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Back-to-work blues? These 10 tips will ignite your travel dreams

Back-to-work blues? These 10 tips will ignite your travel dreams

The exchange rate is brutal, there’s a cost-of-living crisis and overtourism is ruining popular spots, but here’s how you can still have a great holiday in 2025.

  • by Ben Groundwater

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Calling time on the remaining Bali Nine members
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Bali Nine

Calling time on the remaining Bali Nine members

The remaining five members of the Bali Nine have returned to Australia, but nobody is the wiser about the deal struck to secure their release.

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11 artists you must see in the 11th Asia Pacific Triennial

11 artists you must see in the 11th Asia Pacific Triennial

From an AI nightmare come to life to wall of metal skulls, here are the must-see highlights of QAGOMA’s huge summer exhibition.

  • by Nick Dent
Philippines and Indonesia set precedent for Bali Five return

Philippines and Indonesia set precedent for Bali Five return

An Indonesian minister says the Philippines has agreed to the same prisoner transfer proposal submitted to Australia.

  • by Zach Hope and Amilia Rosa
Bupa moves customer service offshore in latest blow to 4 million members

Bupa moves customer service offshore in latest blow to 4 million members

The change follows Healthscope’s decision to terminate its contract with Bupa, leaving members without cover at 38 private hospitals across Australia.

  • by Angus Thomson
He said, Xi said: Why Beijing may seek to exploit Philippine political divorce

He said, Xi said: Why Beijing may seek to exploit Philippine political divorce

The president and vice president of the Philippines are at each other’s throats. But the row is a potential proxy for a much more significant conflict.

  • by Peter Hartcher
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The Philippines VP publicly threatens to have the president assassinated

The Philippines VP publicly threatens to have the president assassinated

Sara Duterte says she hired an assassin in case she herself is killed, in a brazen public statement she warned was not a joke.

  • by Jim Gomez
How Brisbane’s $5 billion airport upgrade is changing how we travel

How Brisbane’s $5 billion airport upgrade is changing how we travel

The air hub has just unveiled its planned multi-billion dollar upgrade, but Qantas is already increasing its international traffic out of the Queensland capital.

  • by Julietta Jameson
China’s message to world leaders as anxiety grows over Trump win

China’s message to world leaders as anxiety grows over Trump win

But tensions over China were apparent in Anthony Albanese’s meeting with Indonesia’s president, who spoke of the need to “lower the temperature” with Beijing.

  • by David Crowe
Anxious Singapore urges Trump to stay engaged in South-East Asia

Anxious Singapore urges Trump to stay engaged in South-East Asia

Leaders across the globe are coming to terms with what a second Trump presidency will mean for their patch. Here, he’s among the three most important players.

  • by Zach Hope
More respect for women is key to choice over babies

More respect for women is key to choice over babies

For some couples, there are insurmountable obstacles to having children.

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