Austria
Port guide: Vienna, Austria
This small, intimate capital bursts with high culture, musical history and grandiose architecture, yet is surprisingly laidback, charming and fun.
- by Brian Johnston
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Michael Jackson’s daughter on prioritising her mental health amid her music career
Casting off the pressure of Hollywood life, Paris Jackson finds comfort in nature and meditation.
- by Sonia Haria
The secret Swiss valley only locals know about
Near the Italian and Austrian borders, there is an exquisite region Australians have yet to discover.
- by Justine Costigan
Far-right in Europe now a phenomenon the mainstream cannot ignore
Austria’s Freedom Party is the latest far-right party to win a European election, as disaffected young voters turn their backs on mainstream parties.
- by Rob Harris
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World elections
Austrian far-right party wins first national election since World War II
The Freedom Party was founded in the 1950s by Nazi veterans and is one of Europe’s longest-standing parties of the populist right.
- by Rob Harris
The mysteries of a lost dynasty and an emperor without a throne
An audience with nobility highlights the fragility of ways of life, of monarchies, and even world peace.
- by Anabel Dean
Taylor Swift fans jittery about London concert following Vienna terror threat
All three of the American singer’s performances at Vienna’s Ernst Happel Stadium were cancelled after two suspected extremists were arrested by Austrian police.
- by Steve Bird
Islamic State material ‘found at suspect’s home in foiled plot to attack Taylor Swift shows’
Security officials allege the suspects wanted to commit an attack outside the stadium, killing as many people as possible using knives or self-made explosives.
- by Alexandra Schwarz-Goerlich
Opinion
Tips & advice
‘Get undressed, or get out’: Here, it’s normal to get naked with colleagues
I have nothing against getting my clothes off with a bunch of strangers, but when it comes to friends and colleagues, would I feel different?
- by Keith Austin
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