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.
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.
Tick, tick, tick. Suddenly there weren’t enough hours in the last day of a dramatically altered Queensland election as Steven Miles and David Crisafulli both pitched for late votes that could make all the difference.
Unreported messages reveal Richard White expected to be ‘vindicated’ after getting his day in court with ex-lover Linda Rogan. Instead, he lost his job.
Police have laid charges against a woman over an alleged assault that left Lidia Thorpe suffering spinal injuries that rendered her unable to attend parliament for months.
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.
Under the Albanese government, Australia is now ranked ahead of all G7 economies on budget management in 2024, including the US, UK, Canada, France and Germany.
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.
Prominent Sydney broker Angus Aitken has become an ardent supporter of political action group Advance, donating a hefty sum to hobble his abhorred Greens.
Tasting this varietal en masse is like being locked in a room with someone else’s shouty kids. But with Marri Wood Park I’ve found a drop that cuts through the noise to grant real peace.
When Boris Johnson’s downfall came, it was unprecedented in the 300-year history of the prime ministership. His government was marked by scandal and sleaze. Regrets, he has a few – but not enough to stop him mulling a return to power.
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 a bromance that has invited some ridicule but is fast emerging as one of the most significant partnerships within the Australian Labor Party and one that could have federal implications.
It has been 25 years since he cast Russell Crowe as the wronged Roman general who had his revenge. Now the British director is banking on the charms of a new leading man to anchor the long-awaited Gladiator sequel.
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?
From an apocalypse-obsessed church upbringing to losing her religion, it’s been a long road for Sydney singer-songwriter 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 huge spike in trading volumes on the ASX on a Friday in the early days of the Covid pandemic set alarm bells ringing at the market operator, whose CHESS system was clearly struggling to cope.
The second largest external shareholder in WiseTech says the firm has a strong ‘long-term value’ proposition and Richard White was right to step down into a $1m a year consulting role.
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.
Although Australia doesn’t have one, changes being made by Canberra to our superannuation are creating a quasi-inheritance tax system. Here’s what you need to know.
Omar and Zane Sabre have turned a $40,000 investment into a $50m retail business but admit their $16,500 diamond and gold iPhone case is next level. So who will buy it?
Mineral Resources is facing a major animal cruelty investigation as pressure mounts on managing director Chris Ellison and the rest of the company’s board over a tax evasion scandal.
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.
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.
This business class on an international carrier still has a middle seat on some of its planes. Is it worth paying if you could still find yourself wedged between two other passengers?
David Warner’s lifetime leadership ban has been sensationally overturned by Cricket Australia – but the shock verdict would not have happened without the help of several cricket greats.
Concussion campaigner Peter Jess has slammed the AFL’s lawyer Peter Gordon for deciding to advise cricketer Will Pucovski on his concussion case. Here’s why.
The Jets’ hopes of a top-flight rugby league return have been crushed, after the NRL rejected not just Newtown’s bid, but all eight expansion hopefuls.
Graham Arnold quit as Socceroos coach in September declaring he needed a break. Now, with the Saudi Arabia job open, is the former Australia boss able to take the job?
Two of Australia’s greatest backline stars have had their say on rugby’s highest-profile recruit in years, and made an enormous tip on NRL convert Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii’s Wallabies future.
As Australia and UK signed a new partnership to beef-up their collaboration on climate change, King Charles said the world was ‘well past believing it is a problem for the future’.
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.
With little of the palpable alarm among the rest of the world over what a second Trump presidency could mean, is Southeast Asia’s fear of a values-based, liberal progressive Democratic administration greater than that of his return?
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.
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.
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.
Ten has been dealt a massive blow in Bruce Lehrmann’s appeal of the landmark defamation ruling that found he raped Brittany Higgins in parliament house.
Journalists at The Australian have scored a raft of wins at the 20th annual News Awards, celebrating News Corp Australia’s most talented journalists, photographers and cartoonists.
Cyber criminals have accessed sensitive visa and passport details, drivers’ licences and other personal information held by a Department of Home Affairs contractor.
The exit will be a major test for the tech player. Like all founder-led companies, investors are about to find out if there will be a WiseTech without Richard White.
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.