Greens’ expansion bid backfires as major parties eye the spoils
After a disastrous result for the left-wing party on Saturday night, the major parties are refocusing their attention on the Greens’ Brisbane seats at the next federal election.
After a disastrous result for the left-wing party on Saturday night, the major parties are refocusing their attention on the Greens’ Brisbane seats at the next federal election.
There is a dual and potentially fatal lesson for both Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton in the Queensland election.
The Iranian ambassador to Australia, Ahmad Sadeghi, made the comment despite receiving a formal warning to respect Australian law and to stay out of domestic affairs.
While a further Iranian response to Israel’s recent airstrike is possible, it looks unlikely as Iran wants to get back to conducting its war through expendable proxies.
Missing NSW mother Bronwyn Winfield’s estranged husband Jon left out key facts in his only police interview about her disappearance.
Not for the first time, the national broadcaster has failed to understand the difference between revenue and earnings.
Despite being mired in salacious revelations in recent weeks, WiseTech founder Richard White still found time to buy his fifth apartment in the Eliza complex in Sydney’s CBD.
Major accounting firms are collecting millions of dollars in remuneration as a growing number of large businesses collapse amid a deterioration in Australia’s economy.
Journalists should be more sceptical of people claiming to be victims of colonial oppression and the argument that Jews are colonisers flies in the face of documented history, archaeology and genealogy.
The PM’s hopes of dramatically increasing federal Labor’s paltry five out of 30 seats in Queensland remains a pipe dream and Greens leader Adam Bandt has been put on notice by this election outcome.
David Crisafulli won’t want to dwell on the messy way this particular democracy sausage was made. He should, because he needs to to learn from the missteps that went horribly close to blowing the election for the LNP.
Indigenous land rights tenure is based on a collective holding of title and income, a form of state-sponsored socialism that is a fundamental barrier to economic participation.
In the first trip by Australian media since January 2020, The Weekend Australian asks locals: What really happened in Wuhan?
The growing rift between the NSW judiciary and the state’s top prosecutor has been dramatically laid bare with a senior judge alleging Sally Dowling tried to ‘exert influence’ over the judiciary and engaged in ‘ethically questionable’ behaviour.
The family of missing mother Bronwyn Winfield is bitterly divided over her case being included in a list of 67 unsolved murders and disappearances of women on the NSW north coast that a politician has attempted to link to a serial killer | NEW EPISODE
Take away the gambling, the mega-casinos, the strip, and what do you have left? You’ll be surprised by the thriving cultural life of this iconic desert destination.
The West is facing a dual threat; from bad actors externally, and internally from polarisation and demoralisation on a scale unlike anything since the end of the Cold War.
Who do you think would be smarter and more experienced in matters of energy and economics: Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, or lifelong ALP operatives Chris Bowen and Anthony Albanese? Because not everyone can be right.
If we judge a nation on the direction in which it’s going, rather than its past, then Australia, we have a problem. But, it’s one we can fix it if we all agree to be the change we so desperately need.
That slogan ‘from the river to the sea’ is not about real estate. For Palestine and Hamas it is, and was always, what they see as the noble cause of ridding us of Jews. Hitler failed. They and their successors don’t plan to.
It’s the wildest scene in Gladiator II and Paul Mescal, chosen for the epic sequel by Ridley Scott, told the legendary director exactly what he thought when he read it – “like, what the f…?”
Inside a Chinese-built hospital, a crack team of Australian doctors and surgeons perform lifesaving surgery on a young Solomon Islander boy. There’s a battle going on for hearts and minds here – who’s winning?
Shaun Micallef has seen huge disruption in the entertainment industry since his TV debut 26 years ago. But one thing hasn’t changed.
Tim Walz’s very public journey over these past few months has been intriguing in terms of a fresh brand of masculinity in the public arena.
Starter jobs, student jobs, teenager jobs, call them what you will, they all have something to offer that is even more valuable than money.
From an apocalypse-obsessed church to a busy family home, it’s been a long road for songbird Sarah Blasko, whose seventh album deals with highly personal subject matter.
When I tell people the story of my misdiagnosis they are furious, and urge me to sue for malpractice. But I refuse to face the challenges ahead of me filled with bile.
A musical version of hit children’s TV series Round the Twist will bring Australia’s favorite family from the 90s to a whole new generation.
With his own mortality weighing on his mind, Bruce Springsteen embraces life and music in a series of concerts documented in a new film.
A group of key executives from Solomon Lew’s Just Group retail division have resigned, adding to a growing list of management departures, just as Myer is mulling buying the unit.
Daniel Petre-backed start-up Sucasa reckons Australia’s mortgage market is typified by a ‘one size fits all’ approach that is letting down younger and would-be borrowers.
The deal finally brings to an end Ian Malouf’s long-held ambition to build a huge waste-to-energy plant in Sydney’s Eastern Creek.
Australian regulators and the International Monetary Fund want more disclosure from big super but buoyant markets shield them from any serious examination. It’s time for an inquiry.
Our experts’ buy, hold and sell recommendations this week have an international element. See their top suggestions.
After a $44bn settlement with Brazilian authorities, criminal charges against Samarco, its owners and some individuals are still unresolved.
Iceland is home to some amazing thermal baths, open year-round whatever the weather. This one is no exception. Just make sure you know the rules.
Longevity is the new cocktail by the pool when it comes to luxury hotels and the treatments on offer will astound you, especially at this new London property.
Thousands of people are travelling overseas to partake in these gruelling 42.2km destination runs in London, Berlin and New York. But how do you get in? And why would you want to?
Mindfulness and self-care were not for me; I don’t like activated almonds or acai. But then I went to this Thai wellness resort and it changed my life.
Australia is into the Pacific Championship final after exacting revenge over New Zealand, surviving a Kiwi onslaught and one of the great bombed tries. Watch the highlights and re-live all the action.
Jillaroos fullback Tamika Upton helped exact revenge against the Kiwi Ferns, keeping them scoreless in New Zealand in a history-making win.
Will Brown is on the cusp of sealing a maiden Supercars championship after exorcising his Surfers Paradise demons to take second behind Brodie Kostecki at the Gold Coast 500 on Sunday.
A coach under pressure, fading giants, and unproven, inconsistent rookies trying to fill the void. Australia could not ask for a better chance to reclaim the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Australia’s selectors have decided to ignore the opponent when they weigh up whether teen-sensation Sam Konstas is worth a Test debut, writes ROBERT CRADDOCK.
The deeply personal toll on cricket’s biggest stars from one of the sport’s most seismic moments is laid bare by Pat Cummins, after an extraordinary series of conversations with key figures.
Chopard’s new Global Ambassador Bella Hadid perfectly embodies the elegance and Joie de Vivre of Chopard’s Haute Joaillerie watches.
Vacancy rates are critically low and house prices continue to soar. We need a novel way of thinking to build the houses we need.
Both of the party’s state MPs have faced stronger-than-expected challenges in their inner Brisbane electorates, with the results likely to have repercussions for the next federal election.
In a result that will be heavily analysed by Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton just months away from a federal election, David Crisafulli shed his small target election strategy to promise to deliver significant reforms on infrastructure, crime and housing.
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have held duelling rallies in Texas while also making time to record podcast episodes.
History also shows that Donald Trump is much better at losing elections than he is at winning them, but he is strutting like a victor as Kamala Harris suffers a stall in her momentum.
Kamala Harris and Barack Obama tell a star-studded Georgia rally Donald Trump will abuse the presidency to pursue his political enemies as voters, including a 100-year-old woman, tell The Weekend Australian who they want for president | WATCH
Economists say a second Trump administration would be a disaster for Australia, but not if he can’t hike tariffs as much as he’s promised, given Kamala Harris’s big spending and regulations plans.
Israel limited its strikes to military facilities rather than energy or nuclear sites, giving Iran an excuse not to respond, now the two countries have attacked each other twice.
Providing targeting data to the Iranian backed rebels shows how far Vladimir Putin is willing to go to undermine the US-led Western economic and political order.
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Qantas is soaring while conditions are good but when the cycle inevitably turns negative, this will test the airline’s commitment to changing its ways.
New chair John Mullen has sought to draw the curtain on the Alan Joyce era, vowing to move on from ‘serious mistakes’ while defending the airline’s close relationship with Anthony Albanese.
From anti-Semitism to financial challenges and technological change, new University of Sydney chancellor David Thodey has warned of a ‘decade of disorientation’ for tertiary education.
‘More job losses’ have been threatened by universities as the federal government starts a review of university governance.
Immigration Minister Tony Burke has cancelled the visa application of US media personality Candace Owens one month before the extremist influencer was due in Australia for a tour.
News Corp boss Michael Miller says while ‘government handouts’ might sustain smaller, digital outlets that don’t create news content, they would not help mainstream media in the long term.
Australian superannuation funds are making bigger than ever plays offshore and one of the largest is targeting London’s office market at a time when few others are.
Melbourne investment banker David Williams is hoping to turbocharge Rate My Agent’s profits via a new deal that delivers more social media tools to real estate agents.
He’s vowed to stop the ‘green new scam’ but with so many carrots to incentivise climate tech, a Trump victory could still be environmentally friendly.
Australia’s 3G shutdown will render some 5G devices useless, with the nation’s largest telcos set to identify and block certain devices from Monday.
DNA samples from diverse communities around Australia are being gathered to form what is hoped to be first national genetic biobank.
Rio Tinto and its partner in the Rhodes Ridge joint venture have informed regulators they will no longer push ahead with a long-awaited proposal to mine the Giles Mini deposit near Newman due to its impact on potential roosting sites for the vulnerable Ghost Bat.
Deceptively simple, that deeply burnished crown, almost charred, gives way to a creamy interior, intentionally undercooked, so that each bite slides between lightness and density.
You will find this dish in pretty much every tapas bar in every coastal town in Spain.
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