Peter Dutton has raised doubts about the Coalition’s commitment to fiscal prudence after immediately outbidding Labor’s $8.5bn spending splurge on Medicare without any detail on how it would be paid for.
Peter Dutton’s race to outbid Labor’s splurge on Medicare shows his policies are a world away from his rhetoric on budget discipline.
ABC heavyweight Laura Tingle has decided it’s time to hand the baton to a younger journalist. And before your emotions get the better of you, we’re talking about the National Press Club.
A prominent sheik has claimed there was a ‘real possibility’ that Australia’s violent wave of anti-Semitism had ‘likely been manufactured’ by Israel’s intelligence agency, Mossad.
Chinese defence ministry spokesman Wu Qian on Sunday said the PLA had sent repeated safety notices before the drills and that his country was ‘strongly dissatisfied’ with Australia’s response.
The 28-year-old man was arrested at an adventure and outdoor store in central Zurich after allegedly stabbing a customer.
Cricket commentator and writer Bharat Sundaresan reveals how cricket – and a Brian Lara innings in particular – saved his life.
A New Zealand doctor has backed as ‘honest and truthful’ an account by a retired nurse of seeing what she feared was the body of missing NSW mother Bronwyn Winfield wrapped in sheets in the back of a car.
Journalists in Australia have been slow to cover the story of the rise of domestic anti-Semitism.
Pope Francis is gravely ill. He is 88 years old and many years ago already lost part of one lung. Over the last few years, he’s been increasingly frail. A good man, a man of God, is coming to the end of his journey.
Bulk billing incentives will be welcome news for many patients but run the risk of rewarding six-minute medicine and move against the direction needed for serious reform of the health system.
To have Australia represented at the “Olympics of the art world” by somebody who glorified the leader of the Hezbollah terrorists should have been beyond consideration.
Indigenous leaders and mining companies have been shocked after the West Australian government set a low bar on native title and compensation payouts.
Westpac’s new CEO Anthony Miller is yet to completely lock down a new-look executive bench, but has moved to reorganise key parts of the bank’s consumer and business units.
More than half of working Australians don’t expect to build up enough of a nest egg by the time they leave the workforce, according to a new survey from Colonial First State.
Billionaire fund manager Will Vicars has bought another investment property at Bondi Beach, splashing $2.55m on an apartment in the Bondi Pacific complex.
As we step further into 2025, financial markets are grappling with a rapidly evolving landscape, raising fundamental questions about economic growth, inflation and investment strategies.
A push to expand investment opportunities for super funds in the American market may strengthen Jim Chalmers’s case for tariff exemptions in his meeting with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
Tony Burke has invoked his pre-election citizenship blitz, declaring Peter Dutton is ‘getting angry about people making a pledge of commitment to Australia’.
If the first launch of an Australian-made rocket goes to plan, a jar of Vegemite will be floating in space as soon as March 15 in a step that will bring the nation closer to space sovereignty.
Each month, about 1000 asylum seekers who are unsuccessful at the Administrative Review Tribunal fail to leave the country, analysis shows, as a former immigration department official warns “we don’t want to become like America on this”.
Scrapped Aboriginal heritage laws would have spared farmer Tony Maddox from a two-year, $100,000 court ordeal over improvements he made to a creek crossing on his own land.
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When Debra Clare had a sudden heart attack, her first thought was not to call an ambulance; she is not alone in that.
A new study has underlined the feared health risks of sugar substitutes like aspartame, suggesting it could leave consumers at risk of heart disease.
Doctors have warned Labor’s $8.5bn plan to extend bulk-billing incentives will not immediately lead to everyone in Australia getting to go to the doctor for free.
Rural Australians are making the case for a better health service, pitching for a national plan. Will they be heard above the noise of a federal election campaign?
Driven by sorrow but also determination, Sarah Wheeler embarked on a charity horseback ride 290 days ago. On Saturday, she returns home.
The DIY beverage made from oats, water, cinnamon and lime juice has amassed over 40 million views on TikTok for its rumoured health benefits. Here’s what the experts say.
The nurse who uncovered years of serious failings at the Launceston General Hospital had a deeply personal reason to advocate for patients. Amanda Duncan’s sister had needed someone just like her.
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Jon Winfield may have breached his obligations as executor in the will of a woman who left him a shock multimillion-dollar inheritance, by delaying a payment to a second beneficiary.
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Frequent visits by Jon Winfield, the longtime suspect in the disappearance of his wife Bronwyn, to the home of a terminally ill woman had aroused suspicions of Lennox Head residents.
Only eight people showed up to the Ballina funeral of Beverley Brooker, a woman born and bred in the northern NSW town and who worked there her whole life, but it was still too many for Jon Winfield.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the ceasefire deal freeing Palestinian prisoners will be delayed until Hamas ends ceremonies it holds while handing over Israeli hostages.
The 88-year-old pontiff, suffering from pneumonia, had serious breathing difficulties that required oxygen therapy, before having a ‘peaceful night’ in hospital.
It was the final indignity for the Bibas family; for a mother not to come home with her children, even in death.
Associated Press, blocked for refusing to follow Trump’s executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America, said the ban violates freedom of speech and of the press.
Ahead of an expected conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis, about 10 cardinals came together for a meeting in Singapore last week.
John Neumeier’s powerhouse ballet paints a portrait of Nijinsky that is deeply compassionate while not retreating from the man’s torments.
After a brief revival, the iconic soap will wrap production in 2025, closing a four-decade chapter in Australian television history.
Pippa McIntosh lived in Abbey Lea from 2020 to 2024, while her husband served as ambassador to Ireland. Fascinated by the building, she plunged into the archives and discovered its remarkable history.
Jeff Bezos’s studio will now control who plays 007 and when the next film goes into production.
Reykjavik’s museums explore an intriguing blend of Icelandic history, culture – and anatomy.
Heading to the post office to get my passport renewed, I got a nasty shock. I could not believe how much it cost to get an Australian travel document.
This cruise brings you in close contact with all the weird and wonderful wildlife of the famed islands in Ecuador.
A cluster of nature-focused retreats are touting a simpler road to wellbeing free of maddening technology. Their refreshing approach sees the return of mountain hikes, nourishing meals and a slower pace.
Philanthropist Georgia Black is determined to give Australian artists and performers the international recognition they deserve – and she’s prepared to bankroll the cause herself.
Kathy Temin’s in-demand soft sculptures have taken her to some strange places – including James Turrell’s Roden Crater – but none more unexpected than the home of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian.
Keith Houghton rose to the top of academia to become the dean of business and economics at ANU. For 40 years he battled dyslexia in complete secret – this is what he’d do differently.
Fear of the Other is a winning formula: it gets column inches, inflames grievance, unites a group in a sense of indignant rancour. It’s ugly psychology, and it’s un-Australian.
More pandemics, old and new, are in the wind. A war is raging on Europe’s doorstep. And joy of joys, Donald Trump has secured a second term in the Failed Sate of the US. It seems the only thing we learn from history is how to repeat it.
Australia may have unearthed their next Ashes superstar – and they have former coach Justin Langer to thank for it. Here’s the inside story on how Josh Inglis turned his back on England.
Josh Inglis hit a maiden century to help Australia chase down the highest target in Champions Trophy history – and then rubbed salt into England’s wounds with a pointed barb.
A players-only honesty session in the wake of their humiliating 4-0 loss to Japan has the Matildas primed for their key SheBelieves Cup clash against the US in Glendale, Arizona on Monday.
The Sydney Roosters lost their trial match to the Knights in convincing fashion and face losing prop Spencer Leniu for the opening rounds of the regular season after a tackle went wrong.
Recruitment guru Peter O’Sullivan has delivered a thundering response to recent criticism of the Newcastle Knights’ roster management in an explosive interview on the club’s salary cap mess.
Carlton have been dealt a cruel blow weeks out from the 2025 season, with prized draft pick Jagga Smith set to be on ice for the entire year. However, there’s better news for Max King.
Dreaming of sun-soaked days, mouth-watering feasts and breathtaking landscapes? A cruise to these Mediterranean ports will tick all the right boxes.
A first-generation berry farmer is looking to extend the berry season in Australia with new methods of farming.
Donald Trump and his team have taken complete ownership of peace negotiations with Vladimir Putin. But the manner in which they have kickstarted this process has left Ukraine and the rest of Europe horrified.
After the 2024 poll trouncing and under pressure by Reform, Badenoch aims to show Brits the Tories ‘are under new leadership’.
It’s possible to find Qantas rewards seats to Europe during summer as the airline bumps up its reward program.
Air New Zealand’s half year results have been dealt a hefty blow from engine issues, keeping as many as 11 jets out of service at a time.
NSW has offered to share its back-to-basics syllabus with other states after education experts criticised the ‘bizarre’ national curriculum.
An international college owned by a businessman who dined with Anthony Albanese has been accused by federal regulators of being more interested in ‘making money’ than the welfare of overseas students.
Nine chair Catherine West will face immense pressure to successfully negotiate the sale of real estate platform Domain to US property giant CoStar.
With the departure of top-rating presenter Ray Hadley at the end of 2024, 2GB breakfast host Ben Fordham suddenly found himself the king of Sydney radio.
The takeover bid lobbed for Nine-controlled Domain by US digital giant CoStar is unlikely to hit market leader REA hard, top analysts say.
Real estate funds giant Charter Hall says the property market upswing has begun, but fewer new buildings are being built as costs soar.
My Victa lawn mower ran on fossil fuels but was reliable, lasting more than 40 years. When it finally stopped working, I joined the Ryobi One electric cult. That was a big mistake.
The Chinese president spoke to the bosses of the largest technology companies, such as Huawei and DeepSeek, asking them to step up at this ‘prime time’.
Attempts to rescue 90 surviving false killer whales stranded on a remote Tasmanian beach have failed, forcing authorities to make ‘tough, confronting’ choices.
One of the largest studies of its kind has found women are more generous than men.
Sometimes you want to give the people you love something that feels a little more special, something memorable without being complicated.
It’s simple, interactive, and always a talking point – a great way to end a meal with friends and family.
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