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EXCLUSIVEPolitics26 minutes ago

Farrell family flies almost halfway to the moon on taxpayers … within rules

Fresh scrutiny of MPs’ travel entitlements reveals Don Farrell’s extensive use of taxpayer-funded family flights and Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young’s 78 publicly funded trips for her lobbyist husband.

Noah Yim and Jack Quail

Ex-Australian Senator Ron Boswell at his home in Brisbane, and, inset, with fellow then-Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce in 2006. Pictures: Glenn Hunt / The Australian / News Corp

EXCLUSIVENation

‘I hope Barnaby fails in his next political task’: Nationals elder

Former powerbroker Ron Boswell has launched a scathing attack on Barnaby Joyce’s defection to One Nation, saying the far right poses a dangerous threat to Australian unity.

04122025 - University of New South Wales Chancellor David Gonski sits at the Sir John Clancy Auditorium. Picture: Liam Mendes/The Australian

exclusiveHigher EducationAn hour ago

Gonski rues decline in unis’ standing

David Gonski reveals students were never good at debate and dismisses claims the university public square has degraded as he prepares to step down after two decades.

Joanna Panagopoulos

Creative Australia helped with the funding application for John Menadue's Pearl's and Irritations site.

Margin CallMargin Call35 minutes ago

How arts body got creative to help leftist obsession website get tax-free status

A former Qantas boss and public servant got tax-free fundraising status for his left-wing political website after Creative Australia advised him to rewrite his application with an arts focus.

Former BHP president WA iron ore Brandon Craig (now in charge of Americas for BHP) with former Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA chief executive Rebecca Tomkinson and Rio Tinto CEO Simon Trott (former boss of WA iron ore) at a BHP 140th event in London last week. Picture - Supplied

BHP exec says ALP policy blindness risks ceding mining edge

‘If you want to compete, and your economy ends up at risk, you’ve got to make difficult choices,’ said Brandon Craig who questioned whether Australia’s IR, tax and climate targets were at odds with its natural resource ambitions.

Businessman and former federal MP Clive Palmer (right) and his lawyer Sam Iskander.

EXCLUSIVENation

Ex-lawyer ordered to repay Palmer $28.5m

Clive Palmer’s former lawyer has been ordered to repay $28.5m he allegedly stole from the businessman by doctoring legal invoices over a decade.

green lightMining & Energy

Beach Energy's existing Thylacine platform in the Otway Basin. Picture: supplied.

‘Exposed’ Victoria approves gas exploration licences

Anthony Galloway

ExclusivePolitics

Commonwealth government officials are yet to be briefed on Jacinta Allan's work-from-home plan.

Feds in the dark on Premier’s WFH plan

Anthony Galloway

CommentaryCommentary

(FILES) (COMBO) This combination of pictures created on February 12, 2025 shows US President Donald Trump on February 10, 2025, in Washington, DC and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky in Warsaw, Poland on January 15, 2025. Ukraine is to launch talks in Switzerland with the US on ways to end war, a Ukrainian negotiator said on November 22, 2025. Ukraine and its European allies scrambled on November 22 to come up with counter-proposals after US President Donald Trump gave Kyiv a tight deadline to approve a deal to end the war that accepts some of Russia's hardline demands. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS and Sergei GAPON / AFP)

Zelensky defies Trump pressure over Ukraine peace deal

Cameron Stewart

Court challengeIndigenous46 minutes ago

Tanya Plibersek, and a blue banded bee (inset). Pictures: News Corp/Supplied

$1bn mine blocked as minister’s reasoning on trial

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MOTORINGThe Weekend Australian Magazine

What could stop the march of the Chinese carmakers?

For now, if you want to buy a ute, the only sensible choice is the Ford Ranger. But this is a truck on borrowed time. The Chinese are coming and they’re not messing about.

Jeremy Clarkson

England players Mark Wood, Ben Duckett and Harry Brook play it safe with the sun at Noosa on Wednesday. Picture Lachie Millard

ExclusiveCricket57 minutes ago

Left on read: Poms ghosted AFL premiers for Noosa escape

AFL premiers Brisbane and England had been linked up ahead of the Ashes. But Robert Craddock reveals the Poms snubbed any advice the back-to-back champs could have given them on how to win.

Robert Craddock and Callum Dick

President Donald Trump and FIFA President Gianni Infantino react during the draw for the 2026 soccer World Cup at the Kennedy Center in Washington, Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

FootballThe Times Sport

FIFA indulged Messi, Ronaldo and Trump. Is it any wonder there’s no trust?

It may not be fair that the USA’s ‘easy’ World Cup draw has invited suspicion, but FIFA president Gianni Infantino and co have brought this all on themselves with previous self-serving acts

Martin Samuel

Commentary

COMMENTARY

‘Trump has one virtue alone – he may prevent a World War III’

Donald Trump’s national security strategy abandons global leadership for Western hemisphere dominance. Former PM Paul Keating hails it as a historic turning point terminating the post-World War II era.

Editor-At-Large

COMMENTARY

Sally Dowling’s battles are no good for justice

How much longer will Chris Minns countenance a chief prosecutor – and her office – being at the centre of a war with sections of the NSW judiciary?

Janet Albrechtsen

Columnist

COMMENTARY

Utopian forecasts pave way to net zero future

The energy regulator has delivered a $128bn bombshell that threatens to derail Chris Bowen’s promise of cheap, abundant renewable power for all Australians.

Political editor

COMMENTARY

Strong, clear policies hold blueprint for conservative revival

The conservative movement risks extinction as disenchanted voters flee to fringe parties, but strong policies and clear alternatives offer a blueprint for revival.

Tony Abbott

Trading DayTrading Day

Precious metals’ record run drives mining gains; Bapcor gearing risks

Gold and silver miners are the day's big movers. Bapcor chief executive Angus McKay has his task cut out on turning around the auto-parts group as balance sheet concerns rise.

Investors pile into precious metals miners as silver hits new record highs after meteoric gains in gold and silver this year. Analysts say Angus McKay-led Bapcor’s profit downgrade has made its ‘gearing more of a concern’.

David Rogers and Valerina Changarathil

MiningMining & Energy

Smelters propped up by taxpayers record $362m blow

Port Pirie Smelter $135m rescue plan announced. Richard Holtum, CEO Trafigura, parent company of Nyrstar 5th August 2025 Picture: Brett Hartwig

Despite millions in government bailouts, Trafigura’s Australian smelters in South Australia and Tasmania have delivered losses so severe the company warns they’ll never reopen if closed.

Govt takes aim at cold callers as big super lashes compo levy

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA- NewsWire Photos- SEPTEMBER 15, 2025. Ferras Merhi arrives at Federal court for ASIC case against him alleging

Lead generators could need to be licensed under a suite of reforms being mulled by the Albanese government following the Shield and First Guardian collapses.

Cliona O'Dowd and David Ross

Wealth

9 December 2025; a photo comp of the ASX board and houses in Perth. Artwork by Emilia Tortorella. Sources: supplied and iStock. Ratio 16:9.

Investment gainsInvesting

Property or shares? The No.1 investment of the past 25 years

We analysed stockmarket and house price growth over the first quarter of this century, and the biggest winners may surprise you.

Modern backyard with a small house, patio furniture, and lush green lawn at sunset.

PropertyProperty Investing

Tap into new tax rules to fund your granny flat

Retirees are driving a backyard building boom with intergenerational living the latest property hack. But those looking at granny flats need to know the rules.

Self-managed familiesSuperannuation

What to consider before creating a family SMSF

Real estate, senior parents or portrait of happy family with smile in new house, apartment or residence. Retirement, mature mum or father with loan, woman or proud man moving in property investment; adult children

Parents can add children to their self-managed super funds, yet uptake remains slow as experts warn of hidden pitfalls.

billionairesRich Life

A $173bn wealth transfer boom expected for Australia

Young well dressed man with sunglasses exiting from the back seat of the car, holding his smart phone and waving to someone. He looks like a famous musician or other celebrity. Private jet airplane is in the background. istock image.

Australia stands to benefit from a mega inheritance wave as Asia’s wealthy families prepare to transfer unprecedented fortunes to their mobile heirs.

Charlie Cunningham

Investment strategiesPersonal Finance

How parents can build a six-figure home deposit for their kids

Two smiling women, a mother and daughter, holding new house keys and a paper house model, celebrating the excitement of moving into their apartment filled with moving boxes and plants; housing generic

The bank of mum and dad can use this simple strategy to help get their children on the property ladder. But starting early is key.

Culture

Kate Hudson and Hugh Jackman in Song Sung Blue for Culture.

InterviewCulture

‘Real love’ is built when things fall apart: Hugh Jackman opens up

The Australian actor talks about joy and heartbreak as he and Kate Hudson star as a Neil Diamond tribute duo in the new film Song Sung Blue.

American Canto author Olivia Nuzzi and R.F.K., Jr.

Book reviewCulture

Should you read the book everyone is talking about?

Published amid controversy over Olivia Nuzzi’s alleged entanglement with Robert F. Kennedy Jr, American Canto promises a window into US politics. But does it deliver?

This image released by A24 shows Rose Byrne in a scene from

Awards season beginsCulture

Golden Globes: A-list Aussies lead the nominations

Australian actors have swept into Golden Globe contention with Jacob Elordi earning double nominations while Rose Byrne, Sarah Snook and Joel Edgerton secure major recognition.

The Death of Bunny Munro is a six-part Sky Original TV series based on Nick Cave's sophomore novel of the same name. The series sees acclaimed actor Matt Smith star as the titular character and executive produce. Following his wife Libbyâs suicide, sex addict, door-to-door beauty product salesman and self-professed lothario Bunny Munro finds himself saddled with a young son and only a loose concept of parenting. Together with nine-year-old Bunny Junior he embarks on an epic and increasingly out-of-control road trip across Southern England as the two struggle to contain their grief in very different ways. As Bunny bounces from one sales pitch to the next, trying to seduce any woman he meets, Bunny Junior kills time talking to the ghost of his mother and distracting himself from the dawning realisation that his dad isnât just fallible, heâs a fucking mess. As he starts to unravel, Bunny realises he must do something to rescue his son from his own outdated notions of what it is to be a man. The Death of Bunny Munrois a darkly comic and unflinching modern-day parable as well as a tender portrait of the relationship between father and son.

What to watch this weekCulture

Nick Cave’s grubby, gorgeous plunge into television

Australia’s Prince of Darkness has created television gold with The Death of Bunny Munro, a six-part series starring Matt Smith as a sex-addicted cosmetics salesman on a road trip with his nine-year-old son.

4/12/2025: (L-R, centre standing) Queensland Ballet soloist Georgia swan and principal dancer Lucy Green, along with other dancers are involved in a new, on-stage campaign to argue for more federal funding and funding fairness for the company, after it was forced to cut 27 jobs, during a break in rehearsals at QLD Ballet studios in the Thomas Dixon Centre, West End, Brisbane. pic: Lyndon Mechielsen / The Australian

A pointed messageCulture

‘Terrified’: Ballerina’s desperate plea over cuts

Dancers at Queensland Ballet have appealed directly to audiences after 27 job cuts and a $9.4m deficit, urging the federal government to lift support for the company in line with its better-funded peers.

Spotlight

Will expense-happy minister Anika Wells have to go?

Will expense-happy minister Anika Wells have to go?

Apps Lemon8, Yope and CoverStar have soared in popularity since the social media ban. Artwork: Emilia Tortorella

resistance tacticsTechnology

These apps are exploding after the social media ban

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TECH BANNation

10 Australian books to keep your kids off social media

Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen, with dragons, in Game Of Thrones. Pic: Binge/HBO

Wednesday QuizCulture

What is both the name of a Rembrandt painting and a military order in Game of Thrones?

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Health & Wellbeing

Person undergoing a CAT scan in hospital. PET scan equipment. Medical CT scan of patient.

‘DO NO HARM’Caring

Why ChatGPT should not be ordering your next scan

Sometimes, having a medical test can lead to consequences worse than the original symptom. Doctors need to take that into account because AI does not.

MICHAEL GANNON

FACEBOOK SHOCKRelationships

Laughter, with your mates, really is the best medicine

While social media can help you connect with old friends, sometimes it’s all a bit too late. There’s nothing like talking to make you realise the value of decades of familiarity.

Tracy Herrmann has one of her tattoos removed by Chroma Tattoo Studio Laser Tattoo Removal owner Jaime Howard on Nov. 19, 2025, in West Bloomfield, Mich. (AP Photo/Corey Williams)

REGRETwellbeing

The painful, costly reality of erasing that tattoo you regret

From Colin Farrell to Angelina Jolie, even the famous face the same brutal reality when it comes to removing that body art.

Corey Williams

Colleen Stieler-Hunt thought she was dead after suffering an aortic dissection which is a life-threatening emergency. Her treatment included blood platelets which helped to stem her bleeding.

FREEZING TECHNIQUEMedical

The blood revolution that will save more lives

This medical practice saved severely injured Australian troops in battle. Now researchers have shown how this method could be a game changer for patient care, especially in regional areas.

Bipolar brain disorder and mental health function concept as a human head divided in two colors as a neurological mood and emotion symbol or psychological metaphor for social behavior as a 3D illustration.

Funding failureMental Health

NDIS wasting billions on failed mental health support

The scheme spends billions each year on daily help, such as cooking and cleaning for people with mental health disabilities, but a new report says there’s no evidence it helps long-term recovery.

Oh! It hurts so much

Australian researchMedical

The surprising side benefits of vaccines

As US political leaders question vaccine safety, scientists point to studies that show the shots might provide benefits beyond their intended targets.

SUMATHI REDDY

RendezView. Teeny, tiny newborn baby sucking on the teat of a bottle that had nourishing formula. But it wasn't breast milk so eyebrows were raised. (Pic: iStock)

EXCLUSIVETechnology

Lab-grown milk is coming – here’s what it means for mums

A Sydney start-up claims it can create ‘bio-identical milk’ that delivers 90 per cent of breast milk’s nutrition.

World

TOPSHOT - Displaced residents evacuate with their belongings in their vehicle during clashes along the Cambodia-Thailand border in Cambodia's Oddar Meanchey province on December 10, 2025. Half a million evacuees in Cambodia and Thailand were sheltering in pagodas, schools and other safe havens on December 10, 2025 after fleeing renewed fighting in a century-old border dispute in which US President Donald Trump has vowed to again intercede. (Photo by TANG CHHIN Sothy / AFP)

Mass evacuationsWorld

Trump to call Thai, Cambodian leaders as fighting escalates

US President’s peacemaking skills to face fresh test as half a million people flee spiralling Southeast Asian border conflict.

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MAY 07: (RUSSIA OUT) A Russian Tupolev TU-95 (NATO reporting name: Bear) jet bomber, followed by jet fighters fly over Red Square during the Victory Day Parade main rehearsals, May 7, 2022 in Moscow, Russia. The Red Square military parade marking the Victory Day to be held on May 9. (Photo by Contributor/Getty Images)

Regional tensionsThe Wall Street Journal

Chinese, Russian bombers fly joint patrol near Japan

Tokyo says the exercise was a show of force amid tensions with Beijing.

Jason Douglas

TOPSHOT - (FILES) Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado gestures as she addresses her supporters during a protest called by the opposition on the eve of the presidential inauguration in Caracas on January 9, 2025. The director of the Nobel institute said on December 10, 2025, he was not aware where Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was after it was announced she would not attend the award of her Nobel Peace Prize. (Photo by Pedro MATTEY / AFP)

Venezuela pressureThe Wall Street JournalAn hour ago

Nobel Peace Prize winner won’t risk trip to Oslo

Stu Woo

Vladimir Putin's youngest son Vladimir Jr (L). Picture: OSINTBees.com

yet more secret childrenWorld

‘Loneliest boys’: Putin’s secret sons revealed

Israeli soldiers climb on the rubble next to the entrance of a tunnel in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Sam Mednick)

Gaza warWorld

Gaza stabilisation force set for ‘deployment early 2026’

Liz Jamieson

Travel

Molly Brown, who survived the Titanic disaster.

LARGER THAN LIFETravel

She survived the Titanic. What she did next was even more remarkable

Molly Brown helped to row a lifeboat of female survivors to safety. What she achieved over the ensuing decades makes her even more worthy of a museum.

libby moffet

Next in travelTravel

It’s the world’s last divided capital and a budding tourist hotspot

EMBARGO FOR TL NICOSIA GUIDE

Though long split between two nations, this European city is blossoming with a new wave of cultural cross-pollination, gentrified precincts and a stately hotel in a historical villa.

Rachel Howard

The Hunter Valley butcher shop turning wine lovers into meat lovers

First Creek Wines in Pokolbin, Hunter Valley.

Amid the region’s award-winning wineries and restaurants is a 1937 butchery drawing carnivores from far and wide.

GRAHAM ERBACHER

flight reviewTravel

This is what flying business class is supposed to be like

Qantas 787-9 Business Class. Photo: Qantas.

A fluffy mattress and exceptional hospitality make this flight feel properly special. But Qatar’s QSuites are still a notch above for total comfort.

STEPHEN CORBY

Life & Luxury

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About timeWish

How luxury brands are winning over a difficult Australian market

The local luxury landscape now keeps pace with global shifts in expectations, tastes and trends.

Comme des Garcon and Dover Street Market's Adrian Joffee and Jo Horgan in Melbourne on Friday.

Tactile shoppingStyle

Tickled pink: Mecca’s latest project is redolent with meaning

Mecca founder Jo Horgan has secured Comme Des Garcons’ first perfume collaboration in 15 years, with a limited-edition fragrance in her stores.

Chanel’s first New York fashion show in seven years took place at an empty subway platform. Picture: CHANEL

Luxury marketThe Wall Street Journal

In its new era, Chanel wants shoppers to look beyond handbags

A starry show, set in an empty subway station, signalled a fresh optimism at the French fashion house, whose business is doing ‘better than ever’ despite pricing increases in recent years.

CHAVIE LIEBER

This week’s offer from The Australian Wine Club features John Lehmann’s favourites from 2025.

The Australian Wine ClubFood & Drink

Our favourite Aussie wines of 2025

Blockbuster wines and less familiar varietals to enjoy with your favourite people over the festive season.

John Lehmann

Magazine

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JOURNEYSThe Weekend Australian Magazine

Melbourne’s hottest new hotel oozes with old world charm

There’s something very appealing about a hotel in the Garden City that’s more garden and less city. Are the days of enduring inner city grunge over for visitors to the southern capital?

Elizabeth Colman

Undated : Leeuwin Estate. Winery. Margaret River.

WineThe Weekend Australian Magazine

From one of our greatest wineries comes these affordable wines

The story of one of Australian wine’s most significant sites is embarking on new chapters

Nick Ryan

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EntertainingThe Weekend Australian Magazine

Friends coming over? Try these fresh ideas for a party

I love a table that becomes a space where individuals feel valued, and where the group as a whole thrives.

Stephanie Feher

Our motoring experts looks back on 20 years of transformation in the car industry.

Car reviewWish

‘Bigger and uglier’: our motoring expert reflects on two decades of car industry transformation

From the end of Australian-made cars to the supersize-me trend, plug-in versus pump and the sad shift to increasingly minimalist interiors.

Stephen Corby

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Aussie iconWish

Raise a glass: Kylie Minogue’s 2026 WISH List

Our national treasure on her style staples, holiday essentials and the advice she’d give her 20-year-old self.

Sport

Participants in swimsuit wave a rainbow flag as they ride on a float during the LGBT Pride parade in Barcelona on July 8, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / PAU BARRENA

FIFA WORLD CUPFootball

A World Cup Pride match was planned then Iran, Egypt were drawn

Two Islamic nations face a showdown with FIFA over plans to turn their World Cup fixture into an LGBTQ+ celebration.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 24: Wests Tigers head coach Benji Marshall looks on during the round 25 NRL match between Wests Tigers and North Queensland Cowboys at Leichhardt Oval, on August 24, 2025, in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images)

BREAKINGNRL

Benji set to make call on future amid Tigers boardroom chaos

After a week of boardroom drama, Wests Tigers coach Benji Marshall is set to make a call on his future, with the club in talks to re-sign him for another two-years.

Wayne Bennett meets Tim Tszyu at Souths training.

Bennett, Bunnies, set to boost Tszyu’s fight to save career

Tim Tszyu will have a special guest at ringside when he fights for his career against Anthony Velazquez – despite the American prospect’s hiccup in leaving the United States.

Brendan Bradford

MELBOURNE. 07/05/2023. AFl. Round 8. Collingwood vs Sydney at the MCG. Sydneys Tom Papley bumps into Nick Daicos of the Magpies before the opening bounce . Pic: Michael Klein

AFL to ban stars for gut punches as more rule changes loom

The AFL has outlined proposed tweaks to the rules for the 2026 season including a crackdown on deliberate on-field acts. Plus, more possible rule changes have been flagged. See the details.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 21: Kristie-Lee Weston-Turner of the Bulldogs is tackled during the 2025 AFLW Round 06 match between the Western Bulldogs and the Brisbane Lions at Whitten Oval on September 21, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Michael Willson/AFL Photos via Getty Images)

UPDATEDAFLAn hour ago

Every club graded: Ex-No. 1 pick left in limbo after AFLW trade period

The Western Bulldogs have blamed North Melbourne for the deal over Kristie-Lee Weston-Turner collapsing before the AFLW trade deadline. See every move made during the trade period here.

Ed Bourke and Eliza Reilly

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 10: (L-R) Sean Abbott of New South Wales and Mitchell Starc of New South Wales walk from the ground after declaring during day three of the Sheffield Shield match between Tasmania and New South Wales at Gladys Elphick Park on November 10, 2020 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by Daniel Kalisz/Getty Images)

‘Sorry Mitchell’: The NSW skipper who denied Starc a maiden ton

A first class ton continues to elude Mitch Starc, an anomaly that could have been avoided in 2020 if NSW’s then captain Peter Nevill didn’t declare with the pace ace on 86.

AI and the new frontier of cyber defenceEditorial

Security in 2026: Speed, AI and the new frontier of cyber defence

Security in 2026: Speed, AI and the new frontier of cyber defence

A unique look at the current cybersecurity landscape.

A STAFF REPORTER

PARTNER CONTENTWish

Layers of love: Cartier’s timeless icon enters the age of stacking

Layers of love: Cartier’s timeless icon enters the age of stacking

Whether it’s diamond huggies climbing the ear, mixed metals draped along the décolletage, or contrasting bands stacked up to the knuckles, modern jewellery styling has embraced a singular truth: more is more, when it’s done with intention.

A STAFF REPORTER

Daily Cartoon

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Daily Cartoon

Inquirer

Anthony Albanese has requested a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Picture: NewsWire

We should work with Washington to make Gaza peace work

commentaryEconomics

Policy all good ‘up until recently’

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - 09 DECEMBER 2025: RBA Governor Michele Bullock gives a statement after the RBA's Monetary Policy Decision to keep interest rates on hold. Picture: NewsWire / Christian Gilles

Independent RBA governor Michele Bullock made veiled admissions to what many economists think has produced the risks of higher inflation and rates.

Matthew Cranston

COMMENTARYNation

Details of the review must be released

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles, and Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong conduct a joint press briefing in Washington, D.C., Dec. 8, 2025. (DoW photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Eric Brann)

Richard Marles was unable to answer a single question about how the Pentagon’s review would improve AUKUS. But that’s not his fault – it’s a choice by the Pentagon

Aviation

A Qantas Airways Airbus A380 plane sits on the runway as a Virgin Australia Airlines Boeing 737-800 plane prepares to take off at Sydney International Airport on April 3, 2025. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP)

‘Uphill battle’: Qantas boss on job cuts and rivals

OVERCHARGING SCANDALAviation

TechOne gives its ex-Corporate Travel CFO a glowing review

CTM CEO Jamie Pherous w revolving door

TechnologyOne has backed finance boss Cale Bennett after shareholders raised concerns about his previous role at Corporate Travel Management.

AviationAviation

Inside Qantas’s new lounge that took 15 redesigns to perfect

Qantas has provided a sneak preview of its new look Auckland International Airport lounge opening on December 17, ahead of busy Christmas travel season. Picture: Supplied

Qantas has unveiled its new Auckland lounge after designer David Caon changed the floor plan 15 times, with luxury features like shower suites and more space.

Education

Students interact with co-designed, curriculum-aligned digital lessons — showcasing how OurFutures Vaping equips young people with real-world skills to resist vaping and support their peers.

Gong contenders already making real-life difference

education dilemmaEducation

Post-pandemic, school kids double down on taking sickies

Preschooler wiping nose with tissue

Students on average missed 11.6 days of school due to illness in 2024, compared with 6.6 days in 2017, with researchers saying parents are unsure when to send mildly unwell kids to school.

Joanna Panagopoulos

Wage theftHigher Education

Monash underpaid workers for 11 years

Monash underpaid workers for 11 years

Wage theft, a vote of no confidence, a new leadership team and a boost to research funding have caught the attention of universities this week.

Media

Netflix, Paramount, Warner Bros artwork

Hollywood takeover: a battle for Warner Bros begins

EXCLUSIVEThe Growth Agenda

Havas bulks up with indie media agency purchase

Havas ANZ CEO James Wright, with Kaimera founders Nick Behr and Trent McMillan.

Global communications group Havas has acquired indie media agency Kaimera to add more firepower as it takes on the “big beasts” in the AI era.

The Growth Agenda

McLaren wins continue with biggest ad takeover

Airwallex has launched the country's biggest screen takeover campaign to celebrate McLaren's F1 win.

McLaren’s Lando Norris is adding to his F1 title win, with sponsor Airwallex leveraging the moment with the country’s biggest out-of-home ad takeover.

Property

Generic wood Queenslander houses ,needing renovating or renovated Queenslander houses , in Paddington , Brisbane.

Airbnb owners must rent long-term

Real estate crisisBusiness

JLL agent drank to cope with stress amid dangerous conduct

Court documents reveal the shocking confession that sparked JLL’s leadership meltdown, with a senior agent admitting his behaviour was ‘morally unacceptable as a man’.

tourismBusiness

Experience Co sells luxury division to Intrepid

The Arkaba Walk includes two-nights deluxe swag camping and one night in the beautifully restored 1850s Arkaba Homestead. Picture: Supplied

Intrepid has paid $5.1m for Experience Co’s accommodation near Kakadu and Flinders Ranges.

Technology

10/12/25: Asanke Galgomuwa and his son Nethuhas 13 in the Pitt Street Mall discussing the Social Media ban for children under 16. John Feder/The Australian.

Mixed reception as young kids go off-line

ProtectionNation

Audit slams ‘partly effective’ data privacy

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos JANUARY 23, 2023: Services Australia Medicare office in Marion. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Brenton Edwards

The government agency responsible for holding the personal data of more than 27 million Australians has been only ‘partly effective’ in managing client privacy.

ExclusiveLegal Affairs

Madsen sleight of hand alleged in battle for a million Firmus shares

Ben Madsen managing partner and co-founder of Archibald Capital/ Picture: Peter Rae/ Australian Financial Review

Court documents claim James Madsen, brother of Archibald Capital boss Ben Madsen, did not pay for nearly 1.1 million shares in data centre darling Firmus.

Science

Christmas Christian Nativity Scene of baby Jesus in the manger with Mary and Joseph in silhouette surrounded by animals and the three wise men with the city of Bethlehem in the distance

Has a wise man at NASA solved the Star of Bethlehem mystery?

ExclusiveMining & Energy

Inquiry into mercury exposure

Ichthys Explorer - central processing facility

The offshore energy regulator is investigating potential mercury exposure on a gas project after workers were exposed to ‘black soot’, with one reporting high blood mercury levels.

The Wall Street Journal

Climate change study predicting dire economic harm is retracted

(FILES) This file satellite photo taken on September 29, 2005 and handout by NASA shows the minimum concentration of Arctic sea ice in 2005 that occurred on September 21, when the sea ice extent dropped to 2,05 million square miles (53 094 969 million square kilometers). There's good and bad news for people, and polar bears, threatened by the Arctic's vanishing sea ice, scientists said on March 6, 2017. First the good news: summer ice cover is

Prestigious journal Nature claimed the world’s economic output would decline 62 per cent by 2100 – a more severe estimate than other forecasts – but that information now appears to be skewed

Aylin Woodward and Ed Ballard

Food & Wine

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Elizabeth Hewson: ‘I don’t know about you but I’m exhausted this Christmas’

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Rick Stein’s perfect Christmas canapes

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I am uplifted by the celebration of Christmas. It’s an outpouring of communal affection adorned by the brightest of lights. Here are three recipes to help you get your celebrations started.

Rick Stein

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How to cook a Christmas ham like Lennox Hastie

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The Firedoor chef serves up the ultimate Australian Christmas menu – including his recipe for a perfect glazed ham.

Lennox Hastie

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