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Sam Delich and Kylah Day in Territory. Netflix declined to commission a second series, despite its global success.

Could Trump’s tariffs spell disaster for Australia’s screen industry?

High-profile shows cancelled, no sign of streaming quotas and the spectre of Donald Trump have sent a chill through Australia’s film and television industry.

  • Karl Quinn

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Trump has sent a wrecking ball through old alliances. The implications for Australia are severe

In a world where Donald Trump doesn’t appear to know what AUKUS is, Australia can no longer rely on decades of friendship and shared values.

  • David Crowe
Soldiers in Kyiv fold a Ukrainian flag on the coffin of a soldier killed Russian troops in a battle.

The DNA detectives taking on the grim reality of Ukraine’s war

Their code is “everyone has the right to a dignified life, everyone has the right to a dignified death”. And they are using ingenious ways to identify bodies, and bring closure to families.

  • John Silvester
Collingwood and Carlton fans head for the MCG.

Seeking sanctuary from a deranged world? Bring on the footy

The writer Henry Miller gave us the perfect prescription for escape from a tumultuous world. We still need it. The footy season might have to suffice this year.

  • Tony Wright
Fish kills have caused a stink for the Tasmanian salmon industry.

Thousands of dead fish, a $37m federal promise and an animal close to extinction: Australia’s ‘salmon war’ gets ugly

A major fish kill in the waters of south-east Tasmania has raised tensions just as the prime minister has backed the industry.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobia, Aftab Malik.

Radicaliser? Undercover agent? Aftab Malik is used to dodging accusations

Australia’s new special envoy to combat Islamophobia didn’t want the job but is now working to make it more than tokenistic.

  • Patrick Begley
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Jeff Pope serves The Age democracy sausages at AEC hq in Melbourne.

This cop found himself at the centre of the Lawyer X scandal. Now he’s running the next election

Jeff Pope might have fronted the media plenty of times for Victoria Police but he’s never really talked about himself – or his run ins with Nicola Gobbo. Until now.

  • Sherryn Groch
Tu Le

The feud fuelling one of the tightest battles of the next election

Independent MP for Fowler Dai Le could hold the balance of power after the election. Her Labor opponent, Tu Le, is campaigning to win back the seat while heavily pregnant.

  • Matthew Knott
Murdoch’s daughters were never a serious chance of taking over from him.

Handmaiden or peacemaker but never No.1: The Murdoch daughters ‘forsaken’ by their father

Though Prudence and Liz are Rupert Murdoch’s eldest children, their gender meant they were never considered genuine heirs to the throne.

  • Jordan Baker
AfD leader Alice Weidel takes part in a televised discussion in Germany last Sunday.

The woman leading Germany’s far-right resurgence

Terrorist attacks and job cuts have left Germans feeling bitter, and Alice Weidel is set to benefit in an election some say could seal the fate of Europe.

  • Rob Harris

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