Features
How the humble motorbike became the latest tool of diplomacy in Asia
As China seeks to expand its influence, the Albanese government has found a new way to help a critical neighbour.
- Mike Foley
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The wealthy have been shielded from Britain’s big problem – until now
As the steady stream of boats crossing the Channel continues, more refugee hotels are set up – and wealthier neighbourhoods like Canary Wharf take notice.
- David Crowe
Could these apps help you live forever?
The messages on their websites are compelling, but do they work?
- David Swan
Labor staffers could help change the nation. But there’s a reason they’re leaving
In the weeks since securing an election triumph, dozens of senior political staff with decades of experience have quit the Albanese government.
- Kishor Napier-Raman and Nick Newling
- Exclusive
- Investigations
The cancer drug, the faked data and the superstar scientist
An investigation can reveal the secret history of one of Australia’s top scientists, whose faked data underpins a drug now being given to patients.
- Liam Mannix and William Davis
- Analysis
- Naked City
Is this the way to treat a police hero?
Former police officer Wayne Sherwell, a Valour Award recipient, was recently arrested, fingerprinted and formally interviewed. It was over a Facebook post.
- John Silvester
- Exclusive
- Marine life
How just two litres of water can uncover the mysteries of the sea
By tracking the DNA “barcodes” of sea creatures, researchers have found species previously unknown to science.
- Bianca Hall
- Perspective
- Lunch with
The River: Chris Hammer, crime writer, returns to the source
The author of Scrublands is among Australia’s top crime writers. But his fiction may never have emerged without his early non-fiction. And a jolt from the man who would become the celebrated master of crime novels, Peter Temple.
- Tony Wright
Raised in luxury, jailed for her baby’s death: The fall of socialite Constance Marten
Marten was born into British high society, but her life began to seriously unravel after she met Mark Gordon.
- Martin Evans and Susie Coen
- Explainer
- Gold
‘The magic thing about gold’: Why we still covet (and hoard) it
It came from the stars and still dazzles us today. But why is gold believed to be a “store of wealth” in troubled times – and where is it all kept?
- Angus Holland
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