December 2024
How China won over Prince Andrew and infiltrated the palace
Publicly shamed over his links to Jeffrey Epstein and with no official role to speak of, the Duke had few places to turn.
- Victoria Ward and Robert Mendick
October 2024
- Opinion
- The AFR View
A future republic has to be for every Australian
A republic cannot just be about severing ties with Britain. It has to be about unifying Australia too.
- The AFR View
May 2024
Judge retires to consider if Pauline Hanson is a racist
After a bitterly fought trial, a judge has retired to consider whether Pauline Hanson made a racial slur when telling a Muslim senator to go back to Pakistan.
- Miklos Bolza
March 2024
Inside London’s elite men-only club rocked by criticism
Britain’s MI6 boss and the cabinet secretary are all members of the historic and star-studded Garrick Club now under fire for refusing to allow women to join.
- Mark Landler
Royals ‘enormously touched’ by support after cancer announcement
Kate’s statement via a video message, which was filmed at Windsor Castle, triggered an outpouring of support from well-wishers.
- James Davey, Hannah Ellison and Will Russell
- Opinion
- Royal family
Princess Catherine’s photo fiasco highlights royal transparency dilemma
The imbroglio raises questions about how far the sanitised version of the family can be trusted, resurrecting demons that haunt its relationship with the media.
- William Wallis
- Analysis
- Royal family
‘Fake’ Princess Kate photo becomes royal nightmare
That anyone is even questioning the veracity of the photograph is the stuff of nightmares for the palace in a world where fake news is spinning out of control.
- Hannah Furness
January 2024
Unsealed documents shed light on Jeffrey Epstein’s lurid world
Most of the documents do not include specific episodes of wrongdoing by men other than the disgraced financier, who was found dead in a Manhattan jail cell in 2019.
- Updated
- Joshua Chaffin and Joe Miller
December 2023
MPs drop $30m on expenses in three months
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese led the pack, spending $684,665 between July and September 2022, newly released data show.
- Michael Read
October 2023
Deloitte UK staff raise alarm over talk by ‘anti-white’ academic
A professor who described Winston Churchill as a white supremacist set to speak to the consultancy firm’s UK employees about identity and “black excellence”.
- Steven Edginton
September 2023
- Opinion
- The AFR View
There may not be another mogul like Rupert Murdoch
As a business owner, the Australian media magnate showed unusual foresight in a tough and politically contentious industry.
- The AFR View
July 2023
Rio Tinto aims for ‘upper half’ of iron ore target
The division has performed better than last year and is aiming high, despite a train derailment curbing output.
- Peter Ker
May 2023
Coronation pomp gives way to a royal concert for all
Charles and Camilla and other senior royals joined an audience of 20,000 members of the public and invited guests for the ‘Coronation Concert’ at Windsor Castle.
- Updated
- Michael Holden and Alistair Smout
Harry cuts lonely figure at coronation
Prince Harry had no official role at his father’s coronation, except as a relative demoted to the third row of Westminster Abbey.
- Victoria Ward
The coronation of King Charles: How the day unfolded
King Charles has been crowned in an elaborate ceremony at Westminster Abbey and was greeted by thousands as he left the coronation with the royals under grey skies in London.
- Updated
- Natasha Rudra
- Opinion
- The AFR View
The crown is a priceless past, but not our future
The coronation is a mystic connection with history. But King Charles is not one of us and cannot shape our future.
- The AFR View
Charles gets the crown and $32b royal empire
After the coronation, King Charles is officially entitled to a chunk of the massive Crown Estate and Duchy of Lancaster that fund the British monarch.
- Benjamin Stupples and Ellie Harmsworth
- Opinion
- Royal family
Voice vote will drive Australia’s next move on republic
Saturday’s coronation may be the prelude for a new republican push in Australia. But the real momentum will come from the success or otherwise of the First Nations referendum.
- Updated
- Andrew Clark
‘Inexplicable attachment’: Why Nick Cave will attend the coronation
The eccentric musician is one of 14 Aussies that PM Albanese will take with him to Westminster Abbey. He hopes to experience “the unique weirdness of Britain”.
- Hans van Leeuwen
Many in UK see coronation as a ‘take it or leave it’ affair
Images of the new king may be blanketing Britain, but many in the country are more focused on navigating a cost-of-living crisis than celebrating a dysfunctional royal family.
- Mark Landler