourne, is also the youngest cardinal.
September 2024
East Timor gives Pope Francis a massive welcome
Timorese jammed the motorcade route, waving Vatican and Timorese flags and toting yellow and white umbrellas – the colours of the Holy See.
April 2024
Albanese out, Pope in for G7 summit
Despite Australia being a regular fixture in recent years, Anthony Albanese is off the guest list for the June leaders’ summit of the world’s most advanced economies.
January 2024
World revels, but wars cast shadow over New Year festivities
Midnight advanced from one time zone to the next starting with Oceania, then the rest of Asia and the Middle East, followed by Europe, Africa and the Americas.
December 2023
Netanyahu vows to ‘deepen’ Gaza campaign in troop visit
The Israeli prime minister issued the warning as an Israeli air strike reportedly killed an adviser to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards in Syria.
Pope laments war in Holy Land on solemn Christmas Eve
Francis warned against ‘the quest for worldly power and might, fame and glory, which measures everything in terms of success, results, numbers and figures’.
Cardinal guilty of mass fraud in Vatican ‘trial of the century’
The former papal confidant, who oversaw the management of Holy See funds, faces jail time after the verdict in the landmark court case.
November 2023
Argentina elects ‘shock therapy’ libertarian Javier Milei as president
His plans include shutting the central bank, ditching the peso, and slashing spending, potentially painful reforms that resonated with voters angry at the economic malaise.
October 2023
US ready to respond to attacks on US personnel, says Blinken
The US Secretary of State said: ‘We don’t want to see our forces or our personnel come under fire. But if that happens, we’re ready for it.’
June 2023
Berlusconi’s death draws tributes – even from critics
Reaction poured in from around the world, from national leaders to announcers who burst into tears on one of his television networks, for the populist three-time prime minister and media mogul.
May 2023
Zelensky sweeps into UK after three-stop continental tour
Mr Zelensky toured European capitals over the weekend to seek more aid as Ukraine prepares a long-anticipated spring offensive to retake territory seized by Russia.
Zelensky hails Germany for $4.4b military aid
Both Ukraine and Germany are keenly aware that their relationship will be more important than ever before Ukraine’s looming counteroffensive against Russia.
March 2023
Responding to Indigenous people, Vatican rejects discovery doctrine
The statement marked a historic recognition of the Vatican’s own complicity in colonial-era abuses committed by European powers.