Red Cross collected the Israeli mother’s remains in the Gaza Strip a short while ago, Israeli media reports, and once in Israeli hands, the body will be taken to forensic identification specialists.
The Bibas family deaths have turned the mirror on the West and the reflection has shown moral cowardice, an anti-Israel obsession that defies explanation.
After the 2024 poll trouncing and under pressure by Reform, Kemi Badenoch aims to show Brits the Tories ‘are under new leadership’.
Donald Trump may not have Ronald Reagan’s charm, but the two have much in common: when Trump is exposing fads, he’s helping the cause of freedom across the world.
Xi wants submission from Australia, not stability. Why make it easy for the Chinese navy? Let’s at least show them that our navy can match it with them in skilful manoeuvres. Let’s raise the cost to Beijing, not give it a free ride to demean us.
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.
Gill Hicks, who lost her legs in the deadly 7/7 London terrorist attacks, is staging a searingly personal show at Adelaide Fringe Festival and at a 20th anniversary commemoration in the UK.
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.
Rebuilding Western civilisation in an age of disruption and disunity was the main focus at the 2025 ARC meeting in London.
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.
Anthony Albanese may have not yet decided when formal hostilities are to begin, but expectations of an earlier than scheduled election remain high. Any plans to serve the full-term until May were dashed by the RBA’s Michele Bullock this week.
Paul Keating rightly called the upper house ‘unrepresentative swill’ and it has become only increasingly unrepresentative as more independents and minor parties wallow in the slops. Now we risk turning the house of government into the same godawful mess.
Despite what their owners might think, there’s nothing funny about slogans on clothing.
NSW coach Greg Shipperd reveals he had a frank discussion with the rookie Test opener about his headspace after he played an innings that was partly comical, mostly reckless.
Over the past 20 years private school fees have risen by more than double the rate of inflation and the burden has increasingly fallen on grandparents. Is it worth it?
Driving a supercar was once akin to taking control of a monster that runs on a combination of molten lava and absinthe. In this McLaren Artura Spider, it all feels a bit too accessible.
This week’s rates cut by the Reserve Bank were welcome – but will they be enough to save Anthony Albanese’s government?
The brutal truth? Cheaper money and government cash splashes won’t get us out of stagnation or make our economy more dynamic.
Writer Geraldine Brooks was barely into the brutal adjustment of life as a widow after her husband of over three decades died, when she detected the sense she should be ‘over it’.
After four years of dithering on venues, of political backflips and planning U-turns, organisers are now facing a make-or-break moment.
Philanthropist Georgie Black is a one woman Australian arts ambassador, pouring in millions of her own money to bring local artists to an international audience. Why does she do it?
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.
Former ANU dean Keith Houghton found ways to hide his condition for decades, but the toll his deception took on those he loved is only now coming to bear.
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.
Beloved actor Stephen Rea is bringing his brilliant staging of Samuel Beckett’s Krapp’s Last Tape to the Adelaide Festival. As is standard for anyone interviewing this national treasure, I’ve been instructed not to ask questions about Dolours Price.
The artist’s pieces certainly stand out, but there’s little evidence their messages changed the opinions of Australians in the Depression, World War II and Cold War eras.
Homicide: Life on the Street still looks innovative and only slightly dated – and is as dramatically satisfying as it was first time around.
The actor best known for Succession is annoying but excellent in this funny film about a pair of Jewish cousins on a pilgrimage to visit the childhood home of their Holocaust survivor grandmother.
Corporate profits look to have bottomed but a long-waited recovery may be delayed, with banks disappointing and resources companies cutting dividends.
A trusted lieutenant of Sanjeev Gupta has quit the board of steel products company InfraBuild, as the British industrial magnate reels from losing control of Whyalla.
Another day, another dreadful call by an arts institution, this time Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art, which has got itself in a tangle over a bash booked by Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi for International Women’s Day.
Not all is lost. Victoria has a clear competitive advantage across four world-beating exports and these mines won’t run dry. But first there will be pain.
Allegations that NAB’s markets business had a ‘boys club’ culture or that a former trader was threatened with a baseball bat will not be tested in court after the bank settled a long-running case.
US Navy shipbuilder Austal thinks it can pass on increases in steel and aluminium costs as a result of tariffs.
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.
Little has been understood about what goes on in the brain’s ‘appetite control centre’. The first cell map of the human hypothalamus, though, is set to supercharge future weight loss drugs.
When the novelist Emilia Hart became seriously ill at 26, she stopped trusting her own body — until she started visiting her local pool.
Embattled private hospital provider Healthscope has announced the closure of its maternity services in Darwin and Hobart.
Lung cancer is the biggest killer of all cancers, with one person in Australia dying of the disease every hour. But with a new screening program, it need not be a death sentence.
As another damning report blames eating these foods for a whole host of health issues, Peta Bee reveals the worst offenders.
All I want is a steak and fries, and maybe an ice cream. But with all the conflicting advice around today, there’s already too much on my plate.
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Murder suspect 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.
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.
For exclusivity, isolation, views and a guaranteed chill-out ambience, nothing comes near this unique South Island glamping experience.
As the Old Enemy prepares to face Australia in the Champions Trophy, they need to focus on proper cricket not propaganda.
No coach, no shots and no hope. Why can’t the Matildas get their act together on the world stage?
The Australian selectors are poised to spring a few surprises for the Champions Trophy opener against England, including a big call on out-of-form batter Marnus Labuschagne.
ARL Commission boss Peter V’landys has revealed the NRL’s aspirations to become a $1 billion international force, with the game set to explore the possibility of selling off State of Origin and buying the Super League competition.
Once paired with Cam Smith, Ryan Peake was a promising amateur golfer. Then he joined a bikie gang, went to prison and won a competition on day release. This is his remarkable story.
A historical sexual abuse allegation against leading trainer Gerald Ryan forms part of a broader civil claim by former jockey Jamie Evans, who claims three other men subjected him to degrading initiation rituals when he was an apprentice in the 1980s.
A first-generation berry farmer is looking to extend the berry season in Australia with new methods of farming.
Thousands of people across Australia are in desperate need of social and affordable housing. We can’t give it to them without building more homes quickly.
The Albanese government has lodged a diplomatic protest with Beijing after commercial flights were forced to change course at short notice to avoid a live weapons drill by Chinese warships between Australia and New Zealand.
Anthony Albanese will impose local content requirements and pump $500m into green manufacturing to prop-up his clean energy and wind turbine agenda, as Peter Dutton attacked green hydrogen as a ‘hoax’.
It was the final indignity for the Bibas family; for a mother not to come home with her children, even in death.
The agreement, sought by the Trump administration for military aid, could help resolve the flare-up of tensions between President Zelensky and Donald Trump.
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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.
Universities and cultural establishments are where woke ideology is most deeply entrenched and will be hardest to shift.
RMIT University is offering a free IT degree for women and gender diverse students across Victoria.
Australian’s biggest radio network Southern Cross Austereo is set to axe dozens of jobs across the company, as it continues to cut costs in a challenging operating environment.
James Packer says footage of two Sydney nurses threatening to kill Israeli patients is ‘beyond imagination’.
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.
Sick of paying through the roof for mobile plans at Telstra? Chief executive Vicki Brady says you can get a better deal. Here are the options.
WiseTech shares have plunged into a trading halt ahead of an update on a review involving its founder and former CEO Richard White after new complaints surfaced about his behaviour.
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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